Gordon Ramsay reveals weight loss: "I was so fat"
While he might be world-renowned for his exploits in the kitchen, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has been attracting just as much attention for his gruelling fitness regime.
The multiple-time Michelin star winner has slimmed down considerably, losing 20kg. Reports suggest a comment from his wife Tana prompted the move.
“Tana was not impressed with the way I was,” Ramsay told Dailymail.
“I was overweight, 18 stone. I looked like a sack of s***. I look at the pictures and think, 'How did Tana stay around?' Because Tana has got better-looking and more gorgeous. And there she is, getting in bed with a fat f***.”
Today Ramsay weights in much lighter, and regularly competes in Ironman events.
“I started focusing on getting super-fit five or six years ago when my life got super-busy. You get consumed by the work,” he said.
“You get sucked up. You get drawn in. All of a sudden your 'me time' is zero. There was no breathing space, no down time, no time to even think straight. It all started hitting me hard. I didn't panic, but my head was not in the game.”
Ramsay offered some advice for people on a similar journey.
“Take a couple of glasses before you eat, it just stops you eating a third more. You feel better but eat less,” he says.
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