Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge shows off body transformation while trying on clothes from when he weighed 30 stone
Top chef devised his own diet after realising he was obese
CELEBRITY chef Tom Kerridge has shown off his incredible 12 stone weight-loss while trying on his old clothes.
The Michelin starred chef devised his own diet after realising he was obese when he weighed in at almost 30 stone.
After losing an astonishing 12 stone in just three years Tom now weighs just under 18 stone and previously opened up about how ditching sugar was "absolutely horrible";.
Showing just how far he's come, Tom, 43, shared a snap to his Instagram account wearing his old trousers, which now look like clown pants on him.
He captioned the picture: "Dug out my old waterproof trousers to take the dogs for a walk in the rain.
"Think I need a new pair!! These are now massive!! I look like a superhero in reverse! 😂😂 #lowcarb #dopaminediet."
In order to drop the pounds, the celeb chef cut down his carb intake and stopped drinking alcohol entirely.
Speaking to the , he said: "In our business it becomes an obsession to party, play hard, drink hard, eat rubbish food.
"You start drinking after the last bill’s been paid and then it will go right through until two or three in the morning.
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"It’s a release from the pressures of working hard. But there’s a point where you get fed up. You think, 'I’ve got to make a change'."
Not only is he now fitter than ever as he "can swim a mile in 36 minutes, race up six floors two stairs at a time" but his sex life has also improved.
He explained: "Sex is different because you’re not going to bed drunk.
"It wasn’t something that was at a bad point. It was just different. Everything is different."
After welcoming his son Acey, who was born on 21 December 2015, with his wife Beth Cullen Kerridge, Tom said his perspective on life changed.
He explained: "You can’t put it into words. It’s a mental life-changer. It was something I never thought I’d have and then all of a sudden it’s there and you think, 'This is amazing'.
"Life isn’t about you any more. It’s about him. He’s very much a part of our lives. By the age of 11 months he’d been to Italy four times, Cyprus, San Francisco and Dubai. How cool is that?"
Tom has now developed his own weight-loss plan called Tom Kerridge’s Dopamine Diet which is a low-carb diet.
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