MasterChef star Gregg Wallace previously revealed that his diet changes were prompted by a life-threatening warning a doctor gave him.
The 59-year-old food expert appeared on Good Morning Britain in 2022 to talk about his impressive weight loss journey after hearing the doctor’s advice.
MasterChef star Gregg Wallace on diet changes
Gregg appeared on GMB at the time to talk about his fitness journey and how he overhauled his diet. The star had lost 4.5 stone since 2017 following a health scare.
The MasterChef star spoke to Susanna Reid and Richard Bacon about what inspired him to lose weight.
“I now eat a lot healthier than I used to do,” Gregg said. “I’ve never, ever been on a diet. What I did was I taught myself about healthy eating.”
Gregg continued, saying: “I realised what I could eat a lot of, and I realised what I had to cut down on.”
He said that he didn’t like diets, because when he tried them he was always hungry.
“What I do is I eat three big, healthy meals a day,” he explained.
Gregg Wallace on his weight
He continued, explaining that he’d cut back on takeaways and drinking alcohol.
“Gregg, take us back to 2017 and that conversation with your doctor,” Susanna said. “How did that come about?”
The presenter then went straight to the point.
“Well, I was overweight,” he said. “I was eating all the wrong things, I was boozing quite a bit, I was looking at myself getting bigger and bigger on the television.”
Gregg explained that he went to see a doctor and they decided to do a blood test. He said that after that, the doctor phoned him up and told him that his cholesterol was “through the roof”.
He revealed that doctors worry if people’s cholesterol is at five, but his was “approaching 14”.
Gregg then spoke about what the doctor had told him about this worrying news.
“He said if we don’t change, you’re going to be seriously ill,” he said. “You’re heading for a heart attack.”
Despite this being concerning to hear, Gregg revealed that he didn’t panic. Instead, he said he realised what he needed to change.
“Bit by bit, I taught myself what was healthy, what I could eat, and what I couldn’t eat,” he said.
“It completely changed my life,” he admitted. He then revealed what three things caused him to put on weight – “booze, takeaways, and snacking”.
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