Head chef loses 10 stone

Tallaght

A father-of-two who suffered a scathing verbal attack at work has told how he shed an incredible 10 stone after being labelled 'disgusting' and a 'fat f**k' in front of his colleagues.
In just five months he dropped from 27 stone to 16 stone 8 lbs by reducing his calorie intake to just 800 per day and using Cambridge Weight Plan's meal replacement products.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6639617/Marco-Pierre-Whites-head-chef-loses-10-stone-fat-shaming.html

K80_Black

Hugely dangerous and he'll put it all back on again. I lost half my bodyweight in a year doing a similar ridiculous plan - ended up in hospital needing a blood transfusion for my anemia and put it all on again a few years later.

Tallaght

A lot of people on 800 a day would take Iron tablets amongst others.

K80_Black

Tallaght wrote: »

A lot of people on 800 a day would take Iron tablets amongst others.

I was under medical supervision and wasn't prescribed iron until it was too late.

BananaRepublic

K80_Black wrote: »

Hugely dangerous and he'll put it all back on again. I lost half my bodyweight in a year doing a similar ridiculous plan - ended up in hospital needing a blood transfusion for my anemia and put it all on again a few years later.

He might not put it back on, if he can keep to sensible eating. Being a chef he should be able to prepare proper meals. At his original weight he would have struggled to exercise, and it would strain his back and joints, as well as predispose him to lifestyle illnesses.

Pollycat

TBH, in the 'before' photos he doesn't look like he weighs 27 stone - unless he's 8 foot tall. :rotfl:

K80_Black

BananaRepublic wrote: »

He might not put it back on, if he can keep to sensible eating. Being a chef he should be able to prepare proper meals. At his original weight he would have struggled to exercise, and it would strain his back and joints, as well as predispose him to lifestyle illnesses.

That's the trouble with fad diets. They don't teach sensible eating. He'll know two extremes and nothing in the middle. 800kcal a day isn't sensible, it's barely anything. I was a chef too. Restaurant portions and cooking isn't the same as healthy home cooking by any means.

pollypenny

Tom Kerridge lost a similar amount, I think and has kept it off.

Maintaining on sensible eating is not a problem.

Pollycat

pollypenny wrote: »

Tom Kerridge lost a similar amount, I think and has kept it off.

Maintaining on sensible eating is not a problem.

Yes, Tom's lost lbs but is raking in ££££s with his books and TV programmes.

charlotte1994

Good on him, but meal replacements aren't the answer. A sustainable diet is best. You've got to set yourself up for life

BananaRepublic

K80_Black wrote: »

That's the trouble with fad diets. They don't teach sensible eating. He'll know two extremes and nothing in the middle. 800kcal a day isn't sensible, it's barely anything. I was a chef too. Restaurant portions and cooking isn't the same as healthy home cooking by any means.

I’m not arguing with you. Let’s hope he can eat sensibly. I too dislike fad diets. I eat sensibly but have a can of beer after ice skating for example.