TV chef Tom Kerridge lost 12st and saved his life with one simple diet change

Tom Kerridge dropped a staggering 12st after fearing he was going to die young.

The Masterchef star, 50, completely turned himself around with a simple diet change. At age 40, the chef weighted 30 stone and have massive drinking sessions. He typically started with a pint of Negroni, an Italian cocktail made with gin, vermouth and Campari, before going on to sink a whopping 15 pints.

However, after a massive drinking session, Tom realised he wanted to make a change and decided to ditch alcohol. “I went cold turkey. One day that was it. I have completely destroyed alcohol for myself,” he shared on Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs. Tom then managed to drop 12st by cutting down the amount of carbs he was consuming.

The chef following the dopamine diet, which focuses on eating dopamine-inducing foods that are delicious and satisfying. Speaking to The Sunday Times, he claimed he was “mortified” by how he used to look. He said: “Say we live to 80. Well, I thought, I’m halfway there. And then I thought… I’m not going to get there. If I’m like this, I’m not going to make it.”

Dopamine is a “happy” hormone, which transits signals between nerve cells in the brain. Eating food causes dopamine to surge in our body, especially after eating sugary, fatty food. But in theory, protein-rich food should give the same effect, and is a lot better for you. Speaking to The Mirror in 2017, Tom told us: “It’s impossible to lose weight and keep the weight off for good if you don’t enjoy what you’re eating.

“The cooking techniques mean there’s no compromise on flavour and you’re promised a generous plate of food! I’m hoping this will help more people to lose weight and still love what they eat.” He made a plan for what he wanted to eat and which ones he wanted to remove from his diet.

Tom added foods that were high in protein including vegetables, tinned beans and eggs, as well as cutting out sugar so that he wasn’t tempted to snack. He eventually lost the weight, while still enjoying some treats, including dark chocolate. The TV star was still able to enjoy dairy products, which he called his “dopamine heroes” – such as full-fat cheese, milk, yoghurt and double cream.

Stopping drinking was Tom’s biggest challenge. “I stopped drinking all by myself,” he told The Mirror. “I knew what I wanted to do and then I got on with it. It was all about mental strength. I have an addictive personality. People ask me whether I’m an alcoholic, but I think it could have been anything, it’s just that alcohol was the thing I found. Maybe I am an alcoholic, I don’t know. Some days are really, really hard and some days are easy. Most of the time it’s not relevant in my life. I channel all that old drinking energy into work now.”

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Source: bing.com