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Jamie Oliver Shares The Two Major Changes Behind His 12kg Weight Loss

"I didn’t do it through not eating" - by Lauren Williamson
  • 08 Oct 2019
Jamie Oliver Shares The Two Major Changes Behind His 12kg Weight Loss

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has proven that even major food fiends can manage to shed kilos, revealing that he's recently lost 12 kilograms.

The 44-year-old told the Radio Times his "quite quick" body transformation was down to a few simple changes, none of which involved "not eating".

“I pushed meat down, pushed veggie up, got more sleep and more movement,” he explained.

The dietary advice is somewhat unsurprising given he's promoting his new cookbook, Veg, which is dedicated to making plant-based meals that even the most devout steak lovers will enjoy. However, the dad-of-five had some family-friendly advice for meeting your protein and fat requirements while cutting back on meat, encouraging listeners to snack on nuts instead. 

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Some great dishes on tonight's Veggie extravaganza @channel4 8 pm nice shot @shuttersoundfreddie can't remember exactly where we were filming the show here

“They make you half as likely to have a heart attack. Feed them to your kids as well,” he said. 

And his suggestion is backed by science – a study published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health found that swapping out just half a serving of less healthful food (like red meat, processed meat, French fries, desserts, or potato, chips) for nuts is linked to less long-term weight gain and a lower risk of obesity.

His second major change? Cutting back on alcohol.

“Your average Brit drinks booze. I’m not telling you what to do, but my rhythm now is only to drink at the weekend,” he said.

The long-time public health campaigner previously told Men's Health that his perception towards eating and exercise has changed as he's gotten older.

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I've got my top helper Buddy on chef duty with me at HQ today and we did a LIVE cook up on facebook this morning cooking up my sunshine fusilli pasta from my brand new book #JamiesVeg! Check out the results 👉👉👉 both were delicious, the only difference being I used yellow peppers & Buddy used red peppers. Guys the book is out on August 22nd - if you want to pre-order it just hit the link in my bio!

"I was getting three hours sleep a night, putting on weight and not really getting it," Jaimie previously told Men's Health. "I’d always gone to a trainer but I just fucking hated it. It was really boring. What I finally worked out was that it’s important for you to do it on your terms. Previously, if I organised training in my time, I hated it. But then I was like, why is it that I can get up for a 3.30am call and be on set and smash the shit out of it and yet getting to the gym is too hard? So I just shifted it so that the gym was on the way to work and it was part of the working day. The minute I did that I got really good at it. It’s totally mental."

In the end, it's all about moderation.

“It’s not about getting it right all the time,” he added. “In fact it’s absolutely vital that you don’t get it right all of the time. You’ve just got to get it right most of the time.” 

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Lauren Williamson is the Digital Content Manager for Women's Health and Men's Health. She's an experienced journalist, editor and social media fiend who's well versed in reporting on everything from food trends to fitness, health news to haircare. She has a double degree in Journalism and Political Science.

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