Celebrity Diet Secrets And Plans

With all the news surrounding Today these days-Katie out, Meredith in-one might have overlooked weatherman Al Roker's new side gig, hosting Celebrity Diet Secrets And Plans on the Food Network. Scoop spoke with Roker, 51, about his love of food, life after gastric bypass surgery in 2002, and the show, in which stars are teamed with prominent chefs. Everyone loves Al Roker. Why didn't CBS ask you to anchor the evening news? I don't even think that was part of the equation, and that's okay. If they had asked, what would you have said? I would have considered it, I suppose, but I'm happy doing what I'm doing. How are your weight-loss efforts going?  It's one of those things where it's still a battle. Using a celebrity diet plans I lost about 130 after surgery, when he weighed about 320 lbs. and I probably gained about 25 back. It's a constant battle. Don't you get tired, eating less than you're used to, and being up at the crack of dawn? No, it's a wash. You actually have more energy because you're not spending energy carrying around that weight. What are some signature Al Roker dishes?  I'm very proud of my roast chicken; I do a pretty good rack of lamb. I'm very much simple. I like grilling, broiling, not a lot of sauces. Do you cook for your children? Do they like it?  I'm very fortunate. My kids Courtney, 18, Leila, 7, and Nicholas, 3 eat almost everything from Chilean sea bass to salmon to chicken. Very early on, we exposed them to a lot of different diet foods so they're not those picky kids that will just eat mac and cheese, although they will eat mac and cheese.

How To Lose 20 Pounds Quick

Like many men moving through middle age, I had found my waist widening in a slow but sure manner. Because I am tall and big boned, the excess 20 pounds hardly showed. I told myself that it didn't much matter, because my wife still loved me. As a physician, I should have known better.

When I passed my 50th birthday, I decided it was time to check my cholesterol and I lost 20 pounds fast. My level was elevated, and the "bad" cholesterol (LDL) had risen while the "good" cholesterol (HDL) had fallen.

For a long moment, I stared at the test results in my internist's office. People joke that if you want to live into old age, then you should choose your parents wisely. Our genes powerfully dictate our susceptibility to disease. Every male on my father's side of the family had had a heart attack in his 50s, and my father died at a young age from coronary disease. As I stood nervously on the doctor's scale, I saw the sum of the past year's chocolate-covered peanuts, third slices of rye bread, and homemade brownies.