Gregg Wallace lost 5 stone by ditching three foods

MasterChef host Gregg Wallace, who was once nearly 17 stone and at risk of diabetes and heart attack, has lost an impressive five stone. He achieved this not by dieting, but by making healthier food choices and changing his daily habits.

Gregg, 59, decided to ditch snacks, ultra-processed foods and takeaways and instead started cooking healthy meals at home every day. He didn’t follow a strict meal plan but opted for a healthy, varied and balanced diet reports The Express.

He shared his transformation journey on his lifestyle website, GreggWallace.Health, which now offers weekly meal plans and hundreds of nutritionist-approved recipes for those wanting to lose weight. Gregg explained that no foods are banned on his plan, but snacking is discouraged.

MasterChef host Greg Wallace has lost an impressive five stone
(Image: Instagram/Greg Wallace)

Along with his healthy eating, Gregg has hit the gym
(Image: Instagram/Gregg Wallace)

His website states: “This is not a strict diet, strict diets are hard to maintain. This is about swapping bad habits for good ones at your own pace.”

One follower of Gregg’s plan, Mike, who lost four stone in just three months, shared his experience. He said: “GreggWallace.Health teaches you about food. It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle change.

“Understanding food, what’s good and what’s not and learning how to balance it is the key to success. Remember, you can’t exercise your way out of a bad diet! It has taught me to understand food and nutrition. It’s taught me self-control and discipline but most of all, it’s taught me how to be me again.”

Gregg was once almost 17 stone and at risk of diabetes and a heart attack
(Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health say that snacking might lead to extra weight if you eat too much or too often. Nutritionists on Everydayhealth advise: “One of the keys to healthy snacking is snacking for the right reason. If you reach for a healthy snack because you are hungry and your next meal isn’t for a couple of hours, that’s perfect.

“Unfortunately, many of us (myself included) occasionally find ourselves snacking because we’re bored, stressed, or angry. It’s easy to consume a meal’s worth of calories during this type of snack attack.

“Next time you go to snack, take a minute to assess your hunger level and how you’re feeling emotionally. If you’re truly hungry, go ahead and grab a healthy snack and enjoy! But if you’re reaching for an unhealthy snack because of an emotional reason, look for another way to process those feelings.”

Greg and his wife Anna share a four year old son named Sid
(Image: Instagram/Greg Wallace)

Greg’s young son, Sid, is autistic and non-verbal
(Image: Instagram/Greg Wallace)

Greg is a dad to four year old son, Sid, who is autistic and non-verbal.

Last year, Greg opened up about his son’s condition as he told MailOnline: “Sid is four years old, Sid is autistic, Sid is non-verbal. He’s still in nappies,” Gregg said in a recent interview.

“He doesn’t use cutlery. His choice of foods is very limited, but he’s a beautiful boy.”

Gregg continued: “Luckily we don’t have many sensory issues. He enjoys play, he enjoys cuddles.”

He then said that he and his wife Anna are “seeing more and more interaction which is giving us hope”.

Anna is Greg’s fourth wife. They’ve been married for six years after meeting in 2013, and Anna is 22 years Greg’s junior.

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