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Inside Great British Menu judge Tom Kerridge’s jaw-dropping 12 stone weight loss

Terri-Ann Williams, Digital Health & Fitness Reporter

Published: 10:40, 3 Feb 2022
Updated: 10:42, 3 Feb 2023

FAMOUS chef Tom Kerridge has managed to lose an impressive 12 stone over the years, by ditching 15-pints of beer a night for a healthier lifestyle.

The top TV chef and Great British Menu judge, 49, managed to shed almost half his body weight in five years, having weighed 30 stone at his heaviest when he turned 40.

Tom, who joined the BBC show as a judge for the 2022 series and is back on our screens once again for the current series, lost the weight through various healthy weight loss techniques - here's how he did it.

: "There is nothing wrong with a flapjack in the afternoon when you get that 4pm lull if everything else is in place."

Tom also pointed to Anthony Joshua who has a honed physique - but still allows himself to have a burger and chips now and then.

: "I own pubs and, you know, I’m quite good at tasting. So I knocked all booze on the head. Stopped drinking, went completely teetotal."

Tom says he gave up alcohol not just to make sure he was cutting out liquid calories - but also to help get in a healthy mindset.

He told Good Morning Britain: "Drinking on diets isn't good – and that's on any diet. It's not a calorie thing or the sugar content, it's the mindset."

Tom had a fuller frame back in 2013Credit: BBC

5. Cut down on the carbs

Tom says he became a lot more conscious of how many carbs he was munching on when he kickstarted his weight loss journey.

"Carbs are a big thing,” he said.

"The more you understand it and the more you look into it, you see that there are so many carbohydrates involved in sugar as well."

6. Prioritise breakfast

When he was at his biggest, Tom admits he used to regularly skip breakfast.

At the start of his day he would usually consume two pints of coffee and then snack later in the day on cheese on toast and packets of crisps.

However, he now makes sure he eats a hearty breakfast every day - eating things like overnight oats or omelettes.

Tom has gone teetotal in a bid to cut out liquid caloriesCredit: Rex Features

8. Dopamine diet

Tom has credited something called the dopamine diet for helping him to blitz his body fat.

It involves boosting your levels of the so-called 'happy hormone' so that it's easier to stick to your diet.

There are different ways of doing the diet, however, all are based around food that is thought to boost dopamine levels in the slimmer.