Despite leaving EastEnders last year, Adam Woodyatt, 53, remains a long-running soap favourite. Fans have watched the actor, who has played Ian Beale on the BBC soap since 1985, grow up on-screen and were left seriously impressed with his weight loss transformation over the past few years.
And when the soap icon kick-started his new, healthier lifestyle, he dropped a whopping three stone.
But how did he do it?
It turns out behind his healthy transformation was a very simple solution.
Not long ago, the actor shared that his decision to ditch booze and now consumes nothing stronger than coffee.
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It’s a well know fact that a person can lose weight when they cut alcohol out of their diet, especially if they tend to binge on a semi-regular basis.
Alcohol can cause weight gain in three ways – it stops the body from burning fat, it’s high in kilojoules, it can increase hunger which can then lead to poor food choices.
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It’s also full of hidden calories, which all add up to a person’s daily tally.
While Adam revealed he didn’t struggle with giving up drinking, he acknowledged “everyone’s different”.
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Adam is also an avid mountain biker and has found he is now “more active” on his bike than ever before, having more energy and motivation compared to before giving drink the boot.
“I had always liked cycling but as anybody who cycles knows, it’s a lot easier if you are lighter,” he said.
“People will spend hundreds of pounds on shaving 10 grams off of equipment, like lighter pedals.
“With giving up alcohol, the weight drops off and because the weight dropped it was easier to cycle. So it was easier to stay fit.”
Source: Daily Express | Diet
