Mark Labbett, who is also known as The Beast on the hit daytime quiz show, The Chase, has been on a quest to lose weight for several years. Standing tall at 6’6 the quizzer tipped the scales at his heaviest of 29 stone. But after changing his lifestyle and overhauling his diet, he has gone on to lose a whopping 10 stone. Here’s how he did it.
Mark made his television debut when The Chase first aired back in 2009.
In 2003 however, when he was in his last year of full-time teaching, Mark was at his heaviest weighing in at 29 stone.
The star admitted that at this time he was “on the verge of getting high blood pressure pills”.
While he lost a few stone over the years, it wasn’t “up until just before lockdown” did he start losing weight dramatically.
He said: “Several factors came together nicely and the weight has just fallen off.
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But he did admit: “I’m missing pub meals so, so much.
“Much as I love chips and other carbs, I’m having quite a bit less than I used to.”
The TV star has also reduced the amount of sugar he consumes, which he said was his “downfall” previously.
“It’s a cycle; you’re less hungry, so you eat less and you lose weight, so you’re not as hungry.”
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When Mark appeared on Loose Women back in March, he spoke about how he tracked his weight loss progress.
He said: “I gradually dropped Xs off my size, from 5XL to 4XL, and it looks like the next time I go shopping I’ll be able to squeeze into XL pants.
“Small things but important things.”
While Mark’s weight loss is a huge achievement, he previously told Express.co.uk he’s “still got a way to go”.
“It turned out a couple of years ago I wasn’t far away from being non-diabetic.
“I got pretty close to it. Unfortunately, I let myself go a bit because I didn’t know at the time.”
Speaking about his diabetic diagnosis, Mark added: “I’ve got skin that doesn’t heal properly in my lower legs.
“A nurse looked at me and she asked, ‘Are you sure your not diabetic?’
“They took a test and she said, ‘Yes, you’re diabetic.’”
Mark was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2017 and is determined to lose more weight.
He currently weighs 19 stone.
Source: Daily Express | Diet
