Matters of the Heart Since Chef James Martin Danced Off Three Stone in Four Months, He's Never Felt Better - and He has Good Reason to Keep It Off, Finds Cate Devine
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EVEN with his booming voice and towering height, celebrity chef James Martin is not the man he used to be. The 6ft 4in Yorkshireman downsized from 17 to 14 stone, and from a 38in to a 32in waist, in the space of just four months - and he's still reeling from the unexpected side-effects.
"I've totally changed from who I was six months ago, " he says when we meet at London Television studios, where he's due to appear on This Morning with Fern Britton and Phillip Schofield to demonstrate how to cook a tasty meal with healthy ingredients. "I feel more focused, alert and confident, and my skin's much better. People say they think I've actually got taller, which is ridiculous of course, but I suppose it reflects the fact that I do feel more comfortable in myself.See the full content of this document
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Matters of the Heart Since Chef James Martin Danced Off Three Stone in Four Months, He's Never Felt Better - and He has Good Reason to Keep It Off, Finds Cate Devine
"Before I lost weight, I was always self-conscious about how I looked. When I watch back episodes of Ready Steady Cook, I think: 'Oh my god, I'm quite big.' And when I started on Strictly Come Dancing, the outfits made me very aware of my size. They were extremely tight."
It has to be said that James's weight-loss regime was slightly more intense than most. His training as a contest...See the full content of this document
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