Sydney Weekender host Mike Whitney on how he lost 25kg
Posted: Saturday, August 23, 2014 by Tyler Durden in Labels: weight loss
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Sydney Weekender host Mike Whitney on how he lost 25kg
- 23 HOURS AGO AUGUST 22, 2014
HE was always one of the fittest men in the Australian Test cricket locker room in the late eighties and early nineties.
But 20 years of wining and dining his way around NSW as host of Channel 7’s lifestyle series, Sydney Weekender, could be measured by Mike Whitney’s bulging waistline.
A reunion with his former first grade cricketing mates three years ago, where he was shamed about his growing girth — which tipped the scales at 120 kilograms — was enough to inspire a new attack from the one-time Australian test fast bowler.
Now balancing his diet with the optimum 80 per cent alkaline and 20 per cent acidic foods, Whitney has shed 25 kgs and returned to his playing weight of 95 kgs, visibly fitter and brighter for it.
Not an inch of fat ... Michael Whitney‘s famous innings in the 1987 Boxing Day Test against New Zealand at the MCG.Source: News Corp Australia
Enjoying the fruits of his job too much ... Mike Whitney at White Ribbon Day in November 2011. Source: News Limited
“I adjusted my diet and the weight has fallen off with very little extra exercise. This is how our bodies are meant to be, but what we tend to eat now is 80 per acidic and 20 per cent alkaline,” Whitney said.
Adding fresh fruits and vegetables, like watermelon, leafy greens and avoiding processed foods and refined sugars, were key to his weight loss.
The old remedy of squeezing lemon into a glass of water to start the day was also essential, Whitney said.
Back to his test cricket playing weight ... Sydney Weekender host Mike Whitney. Source: Supplied
Healthy chef Teresa Cutter praised Whitney for his lifestyle change, which shows what a simple shift to eating fresh fruit and vegetables can do to improve overall health.
“The lemon in water every morning is a great idea, I do it too and it helps support and cleanse your liver and eliminate toxins,” she said.
EAT RIGHT LIKE MIKE
EAT MORE
Watermelon
Leafy greens (kale, spinach, broccoli)
Pumpkin, sweet potato
Almonds
Avocado
Beetroot
AVOID/LIMIT
Red meat
Coffee
Eggs
Bananas
Mushrooms
Mayonnaise
Mike Whitney hosts Sydney Weekender, 5.30pm, Saturdays, on Seven
