Travel Channel host Adam Richman showed off

Travel Channel host Adam Richman showed off his 70-pound weight loss on a low-carb diet for that July issue of Cosmopolitan UK.

Richman posed nude for the cover, and said he was flattered to be a centerfold. "To go from hating the way I looked to as being a Cosmo centerfold is really a profound honor," said Adam, 40. "If you're a guy who's always been the fun-to-be-around teddy bear, then all of a sudden people are viewing you as sexy. It's nice."

Richman dons merely a set of red, white, and blue knee socks with soccer cleats nike magista obra. Adam's nude cover actually served a purpose: It had been completed to raise understanding of male cancer for Cancer Research UK.

Low-Carb Diet That Eliminated White Flour and Starches

Adam, who used to do food challenges because the star of individual v. Food, no longer overeats for a living, and loves the changes he's experienced in both his appearance and the health. Being suddenly buff has additionally boosted his confidence.

The 6-foot-tall Richman shed 70 pounds in 10 months by using a low-carb diet that eliminated white flour and starches. He worked with his doctor along with a nutritionist to shed weight the healthy way.

"I realized that I didn't need as many calories as I'd grown familiar with," Adam told Men's Health. "I ate 100 to 200 calories every 2 hours or so, consumed protein (yogurt, lean meat, turkey jerky), and drank a gallon water each day. So that as my weight dropped, my energy soared."

Running and Soccer Workouts

For exercise, Adam did cardiovascular exercise mercurial pas cher and strength-training workouts and played his favorite sport: soccer. He explained soccer made exercise much more fun.

While he looks fantastic, Richman insists he lost weight for his health. Still, he's not complaining about being chiseled instead of chubby.

"I went from an XXL to an L in 10 months," he explained. "Now I wear slim-cut suits. People no longer call me a stuffed animal. Do I miss the meals? Sure, but not as much as I like the advantages of being at a proper weight."

Richman is the host of the Travel Channel's "Adam Richman's Fandemonium," and also the author of the usa the Edible.

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