TV host I’ve had my Phil of dieting
TV presenter Phillip Schofield has binned the 5:2 diet after he went from porky to storky.
The host of ITV’s This Morning show was on the regime for two years after seeing a picture which made him look a little tubby.
The diet was so successful that 5ft 10in Phillip shed 2st and ended up at a super-lean 10st 13lb.
Now he has come off the eating plan because it has also shrunk his appetite.
Dieters on the 5: 2 eat normally five days of the week and limit their intake to 600 calories on the other two.
Phillip, 54, said: “I quit the 5:2 diet as I don’t really need to do it. It worked so well that it made my appetite really small. I just eat sensibly now every day.
“I don’t have to do a crazy amount of dieting. If I think my weight’s creeping up a little bit, I’ll miss a meal and it’s back down again.”
Phillip also keeps fit by doing hardcore pilates with a private instructor.
The married dad- of-two added: “I do intensive pilates. A lady comes every Tuesday to our house and beats the c**p out of me. I’ve also got an exercise bike.”
Other famous converts to the 5: 2 diet include actor Hugh Jackman and supermodel Miranda Kerr.