Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has saved a staggering 90 pounds in six months after making dramatic lifestyle changes since leaving the Trump administration last year.
In an interview with New York postThe former CIA director said that losing weight is a “lifelong struggle”, but Turningpoint stepped into the scale on June 14, 2021 and he was the first in his life to nearly £ 300. I confirmed that I weighed.
“Today is that day,” recalls 58-year-old Pompeo telling his wife Susan.
Pompeo then said he started exercising “almost every day,” “eating properly,” and “beginning to lose weight.”
He said Position Instead of hiring a personal trainer or nutritionist to reach his weight loss goals, he built a home gym in the basement with an oval machine and some dumbbells.
“I got there five or six times a week and tried to stay there for about half an hour. It wasn’t scientific. There were no trainers or nutritionists. It was just me,” Pompeo said. Said.
Pompeo said he gradually began to gain weight while he was in the office when he often turned to fast food on long work and travel days.
“You can ask anyone on my team. They knew exactly what I was trying to do. Cheeseburger from room service. I went back to my room and continued to work and cheese I ate a burger, which was my life pattern, “Pompeo said. His typical routine before he decides to lose weight. “When you work and eat, you just keep working and you just keep eating.”
He said that when eating out with his family, he now looks to healthier food choices.
“Now we get egg whites and turkey bacon,” Pompeo said. Position..
“For our family, food is the place where we get together. We are Italian and like to get around delicious meals of pasta, bread, cheese and desserts, except I go. , We’re still going to enjoy these big meals with family and friends, “yes, to be the one who says,” I eat salad, “he said.
“It was a virtuous cycle, not a virtuous cycle so far. I was able to lose the high side of £ 90 in six months.”
Pompeo emphasized the importance of having discipline and the right mindset.
“The truth is to lose weight, but it was a lifelong struggle for me,” he said, saying he had earned nearly 100 pounds in almost 11 years.
“For me, that’s right and well trained,” Pompeo said. “Even if all the evidence shows that it isn’t, I don’t want to admit that I’m gaining weight or being overweight.”
Pompeo said many people speculate on social media that he’s sick or has cancer when weight loss becomes noticeable.
“No one really called me and asked,’Hey, what happened?’ “
Twitter users used a social media platform to point out that the appearance changed significantly in October 2021, nine months after Pompeo left the Trump administration. He was the 70th Secretary of State from 2018 to 2021.
Pompeo said he hopes that the weight loss journey will inspire others with their own goals.
“It’s difficult and not permanent. There’s no guarantee that I can bear my current weight, but if I realize that something good can happen if I keep doing it, I can do it. “
“My clothes fit better and I have more energy,” he added. “I want to be there for my family and hopefully many grandchildren.”