I’ve been meaning to write about Stephen Fry’s weightloss for ages, especially as he seems just as enthusiastic about keeping up the exercise that led to his shedding at least 6 stone. For those of you not familiar with Mr Fry (can there be anyone?) he’s a British actor, writer, bon viveur and all round institution. He’s been on our screens and in our lives for as long as I can remember and his height and size have only added to his larger than life character. I must admit that it never occured to me to me that he was significantly overweight until it was revealed just how much he’d lost by walking and modifying his diet but this picture really does show how great he looks now.

Even though I know that walking is brilliant for weight loss it’s great to see someone as well liked as Stephen Fry also sing its praises and demonstrate how it has worked for him. Granted, he walks pretty huge distances every day (5 – 10 miles) but a 20 minute walk to the shops and back is never going to be enough to shift such a lot of weight. I am also happy to hear that he uses his walking time to catch up on podcasts too – something I love doing. It will be interesting to see the changes in him over the next year or so as he continues on his walking path and how he encourages others to take up exercise too. I hear there may be a book in the pipeline about his walking and weight loss which sounds a great idea. I wish him every luck in the future and hope he keeps motivating others to follow his lead.

Picture courtesy of  The Mail

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