Mike & Molly star Billy Gardell details 150 pound weight loss My diabetes is gone

Mike & Molly star Billy Gardell details 150 pound weight loss My diabetes is gone

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2024-12-04T09:24:43+0800

Actor Billy Gardell has detailed his impressive 150-pound weight loss, revealing he’s no longer diabetic. The “Mike & Molly” alum told Entertainment Tonight that he’s “walking around pretty healthy these days” as his weight now “floats between 205 and 210.” “I think you got to find peace with yourself and at some point, look in the mirror and go you know, it’s probably time to take care of you,” he told the outlet. “Then I didn’t get that note early on. So I’m a big believer that when you get it, you get it. It doesn’t matter when. As long as you get it.” The 53-year-old’s new lifestyle also came with perks, such as being able to shop at more clothing stores for his slimmed-down physique. It’s been a real gift, on top of all the health stuff. That was the big thing,” he said. But the biggest win that followed the weight loss was the departure of his type 2 diabetes, which he said is now “gone.” “No diabetes, resting heartbeat went from 113 to 68. Walking around pretty healthy these days,” he said, adding that his diet consists of “small but very healthy” meals. I eat like all the people I used to make fun of, to be honest,” he quipped. “I’ve got my fill and now I’m at the place where I can have a couple bites of something decadent if I want.” Gardell also revealed that he underwent a gastric bypass operation two years ago. “The only thing I would say is understand that the operation is not the end, it’s the beginning,” he said, adding that he backed out on the procedure twice before. Because what you have to commit to on the other side of it is what you need to look at … if you’re not willing to commit to that routine. Don’t do it. But if you’re ready to commit to that on a daily basis, proof’s in the pudding.” “Self care is important, and I think I finally got there,” he added. “My last vice I got left is I’m still smoking cigarettes, but I’m working on that one.” Elsewhere, Gardell said his health journey ultimately helped his relationship with his son William. I have a child, and as you hit 50, you start doing that dad math, like, ‘If I can live 25 more years, then he’ll be 40. So I want to be here for him,” he told the outlet. “I’ve been an example in a lot of good ways for my child, but I feel like it wasn’t a good example of health for him,” the actor said of his 20-year-old son. “And so I want him to see that it doesn’t matter what age you are. If you are willing to do something a day at a time, you can change anything. That’s the message I wanted him to get.