Karl Stefanovic recently vowed to watch his diet and drop 10kg from his frame.
And on Tuesday, the 45-year-old TV host kickstarted his 10-week weight loss challenge by doing his first weigh in live on the Today show.
Karl hopped on the scales in front of co-host Allison Langdon and obesity expert Dr Nick Fuller, and revealed that he weighed 105kg.
‘It’s pretty embarrassing’: Karl Stefanovic kickstarted his 10-week weight loss challenge by doing his first weigh in live on the Today show
‘Obviously I’ve got a lot of clothes on and I’ve got microphone packs,’ Karl insisted.
Just before weighing himself in the Today show kitchen, Karl admitted he was a little ’embarrassed’ about having his number revealed on national television.
‘It is pretty embarrassing and I have to admit that to go and say, “alright, I’m going to weigh myself on national TV”,’ he said.
Hitting the scale: Karl hopped on the scales in front of co-host Allison Langdon and obesity expert Dr Nick Fuller, and revealed that he weighed 105kg
He’s brave! Just before weighing himself in the Today show kitchen, Karl admitted he was a little ’embarrassed’ about having his number revealed on national television (pictured with co-host Allison Langdon and Dr Nick Fuller)
‘And I think people out there would be aware of that and even to weigh yourself in front of another person, it’s something that is done in your bathroom.’
Allison showed her support for Karl and said he didn’t have to jump on the scales on air.
‘You don’t have to do it,’ Allison said.
But Karl insisted and assured her ‘he was not upset about it’.
Dr Fuller said that over the next ten weeks he wanted Karl to focus on long-term weight loss and healthy eating habits.
Sustainable weight loss: Dr Fuller said that over the next ten weeks he wanted Karl to focus on long-term weight loss and healthy eating habits. (Karl is pictured shirtless with wife Jasmine Yarbrough)
‘Over the next 10 weeks what we’re going to be doing is educating the viewers on how to retrain the brain and prevent that emotional comfort eating, reaching for the treats, the processed foods,’ Dr Fuller said.
He added that breakfast should be Karl’s biggest meal of the day and using chopsticks to eat dinner helps with portion control.
Last week, Karl vowed to lose 10kg by eating a balanced diet.
While interviewing Dr Fuller about his diet, Karl said: ‘I’ll put you to the test. I need to lose 10 kilos. If I follow your instructions to the letter of the law, how long will it take me to lose 10 kilos?’
Goals: Last week Karl vowed to lose 10kg by eating a balanced diet
Dr Fuller told Karl he’d help him lose the excess weight.
‘We will get you to lose the 10, but we will do this properly, so I don’t talk to you in five years time and you have stacked the weight back on,’ he said.
‘We don’t want to see photos on social media with you 30 kilos heavier. We want to see you lighter. You have to a role model for your kids.’
Karl agreed, saying: ‘I’m committing to this and whoever wants to come along for a ride at home can come with us as well.’
In December, Karl joked about his weight after he was photographed at the beach in Byron Bay.
In good spirits: In December, Karl joked about his weight after he was photographed at the beach in Byron Bay
He shared one of the shirtless paparazzi photos – in which he displayed a noticeably fuller figure – and joked that he looked pregnant.
It was just a hilarious way of confirming that his wife, Jsmine Yarbrough was pregnant and expecting their first child.
‘After a great deal of speculation… the rumours are true,’ he captioned the picture at the time.
After refusing to comment on the pregnancy rumours for several weeks, Karl broke his silence after Daily Mail Australia published photos of him and Jasmine taken in Byron Bay on December 14.
The post not only confirmed Jasmine’s pregnancy, but also showed that Karl doesn’t mind making a joke about his dad bod.
The pair, who married in a lavish ceremony in Mexico in December 2018, welcomed their daughter Harper May, on May 1.
New addition: Karl and wife Jasmine, who married in a lavish ceremony in Mexico in December 2018, welcomed their daughter Harper May, on May 1