Jon Gosselin opens up about the inspiration behind his recent weight loss.
It’s September 24th Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum, 47, appeared on Show in the Tamron hall along with her daughter Hannah, 20, and the two have been open about losing a total of 75 pounds.
“I was very worried about his health and I know my grandfather passed away when he was 62. Health is a very important thing to survive and stay alive,” Hannah said, adding that she “was all for joining” when her dad started losing weight.
Jon admitted that losing his father early and approaching the age at which he died is always on his mind.
“I just want to be OK for my kids and be healthy and be around,” he explained. “Now I’m in a new relationship, it’s been 3 years, so you start thinking about marriage and all that stuff. You want longevity.”
“I was more concerned about the health of my heart than my actual physical health,” he added.
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Hannah Gosselin and Jon Gosselin.
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Jon said that since February he has been following a healthy diet, exercising four days a week, including a daily 4.7 mile walk, and has started using a body shaping machine. Until August, he was also using semaglutide – known under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy – which is an injectable drug that works in the brain to affect satiety.
The reality star has since lost about 50 pounds. and his doctors said he was on the right track.
“All my lab work is fantastic,” he boasted, noting that he used to have high cholesterol. “High LDL, high HDL, high everything. And now they are normal.”
Back in July, Jon – who shares Hannah with her seven siblings Alexis, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel, all 20, as well as twins Mady and Cara, 23, with ex-wife Kate Gosselin – admitted that losing weight gave more confidence.
“I think the confidence level. I work out on the beach and sometimes I don’t wear a shirt because it’s 100 degrees outside right now,” he told za Party tonight. “Before, I would just sweat, now [I take it off]. I have these things called abs. They just showed up.”
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