Adnan Sami's massive transformation after weight loss
Singer Adnan Sami, who was once overweight – reportedly weighing about 230kg, has lost around 130 kg or perhaps even more. In his recent Instagram pictures, he looks super lean, and almost unrecognizable.
The transformation is so remarkable that Sami was once stopped by an immigration officer in the US, failing to believe that he was the same guy as in his old passport photograph.
Stopped by the US immigration officer
“I remember a few years ago when I was entering the US, they had a problem. Mujhe Google mai jaake unko dikhana pada ki look I am the same person and there are all these articles about my weight loss. And then when they saw the before and after, they were like he is the same guy,” Sami shared in an interview with Bollywood Hungama.
Conscious effort and determination
Weight loss was not easy for the singer, who tried and failed multiple times, before he finally made progress.
“My determination was not that strong earlier. It was just a question of adapting yourself to a new lifestyle and luckily, I managed to keep it going. I just took baby steps,” he shared in an interview.
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What he did to lose weight?
In an exclusive interview, Adnan Sami said, "I followed a routine whereby I followed a high-protein diet whereby it had no bread, no rice, no sugar, no oil. I was hoping to lose a little bit of weight but I ended up losing 130 kilos. It was something that I didn't plan but it happened that way. Today, I am very careful about what I eat. I don't try to overdo my consumption. I am happy with having small meals as opposed to large quantities," he had told the media on his weight loss journey."
No surgery to get slimmer
After a lot of rumours flooded that he lost so much weight from surgery, Sami clarified in an interview with a media outlet that liposuction was not even practically possible in his case.
“There are stories about me getting liposuction done. But liposuction is for people who are slightly chubby, not for somebody who weighs 230 kg. To actually squeeze out that fat, I’d need a vacuum cleaner,” he shared, clarifying, “I did not undergo any weight-loss surgery."
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Lifestyle changes he incorporated
Along with determination and will power, Sami cut out several fatty foods from his diet, such as oil and sugar. Further, he also increased protein in his diet.
He shared, “I just had a rigorous diet, controlled my intake of food and was very particular about what I was eating. Sometimes, when people ask, I laugh and say, ‘It’s a see-food diet’. I also play squash, which is intense.”
Insight into his new diet
Sami also cut off carbs such as bread and rice from his diet. He started slow with the aim of losing some weight, and surprisingly ended up dropping 130 kg. Even after losing his weight, he ensures to maintain a healthy diet. Instead of eating large meals, he has switched to smaller meals, and avoids over-eating at all times.
Adnan shocked everyone with his vacation pictures
While on vacation in Maldives with his family, the musician uploaded a few photos of himself and them. His fans and followers were pleasantly pleased by his new appearance when these photographs went viral.
The takeaway message
Like Adnan had revealed in an interview, taking baby steps is the key. In order to lose weight, you need to brace up yourself to face a new lifestyle and this is not as easy as it seems.
Another important message is when rumors went viral that he underwent liposuction for the weight loss, he did not overreact and in fact placed the facts in a clear manner that removing fat from him when he was 230 kilos would require a vaccum cleaner.