Al Sharpton Weight Loss, Find Out How He Shed 60% of His Body Weight

Find out how the American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, talk show host and politician Al Sharpton shed 60% of his body weight.

AI Sharpton is well known as a civil rights activist. He also hosts his own radio talk show, 'Keepin' It Real,' and makes regular guest appearances on cable news television as a political commentator too.

While AI Sharpton is mainly busy with his activism for the rights of African-American people, he also has time to take care of his body. Sharpton used to weigh 305 pounds, but nowadays he weight less than 130 pounds by losing nearly 176 pounds. He has gone a tremendous body transformation over the recent years. Let's take a look at AI Shapton's weight loss journey, how he was able to bring a massive change to his body shape, by shedding 60% of his weight.

AI Sharpton Took a Simple Approach to Lose Weight: He Stopped Eating And Started Exercising

AI Sharpton used to get comments about his body weight by several people in the past. He didn't care at the time, but one day his daughter's criticism really made the politician think about his body state.

As an article by People mentions, his daughter's remarks kind of hurt his feelings. 'Around 2006, my youngest daughter Ashley poked me in the stomach and said, ‘Dad, why are you so fat?’ That kind of hurt my feelings. I grew up in civil rights and politics, so I’m pretty thick-skinned, but when your daughter says it, I started being conscious.' That made him rethink the lifestyle he was living. 

AI Sharpton went from 305 pounds to 130 pounds over the years.
Source: Today Show

Sharpton had to change his way of living in order to transform his body. As an article by Business Insider mentions, the prominent reverend and activist used to incorporate fried chicken into all three meals of the day. This habit was absolutely the main factor for his former 305 pounds body mass.

It was evident that Sharpton had to be much stricter in his eating habits. He cut meats and starches from his diet and began eating healthier and more organic food items. 

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Sharpton's typical breakfast includes three slices of whole-wheat toast along with a Juice Press “Doctor Earth” green juice and English breakfast tea sweetened with Stevia. For lunch, he has a basic salad with a banana and more tea. An article by People also mentions what items Sharpton consumes in his salad. 'It’s always the same salad: lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, two or three [hard-boiled] eggs cut in and balsamic vinaigrette dressing,” says Sharpton of his only solid meal of the day. “My doctor said to me, ‘You’ve got to have some carbs and you need protein,’ so he put me on whole wheat toast,' the politician said.

AI Sharpton Has Been Successful in Maintaining His Weight Even at The Age of 64

AI Sharpton lost nearly 60% of his weight almost entirely due to less eating. But he has also incorporated exercise into his daily routine for more benefits. In an interview with GQ magazine, he revealed why he decided to tone up his body.

'As you get older, you’ve got to strengthen your bones. That’s why the weightlifting is important, and why the elliptical is important. The more I did it—and I’ve been doing it every day, seven days a week—the more I found that it was a calming thing. You’ve got to remember, I run a national organization and a television show and a radio show every day. That’s with three different staffs. These are different personalities, different problems, and things you gotta deal with. You need time in the morning to just set yourself down. It’s my morning therapy, and it gets me in shape at the same time.'

AI Sharpton has been working out daily in recent years.
Source: The Wall Street Journal

Though Sharpton embarked upon the weight loss journey a little while ago, he began working out just a few years ago. He begins his daily workout routine by waking up at four in the morning and heading out to the gym. He also makes time to meditate to mitigate the stress he has to face daily due to the nature of his work.

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In the gym, Sharpton does 20 minutes on the elliptical, and try to do 2.5 miles. He also makes slight alterations with two miles on the elliptical and two miles on the bicycle. He then lifts weights. He does three sets of weights of 25 or 30 pounds, and rowing for three sets.  He also does pull-ups after he completes all of these activities.

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