Dude, just tell the truth': Mike Pompeo lost 90 lbs, but not the way he said he did

[douglas9]

We asked weight loss experts, and people who have lost large amounts of weight themselves, whether it’s possible to lose 90 pounds in six months simply by eating better and hitting a humble home gym for half an hour five or six times a week. Their response? Absolutely not, almost certainly not, and hahaha.

That’s what Mike Pompeo, who represented Kansas in Congress before going on to become Donald Trump’s favorite cabinet member, told the New York Post that he did.

“I’ve done this for 20 years,” and never seen anything like that, said Micah LaCerte, who’s considered Kansas City’s top personal trainer. “He would have to be on a massive starvation diet,” probably taking in no carbs at all. And even then, “no way with only a half-hour workout. Ninety in six is unbelievable, especially for his age, unless he’s working out for hours every day. The numbers just don’t add up. Dude, just be honest. Mike, come on, man.”

While it may be theoretically possible, “it’s just not likely” without surgery, drugs or other extreme measures, says Al Rose, a longtime New York bodybuilder, trainer and coach. Even as a West Point-trained former soldier, Pompeo is “definitely being untruthful” claiming that DIY dietary changes and that amount of exercise alone could bring about such a drastic change in that length of time.

https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article257140177.html?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

[PortTack]

1. so he had some kind of bariactric surgery

[Stuart G]

7. Only one way.."He stopped eating completely." No food, just liquid protein ..That's it, that's all!

[LiberatedUSA]

11. Or just a...

…peanut butter and crack sandwich per day.

[Stuart G]

18. OK, 300 calories per day, would also lose that much weight..(nothing else)

I 've tried everything to lose weight. Completely changing the diet is the only way to lose it, and keep it off.
In the 1980s I weighed, 215. Now, 160-65. (and been there for 35 years)

&..............IT AIN'T EASY...IF IT WERE EASY..................IT WOULD BE EASY!!

[PortTack]

25. Ppl who do that die..or their health becomes seriously compromised

[JCMach1]

30. This right here is the correct answer

[bermudat]

36. Obviously underwent weight loss surgery, roux en y gastric bypass

[Walleye]

2. He has bragged about lying and violating the honor code. Justifying it saying it was CIA

Just another Republican lying sack of shit

[Paladin]

3. Pompeo is looking to make millions off a "How I Did It" diet book.

He'll probably call it the "First In My Class At West Point" diet, or some bullshit like that. Look for the book in the fiction section of your local library.

[leftieNanner]

4. My guess is surgery

The thing is, any time someone in the news accomplishes something like this, it can be very helpful and inspiring to someone who is struggling with a similar challenge.

For him to gaslight about what he did is not a good choice. IMHO.

[hunter]

39. An uncontrolled drug addiction or cancer would do it as well.

Maybe he's on a Rush Limbaugh diet.

[leftieNanner]

41. Ugh. nt

[hunter]

40. An uncontrolled drug addiction or cancer would do it as well.

Maybe he's on a Rush Limbaugh diet.

[PJMcK]

5. So Pompeo is lying

Again.

I'm not surprised.

[True Dough]

6. Despite dropping all that weight

he no less of an asshole!

[Stuart G]

10. The ASSA..."Assholes Shit Society of America" ..agrees completely

[AmBlue]

8. Probably had a brutal case of COVID n/t

[Carlitos Brigante]

9. How dare he deprive me of using the nickname Degenerate Barnie Rubble?!!!! nt

[The Wizard]

12. enemas

[dalton99a]

13. Lying for Jesus

[Salviati]

14. Amazingly... after losing all that weight,

He's still 300 lbs of shit in a 210 lb bag.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

15. It took me 13 months to lose 53 pounds..

By going back to Weight Watchers to re-earn my Lifetime member benefits in June of 2013. I reached my goal and have been at, slightly above or below. I am currently 12 pounds under goal.

In 2019, after a myriad of tests, it was found I have some allergies and intolerance to Gluten and Lactose. I made the changes.I lost 11.5 pounds in 2021. I stay very active with walking and working out, tracking and planning meals even as I travel. WW is a lifestyle. Not a diet.

For one to lose almost 100 pounds in 6 months, signals other health issues going on. Cancer and Chemo treatments can be responsible for such dramatic weight loss. The stress on the body is evident. Skin does not have the time to firm up. It has taken me 2 years to firm up.

Nor are fad diets that do not stress lifestyle changes, have long lasting effects. Gastric bypass surgery is not an answer either.

[Stuart G]

27. "LIFESTYLE CHANGES.." only way to lose weight and keep it off.....TOTALLY CORRECT!!!!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

16. Imagine being so obsessed with weight you speculate about *how* someone lost weight.

[Piasladic]

19. I think it's more about the lies

Some people try just modifying their diet and doing some exercise and don't get the same results. While everyone is different, his lies make people feel bad about themselves because they can't achieve the same results.

[Cracklin Charlie]

32. It's definitely the lies.

If they would lie about something so obvious as this, they would lie about anything and everything.

Untrustworthy.

[Hugin]

21. I personally had similar results to what he cites.

No extreme diet. I kept my calorie intake to just below my resting metabolism as determined by a medical professional. I added daily long walks for activity. Kept hydrated.

I am considerably younger, of course.

There are better and more relevant controversies to lob at Pompeo. Like why he's such a right-wing lap dog for TFG.

[MineralMan]

17. He probably has cancer.

[Hekate]

37. Or is running for president

[MineralMan]

38. I doubt that.

[leftieNanner]

42. Oh, I think he definitely has lust for the Oval Office

Remember all those taxpayer funded "soirees" he held at the State Department with potential wealthy donors?

One of his handlers told him he would look more "presidential" if he took off some weight.

Or he's very ill.

[PJMcK]

20. Another thought

Pompeo is planning to run for president.

His weight loss is an early step to improve his image. If I'm right, there will be more image-related events for him to try to paint him as a statesman worthy of the presidency. He'll try to burnish his reputation to make him look and sound acceptable to more people. He'll be the "intelligent" alternative to Trump, (or Cruz or MTG, etc.).

He's far more dangerous than Trump. Let's beware.

[Hugin]

23. Yeah, it's an attempt to out poll herpes and a half eaten pudding cup found in the lavatory of...

an interstate rest area.

Popularity has always eluded the pompous ass.

[leftieNanner]

43. "He's far more dangerous than Trump."

I agree.

He's a West Pointer. Might be able to draw the military into the next coup.

[DBoon]

22. Could tapeworms do this?

If so, I feel sorry for the tapeworm having to be inside Pompeo

[Bayard]

24. Why do we care?

[ProfessorGAC]

26. Doesn't Matter

Now, he's a liar, jerk & slimeball who weighs 90# less.
Nothing changed.

[former9thward]

28. That weight loss can be done but on a very restrictive food diet.

So he is not necessarily lying. The exercise part is besides the point. You don't lose weight by exercising. You lose weight by losing the food you are taking in. Exercise helps keeps your body fit but it does not lead to long term weight loss.

[TxGuitar]

29. I briefly worked with a personal trainer a few years ago

And he told me you don't lose weight in the gym you lose it in the kitchen.

[fishwax]

35. but half an hour of exercise likelyn't be enough to create that big a calorif deficit

If you're just talking about losing weight, exercise can be beside the point. But there are only so many calories you can cut through a restrictive diet. You still need a certain amount of calories (I think 1500 is the bare minimum recommendation for guys).

When you're talking about losing that much weight that quickly, you're talking about a caloric deficit of more than 1700 calories per day. That's not possible without either (a) a dangerously low caloric intake or (b) more than half an hour of exercise (because unless you are already very physically active or work a physically demanding job, a half hour workout per day isn't likely to push you even close to let alone over 3000 calories).

[jmowreader]

31. Hasn't he been out of the public eye for a while?

Is there a possibility he had COVID and lost all the weight while he was intubated?

[Klaralven]

33. A pound of lard is 4200 calories

So to lose a half a pound a day requires a deficit of about 2000 calories. A 300 pound male's basal metabolism is about 2500 calories a day. Exercise and daily activities might boost that to 3000. So a diet of 1000 calories / day might do it.

[fishwax]

34. You would need a caloric deficit of over 1700 calories per day

Usually the recommendation is to keep the deficit at or below 500 calories per day, which will allow you to lose about a pound (3500 calories) per week. More than that can be extremely difficult to sustain over the long term.

I've done bigger deficits than that over the short term, but (a) it was not sustainable over the long term and (b) I was exercising a lot more than half an hour a day.

The average guy Pompeo's age probably won't burn more than 2500-3000 calories a day, even with a 30-minute workout. (30 minutes a day will only burn a couple hundred calories, unless it is extremely intense. Even then it isn't going to be more than a few hundred.) I'm not a doctor, but my understanding is that 1200 calories is bare minimum recommendation for women and 1500 is the bare minimum recommendation for men. Even at that level (and certainly below) you run into side effects that can negatively affect your health.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

44. Dude, is a lying piece of crap. like always

Tell the truth....

[Happy Hoosier]

45. I lost 150 pounds in 16 months...

Without weight loss surgery. At the the 6 month mark, it was about 65 pounds. 90 pounds would be difficult, but nit impossible, I think. I was fatter than Pompeo at the start, though.

[Demovictory9]

51. wow..congrats

[bucolic_frolic]

46. That would be almost 4 pounds a week

It would devastate the body, no amount of supplements could enable the body to keep up, not to mention the toxins released. You'd have to eat styrofoam to carry the calories through without absorption. Liposuction, tummy stapling, maybe, but not dieting.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

47. from this photo he looks deflated...

90 down and 90 to go.

[tavernier]

48. I don't care. Do you?

To quote the former hooker.

[relayerbob]

49. Seriously, who gives a shit?

He lies. He's a GQPper, and his lips move.

https://www.audacy.com/kluv/blogs/miles-in-the-morning/study-says-secret-to-weight-loss-is-eating-your-own-feces

[cinematicdiversions]

50. Meh... I lost seventy pounds in ten months last year

Just eating better and moving more. It really isn't that hard if you utilize self control. (Keeping it off and getting that last 25 pounds to be fit rather than just not fat is much harder.)

[Mr. Ected]

52. My first thought was "tapeworm" but with such a toxic host

The parasite would likely have perished in the first week.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

53. Cocaine is a hell of a drug