Mike Huckabee's 110-pound weight loss: How did he do it?

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Who has a 33 track record of commitment, reigns Republican forums and plays in a band?

Enter right-wing political commentator for Fox News Channel and ABC Radio Mike Huckabee.

The man has been married to his wife, Janet, for 33 years raising three children and in his off-time Huckabee plays in the band Capitol Offense.

But Huckabee's remarkable highlights in and out of politics nearly faded when the former Arkansas governor was told his obesity would kill him.

Mid-way through his term in Arkansas office, Huckabee was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and told he wouldn't live beyond the next 10 years.

While the politician's max weight goes guessed by tabloids, Huckabee has admitted his weight was out of control, nearly reaching 300 pounds.

In an interview with CNN, Huckabee said his life flashed before his eyes.

"The first thing happened when my doctor sat me down and said that if I didn't enter change my lifestyle, I would be entering the last decade of my life. And then he pointed to me how that decade would sort of unfold. And I'll be honest with you. It scared the living daylights out of me."

While he contemplated lifestyle changes, like incorporating regular cardio into his routine and healthy eating, Huckabee was forced to stand by and watch fellow politician and Governor Frank D. White fall prey to obesity, dying to a heart attack that proved fatal for the 69-year-old.

Huckabee stood fast by his game plan and began to divert from his southern-based background of "fried everything", Huckabee said in an interview with Health Corner on Lifetime. Huckabee visited an enndocrinologist who designed his program for better nutrition and ultimately weight loss.

Of his 110-pound extreme weight loss story, Huckabee says, "Since that time, it's completely reversed diabetes, I have as healthy body chemistry to that of a teenager and I've run four marathons."

While Huckabee says exercise was the hardest part, he found a way to make it work. The published author and public speaker found a way to "tolerate" the hard work by using a recumbent bike since he could sit and read. For Huckabee, it was the gateway into bigger and better exercise.

Mike's biggest weight loss tip: "You have to stop doing some things that are the bad habits before you can start doing the things that actually make you healthy."
 

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