Cake Boss Buddy Valastro Says THIS is The Secret Weapon to His Drastic Weight Loss

Buddy Valastro first became famous as the owner of the Carlo’s Bakery Chain featured in the hit show Cake Boss.

Being around a never-ending supply of tasty pastry, the 42-year-old found it hard to resist temptation and keep a healthy diet. He is the literal ‘cake boss’ after all and would have to make sure the goods taste great.

But it seems like the baker extraordinaire has finally managed to start living a healthier lifestyle while balancing his food-oriented job.

The Right Program

Valastro revealed the ‘secret’ behind his transformation on his Instagram

After fans started noticing Valastro’s sudden weight loss, the reality star and entrepreneur took Instagram to talk about how he jumpstarted his diet. Apparently, Valastro has been on the Optavia diet program, which was recommended to him by his brothers-in-law, for a while now.

Clarifying that he isn’t being paid to advertise the program, he attributed his recent slim down to the special diet and said he’s very happy with the results he’s seeing. Valastro has reportedly lost 35 pounds on it and only has another 15 pounds left to go to reach his target weight.

Optavia is a weight loss program offered by the nutrition company Medifast. The program sells meal plans usually containing six low-calorie meals for a day composed of pre-packaged meals, called Fuelings, that are supposedly packed with nutrients. Buying into it also allows a person access to a community of coaches and other people on a weight loss journey.

Buddy’s Motivation

The baker turned restaurateur also owns a chain of Italian restaurants called Buddy V’s Ristorante along with 22 bakeries.

So, what prompted Valastro to finally take control of his health?

Well, according to the TV baker, he just woke up one morning, looked at himself and pep talked himself into living healthier. One of the big changes he first made is training himself to eat breakfast.

Before going on the program, Valastro said that he’d usually skip the important meal and that resulted to him overeating at lunchtime because he would end up super hungry.

Another trick he learned along the way is to only ‘lick’ the food he cooks to taste it instead of taking bites of it. This way, he can still stick to his diet while fulfilling his duties in his bakeries’ kitchens.

How it Works

The most popular meal plan in the program is the 5&1 Plan which involves a person eating five pre-packaged meal and cooking another small one with mostly greens and lean protein.

The Optavia program has gotten quite a loyal following due to its effectivity in helping people lose weight despite having critics who say the program is nothing but a multi-marketing scheme.

It follows the same concepts as the old Medifast weight loss program. The main attraction of the plan is its simplicity. When a person signs up for it, they receive a package of all the easy-prepare meals and snacks needed in the meal plan right in their doorsteps.

People also admit that the program offers tasty food that doesn’t restrict the dieter too much when it comes to taste.