Shaquille O’Neal reveals incredible body transformation after losing THREE STONE as NBA legend plans to shed even more
SHAQUILLE O’NEAL has revealed his secrets behind a stunning THREE-STONE weight loss.
And the 7ft 1in NBA legend plans to shed even more still.
GettyShaquille O’Neal has lost lots of weight since this photo taken in October 2021[/caption]
GettyThe former basketball star peaked at nearly 29st[/caption]
O’Neal was determined to get into better shapeAP
Big Shaq, 50, was determined to get into better shape after a wake-up call from a friend.
And now he has dropped down from 401lbs – nearly 29st or 181kg – right down to 365lbs (26st or 165kg).
O’Neal told Page Six how he got back into better shape as the timber just “fell off”.
He said: “A friend of mine called me and said, ‘You’re fat.’
“She gave me this guy’s name, and he did some blood work.
“He was saying, ‘You can do this, you can’t do that, [eat] more vegetables, [your] iron’s low.’
“Once I just started changing those certain things, it dropped.
“It’s all about eating right.”
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Shaq has started eating salads – something he did not before – and is also taking supplements and drink shakes.
However, he is avoiding fizzy drinks and is now cutting out bread, cakes and biscuits to keep calories down.
O’Neal admitted he was “starting to look old and didn’t want to” – plus joked he was motivated to “become a sex symbol”.
The Formula One fan added: “I think I could get the Marky Wahlberg look.
“I want to be known as the Black Mark Wahlberg.
“I didn’t want my stomach to be over the belt anymore.
“So I was just like, ‘Let me go ahead and get slim.’”
O’Neal spent 19 years as a professional basketball player, from 1992 to 2011.
The 7ft 1in centre won three NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and added a fourth with Miami Heat.
He was crowned NBA Finals MVP in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and featured in 15 NBA All-Star matches.
AFPO’Neal’s new figure is a lot leaner[/caption]
GettyHe has shaved off around three stone of excess weight[/caption]
GettyThe former NBA MVP wants to still cut a bit more off[/caption]
GettyO’Neal joked he wants to become a “sex symbol”[/caption]
GettyThe 7ft 1in star is eating salads and trying to eliminate bread[/caption]
The former LA Lakers ace was called out by a friendGetty
