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Sir Tony McCoy 'put on two stone' since retirement | Sir Tony McCoy 'put on two stone' since retirement |
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Jockey Sir Tony McCoy has put on two stone since he retired and has admitted eating "whole packets" of biscuits while watching TV at night. | Jockey Sir Tony McCoy has put on two stone since he retired and has admitted eating "whole packets" of biscuits while watching TV at night. |
The 42-year-old, who remains the most successful jump jockey of all time, bowed out of the sport in April 2015. | The 42-year-old, who remains the most successful jump jockey of all time, bowed out of the sport in April 2015. |
He spent decades dieting to keep trim for races and once said his Christmas dinner consisted of just 597 calories. | He spent decades dieting to keep trim for races and once said his Christmas dinner consisted of just 597 calories. |
He now confesses to a weakness for chocolate biscuits but said a recent health check has made him rethink. | He now confesses to a weakness for chocolate biscuits but said a recent health check has made him rethink. |
'Willpower' | 'Willpower' |
"There's nights I would eat the whole packet... it is not something I am proud of," McCoy said. | "There's nights I would eat the whole packet... it is not something I am proud of," McCoy said. |
"For someone that had pretty good willpower it is not anywhere near as good as it used to be." | "For someone that had pretty good willpower it is not anywhere near as good as it used to be." |
McCoy, from Moneyglass, County Antrim, was renowned for his determination and dedication over the course of his record-breaking career. | McCoy, from Moneyglass, County Antrim, was renowned for his determination and dedication over the course of his record-breaking career. |
He won more than 4,000 races, and was crowned champion jockey 20 years in a row. | He won more than 4,000 races, and was crowned champion jockey 20 years in a row. |
Keeping hold of that crown involved keeping his body weight well below what would be considered average for a man of his height - 5ft 10in (1.8m) | Keeping hold of that crown involved keeping his body weight well below what would be considered average for a man of his height - 5ft 10in (1.8m) |
He maintained a thin frame of about 10 st 3lbs (65kg) with a punishing regime of meagre portions - often missing dinner three nights a week - and hot baths to sweat off the pounds. | |
'Bursting out' | 'Bursting out' |
Life has been sweeter since he retired, but McCoy will now revert to watching his diet after a recent health check warned of the risks of high cholesterol and blood sugar. | Life has been sweeter since he retired, but McCoy will now revert to watching his diet after a recent health check warned of the risks of high cholesterol and blood sugar. |
"When I was racing I was unhealthy looking," he said. | "When I was racing I was unhealthy looking," he said. |
"Everybody tells me now I am healthy looking but yet there are things I need to keep an eye on like my cholesterol, the possibility of diabetes." | "Everybody tells me now I am healthy looking but yet there are things I need to keep an eye on like my cholesterol, the possibility of diabetes." |
Back in 2010, his low-calorie Christmas dinner consisted of three thinly sliced pieces of turkey breast, a spoonful of cabbage, three Brussels sprouts, a splash of gravy and a small lemonade. | |
"I never mind having a frugal Christmas dinner as I'm always looking forward to some great rides on Boxing Day," he said at the time. | "I never mind having a frugal Christmas dinner as I'm always looking forward to some great rides on Boxing Day," he said at the time. |
"What I do enjoy is seeing Mick Fitzgerald and Carl Llewellyn loosening their belts before they struggle home. I just can't imagine bursting out of my clothes like those two do." | "What I do enjoy is seeing Mick Fitzgerald and Carl Llewellyn loosening their belts before they struggle home. I just can't imagine bursting out of my clothes like those two do." |
The retired champion may have needed to pile on a few pounds, but McCoy now intends to monitor his food intake as "prevention is so much better than any cure". | The retired champion may have needed to pile on a few pounds, but McCoy now intends to monitor his food intake as "prevention is so much better than any cure". |
"I spent all my life dieting but it is something I actually do need," he said. | "I spent all my life dieting but it is something I actually do need," he said. |
"Because my body was so used to that I cannot really let my lifestyle change too much. I am two stone heavier than I was a year and a half ago." |
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