Ray Foley on weight loss: 'There's nothing more sobering that seeing yourself on television the size of a heifer'
Broadcaster Ray Foley says people on the street didn't recognise him when he put on some extra weight.
Punters used to regularly approach the former Take Me Out host with quotes from the show, but he thinks they may not have recognised him with a few more pounds on.
"It's only since I've started losing weight again that people refer to Take Me Out again. When I was fat I was unrecognisable, which was fine," he told Independent.ie.
"I got fat because I didn't care really. For breakfast I was having danishes and massive lattes. I was drinking like a fish, eating all the wrong dinners and eating late at night."
Foley was encouraged to shift the excess weight again after re-watching himself on the Seven O'Clock show last year.
"There's nothing more sobering that seeing yourself the size of a heifer sitting on a couch on TV3.
"When I saw that I decided to sort myself out."
The Mayo man is now eying up a new challenge after losing a considerable amount of weight recently. Ray, who recently took up a job in Cork's Red FM, will be joining thousands of people in Dublin's Rock 'n' Roll 10km run.
"My wife thinks I'm going to get addicted to it and I'm going to become one of those people who are out running all the time. I'm not one of those people," he said.
"I've nearly lost three stone since I made the effort to start losing it. I am pretty happy. I don't really see it, but my wife says it's looking better.
"When I do notice it is when I'm shopping for clothes. Smaller sizes are easlier to get into, so that's a good thing," he said.
The Rock 'n' Roll race series will be held in Dublin from August 5 - 7 this summer. Thre will be a timed 5k, 10k and half marathon, as well as a 3km fun run. Throughout the route, live bands will entertain runners and keep them motivated.
For more information on the Rock 'N' Roll races, click here.
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