While speaking with Page Six, Rev. Al Sharpton briefly talked about his strict diet and revealed that he eats only one meal a day!
The news outlet spotted the reverend at the iconic Harlem eatery Sylvia’s last weekend, where he brought his own kale salad. He explained that he brought his own dish “cuz’ I know they don’t have kale there,” he said. Sharpton then revealed that he started eating one meal a day “about four years ago” and explained why:
“I eat around noon every day, and that’s it. I have the salad and at night, I may have one slice of whole wheat toast because my doctor said I have to have some kind of protein,” he said. Sharpton went on to say that his good workouts and eating kale have helped Sharpton stay fit: “At my height… maybe 15 years ago — I weighed 305 pounds. Today, I’m 132 pounds. I just made up my mind, and I just did it. Cold turkey,” he said.
As the news site notes, Sharpton was at the famous spot celebrating with his daughter Dominique, who was recently eliminated from the celebrity reality show, “Claim to Fame.” “[Watching her on TV] was surreal… they had no idea who she was,” he said. “I never wanted my kids to be just Al Sharpton’s daughter. I wanted her to be on her own, and she’s doing that,” he said per the outlet. He also shared that he called ahead and asked the restaurant if he could bring his kale salad. “They broke soul food etiquette,” by letting him in with the dish, Sharpton said.
“But, we went over to Sylvia’s, and they ordered all the soul food they wanted and I ate my kale salad,” he said.
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