‘Chopped’ Judge Maneet Chauhan Weight Loss; Before and After, Diets & Workouts

Find out all about the chef judge, Maneet Chauhan weight loss journey, her diet plan, and workouts

Maneet Chauhan is an Indian American chef and television personality of Punjabi origin. The Indian Executive Chef is very notable as a judge of the TV cooking series Chopped on Food Network. Among other programs such as The Next Iron Chef on The View on ABC and Iron Chef America on NBC.

Recently, her fans and follower of the shows she appears in, have noticed Chauhan’s body change. They claim that Maneet looks slimmer and fitter than before. So has the Chopped judge really lost weight? The answer is yes. This article has a detailed description of Maneet’s weight transformation journey.

Maneet Chauhan Weight Loss; Before and After Comparison

All of the hard work for weight loss has definitely paid off for Maneet Chauhan. The 44-year-old lost an astonishing 40 pounds from her diet plan. But that’s far from the only thing Maneet has accomplished over the past few years. As a matter of fact, the Chopped judge had planned on working on her body weight since 2019.

Maneet Chauhan weight loss Before and After comparison
Image Source: Famous Chefs

Although she was not really overweight in an interview taken by Parade in 2019, Maneet explains the reason for her weight loss. She said.

“It was important for me to be healthy not only for the way I look or feel but also for the message that I was sending to my kids,”

She added:

“I was telling them it’s OK to be overweight and not take care of yourself, and that’s not the message I want to send them.” 

The chef wanted her kids to see her thriving both professionally and personally. Moreover, she aimed to set a good example for them. As you can see from the above before and after comparison picture that she has been able to lose incredible weight.

How Did the Famous Chef Lose 40 Pounds; Learn Her Diet Plans and Workouts

Getting into detail Chauhan’s weight transformation- Chefs have a hard time losing weight than other professions because they cannot be fixed to a special kind of diet as a chef needs to work with several types of food. Likewise, Maneet also confused couldn’t go on a restrictive diet like keto or paleo because she eats for a living. So how did she lose so much weight?

‘Chopped’ judge, Maneet Chauhan with a diet plan
Image Source: Instagram (@maneetchauhan)

The chef planned a smart way by which she could lose weight without hampering her career. According to Maneet, she downloaded a calorie app and kept track of anything that she ate. Maneet stated:

“I kept to 1,200 calories a day, which would pretty much start with me logging my two glasses of wine and two pieces of chocolate, so I knew what I had left”

In addition to this, the 44-year-old also committed to burning calories by making sure to take at least 10,000 steps every day. The walk helps her burn around 1200 calories every day. Now, the Indian chef claims that this diet and exercise are a part of her daily life.

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Furthermore, she explained her current mentality through a scenario. If she is at the airport feels like she hasn’t done my steps. Chauhan walks from one end of the airport to the other with her suitcase. On a side note, Maneet has also released her latest cookbook, Chaat: Recipes from the Kitchens, Markets, and Railways of India, in October 2020. The book is influenced by the epic cross-country railway journey where the chef encountered all types of food from all over India.