Christie weight how much

Christie, 51, has remained all but mum on procedure that has helped him shed pounds. Judging by photographs, however, Nguyen says that it appears that Christie has lost 40 percent to 45 percent of his excess weight in the first year, about what might be expected from adjustable gastric band surgery, more commonly known as Lap-Band.

That view was echoed by Dr. Christie chose the least-invasive option for bariatric surgery, in which an adjustable silicone band filled with saline is wrapped around the upper part of the stomach, creating a small pouch that restricts food intake. About , procedures have been performed worldwide since the U.

Food and Drug Administration approved the device in An excerpt of Double Down reveals that Mitt Romney thought Christie was too fat to be his vice president. Look at that! Christie is half-way to his weight loss goal, according to CNN.

In November he says he's sleeping better thanks to the weight loss as well. Time releases its "The Elephant in the Room" fat joke cover. The infamous "[t]ime for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" email goes public. Bridgegate, and allegations that Christie punishes his political opponents, damages his odds more than more urgent matters like his weight. His wife urges him to buy new suits, possibly to look more presidential.

People have noticed a difference in Gov. Chris Christie but no one besides him knew how much weight he has lost. Christie has lost 85 pounds since weight-loss surgery, according to The New York Times which reported that's what the governor told conservative donors at David Koch's New York apartment. Christie insisted that he was not unhealthy, though he had mentioned to Letterman that his doctors had told him that as he got older, things could change.

He checked himself in for surgery 10 days after he told the doctor to shut up on television. Rumors have circulated that the Christie may have stayed off of the national stage in -- when he was widely urged by Republicans to join the race -- because of his weight. Others have theorized that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney may have passed on Christie as a vice presidential running mate in part because of Christie's size.