Padma Lakshmi, longtime host of Bravo's 'Top Chef,' is kicking off season 2 of HULU's 'Taste the Nation' and celebrating her new spread in the 2023 issue of SI Swimsuit.
"I’m not gonna lie. You have to work out all the time," Lakshmi explained."I probably work out when I have the time one to two hours a day, six days a week. I eat a lot of food both on ‘Top Chef’ and on ‘Taste the Nation.' And, honestly, I eat very simply at home. I don’t eat a lot of red meat. I eat mostly plant-based, though I will have
"No one is going to check the label on the back of your jeans or your blouse. Just be comfortable. And I do gain weight. I gain like 10-15 pounds when I come home from filming each season. It takes me six weeks to gain, it takes me 10 to 12 weeks to lose. And there’s no magic bullet. There’s no other healthy way to do it."Padma Lakshmi said she gains 10-15 pounds while filming"Top Chef.
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