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Lane Kiffin Has Lost 30 Pounds, Says He Used To Look Like A ‘Whale’

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Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin has lost a ton of weight.

Kiffin noticeably gained a lot of weight after leaving Alabama as he took head coaching jobs at FAU and Ole Miss. During a recent interview with Dan Patrick, he looked noticeably slimmer and he recently revealed to ESPN that he’s lost 30 pounds. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)

Kiffin told ESPN the following about his weight gain and loss:

I saw a picture of me at the bowl game last year and told the players I looked like an anaconda that had swallowed a deer and the deer got stuck in its neck…Here I am in postseason meetings back in January telling my offensive linemen and other guys that they needed to eat better, lose weight, get in better shape, and I looked like a whale.

As a former fat guy myself, it’s super important to be able to have a sense of humor about your body, especially when you bounce back.

Much like Kiffin, I put on a decent amount of weight, I didn’t look like a great athlete, I lost the weight and I now look like a dual-threat Heisman quarterback.

Peaks and valleys, my friends. Peaks and valleys.

I’m not sure how Kiffin packed on the weight, but the fact that he dropped 30 pounds is a great sign for his health.

Trust me, you feel much better when you’re not overweight and it will tack on years to your life. It’s 100% worth staying in shape.

 

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Props to Kiffin for getting back into shape. Getting healthy is something we should always all applaud.