Chris Christie Loses 85 Pounds, Says He’s Fit To Run For President

After being pressed by conservative donors about his health, New Jersey governor Chris Christie claims he’s lost 85 pounds — ready to potentially run for president for the 2016 elections. The 52-year-old governor is considered by Republicans to be a conservative capable of winning over Democrats after he was re-elected in a landslide victory last year,… Read the rest of this entry »

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Christie Gets His Body Piercings In The Summer

Governor Christie’s office released parts of his interview with NBC’s Rock Center that did not make it to the Friday night broadcast.

Christie will be accompanying Prince Harry to the Jersey Shore this week.   If there is a Prince Albert in Christie’s future, it will probably be a better kept secret than his lap band surgery.

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Christie Has Lap-Band Surgery

Governor Chris Christie and Danny Shields in Highlands last week. Shields, an owner of Windansea, is Sen. Jennifer Beck’s husband. facebook photo.

Governor Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band surgery in February.  He has lost 40 pounds since, according to a report in the New York Post.

Christie told NYP that he underwent the aggressive weight loss procedure because he recently turned 50 and wanted to be around for his kids.  He said it had nothing to do the presidential ambitions.

“I’ve struggled with this issue for 20 years,” he said. “For me, this is about turning 50 and looking at my children and wanting to be there for them.”

He also insisted that, contrary to what observers may say, the effort to slim down was not motivated by thoughts of a presidential bid.

“It’s so much more important than that,” he said.

The governor went to great lengths to keep the procedure secret.  He did not go to his surgeon’s office, having the doctor visit him at his Mendam home.  He checked into the surgery center under an assumed name.

The surgery took 40 minutes on the morning of February 16.  Christie was home in the afternoon after having a silicone tube placed around the top of his stomach.

Before having the surgery, Christie spoke privately with Jets coach Rex Ryan.  Ryan had the procedure in 2010 and has lost 100 lbs. since.  Dr. George Fielding of the NYU Medical Center’s Weight Management Program performed the surgery on both men.

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