Talking Sports And Fitness With Zeke

Bruce Ure shares his remarkable story with Zeke. Ure tells Zeke that he lost 140 pounds from his once 315-pound frame through bariatric surgery and his strong commitment to working out over the two-plus years since his surgery. Ure competed in his first Ironman competition this year. "I always had trouble with weight," Ure explains. "I would run for 6 to 8 months and lose 40 to 50 pounds. Then put it back on again. I never addressed the underlying issue but I would get active and lose weight but then I could not keep it off." The specific type of bariatric surgery Ure had was a sleeve gastrectomy in which a vertical, tube-shaped stomach is created so there is less room for food. "They remove a portion of your stomach making the area that keeps food smaller, thus your appetite decreases," Ure explains to Zeke. "You begin to eat food measured by handfuls, one or two handfuls four or five times a day. You tend to find yourself gravitating toward food that will give you the energy you need. You need to address yo