TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie
opened up about his weight problem in an interview with ABC News and
stressed he is "trying" to lose weight, a battle he's waged for 30
years, but said he's never considered gastric bypass surgery because it's "too risky."
"I mean, see, listen, I think there's a fundamental misunderstanding
among people regarding weight and regarding all those things that go
into, to people being overweight," Christie said in an interview that
will air Tuesday on "Nightline." "I think folks say - yeah, well he must
just not be disciplined, you know, or he must not have willpower - that
kind of thing. I guess the best analogy to make is some people drink
too much. Some people take drugs. Some people eat too much. See, you can
go live every day without drinking. You can live every day without
taking drugs. You can't live every without eating."
Watch ABC News' Jake Tapper's full interview with Gov. Chris Christie on "Nightline" tonight at 11:35 p.m. ET.
Christie, who often jokes about his weight, but rarely opens up about
the struggle, acknowledged that "it's a really difficult thing to deal
with."
Christie said he works out with a trainer four days a week and is
"trying to eat better," but said it's "really difficult like to eat
better."
"With running around all the time and grabbing things on the go. But I'm
trying to eat better," Christie said in the interview from the state
capitol. "I'm working at it. But obviously, I'm not there. But I also
have hope that I can get there."
Christie suffers from asthma and was admitted to the hospital last
summer, but said besides that ailment he is healthy and sees the doctor
regularly.
"My blood pressure's fine, my cholesterol is fine," Christie said. "I'm
in good physical shape in terms of those indicators. But I have to lose
weight and I get it."
Christie said there are two types of people who approach him about his
weight: those who "really genuinely are concerned about me and want me
to be around for a long time, and really care about me" and some of the
people he sometimes encounters on his Twitter feed.
"There are some people who are just - you know, incredibly nasty and,
and ugly and horrible," Christie said. "That's just the way it goes. I
mean, you know, people have that kind of prejudice about them. I can't
do anything about that."
Christie said he's "doing the best I can" and will "continue to."
"I've been living with it for a long time, and I'm going to try to get
better," Christie said. "And if I can get better, that'll be great for
me and for my family and for the public who likes me … it's something
that's not easy. If it were easy, I'd already have it fixed."
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