Dateline's Josh Mankiewicz Reveals 70 Pound Weight Loss, Shares How He Did It

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Dateline‘s correspondent Josh Mankiewicz has been on a weight loss journey, and revealed he lost 70 lbs.

The 69-year-old NBC host revealed how he did it and why he decided to change some eating habits. He shared, “I lost 70 lbs. and I felt great.” Keep reading to find out more… He told People, “It’s tough to say goodbye to carbs forever, particularly when your ancestors invented the pierogi.

So over time I put weight back on and every year I’d go in for my physical, and my doctor, she’d be like, you have got to work on that.” In May of 2023, Josh said he felt pressured from his doctor to start making some changes, and he also did not like the way he looked on TV. “I didn’t like the way I looked.

I didn’t like the way I felt. So I just decided to go ahead and do it. This wasn’t any particular diet, it was essentially just cutting out all of the things that we all sort of intuitively know that we’re not supposed to eat,” he shared.