HGTV’s Erin Napier proudly shows off husband Ben’s ‘hardcore’ weight loss

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took to Instagram Tuesday to showcase her husband Ben’s fitness journey — proudly displaying his slimmed-down appearance. “[Ben] got hardcore about his health and fitness last winter ahead of his big shoulder surgery that was in March so he could sleep better on his back and lower his BP,” Napier, 37, wrote on Instagram.The post, set to the tune of “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim,” by ’70s crooner Jim Croce, shows her hunky hubby, 39, wearing a tan suit with matching loafers and a blue shirt.

Responding to his wife’s post, the HGTV star asked “What ya think, @people? Can I make the top 50 again? That’s my real motivation,” referring to his 2021 feature as one of People’s 2021 Sexiest Men Alive.The Post has reached out to the Napiers for comment.

ben has lost 65 lbs. since we filmed the first day with chance and emily. here he is this week on our trip to california! #hgtvhometown pic.twitter.com/3u43Pa52bLHGTV’s “Home Town” follows the Laurel, Mississippi, couple around town as they attempt to “renovate turn-of-the-century homes with modern and affordable updates.”Napier began his weight-loss journey in 2018 when he revealed that his father had gone through emergency bypass surgery — one month before his 60th birthday in 2014.Since then, the hunky house-flipper said being around to watch his daughter, Helen, grow up has provided the motivation he needed to keep off the extra weight. “Suddenly, this problem that seemed so far from me was standing right in front of me,” Napier wrote in an Instagram post. “Although I have made efforts to eat healthy and to exercise, it never seemed more real until I held this blue-eyed girl that is equal parts Erin & me and a whole lot more than I deserve in my arms.”Talking with the TODAY.