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Christopher Schwarzenegger Addresses Weight Loss Transformation for 1st Time: ‘Big Process’
Christopher Schwarzenegger is a man of few words in the public eye, but the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver publicly opened up about his weight loss transformation for the first time. While speaking at the Inaugural Beacher Vitality Happy & Healthy Summit, Christoper shared what led to his drastic weight loss journey and revealed how long he’s been going through the “big process.”
“I started in 2019 when I was living in Australia. I was on this big trip,” Christopher, 27, explained to Sharon Osbourne and Jeff Beacher at the Los Angeles event on March 10. “I made it a big [deal] like, ‘Oh, I’m going to go out and do all this stuff, be in Australia,’ and I just saw how much my weight was prohibiting me from doing the everyday activities.”
Christopher, who was spotted in April with a significantly slimmer figure, reflected on a time in Australia when he was thrill-seeking and wanted to skydive.
“And my friends were like, ‘Yeah, no shot.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, I can’t skydive,’” he recalled.
That said, Christopher revealed that he has tried losing weight ever since he was in high school, where he would eat personalized, healthy lunches.
“I tried everything. I was doing meal delivery things in high school, and I remember feeling like a weirdo when I was bringing weird lunches to school,” the University of Michigan alum continued.
Despite achieving his eye-catching results, Christopher admitted that his weight loss progress is “not an overnight thing” and “it took a lot of trial and error.”
“And even still to this day … when you’re saying, oh, before and after photos … I don’t feel like I’m an after yet. I don’t feel like I’m at the point,” he shared.
Christopher’s improved health habits have been the result of his dedication and loyalty to his Catholic religious beliefs and practices. In fact, he gained major points within the church, while losing major pounds.
“Weirdly enough, I gave up bread for Lent. I don’t know if anyone’s Catholic in here, but I gave up bread for Lent,” he said to the audience, before revealing that he lost 30 pounds in less than two months by kicking bread to the side.
“I was like, ‘Well, if I’m giving up bread, I might as well just take the opportunity and I’m a good Catholic boy, so I’m not going to break it,'” he recalled. “And that was my one rule. I was like, ‘I’m not going to break Lent.’ And so I lost 30 pounds just through that.”
Although Christopher remained tight-lipped about his health and fitness journey before the summit, his family members championed his commitment on social media.
In 2021, two years into Christopher’s weight loss transformation, Patrick Schwarzenegger highlighted his younger brother’s new healthy habits that made such a positive impact on his life.
“Proud of you. New job. Crushing in the gym. Whole new person,” the White Lotus star actor, 31, wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post in 2021, as reported by Page Six. “Can’t wait to see what this year brings.”
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