Christopher Schwarzenegger, the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, discussed his 30-pound weight loss during a candid conversation at the Beacher Vitality Happy & Healthy Summit in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 10. Christopher is Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver’s youngest of four children.
Christopher Schwarzenegger addresses 30 pound weight loss
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son, Christopher, spoke about his experience with weight loss at a panel discussion with Maria Shriver, Kelly Osbourne, and host Jeff Beacher. He said that it was a “big process,” adding, “I started in 2019 when I was living in Australia. I was on this big trip. 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.” He confided that he was interested in various outdoor activities such as skydiving, but knew that he couldn’t do them. (via People)
Reflecting on his youth, Christopher said that his insecurities about his weight began when he was still in high school, where he used to bring customized lunches to maintain a healthy diet.
The University of Michigan alum added, “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.”
Christopher explained that the transformation didn’t take place overnight and that there were a lot of trials and errors. He also disclosed that he stopped eating bread due to his religious beliefs, and it helped him lose 30 pounds. “Weirdly enough, I gave up bread for Lent,” he said. “I don’t know if anyone’s Catholic in here, but I gave up bread for Lent.”
He continued, “I was like, ‘I’m not going to break Lent.’ And so I lost 30 pounds just through that.”
Originally reported by Tamal Kundu on ComingSoon.
