“I tried everything” - Christopher Schwarzenegger reflects on his weight loss journey

Christopher Schwarzenegger, son of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and journalist Maria Shriver, recently appeared at the Inaugural Beacher Vitality Happy & Healthy Summit. The event took place on May 10, 2025, at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, and the Summit was organised as a forum for conversations about longevity, wellness and transformation.

Schwarzenegger is no stranger to personal transformation himself. As per People Maagzine, Schwarzenegger spoke about his experience of dramatic weight loss and fitness at the Summit. The 27-year-old Schwarzenegger said,

“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…It's not an overnight thing, but it took a lot of trial and error”

Today noted that Schwarzenegger’s Catholic faith helped him observe frugal and humble living by cutting out bread for the holy period of Lent. As per Today, Schwarzenegger referred to his faith and said,

“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.’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.”

 

 

 

 

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Back in April, Schwarzenegger’s sister, Katherine Schwarzenegger took to social media to post an image of herself and her siblings, displaying her brother Christopher’s transformation for the world to see. 

Schwarzenegger was also spotted by Just Jared on Easter weekend, and his weight loss transformation was clearly apparent.

About Christopher Schwarzenegger’s struggles with weight loss

Christopher Schwarzenegger candidly opened up about how difficult his weight loss transformation has been. Men’s Journal noted that Schwarzenegger began his weight loss journey in 2019, as a result of not being able to participate in daily activities because of his weight. As per the news outlet, Schwarzenegger, while speaking at the Beacher Summit, said,

“It was a big process. 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.’”

Continuing, Schwarzenegger said,

“I just saw how much my weight was prohibiting me from doing the everyday activities. I was like, 'I want to go skydiving.' And my friends were like, 'Yeah, no shot.' I was like, 'Yeah, I can't skydive.’”

Schwarzenegger’s weight loss journey had admittedly been long. Back in 2022, The Daily Mail reported that Schwarzenegger arrived at at his brother, White Lotus actor, Patrick Schwarzenegger’s birthday party while showing off the results of following a fitness regimen.