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- Christian Bale strenuously dieted for over four months prior to filming, as his character needed to look drastically thin. According to a biography of Bale written by his former assistant, this daily diet consisted of "water, an apple and one cup of coffee per day, with the occasional whiskey" (approximately 55–260 calories).
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Oct 8, 2022 · The actor lost over four stone while transforming himself into Trevor and reportedly followed a ridiculously restricted daily diet of one black coffee, a single apple, a tin of tuna and water.
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Feb 1, 2024 · How did Christian Bale lose 62 pounds and play a skinny insomniac in the 2004 thriller? Find out his extreme eating habits, his health issues and his quick transformation for Batman Begins.
Christian Bale revealed that he lived on a diet of just 200 calories a day while preparing for his role in 2005 thriller The Machinist. Image: Paramount.
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To lose these 63 pounds, the actor followed a draconic diet: for almost four months he ate only one can of tuna fish and/or one apple per day. This type of diet is a very low calorie diet, ensuring only 50-260 calories/day. There are 194 calories in one can (6.5 ounce) of tuna in water (drained) and one medium size apple (about 150 g) has 80 calori...
Besides the extremely low calorie intake, the foods chosen for this diet are, by themselves, metabolism boosters. Due to the caffeine content, coffee increases the metabolism. The apples are high in sugar and pectin (a soluble fiber) which dampens down the appetite.
To lose weight faster, Christian Bale exercised hard. The stars exercise regime included intensive cardio workouts and intensive resistance/weight training workouts.
Cutting calories significantly can cause serious health problems such as gallstones, heart problems, anemia, fatigue, constipation or diarrhea, and nausea.
Oct 7, 2022 · Christian Bale has opened up about the reason he lost such a drastic amount of weight and how his sleep pattern altered for The Machinist.
Jan 4, 2018 · The transformation that the Welsh actor undertook from his role in The Machinist to Batman Begins is the stuff of Hollywood legend. After fasting on a diet of “water, an apple and one cup of coffee per day, with the occasional whiskey,” the actor lost 62 pounds and developed a skeletal frame that was required for his character.
Christian Bale strenuously dieted for over four months prior to filming, as his character needed to look drastically thin. According to a biography of Bale written by his former assistant, this daily diet consisted of "water, an apple and one cup of coffee per day, with the occasional whiskey" (approximately 55–260 calories). [ 6 ]
