Dave Bautista reveals plan that helped him shed 75lbs - after shocking fans with slimmed-down athletic look READ MORE: Dave Bautista breaks his silence over weight loss transformation By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 12:56 EDT, 17 September 2024 | Updated: 13:39 EDT, 17 September 2024 e-mail 3 View comments Action movie star Dave Bautista has wowed fans with his drastic weight loss, having dropped 75 pounds in just over two years. The former WWE star began training after filming wrapped on the 2023 release Knock at the Cabin.
At the time, he weighed 315 pounds, which was higher than when he wrestled professionally. Losing the added pounds, which he packed on with help from French fries and pancakes, took a lot of work . To do it, he cut his calorie intake to 2,500, around 1,000 fewer calories than the Mayo Clinic recommends for a person of his age and size to lose weight .
He fasted until at least 1pm and then ate largely vegetarian , with eggs and fish added in for protein, and he ate his last meal at least three hours before bed. Former WWE star Dave Bautista, 55, shed 75 pounds after filming Knock at the Cabin in 2022 Your browser does not support iframes. The 55-year-old former wrestler spoke to TikTok personality Chris Van Vliet about his weight loss journey: ‘I started trimming down because I had just gotten fat.
‘I got really big for a role and it was uncomfortably big...
Knock at the Cabin...
I got really big. I was around 31.