The former strongman, who competed in dozens of challenges (winning several) starting in 2009, admitted that he had to take “baby steps” when losing the weight he kept on for those competitions.
Bjornsson eased himself into the new diet by making small changes every few months, so that the adjustment didn’t have to happen all at once.
His gig as a strongman required far more food, and eating an insane eight full meals a day, which sometimes required him to get up in the middle of the night to satisfy his nutrient quota.