2024-03-09 12:49:42
“Goodbye Germany” star lost 14 kilos in nine weeks
March 8, 2024 – 6:27 p.mReading time: 2 min.
He no longer felt comfortable in his body and declared war on his excess pounds at the beginning of the year. With success: 14 kilos are down. But how?
Chris Töpperwien has been in the spotlight for more than ten years. In 2012, the “Currywurst Man” was accompanied by Vox on his everyday life in the USA for the first time. For a long time he was part of “Goodbye Germany! The Emigrants” as a food truck owner. He now runs a bakery in Los Angeles with his wife.
Chris Töpperwien also keeps his fans up to date via Instagram. More than 150,000 people follow him on the social media platform – and he now told them about his success.
At the end of the year, the 50-year-old made the decision to get fitter and lose weight. “At 1.78 meters, I weighed 92 kilos. I no longer felt comfortable with that,” he says in a video. “I heard that from the side too: ‘Little tummy and stuff.’ Then you listen to it ten times, but at the eleventh time it’s over.”
From 92 to 78 kilograms
Only two months have passed since then. In this short time the pounds fell off. “My weight is the same as it was in 2014. Unbelievable. It’s been ten years since I was the weight I am today.” Chris Töpperwien started at the beginning of the year at 92 kilos. He now weighs 78 kilograms. “In nine weeks I lost 14 kilos.”
His body fat percentage has also changed. “I was 28 percent fat and now I’m at 15.” His goal is to get to “six, seven percent”. “That’s why I’m going to do this now, to the bitter end, until there’s no fat left.”
No exercise, few calories
But how did Chris Töpperwien lose so much weight so quickly? He didn’t do any sports during this time.
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Today I experienced the greatest sense of achievement since 2014. [00:00:04][3.2]
The Currywurst man also dealt with his diet during this time. Because many products have hidden calories. “A glass of orange juice has so many calories, you can’t even imagine. […] It’s the deficit that’s important and the bottom line at the end of the day.”