What is Peter Jackson’s weight loss secret? The image most of us have of the Lord of the Rings filmmaker is a portly, bespectacled figure reminiscent of one of his characters from The Hobbit.
In fact, movie industry insiders and Jackson fans began noticing a new Peter Jackson almost a year ago. But it’s only now, with all the hype surrounding the soon-to-be-released King Kong, that the general public has woken up to the lean, show-free version of the man and begun to wonder about Peter Jackson’s diet.
And it’s not hard to see why there’s so much interest. Peter Jackson’s weight loss has been impressive: he has lost about 70 pounds (32 kilograms).
So what is the secret to his diet?
Was it the South Beach diet? The caveman diet? The Atkins diet?
Obesitycures.com did some research and found that Jackson was not on any of the popular fad diets. The real secret to Peter Jackson’s weight loss phenomenon has been dubbed the “Skull Island Diet,” after King Kong’s fictional home island.
Baffled by all the attention his new image is getting, Jackson insists that a lifestyle change, rather than a diet, is responsible for his weight loss.
“I just got tired of being overweight and out of shape, so I switched my diet from burgers to yoghurt and muesli and it seems to work,” Jackson told Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper.
Jackson reportedly also didn’t follow a specific exercise program, but he has spoken several times about his grueling 21-hour-a-day work schedule on the set of King Kong, which no doubt accounted for part of the weight loss.
Jackson said he was slashing during the day and shooting at night for months, surviving on three hours of sleep. “I thought he was some kind of Superman, but he knocked me out.”
And what about Jackson’s new show-free status? No, unfortunately losing weight does not improve eyesight. Jackson underwent laser eye surgery, explaining that he had “gone tired of being outside in the rain and dust on the glasses.”
