Which Movie Star Is On A 600 Calorie Diet?

We’ve recently seen Matthew McConaughey drop 40 pounds for his role in Dallas Buyers Club, and now Chris Hemsworth revealed he is also in the process of losing a lot of weight.

The 30-year-old actor was on Jimmy Kimmel Live the other night and he explained that he’s only eating 500 or 600 calories a day. After putting on muscle and gaining 20 pounds to play the powerful Thor, Hemsworth is now dropping the weight very fast.

He’s losing the weight for a new Ron Howard film, ‘Heart of the Sea.’ Hemsworth explained the role to the late night audience…

“(Heart of the Sea) is the true events that inspired Herman Melville to write ‘Moby Dick.’ A bunch of sailors in a whaling ship get struck by a whale, the ship sinks and they jump onto the small rafts and drift for 90 days. And basically they begin to die and eat each other…a romantic comedy.”

So, most days consist of him only eating a salad, a few pieces of lean meat and that’s about it. However, he did admit to having a cheat meal right before coming on the show…

“I had a cheat meal a couple of minutes ago so I’m in a good mood. (I had) a bit of pizza. Like 10 (slices). But that’s just once a week and then you feel really guilty.”

He admitted to going to bed hungry almost every night, but he says it is worth it for the role. He also said that all of the actors have a fasting period where they can’t eat any food for nearly 15 hours.

Psh, I don’t feel bad for him. At least he’s getting paid to do this! I’m sure there are children around the world who eat less than that for free. I do wonder how healthy these crash diets are though. Hemsworth is a big guy, 500 calories a day can’t be good for his body.