What Tom Brady Really Blames For His Noticeable Weight Loss

Tom Brady isn’t a stranger to altering his body to improve his game. In one of his last few seasons in the NFL before retiring, he notably put on more weight to endure the intense physicality of football. “I wanted to get a little bigger this year and put on a few more pounds and try to absorb the hits a little bit more, and I worked pretty hard at that,” Brady said before the 2019 season, Business Insider noted.

But now that he no longer has to train to win Super Bowl rings, Brady has since traded the bulk for a leaner physique, shedding a significant amount of weight in the process. “Yeah, I’m down about 10 lbs., but I’m actually very fit right now,” he shared in an episode of the “Let’s Go! With Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald, and Jim Gray” podcast, attributing the change to a more relaxed lifestyle. “I haven’t had the stress that I had while I was playing, so that’s allowed me to focus a little bit more on my physical health.”

But despite hanging up his cleats, Brady’s dedication to staying in good shape has never wavered, telling People that his diet post-NFL isn’t so different from his playing days. He’s still distancing from consuming things like sugar, dairy, caffeine, and iodized salt. “I don’t think it’s a strict regimen. I think it’s just trying to make healthy choices that allow me to live the life I want to live,” he said. “I’ve developed so many healthy habits, I just want to stick with them.”