rihannsu
Refugee
last unicorn said:I think Bono really started to gain more weight after the tour ended in early 2006. Until then, during the tour, he had also gained weight, but it became more obvious during the 2006 break, especially with these summer pictures (and other pictures from that time from the South of France). When asked about it during the last tour leg in Australia he said that he had begun to exercise again, and it looks like he has lost some weight since, but he's still quite ... how to say ... compact. But I'm confident that if he really tries, does the right workout and takes care of what he's eating he can be in form again soon. He always gains weight between tours and has lost/gained weight a lot over the years and he doesn't look like he's much into sports. Just like me, I can't stand sports.
What most people either don't know or forget is that Bono threw his back out badly right when they were finishing HTDAAB. He actually recorded some vocals lying on his back because he wouldn't go to the doctor until they were done. Because of this he was unable to box or run like he usually does to keep in shape. He lost some weight just from the strain of touring but was unable to really get toned until around the final leg when he was finally able to exercise proplerly again. That why he said in that Australian interview that he had just started to exercise again. That is also why he wasn't generally running multiple laps of the stage like he had on Elevation. There were a few interviews I remember seeing where you could see him being very careful in how he sat down or got up and was being careful not to twist his body too much when moving around.
Dana