By Wonderwall.com Editors
12:07pm PST, Dec 5, 2023
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Stars have inspired people around the world with their weight loss journeys. Join us as we check out some before-and-after photos of celebs who've lost significant amounts of weight over the years…
Country music singer Lainey Wilson — seen here in June 2021 — has noticeably slimmed down in recent years — but contrary to reports, she hasn't lost 70 pounds, and she didn't do it by using weight-loss gummies.
"I am sure some of you have seen some ads about me losing weight and being hospitalized and taking some weight loss gummies and blah, blah, blah, to save my life – well, surprise, it ain't true," she said in an Instagram video in June 2023. "People will do whatever to make a dollar even if it is lies because ain't nobody sent me any gummies. If I have lost weight, it's because I am working hard playing hour-and-a-half shows and running around every night of my life."
The "Yellowstone" actress continued, "To be honest, me losing weight or gaining weight ain't got anything to do with my music. I love y'all, but I don't want you spending your money on something that ain't real – don't fall for it. But I tell you what, it would be real nice if they made some gummies that made your a** tell the truth!"
That said, Lainey has toned and tightened up some things — and shed some pounds — in recent years. Keep reading to learn how much she really lost and to see her in November 2023…
Then keep reading to see dozens more stars before and after weight loss…
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In an August 2023 interview with country music radio show "Big D & Bubba," singer and "Yellowstone" actress Lainey Wilson cleared up rumors about how much weight she's really lost, shooting down widespread reports that she shed 70 pounds.
"Hell no! No, and I hope you know those [ads for weight-loss] gummies are fake. Y'all, I literally had family members believe that I was taking these gummies and they were like, 'Does it work?'"
However, she confirmed, "I have lost weight — I probably lost about 20 pounds."
Lainey showed off her slimmed-down figure in one of her trademark bell-bottom looks at the 2023 CMA Awards in November 2023.
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Music star Post Malone lost a lot of weight over the last few years — at least 55 pounds. During an August 2023 appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, the "Rockstar" and "Sunflower" performer addressed his slimdown, saying, "I was like 240 and now I'm like 185."
An unhealthy lifestyle, including sugary drinks and other vices, led to his weight gain. "Soda is so bad. It's so good but so bad," he said.
Keep reading to see what he looks like post-slimdown…
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Post Malone first addressed his slimmed-down appearance in an April 2023 Instagram post in which he told fans he started to take his health more seriously after welcoming his first child in May 2022.
"I wanted to say that I'm not doing drugs, I've had a lot of people ask me about my weight loss and I'd suppose, performance on stage. I'm having a lot of fun performing, and have never felt healthier," he wrote. "I guess dad life kicked in and I decided to kick soda and start eating better so I can be around for a long time for this little angel," he continued, adding, "Next up is smokes and brews, but I like to consider myself a patient man… lol!"
The Grammy nominee is seen here looking slimmer than ever in August 2023 — four months after he made those comments, and the same month he told podcaster Joe Rogan he weighed 185 after dropping 55 pounds.
He continued to keep it off…
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Post Malone continued to keep the weight off as 2023 went on.
He's seen here looking slim and trim on the red carpet at the 57th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Nov. 8, 2023.
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In August 2023, "Ex's & Oh's" singer Elle King opened up on Instagram about her health journey. The 5-foot-3 musician revealed how she's slimmed down and found strength — physical and mental — after struggling at 284 pounds while pregnant with her first child in 2021.
"Almost 2 years postpartum ! I am making this post to share my journey from 284 lbs at 5'3 from pregnancy 2021 – now 2023. It doesn't happen over night. It didn't even happen in a year for me. In fact, it's an on going still working towards ever changing goals kinda thing," she began her lengthy post.
"So why am I sharing this? I fell into a very deep depression during my pregnancy. I also didn't even realize how intense postpartum depression is and was until I very slowly began to crawl out. I felt trapped in my body. I couldn't even sing. So I started slow. Metabolic workouts. Light cardio to warm up my body, my lungs, my voice, and my spirit. I am a creature of habit, so I changed my f—— habits," she continued.
Keep reading to see Elle's transformation…
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"Ex's & Oh's" singer Elle King revealed on Instagram in August 2023 — the same month she's seen here — that after she began to change her habits following the birth of her first child in 2021, "Every few weeks I feel my body getting stronger. I add more workouts, I exercise with @pauldominic_ who is basically a body builder. But if you don't have one of those then YOU have to be your own champion. Find music you like! Ride a bike! Go for a swim!" she shared alongside a video showing how she fits in workouts while touring.
"I thought I wanted to lose weight, but it's so much more. My BRAIN functions better on the days I move my body," she explained. "Some days I count stretch marks. Some days I hug myself and say thank you to my body. Today is a kind day. I've been tiny, I've been huge, BUT RIGHT NOW IM HEALTHY."
She also preemptively shot down any claims she's using meds to slim down. "I can't believe that I even have to say this, but no, I am not on any weight loss medication," she wrote. "I have PCOS and am pre-diabetic. My diabetic grandfather died when I was 10 years old. I watched him prick his finger and give himself shots. I do not judge anyone who is trying to live a healthier life. I can only share MY OWN JOURNEY! I just hope to live a long, wonderful, healthy life where I can drink a lot, eat fish, laugh as much as I can, and die happy."
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Actor Billy Gardell weighed more than 370 pounds at his heaviest when he starred on the sitcom "Mike & Molly," which aired from 2010 to 2016. But during the coronavirus pandemic — after he accepted advice to undergo bariatric weight loss surgery to help minimize his COVID risk (the surgery, however, is "just a tool," Billy told "Entertainment Tonight" in September 2022, adding that "the real battle is still in [the mind]") — he worked hard to have a better relationship with food and start on a health journey that saw him lose more than 150 pounds while starring on the sitcom "Bob Hearts Abishola."
Keep reading to see his impressive transformation — and learn how his life has improved…
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"I float between 205 [pounds] and 210 [pounds now]" after losing more than 150 pounds, "Mike & Molly" and "Bob Hearts Abishola" star Billy Gardell (pictured here in March 2023) told "Entertainment Tonight" in April 2023. "Self-care is important, and I think I finally got there … I think you got to find peace with yourself and at some point, look in the mirror and go, 'You know, it's probably time to take care of you.' And I didn't get that note early on. But I'm a big believer that when you get it, you get it. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as you get it."
Setting an example for his son was also a motivating factor for Billy. "When you hit 50, you start doing that dad math, like, 'If I can live 25 more years, and he'll be 40' … You know what I mean? So I want to be here for him," he told "ET." "I've been an example in a lot of good ways for my child, but I feel like I wasn't a good example of health for him. And so I want him to see that. It doesn't matter what age you are, if you are willing to do something a day at a time, you can change anything."
Keep reading to see how much his face has changed, and to hear how his blood pressure and diabetes status have drastically improved since he's slimmed down…
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Billy Gardell told "Entertainment Tonight" that since losing more than 150 pounds, his resting heart rate has dropped from 113 to 68. He also no longer suffers from type 2 diabetes. "No more diabetes, no more bad blood numbers," Billy said.
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Christopher Schwarzenegger — the youngest son of movie star and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his ex-wife, journalist-author (and Kennedy family member) Maria Shriver — is seen here in Los Angeles in August 2018.
Keep reading to see Christopher's transformation over the years as he impressively slimmed down…
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A slimmed-down Christopher Schwarzenegger was photographed in Los Angeles on Oct. 5, 2021, after getting a pedicure at a nail salon with mom Maria Shriver and sister Christina Schwarzenegger. A week earlier, dad Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared to reveal how Christopher's achieved his weight loss, writing in the caption of an Instagram post marking his son's 24th birthday, "Happy birthday Christopher! I love you and I'm proud of you every day! You're so smart, and you have such a big heart. Between your boxing classes, your weightlifting classes, your stretching classes, your cycling classes, and on and on, I can't even keep up with you! I can't wait to see what you accomplish this year."
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Christopher Schwarzenegger revealed his latest phase following a workout session in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 2023.
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In May 2023, Sharon Osbourne — seen here in October 2022 — opened up on her U.K. show "The Talk" about using semaglutide, an anti-diabetes and obesity medication sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy — and shared how much weight she lost in four months…
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Sharon Osbourne opened up in May 2023 about her recent use of a popular injectable weight-loss drug, though she didn't specify which one she took. "I took it for four months and I lost 30 pounds, but like everything, there's always no quick recipe. I was very sick for a couple of months. The first couple of months, I just felt nauseous," Sharon — seen here at an Oscar party in March 2023 — explained. "Every day I felt nauseous, my stomach was upset, whatever. But listen, I took it for four months, I lost 30 pounds. I've just shoved two chips in my mouth, while we had the break, and I eat normally now, and I haven't put on a pound. Nothing."
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David Harbour gained weight to play an aging out-of-shape hero in 2021's "Black Widow." "I got up to 280 pounds, and I loved it," he told The New York Times. He then dropped about 75 pounds for his role on "Stranger Things" — his character, Hopper, is held captive by Russians at a labor camp — and took to Instagram in July 2022 to show off some incredible before-and-after photos of his body transformation… Keep reading to see him looking ripped in a shirtless selfie and learn more about his slimdown…
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David Harbour underwent a major physical transformation from season 3 to season 4 of "Stranger Things," slimming down significantly. "My trainer @davidhigginslondon worked with me for 8months to make the transformation, and then another year to keep it through the pandemic. All told it was a difficult and exciting ride, changing diet and exercise plans (or lack thereof)," the 6-feet-3-inch actor shared on Instagram in July 2022 alongside this shirtless "after" photo of himself in character as Hopper (he explained in his post that "the black x's are for cgi scarring because of problems with the practical effect.") He continued, "All told I lost over 75lbs. 265-270 in season 3 and all the way down to 190 when we shot." However, he added, he "recently ballooned up again to play jolly ole st. Nick in a flick I can't wait for you to see this [2022] holiday season, so I am struggling to fight back down towards a good weight for wherever hopper ends up in season 5. All this up and down is not good for the body, and I'll have to give it up soon, but it is such a fun part of the job to live in a different version of your skin for a while."
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For season 5 of his Adult Swim series, "The Eric Andre Show," comedian Eric Andrew gained 40 pounds. For season 6, he lost it and, as he told GQ in June 2023, "I got ripped and shredded up. Neither was fun. Getting fat, at first, is fun. I was eating pizza every night and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and piña coladas. But you start getting depressed. Getting ripped, you look good in the mirror and you're happy with what you see but you're hungry — and you can't drink alcohol … You get these pre-made meals that become just boring and dreadful after a while."
In six months — from October 2022 to March 2023 — he went from 213 to 173 pounds and under 9% body fat. Keep reading to find out how he did it and see the results…
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Comedian Eric Andre lost 40 pounds in six months between 2022 and 2023, going from 213 to 173 pounds, by working with three trainers, getting eight hours of sleep a night and, as he explained to Men's Health, working with a nutritionist who had him eating 1,800 to 2,000 calories a day ("That's actually the most crucial part of it — the calorie counting. If you're only going to take away one thing from the bulls** that I'm saying, it's calories in, calories out. The apps really help — MyFitnessPal and all that s***," Eric further told GQ). His diet consisted of "a lot of meat. For muscle, you need meat. I would have a ton of chicken, fish, turkey, no-sodium tuna and steak. … And then tons of fruits and veggies." Eric also gave into cravings sometimes, explaining that if he was losing his mind and needed "a bite of ice cream or chocolate, just have it. Satiate the craving and then go back to the healthy food."
Eric admitted he wasn't pleasant to be around when he was slimming down. "It was nice fitting into all my old jeans and shorts … [but] I remember being irritated. There is a reason skinny people are b****** and fat people are jolly. Fat people are happy — sumo wrestlers, Santa Claus. Skinny people have f****** attitudes because they're f****** starving," he told GQ. "I say stay fat. If you're fat or chubby, stay that way. I felt great… but it wasn't worth cutting out French fries."
He also confessed he didn't keep all the weight off. "In fact, as soon as we wrapped … I ate an entire pepperoni pizza. And then I went to Portugal and drank my weight in wine," he lamented to GQ. "I got back from the trip and stepped on the scale, and I undid six months of work in about three weeks."
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Over the decades, actor Ethan Suplee — seen here in 2020, the same year he started his "American Glutton" podcast, on which he shares the conversations he has with friends and experts about better eating and exercise — has gained and lost more than 500 pounds, he told Men's Health in 2021. When he was 24, the 6-foot-1 "Boy Meets World" and "Wolf of Wall Street" actor weighed 536 pounds and was suffering from congestive heart failure. He continued to struggle with his weight and binge eating as he checked into a treatment center for drug and alcohol addiction. He got sober and as time went on, he learned how to focus on his health and by 2021 was down more than 280 pounds, tipping the scales at 255 and 11% body fat, reaching his goal of 9% body fat by October of that year.
Keep reading to see Ethan a few years later at 46…
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In May 2023 — the month he turned 47 — Ethan Suplee shared some then-and-now photos on Instagram along with some inspirational messages. "My dear friend @thatkevinsmith sent me a couple pics with the text 'look how far you've come!'" Ethan captioned one post that includes the photo seen here. "He ain't lying!" In another then-and-now photo post he shared on Instagram the same month, Ethan wrote, "Once upon a time, the whole world was an impossibility. Conquering all of it is still impossible, so I'm just concentrating on today. If today becomes too much, I will focus on right now. Right now, I'm ok, I will beat right now."
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Jessica Simpson's weight famously fluctuated for years as she welcomed three kids with husband Eric Johnson. She credited Weight Watchers with helping her ditch nearly 60 pounds after welcoming daughter Maxwell in 2012, then used WW to slim down again after giving birth to son Ace in 2013. Later, in her 2020 memoir, "Open Book," the "Newlyweds" reality star revealed that she had two tummy tucks in 2015. "I wanted to get rid of the stretch marks and loose skin left sagging from my back-to-back pregnancies," she wrote. Then Jessica got pregnant with her third child, Birdie Mae, in 2018 — she's pictured here that October — and gained more weight than she wanted to.
Keep reading to find out how much she weighed after that pregnancy, how she lost 100 pounds in six months — and to see her in a bikini again at 41 in 2022 in a series of snapshots she posted on social media, plus what she looked like in April 2023 when she stepped out in NYC in a minidress with midriff cutouts…
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In September 2019, Jessica Simpson took to social media to share that she'd shed 100 pounds in six months following the birth of her third child, daughter Birdie Mae. "So proud to feel like myself again," she wrote on Instagram alongside a photo revealing her progress. Jessica revealed she'd "tipped the scales at 240" pounds but that "even when it felt impossible, I chose to work harder." She worked with trainer Harley Pasternak, who started her slow on exercise, building up from 6,000 to 14,000 steps a day. She worked out three days a week for 45 minutes a session and followed his Body Reset Diet.
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Nearly three years after losing her baby weight — and then some — following the birth of her third child, Jessica Simpson shared a photo of herself in a bikini on social media. "I have gained and lost 100lbs 3x so I never thought this moment could or would happen, but I'm finally spring breakin' wearin' a BIKINI!!!!!! Hard work Determination Self Love I enjoyed a good proud cry today," she captioned this swimsuit selfie in April 2022, revealing the results of her years of hard work maintaining her weight loss. Day later, she shared another jaw-dropping bikini selfie…
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Jessica Simpson continued to post swimsuit photos revealing the weight loss she's maintained in recent years. She posted this bikini selfie on Instagram on April 11, 2022, after first sharing a slideshow of eight images from a sun-kissed spring break vacation with her kids in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. She even showed the camera her bare derriere in the last shot!
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A year after her bikini reveal, Jessica Simpson showed off strong legs in a yellow minidress with midriff cutouts while heading to dinner in New York City in April 2023. A few weeks later, she shared another bikini shot documenting her ongoing weight loss…
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In April 2023, Jessica Simpson further documented her ongoing body journey when she posted this photo of herself wearing a neon yellow SKIMS bikini and neon pink platform heels from her own eponymous shoe line.
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"Woke up and realized I was obese so I started lifting and walking 12,500 steps a day. Still got a long way to being yoked but I'm happy with my progress so far," famed YouTuber MrBeast (real name: Jimmy Donaldson) tweeted alongside these before-and-after weight loss photos he shared with his followers in June 2023. After someone commented "pecs need work but good job," MrBeast responded, "Everything needs work, step one was not be fat haha. Now we get big."
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"My Name is Earl" and "Remember The Titans" actor Ethan Suplee — seen here in 2000 when he was 24 — has spent years getting healthy and documenting all of his hard work in the gym on social media. Keep reading to see the results of Ethan's years-long slim-down…
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"Sister Wives" star Tony Padron — who's married to Mykelti Brown, the daughter of Kody Brown and former wife Christine — took to Instagram on July 23, 2023, to reveal he's lost nearly 100 pounds in a little over 10 months. "Long term consistency is the only way to true weight loss," Tony wrote alongside photos of his slimmed-down frame. "I remember at the beginning actually being worried and anxious about weighing myself. Worried that I wouldn't see any budge in weight difference. Worried that I would see too much progress and stop my new habits." In a different Instagram post, Tony — seen here with his wife in 2019 — shared that "for a long while now I have been very heavy and avocado like. But I've made some changes and I'm getting closer and closer to a nicer shape."
Keep reading to see Tony after he dropped a lot of weight …
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Tony Padron, the husband of "Sister Wives" star Mykelti Brown, detailed his nearly 100-pound weight loss on Instagram. He shared a week-by-week log of how much weight he lost revealing he went from 320 pounds on Sept. 1, 2022, to 227 pounds on July 20, 2023. "I logged every time I stepped on the scale and made a graph of it," he explained. "It's not a dramatic drop. Just a gradual slope downwards. Through making these long term habits I've been able to sustain a healthier lifestyle. Taking the right supplements and keeping that gym life." He added hashtags for the Plexus dietary supplement company and also shared before-and-after photos.
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John Goodman told David Letterman in 2010 that at his heaviest, he was "pushing 400" pounds. As the public has seen over the years, the actor fluctuates. "I'd lose 60 pounds every spring, and then I got too fond of the barley corn and I'd just start missing it too much," he said. "And then it would just screw everything up. I'd gain it all back and then some every year." Keep reading to see what he looks like today…
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A 2014 knee surgery caused by years of unhealthy living and weight gain forced John Goodman to get on the right path. The actor first showed off his much thinner frame at the Golden Globes in January 2018 (seen here). Just like everything else, a fit life is hard work. "It's going to be an ongoing process for the rest of my life," John has said. Several years later, he's still shedding pounds…
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"The Conners" star John Goodman looked even slimmer in December 2021 as he hit the red carpet in Los Angeles, proving he's managed to keep the weight off.
Keep reading to see him in June 2023…
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John Goodman appeared even slimmer when he attended the 62nd Monte Carlo TV Festival in Monaco in June 2023.
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TV exec Chris Licht — who left as CNN's chairman and CEO in June 2023 after a one-year tenure marked by a series of missteps — was still an executive at CBS, where he also served as the showrunner and executive producer of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert," when this photo was taken in 2016. Since then, he's lost a lot of weight — and made headlines for how he did it…
Keep reading to learn how he did it…
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In June 2023, former CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht — pictured here a month earlier, before he left the news network after a year-long tenure — was the subject of a headline-making profile in The Atlantic in which he spoke about, among many things, his 50-pound weight transformation. The reporter followed Chris — who weighed 226 pounds in 2020 and slimmed down to 178 pounds by March 2023 — to his elite J Train gym in New York City and interviewed his trainer. However, though it espoused Chris's commitment to skipping meals and early morning training sessions, the article didn't mention what sources told outlets including Page Six and DailyMail.com was an open secret among colleagues. "He told me he was on Ozempic," a senior CNN staffer told DailyMail.com, referring to the medication used to treat Type 2 diabetes that's also used to achieve major weight loss thanks to the appetite-suppressing qualities of its active ingredient, semaglutide. "I was impressed that he was so open about it as he looks great. People read that paragraph in that Atlantic story and were floored he was leaving out the real secret to losing all his weight: Ozempic." Another source told Page Six that Chris "was the first person I ever heard the word Ozempic from — this [was in] 2021."
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In 2019, Mindy Kaling donned a silver Alberta Ferretti gown to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party. Four years later, she rocked a dramatically different look to the same event. Keep reading to see how she underwent such a dramatic transformation in just a few years…
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In April 2022, actress, writer and producer Mindy Kaling opened up about slimming down — and why she waited to do it — after welcoming her second child, son Spencer. "I had my son in the first year of the pandemic in September 2020… It was this almost extended maternity leave. I wasn't going to be on camera, the studios were shut down. … After I had my daughter [Katherine in 2017] I had to shoot a movie like, two months later, so I was very much like, 'Just give me grilled salmon and sautéed spinach. I'm going to eat that for three months,'" she explained to "Entertainment Tonight." But when Hollywood started opening up more in 2021, Mindy (seen here that July) started thinking that "not taking any consideration for what I'm eating is probably not the way to go,'" she explained. So she focused on slimming down. Keep reading to find out what she did, and to see the impressive results she debuted in March 2022…
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A week after Mindy Kaling posted this photo of herself on Instagram looking noticeably slimmer in March 2022, she opened up to "Entertainment Tonight" about how she lost weight, though she didn't reveal how many pounds she dropped. "Honestly, I didn't really do anything differently. I eat what I like to eat. If I do any kind of restrictive diet, it never really works for me. I just eat less of it," she explained. "I wish there was something more juicy or dynamic about the way that I've lost a little bit of weight, but that's the way I've done it." Keep reading to see her the following year…
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Wow! During the 95th Annual Academy Awards on March 12, 2023, Mindy Kaling looked statuesque in a white spaghetti-strap Vera Wang column-dress with detached sleeves, a peplum waist and an illusion bodice that made it appear as though she was showing her stomach. It was one of three stunning looks she rocked that evening.
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In 2020, Rebel Wilson donned a gold Jason Wu gown for the 2020 Oscars — the same year she began a lasting weight loss and health transformation journey. Three years later, she rocked the exact same dress at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. "Oscars 2023. Sustainably re-wearing my @jasonwu dress from the Oscars a few years ago," she captioned an Instagram post celebrating her re-wear.
Keep reading to learn how Rebel underwent such a dramatic transformation in just a few years…
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Like many stars, Rebel Wilson has addressed her weight loss on social media. In April 2016, she shared info about losing a few pounds at a luxury bootcamp in Malibu. "OMG just finished 4 fantastic days at #TheRanch4.0…so challenging but very rewarding!" she wrote on Instagram. "Not to mention I lost 8 pounds from marathon hiking over the 4 days!" Rebel, seen here in December 2017, has continued to put in the work. In January 2020, she revealed that "for me 2020 is going to be called 'The Year of Health'" and that she was working hard to get to a goal weight of 165 pounds by the end of the year. All 2020 long, she posted photos of her weight-loss progress on Instagram and soon was showing off her progress on the red carpet…
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Although she's used her size as fuel for jokes, comedic actress Rebel Wilson has slowly been trimming down in recent years. Here's what Rebel looked like in May 2013. Keep reading to see how she changed over three years as she underwent a health transformation…
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In September 2020, Rebel Wilson revealed her slimmer, trimmer figure at the Monte-Carlo Gala For Planetary Health in Monaco. A month earlier, she posted a photo of her slim-down progress on Instagram, captioning it, "Thanks for all the love so far on my 'Year of Health' journey — when I was reaching for the candies last night after dinner I thought to myself 'hmmmm…better not' and had a bottle of water instead x 8kg's [just over 17 pounds] to go until I hit my goal — hopefully I can do it by the end of the year x."
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Rebel Wilson's incredible slimdown continued in 2021. She shared this Instagram photo of herself posing in a swimsuit in Palm Beach, Florida, on May 31, 2021…
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…and Rebel Wilson is seen here filming the comedy "Senior Year" in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 10, 2021, as her slimdown continued.
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Rebel Wilson looked glamorous and svelte at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures premiere party in Los Angeles on Sept. 29, 2021. Two months earlier in an Instagram live, she revealed she was down "like 70 pounds, 75 pounds, maybe a bit more." A month after that, she posted a throwback photo of herself at her "most unhealthiest" and explained why she shared it, telling fans, "just wanted to send out some encouragement to everyone out there struggling with weight or body issues or emotional eating. I feel you. I know what it's like. But it's never too late to start improving yourself and trying to be the best version of YOU possible. It's not a race and it's not a competition — it's about respecting yourself and doing what's best for YOU. So if you're out there and reading this today, I just wanted to say: keep smiling and keep trying to be active!"
Keep reading to see how her beautiful face has transformed…
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Rebel Wilson looked gorgeous at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures premiere party in Los Angeles on Sept. 29, 2021.
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Rebel Wilson — who'd dropped around 80 pounds by this point — is seen here after a hike through Griffith Park in Los Angeles on March 21, 2022.
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Missy Elliott dropped a shocking 70 pounds following her Graves disease diagnosis in 2008 — she's seen here in 2010 — but in recent years, she's gotten in even better shape…
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Missy Elliot showed off a 30-pound weight loss in October 2014 when she tweeted: "This time I lost 30 eating healthy/work out to @ShaunTFitness T25 videos. I do the Insanity workout. Sweets/bread/ fried foods is my weakness. It's not easy but health comes 1st." Since then, she's kept the weight off. Here, she showed off her slimmed-down figure at the 2014 Soul Train Music Awards a month after her tweet.
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In May 2018, Missy Elliott (seen here in 2019) took to Instagram to share she's kept off the weight and adopted new habits — cutting out bread, juice and soda has made her feel much healthier! "Proudly to say it's been 4 months I have only drank water no other juices or soda & I cut out bread & Lord knows that's been the hardest for me!" she wrote. "See I've NEVER been a water drinker but this have helped my skin it really restore glow back & I don't feel sluggish NOW the other thing if I can only cut out JUNK FOODs*** that's my weakness #Facts But if I can give up those other things I'll fight that to! Maybe two cupcakes a month."
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Missy Elliott wowed fans with her performance — and her still-slim-and-trim figure while dancing — during the 65th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, 2023.
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Rapper Lil Pump showed off his newly slimmed-down and toned physique on Instagram on Jan. 31, 2023. "Looking good feeling better," the "Gucci Gang" hitmaker captioned these before-and-after photos, adding that working out is his "new addiction." In the words of one follower, he "went from lil plump to lil pump."
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"Vanderpump Rules" alum Brittany Cartwright (seen here in July 2021 — three months after giving birth to her first child, Cruz Michael Cauchi, with husband Jax Taylor) has been open about her struggles to lose her pregnancy weight. "I definitely gained a lot of weight when I was pregnant. … I definitely gained more than I expected to," Brittany said on a June 2022 episode of the "Betches Moms" podcast. "I guess because I was on a reality show, people were used to seeing me so skinny and they couldn't believe how much weight I had gained. People were saying how big I was, that Jax was going to leave me, that he was going to cheat on me…" She eventually partnered with weight loss brand Jenny Craig and started slimming down — keep reading to see her at almost 40 pounds down, and again in a sexy swimsuit selfie after shedding even more weight…
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Brittany Cartwright shared this weight loss progress selfie on Instagram on July 1, 2022. "I'm down 39lbs!! Woo hoo," the "Vanderpump Rules" alum captioned the selfie. "I want to be the best version of myself for my son," she told People magazine in January 2022 when she first announced her partnership with Jenny Craig. "Since having Cruz, postpartum weight loss has been a struggle … I'd like to get back to feeling like my best self all around, including both mental and physical health."
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Brittany Cartwright posted this swimsuit selfie while on vacation at the Royalton Riviera Cancun in Mexico on Aug. 22, 2022, after losing more than 40 pounds on Jenny Craig. Her husband, Jax Taylor reposted the pic and praised his wife, writing, "I am so proud of my wife she has worked so hard on something that wasn't easy for her…you're my idol babe! You look absolutely amazing."
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Backstreet Boys singer AJ McLean took to Instagram in September 2022 to reveal how he'd transformed his body by losing weight, working out and toning up over the last 12 months. "Thought I'd do a little throwback Thursday vibes. Found the pic on the left from a year ago on vacation [in August 2021] and wow it's amazing what a little dedication and setting goals can do for a person," he captioned these before-and-after photos. "The journey is far from over though. This is just the beginning! #healthylifestyle #sober #nomoredadbod! Let's go! If I can do it so can you!!"
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On Jan. 2, 2023, country music singer Shay Mooney of duo Dan + Shay took to Instagram to share before-and-after photos of his major slimdown in hopes of inspiring others as the New Year began. "Consistency. I changed my entire world in 6 months. No gimmicks or fads. Just consistency. If that tired guy on the left can do it so can you," Shay captioned the images. Shay initially opened up to fans about his body and health transformation in October 2022, sharing on his Instagram Story that it had been "a little over 5 months I believe and I'm down almost 50lbs. For those asking: Eating clean/not drinking alcohol and walking 7 miles a day. And some weights. That's it! I completely changed my lifestyle and I've literally never felt better physically, mentally and spiritually." Then in December 2022, Shay took to Instagram to share a video that included selfies documenting his impressive weight loss. He captioned the montage, "It's weird not recognizing yourself. I got to a place mentally and physically that I will never go again. It matters what we eat. It matters who you spend your time with. It matters what you choose to spend your time on. I'm so thankful for the people in my life that helped me make a change. No one forced me into this. I wanted to change my life for me. I've never felt more alive. I'm not looking for mediocrity…let's go find greatness."
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Viewers watched Kandi Burruss's eldest child, Riley Burruss, grow up on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." They also witnessed her weight struggles. DailyMail.com reported that when she was 16, Riley (seen here at 17 filming season 12 with her mom in 2019) went from 220 pounds to 168 pounds thanks to five-day-a-week workouts and a healthy diet. "Everybody already knows that Riley dealt with her weight issues growing up in the public eye. People would make comments on her body and say things about her personal look and it really boils my blood," Kandi told People magazine. "You can deal with anything for yourself, but you don't want your kids to be bullied online. It's just really terrible." Riley debuted another major slimdown in October 2022…
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Riley Burruss — who's now a college student at New York University — debuted her newly slimmed-down figure on the red carpet at BravoCon in New York City on Oct. 14, 2022, at 20. "When my comments change from 'she needs to lose weight' to 'snatched,'" Kandi Burruss's daughter wrote on TikTok the same month.
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"Superstore" star Lauren Ash (seen here in 2019) opened up about her dramatic weight loss — and the backlash she's received because of it — in a May 2022 Instagram post. "You know what's fun? When you're living in a larger body, people post that they're concerned for your health. Then, when you transition into a smaller body, people post that they're concerned for your health. Starting to feel like there's no winning as a woman," she wrote. Keep reading to see the photo she posted and read how she clapped back at her critics…
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After losing a significant amount of weight over the previous year, "Superstore" star Lauren Ash shared this photo of herself on Instagram in May 2022 and hit back at those who criticized her for slimming down. "To the people who have DMed me this week telling me I'm no longer a role model because I lost weight, I guess my question is, why was my body the only thing that gave me value as a role model? I've never once promoted weight loss, nor would I ever. I just happen to be in a body that's smaller right now than it was a year ago. And god willing, if I'm privileged enough to walk this earth for a long life, my body will expand and contract and change many times over," she explained. "And to the COUNTLESS people asking me my 'secret,' please stop. There is no secret. I removed stress from my life. That's it. It's amazing what our bodies hold onto when in a prolonged state of stress." Lauren went on to add that she's "always posted photos celebrating my body. I'm not going to stop now. I'm more confident and happier than ever before in my life and I enjoy commemorating that with fashion posts and all that fun stuff. If you don't like it, and it's upsetting to you, please unfollow and no need to inform me that you did. I honestly never expected the vitriol I've experienced over the past week simply because I've lost weight."
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"America's Got Talent" judge Simon Cowell — seen here in 2018 — revealed in May 2019 that he'd undergone a lifestyle overhaul that included switching to a vegan diet following a bad fall in 2017. He told "Extra" that as a result, he'd lost 20 pounds and was feeling "much better" overall. Then in May 2020, he revealed he'd lost even more weight — 60 pounds in total! Keep reading to see Simon's weight loss evolution, including a new photo from a beach vacation in October 2022…
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Simon Cowell's initial 20-pound weight loss was evident when he hit the red carpet at the "America's Got Talent" season 14 live show in Hollywood on Aug. 13, 2019. Simon explained to The Sun that in addition to cutting out meat, dairy and other animal products in his quest to become vegan, he also gave up wheat and sugar plus melon after learning he's allergic. He also shared that he wasn't even allowing himself a "cheat day" at the time. As the months went on, he slimmed down even more — keep reading to see the incredible shrinking Simon…
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During a chat with "Extra" in May 2020, Simon Cowell — seen here at the beach in Barbados in December 2019 — confirmed he'd lost even more weight. "I think I have dropped, since I started this diet a year ago, 60 pounds," he said. The British music mogul also shared that he wasn't finding it hard to stick to a healthy diet and lifestyle while quarantining with partner Lauren Silverman and their son, Eric, during the coronavirus pandemic. "I'm doing a bit of cooking," he said. "I'm exercising. Funny enough, more during this time as well, sticking to the diet. The only difficult thing is when Eric orders a pizza… That's the No. 1 thing I miss." He continued to keep off the weight — keep reading to see him back at the beach in October 2022…
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Simon Cowell has continued his slimdown and kept the weight off. He's seen here looking trim during a beach vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Oct. 25, 2022.
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"Pioneer Woman" star and cookbook author Ree Drummond took to TikTok on May 16, 2021, to share the results of her ongoing 2021 weight loss journey. "I can't get away from food and I love to eat. Of course it crept up on me through the years, especially during COVID," Ree (seen here in 2019) told her followers in a short video. "So, starting in January, I decided to get busy and lose some weight." Keep reading to find out how much Ree lost over the next four to five months… and what she had to say one year later — and 55 pounds down…
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"The Pioneer Woman" star Ree Drummond shared the results of her health and weight loss journey in May 2021 in a video she shared on TikTok in which she revealed she'd lost 38 pounds since January 2021. So how'd she do it? "No gimmicks at all. I just cut calories, exercised more, lifted a lot of weights," she said. "I look better but I feel so much better and that's what really counts." On June 15, 2021 the self-described "lover of food and avoider of exercise" shared specific details of her slimdown — at that point she'd dropped 43 pounds — in a lengthy blog post titled "How I Lost Weight (More Importantly: How I Got Healthier!)" in which she explained, "In January, just before I bit the bullet and took the leap, I was tired, puffy, and desperate…and I knew I shouldn't be feeling that way." One year later in January 2022, she was down a total of 55 pounds…
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In February 2022, Ree Drummond took to her blog to share photos of herself one year after she began her weight loss journey. In her post titled "10 Things I've Learned About Losing Weight, One Year After I Started," Ree explained how she ended up 55 pounds down in 12 months. "I didn't use a trainer, I didn't do Keto or Paleo or follow an official diet, I didn't eat specialty foods, and I didn't do intermittent fasting. Those things work for lots of people, which is wonderful! I just hadn't had success with them," she shared. So what did she do? "I ate fewer calories. I consumed smaller portions. I weighed my food. I walked and did the rowing machine. I built muscle by lifting weights and doing lunges and squats. I ate more protein, ate less sugar and drank no alcohol. I used an app called Happy Scale to track my daily weight. I switched to a standing desk and generally tried to stand and move more." She's seen here with son Bryce Drummond in December 2021.
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Comedian Tom Arnold has made some major lifestyle changes — which led to a 75-pound weight loss — after suffering a ministroke in January 2022 (he's pictured here just days before suffering the medical incident). "The enemy of success for me was spontaneity with food," he told People magazine, explaining, "Some days I would graze all day, on days I would have to film I might eat 6,000 calories at 9 p.m. after a long day of eating nothing … the problem was there wasn't any structure." After suffering the ministroke while giving his two kids their baths one night, "I knew I needed to make bigger changes because I really dropped the ball on self-care these last few years." Keep reading to find out how he went from 285 pounds to 210 pounds…
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On July 4, 2022, Tom Arnold took to Instagram to share the results of his incredible weight loss — he went from 285 pounds to 210 pounds — over the previous six months. "Happy 4th of July. Today I'm celebrating my independence from 75 nasty pounds since January," he captioned this snapshot, adding a thank you to the coach who helped him do it, Charles D'Angelo. The "True Lies" actor told People magazine that Charles helped him realize he needed to put himself first if he wanted a future and also worked to help him change his mindset. "We all know what we need to be doing, but getting yourself to do it can be a different story," Tom explained. "Having someone in your corner who cheers you on but also calls you out and challenges you is crucial. Charles has been that for me." Now, Tom eats healthy meals throughout the day instead of consuming all his calories at night or sporadically and has "made exercise a ritual," he shared. "First thing out of bed each day, no matter where I am, I'm on the elliptical [machine] for 30-60 minutes," he said. "The kids and I leave for school at 7 a.m., so my morning at home begins at 5:30 a.m. At first, the kids would come out and want to talk, now, they both say 'Dad has to do this for his mental health,' so it's modeling great habits for them. I don't run to food to escape my feelings or stress any more, I have a plan and I follow it, that's it."
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During a March 2022 visit to "The View," actress Raven-Symone revealed that when she left the show, which she co-hosted for a time, in 2016 and started working on "Raven's Home," "I was 210 pounds. I am now 170. No exercise." Keep reading to see what she looks like 40 pounds lighter and find out what she did…
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Raven-Symone dropped 40 pounds to get down to 170 not by exercising but by changing her eating habits — mostly by cutting out sugar. "What made me want to change was her," she said during a visit to "The View" in March 2022, speaking about Miranda Pearman-Maday, whom she married in 2020. "I want to be here for her as long as I can." Raven explained that with Miranda's "help and guidance and love and fantastic cooking skills, she helped me kick sugar. I say kick sugar because it is an addictive drug. I was addicted to it in wheat form, in regular form, and it's out of my system." Raven joked that her food vice was "a fish filet with an extra packet of ketchup on Fridays." Now, she explained, "I eat cookies, but they're Keto-friendly, and I [eat] whole food."
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Shannon Beador has talked openly about her weight struggles on "The Real Housewives of Orange County," including in 2017 as she coped with a split from her husband, David Beador. "I realized after my separation and divorce that I can stand on my own two feet. I can take care of myself and my family, I'm gonna be OK, so that was kind of one hurdle. And then it came to the physical appearance, and I would always lose half of the 40 pounds and then I'd gain it back," she later told Page Six. "I just finally said, 'This has gotta stop. You need to make the commitment and just keep following through this time.'" She's continued to work on it and in January 2022 revealed some impressive results…
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On Jan. 31, 2022, "The Real Housewives of Orange County" star Shannon Beador took to Instagram to share this selfie and an update with fans. "Have spent the last few months eating clean, exercising, taking @realforrealcuisine Mineral-Aid Nightly for detoxification, and have finally balanced my hormones!" she captioned the shot. "Today I am down 14 pounds with just a little more to go!"
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Music star Billy Joel — seen here in 2018 — made a major (and unintentional!) lifestyle change in 2021. During an October 2021 appearance on "The Howard Stern Show," the musician said that going under the knife for a back problem led to a 50-pound weight loss. "I had back surgery early this year and the pain afterwards was so bad I lost my appetite. … I embraced that. I said, 'OK, I won't eat as much,' and I ate less and less and less and less and then there was just life aggravation and that tends to, you know, impact your appetite too," he shared. See the results of his slimdown next…
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Billy Joel showed off his slimmed-down physique while performing at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Nov. 5, 2021. "I had gotten kind of chunky. I was happy to lose the weight," he said during an October 2021 appearance on "The Howard Stern Show."
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In January 2021, "The Late Late Show with James Corden" host James Corden, seen here in 2020, announced that he was joining WW, previously known as Weight Watchers, as a new spokesman. "I've realized that every year for the past decade — probably even 15 years — on January the first I've told myself and anyone that would listen that I'm going on a diet, I'm going to lose a load of weight," he said on the WW Youtube page. "I'm fed up with the way I look, I'm fed up with being unhealthy, this is the year I'm doing it." Keep reading to see James's progress in 2021…
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After trying a new approach to food, diet and weight loss with WW's Personal Points program, late night host and actor James Corden revealed in December 2021 that he'd lost 28 pounds over the course of almost a year. "For the first time, the weight I've lost hasn't come back. It's game-changing and I feel incredible," the host of "The Late Late Show" (seen in November 2021) told People magazine in a statement, explaining that he's learned "how to eat and live healthier in a way that's manageable for me." According to James, his new health plan "a new way of life."
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"Spider-Man: No Way Home" star Jacob Batalon, seen here in 2019, opened up about his weight loss journey to Men's Health in December 2021. The actor shared that he decided to make a change in late 2019 and hired a personal trainer in 2020 and started working out six days a week. Jacob, who plays Ned Leeds, Peter Parker's sidekick, in the flicks, was also inspired by his girlfriend to implement a plant-based diet and ultimately lost 112 pounds.
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Jacob Batalon showed off his 112-pound slimdown on the red carpet of the premiere of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" in December 2021. He told Men's Health that same month, "Even when I wasn't doing anything physical, I found myself getting sleepy at work and it was because of all the fat food I was eating. I felt like I could barely walk upstairs without being out of breath, and this one day I kind of just saw myself without a shirt on and it was just ridiculous." That was when the actor was inspired to make a change, adding, "I could not believe I let myself get this far. That's what sort of started it all."
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Back in 2018, Tyler Whitman — a real estate agent who joined the cast of "Million Dollar Listing: New York" in 2019 — took to Instagram to reveal his incredible 200-pound weight loss. In December 2021, he wrote an essay for "Today" reflecting on his epic slimdown journey, which has seen him keep the weight off. The Bravo star said he hit his rock bottom in December 2015 when, at 300 pounds, he nearly passed out at a Phish concert. "I was sobbing, humiliated," he wrote. "I said to [my friend], 'I am taking care of this. I am so done.'" He'd struggled for years and tried every diet there was — he's said he gained and lost 100 pounds many times over — before ultimately deciding to undergo gastric sleeve surgery. "That, plus exercise and a healthy diet, worked for me," he said. Tyler lost 200 pounds in a year and remains in great shape today. "You know those before-and-after photos of people who have lost a lot of weight? Instead of before and after, I prefer to say past and present — because it's not as though the work is done," he explained. "This transformation is something I have to show up for and do work for every day."
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Back in 2012, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld rudely called Adele (seen here in 2008) "a little too fat." The following year, he said the Grammy winner was "roundish." Fans were appalled, but the singer claimed she was never affected by fat-shaming. "I've never seen magazine covers or music videos and been like, 'I need to look like that to be a success,'" she told "60 Minutes" in 2012. "I don't want to be some skinny mini with my t*** out. I really don't want to do it and I don't want people confusing what it is that I'm about." But she did make some personal changes for her health after she became a mom. Keep reading to see her transformation in 2015 and how she took things further in 2020 and beyond…
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At the same time Adele dropped "Hello" — her first new single in three years — in 2015, she revealed she'd dropped a few pounds as well. Although she never shared how much weight she lost, the Grammy winner did reveal she was hitting the gym to prep for a world tour. In late 2019 and early 2020, new photos of the singer — including some she posted on Instagram herself — revealed she'd lost even more weight: reportedly 100 pounds! Next, see her in October 2020…
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Adele delivered laughs (but no new music!) when she hosted NBC's "Saturday Night Live" on Oct. 24, 2020. During her monologue, she showed off her trim figure and quipped, "I know I look really, really different since you last saw me but actually, because of all the COVID restrictions and the travel bans, I had to travel light and only bring half of me — and this is the half I chose." A year later, Adele opened up about what fueled her 100-pound weight loss to Vogue in a November 2021 cover story. According to the mother of one, who was coping with a split from her husband, she discovered that hitting the gym helped with her mental health. "It became my time. I realized that when I was working out, I didn't have any anxiety. It was never about losing weight." The singer added, "I thought, If I can make my body physically strong, and I can feel that and see that, then maybe one day I can make my emotions and my mind physically strong." Keep reading to see Adele in 2021 as she prepared to release a new album: "30."
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Adele showed off her hourglass figure when she performed on the CBS special "Adele One Night Only," which aired on Nov. 14, 2021, to promote her latest album "30." "My body's been objectified my entire career," Adele said in an interview for the cover of the November 2021 issue of Vogue. "It's not just now. I understand why it's a shock." She added, "I understand why some women especially were hurt. Visually I represented a lot of women. But I'm still the same person." The "worst part of the whole thing," she explained, "was that the most brutal conversations were being had by other women about my body. I was very f****** disappointed with that. That hurt my feelings." On the 2021 CBS special, Adele opened up even more in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, explaining that working out quelled her "terrifying anxiety attacks" and helped her, with the help of a personal trainer, get to the point where she was dead-lifting 160-170 pounds. She again reflected on the judgement she got surrounding her weight loss. "I was body positive then and I'm body positive now," Adele said. "But it's not my job to validate how people feel about their bodies. And I feel bad that, you know, it's made anyone feel horrible about themselves. But that's not my job. … I'm trying to sort my own life out. I can't add another worry."
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TV host and former "Fashion Police" star Kelly Osbourne, seen here in 2006, struggled with her weight for years before finally making a lifestyle change around 2009. Keep reading to see her transformation over the years — including the results of her significant surgery-sparked weight loss in 2020…
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In 2012, Kelly Osbourne dropped about 70 pounds and shifted to a plant-based diet as she was dating a vegan chef at the time. She kept off the weight for a while but has long been open about her struggles, which have been complicated by her sobriety journey. In 2020, she revealed how she'd achieved another huge weight-loss goal and debuted a dramatically slimmed-down look.
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In August 2020, fans noticed that Kelly Osbourne (seen here in October 2020) was looking slimmer than ever in some of her Instagram photos, which led Kelly to confirm that she'd indeed lost a significant amount of weight — 85 pounds, she said. Days later on an episode of the "Hollywood Raw" podcast, the TV host revealed she'd undergone gastric sleeve surgery to help her achieve her weight-loss goal. "All it does is change the shape of your stomach. I got that almost two years ago," she said, adding, "I will never, ever, ever lie about it ever. It is the best thing I have ever done." She explained that she "had to do a year of stand-alone therapy to prepare myself for the surgery before I even had it. What people don't realize is it cuts out this hormone that if you have addiction issues, it stops your craving, and it makes you not emotionally eat, and that was a huge problem for me." She said getting sober beforehand helped and warned, "All [the surgery] is is a push in the right direction. It doesn't solve all your problems… It's not a quick fix."
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In March 2021, "Perfect Strangers" alum Bronson Pinchot revealed he'd lost an incredible 60 pounds, sharing the before-and-after photos on Instagram. The first pic (seen here) was taken in 2017 when he was filming "Battle of the Network Stars." He told Page Six that he started his slim-down in May 2020 after he saw the snapshot shortly after coronavirus lockdowns began and thought, "There was an old fat guy." The "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" actor — who's now vegan — said he went through his pantry and fridge and got rid of all the junk food "and then I just put healthy food in the house and I said, 'OK, puppy, you can have whatever's there.'" It was difficult — he admitted he sometimes couldn't sleep because of hunger pangs — but in six months, he'd dropped the weight by following a "self-designed healthy plant-based eating program," he explained on Instagram.
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Bronson Pinchot posted this photo of himself on Instagram on March 8, 2021, revealing the results of his 60-pound weight loss. He told Page Six that after slimming down, he went through a box of clothing and mementos from his time playing Balki Bartokomous on ABC's "Perfect Strangers" from 1986 to 1993 — he hadn't touched it for 25 years — and tried on a few things. "And they fit," he said. "And I thought, 'I'm pretty sure I'm the only 61-year-old within a 10-mile radius that's getting into his clothes from when he was a 26-year-old doing two aerobics classes a day.' And that feels pretty good. That feels pretty good."
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"Pawn Stars" personality Austin "Chumlee" Russell struggled with his weight for years. He hit 350 pounds in January 2019, he told TMZ in October 2021, and a month later underwent gastric sleeve surgery at Blossom Bariatrics in Las Vegas. Over the next two and a half years, he lost nearly half his body weight…
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On Oct. 7, 2021, Austin "Chumlee" Russell showed of his incredible body transformation at "The Original Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit Las Vegas" at Lighthouse Las Vegas at the Shops At Crystals. The same month, he revealed to TMZ that he'd shed 160 pounds since undergoing gastric sleeve surgery in early 2019, putting him at 190 pounds.
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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine revealed his dramatic weight gain — and loss — in a February 2021 Instagram slideshow. In March 2021, he told TMZ that he weighed 134 pounds when he was released from prison in April 2020 and immediately started packing on the pounds. "I was eating Chinese food every day, twice a day on house arrest," he said, explaining that his weight shot up to 204 pounds by September 2020. He didn't post any photos of himself on social media for five months, then suddenly returned in late February 2021 to reveal the truth of why he was away — and share that he'd lost 60 pounds and was down to 146. "People who don't want to lose weight make a whole bunch of excuses," he told TMZ before offering controversial and not-recommended diet advice: "Starve yourself," he said, "and work out." He also told TMZ he cheated on his diet every three days to treat himself to Gushers candy.
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TV host and reality TV staple Ross Mathews, who came to fame as "Ross the Intern" on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," has long struggled with his weight. When he was around 220 pounds in 2010, he joined Jenny Craig after friend Gwyneth Paltrow "pointed at my tummy and said, 'What's going on here? I love you. Get it together,'" Ross told People magazine in 2011. Though his weight has fluctuated since then, Ross — seen here in May 2015 — did some serious work and dropped 50 pounds in 2020!
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On Nov. 29, 2020, Ross Mathews took to Instagram to share this photo and a message explaining his major weight loss and attitude about it. "Breaking the pattern. 50lbs down today from my height in early June when I decided to reclaim my health after my mom died (70lbs down from my all-time)," he wrote. "I will always be a work in progress. I may mess up again. I dunno. All I know is that I'm very grateful. And very happy. 🥰 On we go… ❤️."
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Comedian Tiffany Haddish looked pretty darn good to us when she hit the red carpet for a fashion week party in September 2019. But a year later, she looked — and felt — even better. See Tiffany 40 pounds lighter…
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Tiffany Haddish — seen here in November 2020 posing with her female movie star of 2020 trophy at the E! People's Choice Awards — worked hard to focus on getting happier and healthier during the coronavirus pandemic, a period during which she and rapper Common fell in love and launched a new romance. "I lost 40 pounds. I've been working out and eating right and getting my little life together," she told "Extra." "I'm not gonna lie to you, my knees were hurting a lot in 2019. I was carrying a lot of things around, a lot of weight, unnecessary weight, unnecessary hurt. I had to let all that go — a lot of mental things — let that go."
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On Oct. 23, 2020, Busta Rhymes posted a side-by-side image of himself on Instagram revealing a major slim-down. One of the pictures (left) was undated. The other (right) was recent. What a difference! "DON'T EVER GIVE UP ON YOURSELF!! LIFE BEGINS RIGHT NOW!!!" the rapper captioned the post. According to reports, he's lost more than 100 pounds.
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Tony-winning Broadway star Marissa Jaret Winokur — who made a name for herself as Tracy Turnblad in "Hairspray" — has long been open about her struggles with her weight. In 2012, the cervical cancer survivor publicly shared how she'd lost 60 pounds and gone from a size 14 to a size 2… only to gain much of it back again. Amidst the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, the former "Stacked" star and "Dancing With the Stars" contestant — seen here in August 2019 — revealed she's lost a significant amount of weight again. See her now…
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On Sept. 14, 2020, Marissa Jaret Winokur took to Instagram to share a slideshow of before-and-after photos revealing her major slim-down during the coronavirus pandemic. "Covid scares me. I checked off all the boxes, I am HIGH RISK!" she explained in a lengthy caption. "So I started working out at home with [trainer] Keith [Anthony] via zoom classes and eating healthy to have a fighting chance." Six months later, the actress revealed, "I have lost almost 50 pounds." However, she cautioned, referencing her previous weight loss, "We have been here before. I was scared to post photos, it's really one day at a time for me when it comes to food. But I thought, 'Covid isn't over we are all sitting ducks maybe I could inspire someone ANYONE to chose to fight!' Forget how amazing this dress looks 🥰." Another bonus? "I haven't had asthma in months," she added.
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"Clerks" filmmaker and star Kevin Smith, seen here in 2008, endured an embarrassing incident in 2010 where he was kicked off of a Southwest Airlines flight for being too large to fit into a seat. But he did something about it after a health scare. Keep reading to see his transformation…
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By June 2015, Kevin Smith had lost 85 pounds! The actor-director-producer had begun to lose weight following the aforementioned airline incident, but he said the 2014 documentary "Fed Up" was a huge-wake up call for him to live a healthier lifestyle. "Awesome documentary, an anti-sugar documentary that completely changed my perception," he told Men's Health, adding that he grew up paying no mind to his diet. "So then I watch this documentary last year, and I was, like, 'Oh, man, um, I really don't wanna die' — and I'm already 44 years old." In February 2018, Kevin — who'd let some of the weight creep back on — had a major heart attack that almost killed him. His doctor ordered him to lose 50 pounds, and four weeks later, he was already down 26 pounds, he proudly announced on Twitter. He's since lost even more, as seen here in January 2019.
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For years, former "Modern Family" star Ariel Winter's weight has fluctuated. However, after changing medications and adopting a healthier lifestyle, the young actress, seen here in 2016, underwent a major transformation…
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In April 2019, Ariel Winter, who has always been candid about body image, took to Instagram to discuss the reason behind her recent weight loss. "For years I had been on anti-depressants that caused me to gain weight that I couldn't lose no matter what I did. It was always frustrating for me because I wanted to get fit and feel like the work I was doing was paying off, but it never felt that way," she began. She went on to explain how a change in medication improved her metabolism and made her drop the weight. "While I feel better mentally with the change, it's nice to work out and have your body actually respond. I want to gain a few pounds of muscle and get healthier," she added. The actress also revealed that in addition to working out, she'd also cut back on "eating a ton of cheese, bread and greasy food," which helped her feel "more energized and healthier." She's seen here at an event in Las Vegas the same month.
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Kelly Clarkson's weight-loss journey has been a roller coaster. The mother of two, seen here in 2015, opened up about her experience in June 2018, telling the "Today" show that she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and a thyroid problem in 2006. In recent years, she read "The Plant Paradox," a book she said changed her entire eating regimen — and her figure! "It worked wonderfully for me. It's, like, 37 pounds [lost], like, that's a side effect," she said. "Here's the best part, y'all. It's not even the weight. I mean, I know the industry loves the weight gone, but for me it wasn't really the weight. For me, it was [that] I'm not on my medicine anymore. My blood work came back and I haven't been on my medicine since, like, February [2018]." Next up, see her slimmed-down look…
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Kelly Clarkson showed off a slimmer figure when she performed on the "Today" show in June 2018, where she explained that she's still eating the food she loves. "Honestly, it's the same stuff you eat, I just use different ingredients," she said. "I still have, like, cake. Like, literally, I still have everything the same as I did, even, like, fried chicken, but I use, like, casoid flour, tapioca or almond flour. And I use, like, non-hormone chicken." And in 2019, Kelly seemed to be shedding even more weight. The star debuted an even slimmer frame ahead of hosting the Billboard Music Awards in May 2019 (pictured).
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In November 2015, Shonda Rhimes (seen here in 2011) opened up about how she lost 127 pounds that year. The impetus for the change? She couldn't get the airplane seatbelt around her waist. But she continued to slim down…
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"I work really hard in every other area of my life. Why wouldn't I throw myself into being healthy and losing weight?" Shonda Rhimes told ABC News in 2015, explaining that she treated her weight loss like a job. The ABC powerhouse decided she also wanted to lose weight for her children. "I have a 3 year old and a 13 year old and a 2 year old and I wanted to be around for them, be healthy," Shonda said. It looks like she's still doing a great job: She looked super-slim on the red carpet in March 2018.
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While he's been rocking a slimmer figure for years now, earlier in his career, Jimmy Kimmel was unaware of how his eating habits were impacting his overall health. In 2010, when Dr. Oz appeared on his eponymous talk show, Jimmy was called out for his eating and exercise habits. "For years I had no idea what I weighed. I finally bought a scale in 2010. I think I ordered it because I'd read on a gadget website that it had WiFi. I weighed 208," Jimmy told Men's Journal in 2015. "When you see that number, it makes you look at yourself differently."
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Intermittent fasting helped Jimmy Kimmel slim down and maintain a healthy weight — specifically a method known as the 5:2 diet. "On Monday and Thursday, I eat fewer than 500 calories a day, then I eat like a pig for the other five days," he explained to Men's Journal in 2015 around the time this photo was snapped. "You 'surprise' the body, keep it guessing." According to the late night host, "It sounds hard, but you get used to it and learn you can get through it. It's helped me stay at 182 pounds. And it's made me appreciate the food that I do eat."
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This photo of Christina Aguilera was taken at the 2012 American Music Awards. Do you think you'd recognize her looking about 20 pounds lighter at the same show a year later? Keep reading to find out.
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Holy smokes! Christina Aguilera debuted a much slimmer figure at the 2013 American Music Awards.
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After winning a plethora of Grammys in February 2015, Sam Smith decided to radically transform their look…
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In just two weeks, "Stay With Me" singer Sam Smith dropped 14 pounds thanks to nutritional therapist Amelia Freer and her book "Eat. Nourish. Glow." Sam chronicled their transformation on Instagram and continued to keep the weight off — just look at them at the 2018 Grammy Awards!
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Former "The View" host Sherri Shepherd shed more than 25 pounds between March and November 2018. See her transformation…
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Sherri Shepherd showed of her dramatic weight loss in this Instagram selfie she posted on Nov. 30, 2018. "Getting it in!!! Over 260 days #sugarfree … can't begin to describe how @amazing I feel," she captioned the pic. "Energy, clarity of thought and mind. Focused … patient w my son. Hearing from God a lot more clearly. Present. I've done this slowly and steadily and since March I've come down over 25lbs. This is not a fad- it's my life that is at stake. – It feels so good to feel #good." Sherri — who hit a red carpet looking slimmed down just a few weeks later (seen here) — also revealed that she'd been following a ketogenic diet and tagged her mentor, who's helped her do it the "safe and healthy way," she added.
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In 2011, Ricky Gervais, the co-creator and star of the British series "The Office," underwent a major body transformation. By exercising daily, the comedian (seen here in 2009) was able to lose 22 pounds without making any changes to his diet.
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For years, Ricky Gervais has kept a slim figure. The comedian, however, has since admitted that keeping the weight off hasn't always been easy. "I didn't want to give up any food or drink, so I worked out," he said on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" in 2020. Ricky, who was 58 at the time of the interview, went on to reveal that he believes his age is making it difficult to keep up with exercising. "Because I'm old and weak, I can't work out enough to burn off the calories I take in at night."
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Celebrated actress Kathy Bates changed her lifestyle and lost 60 pounds, she revealed in 2019. See her slimmed-down look next…
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Kathy Bates looked like a different woman in 2019. She told Us Weekly she lost the weight by avoiding junk food and soda and by listening to her body. "My niece told me this little secret, I guess it's no secret, it's a biological thing, that at some point when you're eating, you have this involuntary sigh and that's really your brain and your stomach communicating that you've had enough," she said. "The trick is to pay attention to that and push your plate away." The transformation took "a few years," she said, adding, "I feel like a completely different person. I can move, I can walk. I just wish I had done it years ago."
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Seen here in 2015, Jonah Hill bulked up for his role in "War Dogs." A few years later, he revealed a significant slimdown…
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Jonah Hill looked slim and trim at the WSJ. Magazine 2018 Innovator Awards in November 2018. A few months later, he took to social media to revealed that he was transforming his body with martial arts. "I started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 2 months ago and try and train 4 or 5 times a week," he wrote. Initially, Jonah was hesitant to do it, citing bad memories from high school. "At 35, I try and get over the stuff that made me feel weak and insecure as a teenager. It's just wasted time and lessons you'll never learn. Trying to let go of that."
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Melissa McCarthy showed off her slimmed-down figure while at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2018. The actress started an inclusive fashion line called Seven7. "I have experience dressing me as a 6, a 12 and more," she has said. "And when you go above a size 12, you don't lose your love of fashion."
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Oprah Winfrey (seen here in December 2015) has struggled with her weight for years and publicly started doing Weight Watchers in late 2015 — she also purchased a stake in the company — which helped her shed pounds well into 2016 and 2017. Keep reading to see her new physique!
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Oprah Winfrey has been showing off her Weight Watchers-inspired slimdown over the last few years. She looked especially trim and fit in a Versace gown at the 2018 Golden Globes.
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We first met June Shannon, best known as Mama June, back in 2012 when her daughter Alana Thompson — aka Honey Boo Boo — appeared on TLC's "Toddlers and Tiaras." Her outrageous behavior landed the family a spin-off, "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," which ran from 2012 until 2014. Since the show ended, June — who's said she once got up to 460 pounds — has been dedicated to slimming down. In 2017, she debuted her massive weight loss on her WE tv show, "Mama June: From Hot to Not," and she's kept the weight off!
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June Shannon lost 300 pounds! The star underwent gastric sleeve surgery, started exercising and completely overhauled her diet. She also went through various plastic surgeries to remove more than 9 pounds of extra skin under her arms and neck and on her stomach. The reality star proudly showed off her slim physique while stopping by "Extra" in January 2018.
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Back in 2012, Khloe Kardashian was struggling to stay in shape. "Looking back at pictures of myself I didn't realize at the time how unhealthy my lifestyle actually was," she explained on Instagram after she underwent a major diet and exercise overhaul…
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Khloe Kardashian's weight-loss journey began in 2013. In 2016, she revealed she'd lost about 40 pounds in three years. The reality star has said that her motivation came as a result of her painful divorce from Lamar Odom and her growing desire to get her health and happiness in order, which is exactly what she did. During the last trimester of her pregnancy in 2018, Khloe confessed she couldn't wait to get back to the gym after her daughter arrived. "BEAST MODE is dying to return!! I know it won't be easy but I'm excited for the challenge," she tweeted.
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"This Is Us" star Chris Sullivan is seen here in 2012. It's not known how much he weighed at the time, but he sure doesn't look like this anymore.
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Chris Sullivan looked quite fit while attending the Critics' Choice Awards in January 2018. For his role as an overweight character on "This Is Us," Chris actually wears a fat suit.
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Gabourey Sidibe (seen here in 2015) has made it clear she loves herself no matter what anyone else thinks. But in recent years, she decided to slim down — on her own terms.
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Gabourey Sidibe showed off a much slimmer physique at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards in March 2018.
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When Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi was on MTV's "Jersey Shore" back in 2009, she was more worried about partying than her weight. But that has since changed!
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Even after having two kids, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has really slimmed down post-"Jersey Shore." The reality star credits multiple workouts a week and staying away from carbs for her slim figure, seen here in March 2018.
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Ed Sheeran is seen here winning a Grammy for best pop solo performance for "Thinking Out Loud" in February 2016. He's lost a lot of weight since then.
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Ed Sheeran went shirtless in his 2017 "Shape of You" video after losing 50 pounds. How'd he do it? The singer-songwriter said he exercised and cut beer from his diet. And he's keeping it up! In February 2017 at the BRIT Awards, he looked just as fit.
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Comedian Leslie Jones, seen here in 2012 during a stand-up performance, was told by a doctor in 2015 to lose 40 pounds.
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Leslie Jones, seen here in September 2017, dropped 40 pounds by working out and running around the set of "Ghostbusters" with her heavy ghost-busting pack. She also eliminated soda and juice from her diet.
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Tyler Perry (seen here in 2010) decided to take his health into his own hands and work at slimming down in 2015. The Hollywood heavyweight said that his mother was the reason he decided to take better care of himself so he set a goal weight, and by November 2015, he was well on his way.
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In November 2015, Tyler Perry shared a shirtless snap on a tranquil beach, which featured his impressive abs. "I'm 18 lbs away from my goal. I hope I don't blow it this holiday season. Gonna try to stay on it. It's hard as heck to lose weight after 40, but it's so worth it," Tyler shared. He's stayed slim ever since, as seen here at a movie premiere in March 2018.
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Kirstie Alley, seen here in 2013, has been known to yo-yo with her weight over the years. But she debuted a svelte frame in 2015 thanks to Jenny Craig. Keep reading to see her transformation…
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Kirstie Alley revealed a 50-pound weight loss in January 2015 that she achieved on the Jenny Craig program. That weight loss stuck, as she looked just as slim on the set of "Extra" in January 2016.
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Want to know the secret to "The Hangover" star Zach Galifianakis's weight loss in 2014? Keep reading to find out — and to see his slimmed-down bod.
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In May 2013, Zach Galifianakis spoke about how he was starting to lose weight: "I stopped drinking and I just kind of put the weight off," he told Conan O'Brien. It definitely paid off, because years later, he's still looking great! Just check him out at the "A Wrinkle in Time" premiere in February 2018!
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When Adrienne Bailon met her future husband, they bonded over food, which had them putting on some pounds. She was determined to lose a lot of that weight by the time her Paris nuptials rolled around.
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Adrienne Bailon looked svelte on her wedding day on Nov. 11, 2016, after losing 22 pounds. Her husband, Israel Houghton, lost 25 pounds before their big day. "I love the way my clothes are fitting so much that I don't want to stop," she told People magazine. "I want this to become a lifestyle. I'm enjoying working out. I enjoy the way it makes me feel." She's kept the weight off. Adrienne looked svelte at the NAACP Image Awards in January 2018.
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Do you want to know how former "How I Met Your Mother" star Jason Segel shed more than 30 pounds a few years back? Then keep clickin'!
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In 2013, Jason Segel told Us Weekly: "I've just been living healthy, exercising, eating right — no more midnight pizzas." He's kept the weight off — just take a look at him in 2020!
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Timothy Spall, seen here in 2014, has been tight-lipped about where he was at his heaviest. But he looks nothing like this now.
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Timothy Spall was noticeably slimmer when he attended the 73rd Venice Film Festival on Sept. 7, 2016. He hasn't detailed the type of lifestyle changes that he made, but he did tell a news outlet that he cut down on alcohol.
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When Jerry Ferrara joined the cast of "Entourage," he had a bulkier frame. By the time the movie adaptation of the HBO series hit theaters on June 3, 2015, he had lost 40 pounds.
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So what motivated Jerry Ferrara's weight loss? He revealed that he was required to take a physical during Season 6 on "Entourage" and, though he passed the physical, his weight was surprising. At 5-foot-7, he weighed 200 pounds! He credits the right diet, discipline and hard work for his body transformation.
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Drew Barrymore, seen here in December 2015, decided to spend 2016 getting her health in order — and the results are seriously impressive.
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And viola! Drew Barrymore looked great in January 2017 after admitting she'd lost 20 pounds. She credited her show "Santa Clarita Diet" and character, Sheila, with helping her shed the pounds. "It came sort of a moment in my life where I had sort of let myself go due to personal circumstances, and I thought, 'I could come alive with Sheila,'" she told "Today." Drew followed nutritionist Kimberly Snyder's methods, she explained, "but I added some protein like fish and chicken since she's all vegetarian or vegan." It wasn't easy! "I still am dreaming and crying about pizza," the mother of two admitted.
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"Popular" star Sara Rue, pictured during the opening night of Outfest in 2001, was Hollywood's go-to curvy girl of the late '90s and early aughts. But after she teamed up with Jenny Craig, she completely transformed herself. Keep reading to see what she looks like now…
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Sara Rue showed off her slim figure on the red carpet at the premiere of "Bad Moms" in Los Angeles on July 26, 2016. The "Impastor" actress dropped four dress sizes and lost more than 50 pounds following a health and fitness overhaul that started in late 2009. "I'm always striving for better health and wellness," she told Wonderwall.com in early 2016. "I'm always reading new things. I'm always trying new things to reach optimal health — and not just optimal health but also optimal happiness. I find that they go hand-in-hand for me. Right now, I'm very happy with where I am, but am I ever just complacent and content? No. I'm always striving for better health."
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Rob Kardashian was at his heaviest weight when he started seeing former fiancée Blac Chyna in early 2016. The former exotic dancer helped her man shed some major pounds!
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Rob Kardashian showed off a slimmer physique in May 2016. Prior to getting back into shape, he was reportedly pushing 250 pounds.
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Having a heart attack in 2012 pushed Rosie O'Donnell to lose weight and get healthy. Keep reading to see how she looks after losing 64 pounds between 2013 and 2015.
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Rosie O'Donnell underwent gastric sleeve surgery in 2013 and lost 64 pounds. She told People: "It's still hard. You have to risk your life, and you're in severe discomfort for a couple of months, and it forces you to modify your behavior when you haven't been able to before."
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Do you have any idea how "American Idol" alum and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson dropped down from a size 16 to a size 6? Keep reading for the big reveal.
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In 2010, Jennifer Hudson debuted a much skinnier frame thanks to Weight Watchers after she agreed to be a spokesperson for the brand. She said: "It's a lifestyle change, not a diet." She dropped 80 pounds and kept it off, as seen here in 2014.
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Miranda Lambert decided to get in shape before her 30th birthday! See her transformation next…
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Ahead of her milestone birthday in 2013, Miranda Lambert debuted a frame that appeared to be about 20 pounds slimmer. She told E! News: "I thought, 'Well, you know, if I get a little healthier before I turn 30, maybe I can get ahead of the game.'" And the "House That Built Me" singer has not only kept it off, but has continued to tone up since.
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Mo'Nique based a lot of her early comedy around her love for her fuller shape. However, when her health became an issue, she decided to shed a few pounds…
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Mo'Nique revealed in March 2018 that she was under 200 pounds for the first time in her adult life thanks to exercise and healthy eating. The comedian shared the exciting news on Instagram, writing, "Hey my loves. UNDER 200lbs. WE CAN DO IT. BELIEVE YOU CAN. DON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT BUT IT HAPPENS. RAW FOOD IS THE TRUTH…"
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Ricki Lake's weight has fluctuated a lot over the years, but what show helped her get down to a better size in 2011?
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Ricki Lake credited her run on "Dancing With the Stars" with helping her lose another 20 pounds after she'd already started to work on her diet and exercise. You go, girl!
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Celebrity chef Paula Deen was diagnosed with diabetes back in 2012 and ultimately decided to cut back on some of the bad things in her diet. However, it wasn't until a few years later that she radically changed her diet and lost 35 pounds!
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By the spring of 2015, butter-loving Paula Deen had radically slimmed down. What's her secret? She cut out white foods like sugar, flour, pasta and rice. Talk about sacrifice!
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Rapper Rick Ross lost 85 pounds in recent years. He's seen here in 2013.
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After debuting his thinner body in 2014, Rick Ross told "Good Morning America" how he lost the weight. He said: "I wanted to cut back on some of the drinking I was doing and sleep a little more, you know, watch what I ate." Well, it worked! He showed off a still-slim physique at the 2017 Grammy Awards.
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In the early 2000s, Al Roker's weight peaked at 340 pounds. The "Today" show host chose to undergo weight-loss surgery to help him slim down.
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Today, Al Roker is slim and trim. He lost 150 pounds post-operation, maintained a high-protein, low-carb diet and kept the pounds off long-term. Al was so inspired by his weight-loss journey that he wrote a book about it, "Never Going Back."
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After Drew Carey dropped 80 pounds, he was able to go off of his diabetes medication! Find out how he did it next…
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"The Price Is Right" host Drew Carey debuted a massive body transformation in 2010 — and he's kept the weight off. He told People that he cut out carbs completely and does a lot of cardio in the gym to help him along.
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Chaz Bono started out at 250 pounds before going on a weight-loss journey. Do you know how much he lost?
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After losing more than 70 pounds, Chaz Bono talked about his weight loss on an episode of "The Doctors" in 2013. He said: "I just feel much more comfortable in my skin now."
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In January 2017, Janet Jackson gave birth to her first child, son Eissa Al Mana. In an effort to shed the baby weight, the famed performer and new mom began following a workout regimen…
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Janet Jackson underwent a major weight loss transformation by late 2017, shedding 70 pounds! With the help of trainer Paulette Sybliss, the "All for You" singer began training just six weeks after she gave birth to her baby boy. "We had a very vigorous training schedule," said Paulette. "We were training a minimum of four times a week and the sessions were never less than 45 minutes, no more than an hour. Very intense, though. Very intense training."
