From Flab to Fab: Celebrities Who Have Battled Obesity

'The Mike & Molly' alum opened up about his how he was overweight and dropped from 370 pounds to between 205 and 210. He told 'Entertainment Tonight' in April 2023, "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."

He added that his health journey began during the COVID-19 pandemic with bariatric surgery, healthier eating, and more exercise. "When you get it, you get it." Despite no longer having Type 2 diabetes and having a lower heart rate, body-shamers still troll him. "When I was heavy, they said, 'You're too heavy!' Now they ask, 'Are you sick?' Can I just walk the earth, please?"

The former 'American Idol' judge underwent gastric bypass surgery in 2003 and has kept off the 114 pounds he lost. "You have to change the way you think about food," he explained in a 2022 tip for his company Unify Health Labs. "You have to almost have a complete breakup with food and start back bit by bit to find out what works for your body."

Best known for playing "Dan Conner" on 'Roseanne', John Goodman was once overweight and weighed nearly 400 pounds. He decided to stop drinking, cut out sugary foods, change his diet, and hire a personal trainer. Goodman has lost over 100 pounds and keeps it off by eating lean meats, fruit, veggies, and protein shakes. He also works out 6 days a week.

In July 2022, the 'Black Widow' actor revealed he dropped 80 pounds for his role in season 4 of
'Stranger Things'. “I don’t think I’ll ever do that again,” he told 'British GQ'. “I have this Santa Claus movie [Violent Night] coming out in December, and I gained it all back. But now, yeah, never again. The prosthetics are too good.”

Discovering he was at risk for diabetes motivated three-time Emmy award-winning actor Alec Baldwin to lose 30 pounds in 4 months. His strategy? Cutting out processed foods with sugar. He also started doing Pilates and spin cycling.

The retired NBA star was overweight, he confirmed in May 2023 that he lost 62 pounds after adding the Mounjaro shot to his regimen six months earlier. "I'm working out, I'm taking my shot once a week," he said on the 'Pat McAfee' Show. Barkley started at 352 pounds and, with the help of the drug, dropped to 290 pounds.

After her third child, actress Jessica Simpson weighed 240 pounds. She decided to make healthy changes and lost 100 pounds. With a personal trainer, she started walking 14,000 steps a day and going to the gym three times a week. She also ate a high-protein, high-fiber diet and made sure to get enough sleep.

Melissa McCarthy, known for 'Gilmore Girls' and 'Mike and Molly', once lost 70 pounds in 4 months on a doctor-supervised “all liquid” diet, but she doesn't support fad diets. Instead, she lost 50 pounds in 2015 by making simple changes to her diet and exercise and stopped worrying about being judged for her body.

How did Chris Pratt go from "Andy Dwyer" in 'Parks and Rec' to "Peter Quill" in 'Guardians of the Galaxy?' He lost 80 pounds. Pratt followed a low-carb, high-protein diet, drank plenty of water, and ramped up his exercise routine with running, swimming, and boxing. He’s even completed a triathlon.