When it comes to losing weight, all have trouble doing so. No one ever said weight loss was a piece of cake, it comes with tons of hard work and dedication, and Hollywood stars are no exception to the rule. Take a look at the list we rounded up of the Hollywood stars who have worked hard to lose weight over the years and have kept it off, inspiring us mere mortals to follow suit.
Christina Aguilera
Singer, songwriter, actress, television personality, mother, and philanthropist is up next on our list. The 36-year-old has had weight fluctuations over the years and recently has lost some 50 pounds.
Christina Aguilera
Janet Jackson
The youngest member of the Jackson family, Janet is one of the best-selling artists in the history of contemporary music. And with her many fluctuations in weight, since 2012 she has been working with Nutrisystem, even sponsoring their weight loss program. Along with the program, she has also donated ten million dollars in meals to the hungry.
Janet Jackson
50 Cent
Next up is the infamous rapper/actor 50 cent. When formally known Curtis Jackson, 50 cents, lost over 50 pounds fans went ballistic. Not only because of the drastic transformation, but more so because he did it to play a cancer patient in a movie!
50 Cent
John Goodman
This time when Goodman lost weight, he was far more serious about keeping it off saying, “I just got tired, sick and tired of looking at myself. You’re shaving in the mirror and you don’t want to look at yourself. It gets dangerous.” We’re so proud of how far he’s come, what an inspiration to many.
John Goodman
Chris Pratt
How could we not start this list then with the ever-lovable and hilarious Chris Pratt? Once hitting 300 pounds, Pratt lost 60 pounds in six months while working on film Guardians of the Galaxy. His workout regiment involves P90X, running, boxing, kickboxing, swimming, and even a triathlon. Pratt continues to stay focused to his weight loss.
Chris Pratt
Christian Bale
If you remember, Bale underwent rapid weight loss when he transitioned from his role in The Machinest to Batman Begins. As a decorated Hollywood actor, Bale is no stranger to following rather strict weight loss programs at times.
Christian Bale
Alec Baldwin
When this legendary actor was diagnosed as prediabetic, he looked to programs to help lose weight. Since then, he’s gone on to lose 30 pounds.
Alec Baldwin
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey transformed from one of the biggest superstars of her time to being just plain big. However, she turned it around and started a healthy lifestyle, which included losing over 70 pounds.
Mariah Carey
Al Roker
Everyone’s favorite TV host Al Roker got to be about 340 pounds before he decided enough was enough. Currently, he’s dropped down to 190 and looks better than ever.
Al Roker
Gabourey Sidibe
With her groundbreaking role in Precious, Gabourey Sidibe has since been gracing our screens with her brilliance. In 2017, Sidibe announced she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and as a consequence, she underwent laparoscopic bariatric surgery to help manage her weight.
Gabourey Sidibe
Rebel Wilson
The favorite Pitch Perfect star, Rebel Wilson, commonly known as “Fat Amy,” his 37-year old Rebel Wilson who began her weight loss journey in April of 2016. The majority of her weight loss is thanks to hiking!
Rebel Wilson
Kirsten Vangsness
You may have loved her as the famous Penelope Garcia from Criminal Minds, but you probably won’t realize this is her once you see her impressive weight loss. Vangsness say that most of her weight loss is attributed to her healthy diet structured by her personal trainer.
Kirsten Vangsness
Chrissy Metz
While filming American Horror Story: Freakshow, Metz faced severe depression and low energy but turned it around when she started filming This Is Us. Today, she has lost nearly 100 pounds and everyone can’t believe it!
Chrissy Metz
Susan Boyle
The incredible Scottish singing sensation emerged in 2009 via the television program Britain’s Got Talent. After being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, doctors told her to lose weight quickly and that’s what she did.
Susan Boyle
Keely Shaye Smith
While she herself isn’t a big Hollywood actress, she is the wife of one of Hollywood’s favorites, Peirce Brosnan. She is also an American journalist and has had several appearances in movies such as Poisoning Paradise and The Opponent.
Keely Shaye Smith
Celine Dion
We all know and love Celine Dion, and the music industry sure does too. She is often associated with her biggest song that hit the charts, My Heart Will Go On” – best associated with Titanic. Unfortunately, after her husband passed away she lost a significant amount of weight, but today is getting back on track.
Celine Dion
Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Alley has starred in so many classic films over the years, Look Who’s Talking and It Takes Two to name a few. Alley is a Jenny Craig spokesperson after she lost 50 pounds with the program.
Kirstie Alley
Adele
Adele is quite the role model when it comes to overcoming challenges. Not only did she win several Grammy Awards, but she also shed a significant amount of weight by cutting out sugar. She was also humiliated for being larger, but now people are saying she is too thin, poor girl can’t catch a break. Also, she is recently divorced after a three-year marriage, and many say it is because of her weight change.
Adele
Honey Boo Boo
When the mother of Honey Boo Boo lost 300 pounds, she decided to get her daughter motivated as well. While Honey Boo Boo wasn’t too thrilled, she agreed and today is a much healthier, childhood TV celeb.
Honey Boo Boo
Jessica Simpson
Jessica Simpson lost the baby weight with diet and exercise. She said that she tries to get in 10,000 steps a day and confides in her body guru Harley Pasternak for 45 minutes, three days a week to help lose weight and keep it off.
Jessica Simpson
Miranda Lambert
One of the leading ladies in country, our girl Miranda Lambert has lost 25 pounds by watching what she eats and working out with her personal trainer, Bill Crutchfield. She certainly makes rapid weight loss look easy.
Miranda Lambert
Kim Kardashian
Every new mom knows how difficult losing the baby weight can be and Kim Kardashian is no exception to this rule. After a few months of dieting and serious workouts, she’s gone back down to her “own size.”
Kim Kardashian
Jordin Sparks
Dazzling singer Jordin Sparks dropped 50 pounds in 18 months due to changes in her diet. She decided to take the diet slow as she didn’t want to feel tortured. Been there, girl, been there.
Jordin Sparks
Adam Richman
When the Man Vs. Food star decides to retire from food challenges and focus instead on living a more healthier life, you can’t help but be filled with the need to follow suit. (With the weight loss and healthy living not the stuffing your face until you drop road). He eats vegan and works out as much as possible, especially by playing soccer.
Adam Richman
Jennifer Hudson
The incredibly talented Jennifer Hudson relied on Weight Watchers in help lose weight. Hudson says she made sure to ‘watch what she put into her body’ and kept as much junk food ‘out of sight’ in order to stay on a healthy lifestyle.
Jennifer Hudson
Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi
When Snooki learned she was pregnant with her first child, she made serious changes to her diet. From Jersey Shore to a massive social media following, after then having her second kid, Snooki has lost around 100 pounds. She credits her healthy lifestyle to wanting to be there for her children, to set a good example, and to be able to keep up with the little Rugrats.
Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi
Graham Elliot
From all the hottest cooking shows, including MasterChef and Top Chef, Graham Elliot has cemented his presence as a leading culinary expert. In 2013, when he hit 400 pounds, he knew he needed to make some serious changes. Ergo diet restrictions and he’s lost some 150 pounds and counting.
Graham Elliot
Jerry Ferrara
The Entourage star has lost around 50 pounds since the show finished up. According to Ferrara, a strict diet and fitness regiment are the key to lose weight.
Jerry Ferrara
Queen Latifah
The ever hilarious Queen Latifah has made quite the changes in her lifestyle as she’s taken up cardio workouts to help lose weight.
Queen Latifah
Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton relied on a personal trainer to help lose weight and get in shape. In our opinion, he’s certainly looking better than ever!
Perez Hilton
Aretha Franklin
The Queen of Soul decided that one day she was just “too fat” so she made some radical changes. To date, she’s lost about 100 pounds.
Aretha Franklin
Ruben Studdard
The winner of season two of American Idol back in 2003 has since lost a whopping 112 pounds.
Ruben Studdard
Chaka Khan
As the “Queen of Funk” was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, she knew she had to make changes. For four months, Chaka Khan relied on a vegan-liquid diet to help lose weight. She’s now 60 pounds lighter then before.
Chaka Khan
Drew Carey
Drew Carey’s weight loss transformation is truly stunning. He credits his Price is Right with kick starting his healthy lifestyle.
Drew Carey
Raven Symone
In 2011, the former child star emerged on the scene some 70 pounds lighter. To this day, she’s leading a healthy lifestyle with a proper diet and exercise to stay on the right course.
Raven Symone
Zach Galifianakis
Known as the funny fat man in The Hangover, Galifianakis decided to make some changes and now looks better than ever.
Zach Galifianakis
Rosie O’Donnell
Rosie O’Donnell weight loss journey is insanely inspiring. In two years, she lost 64 pounds after a vertical gastric sleeve surgery in 2013. Ever since, she credits the surgery with saving her life and follows a strict diet to ensure a healthy lifestyle.
Rosie O Donnell
Tom Arnold
The ever hilarious comedian Tom Arnold credits his son with saving his life. Arnold has lost some 100 pounds because of his family’s encouragement.
Tom Arnold
Shonda Rhimes
The epic Shonda Rhimes (creator of Grey’s Anatomy and many broken hearts) thanks her children for inspiring her to lead a more healthy lifestyle. Rhimes lost around 127 pounds through a strict diet and intense cardio workouts.
Shonda Rhimes
Ricky Gervais
Comedian Ricky Gervais lost 40 pounds while he dieted with his partner, Jane Fallon. That’s certainly one way to help lose weight.
Ricky Gervais
Jason Segel
The incredibly hilarious Jason Segel, star of the former How I Met Your Mother show, was “forced to lose weight” for his role opposite Emily Blunt in The Five-Year Engagement. He lost 35 pounds by making changes in his exercise and diet routines.
Jason Segel
Paul Wall
Paul Wall’s 100 pound weight loss is due to a gastric sleeve surgery he underwent, one that basically saved his life as he was in a much higher weight class for his age and height. The weight loss transformed his life in a positive light.
Paul Wall
Ricki Lake
This actress, producer, and television presenter has made us laugh and cry with her many roles and her talk show but it’s her weight loss journey that’s quite inspiring. She went from a size 24 to a size 6 with proper dieting and exercise.
Ricki Lake
Seth Rogen
Classed by Hollywood as the “funny fat guy”, Seth Rogen turned his life around around. So far he’s lost over 30 pounds on his journey to help find his ‘size’.
Seth Rogen
Star Jones
Star Jones has accomplished a lot in her life, from being a lawyer, journalist, writer, television personality, fashion designer, and women’s and diversity advocate. It’s truly a long list of mesmerizing accolades. Then in 2003, Jones called herself ‘morbidly obese’ and underwent gastric bypass surgery to help lose weight.
Star Jones
Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill’s weight loss transformations have gone up and down many times. He’s basically the example of what rapid weight loss is.
Jonah Hill
Jason Sudeikis
Funnyman Jason Sudeikis has lost 20 pounds and credits his insanely beautiful wife, Olivia Wilde, for his weight loss. His reasoning behind his wife’s help is totally hilarious, in a 2013 August interview with Elle magazine, he said, “I have the greatest workout partner in the world….[we] have sex like Kenyan marathon runners.”
Jason Sudeikis
Janet Jackson
The youngest member of the Jackson family, Janet is one of the best-selling artists in the history of contemporary music. And with her many fluctuations in weight, since 2012 she has been working with Nutrisystem, even sponsoring their weight loss program. Along with the program, she has also donated ten million dollars in meals to the hungry.
Janet Jackson
Mama June
Mama June is on a serious weight loss journey, as she’s worked insanely hard to get down to a size four. After gastric bypass surgery, she also has a trainer and is focused on eating healthy.
Mama June
Beth Smith
You probably remember Beth Smith as the chubby woman she once was, and that’s okay because everyone did. Smith made her debut into Hollywood as the fifth wife of bounty hunter, ‘Dog’ Duane Chapman.
Beth Smith
Rachael Ray
Rachel Ray is a woman of many talents. She’s a TV personality, celebrity cook, businesswoman, and author. She currently has four Food Network shows including her daily show Rachel Ray. In 2009, she received bad news in the form of a cancer diagnosis. That’s when she decided to turn things around for herself and make healthy changes to her life. She started exercising regularly, drinking more water and stuck to the Mediterranean diet.
Rachael Ray