Inspiring Celebrity Weight Loss Transformations You Don’t Want to Miss

From mindful eating to staying active, learn how these stars lost up to 100 pounds!

By Courtney Shapiro January 20, 2025

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Reducing your risk of type 2 diabetes, improving your energy and sleep, feeling more confident in your clothes…there are countless benefits to losing unwanted pounds. But the health journey isn’t easy—even for some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Here, we’ve rounded up the most inspiring celebrity weight loss transformations, plus reveal how you can make their strategies work for you, too.

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Adele

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Adele debuted her 100-lb weight loss in 2020 and credits her success to key lifestyle changes that helped her feel better both physically and mentally. “I did it for myself and not anybody else,” she said in an interview with British Vogue in 2021. The singer incorporated gradual changes into her routine that ultimately helped reduce stress, anxiety and pain. She lost the weight gradually and naturally by dividing her workouts throughout the day and indulging her cravings now and then.
Miranda Lambert

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Country superstar Miranda Lambert embarked on her weight loss journey in 2013.“I lost my weight the healthy and good old fashioned way,” she wrote in an open letter to fans after they speculated that she had gotten surgery. “Like I have always said, it’s not about a scale, it’s about how you feel and how your jeans fit.” To get healthy, she reexamined her eating habits, avoided junk food and focused on a blend of cardio and circuit training for exercise.
Kelly Clarkson

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American Idol alum Kelly Clarkson found weight loss success through the help of weight loss medication (though she noted it wasn’t Ozempic). “I am doing that wonderful shot that works for folks who need some help, and it’s been really good for me,” Clarkson said on the May 14, 2024, episode of her talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show. Clarkson also lives in New York City and found that walking every day with her kids helps her to stay fit and healthy without having to clock long hours at the gym.
Jennifer hudson weight loss

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It doesn’t always take an intense exercise routine to lose weight. In fact, Jennifer Hudson lost 80 lbs by focusing on mindful eating. The EGOT winner admitted that with her busy schedule, she doesn’t always have time to work out. So she’s careful and conscious about what she puts into her body. “I had to break my diet mentality,” she shared with Self. “I used to deprive myself, thinking that was healthy. I didn’t eat pasta, fried food, red meat. I hadn’t had pizza in 10 years.” Now, she takes a much more balanced approach to eating and allows herself the foods she loves—just in moderation.
Melissa McCarthy

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Like Adele, Melissa McCarthy is quick to say that her 50-lb weight loss didn’t happen overnight. She made gradual changes through diet and exercise, including a fun workout that combines pilates and boxing known as ‘piloxing.’ McCarthy also ensures her meals are high-protein, since it helps keep her feeling fuller longer and reduces cravings.
Ree Drummond

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While the Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond is known for her delectable recipes, she also recently debuted a 50-lb weight loss. For her, it wasn’t about getting skinny. In a blog post from 2021, she shared that she was feeling “tired, puffy and desperate” and knew it was time for a change. Drummond didn’t focus on medication, supplements or fad diets. Instead, she honed in on changes such as measuring portions of food and counting calories.
Lainey Wilson

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Lainey Wilson, a country singer turning heads for her transformation, shut down rumors that she had lost 70 lbs with weight loss gummies. “H*ll no!” she exclaimed while on the Big D & Bubba radio show. “I have lost weight. I probably lost about 20 pounds. She credits her active lifestyle on tour to her weight loss and how moving throughout the day is a big help. Wilson also meal preps so she can have something healthy available when she’s on the go.
Shonda Rhimes

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Shonda Rhimes, the TV mogul behind shows such as Grey’s Anatomy and Bridgerton, has shared her 150-lb weight loss transformation. In a 2017 newsletter, she told fans she started her fitness journey because her “body was physically rebelling against the brain that had been ignoring it for so long." Rhimes lost weight naturally without help from surgery or GLP-1 drugs.
Chrissy Metz

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Beloved for her role as Kate Pearson on This Is Us, Chrissy Metz captured fans' hearts with her personal story and weight loss journey. Although she always struggled with her weight, she managed to lose 100 lbs in five months by taking daily walks and following a 2,000-calorie diet. Metz is also an advocate for loving yourself and your body. “There’s so much stigma about weight. There’s this idea that you can’t put the food down or you’re lazy,” the actress shared on The Jamie Kern Lima Show. “I’m trying to heal those wounds slowly but surely.”
Kathy Bates

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Like many of us, Kathy Bates struggled with her weight for years. But after being diagnosed as prediabetic in 2017, she turned to mindful eating and healthier habits. Bates lost 80 lbs over seven years and another 20 lbs with the help of Ozempic. She also listened to her body by paying attention to hunger hormones, upped her vitamin levels and stopped eating after 8 p.m.
Rebel Wilson

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If you’re looking for an easy way to lose weight, you may want to take advice from Rebel Wilson, who found that walking was the best way for her to “get rid of unnecessary body fat.” “Sometimes the simplest thing like getting out and walking for an hour a day is the kindest thing to your body, and your body will respond to that,” the actress said during the season three premiere of Apple Fitness+’s Time to Walk series. Ultimately, Wilson lost more than 60 lbs by being more active.
Ricki Lake Weight Loss

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