Celebrity-Approved Weight Loss Tips: Diet and Fitness Tips From Stars Who’ve Recently Gotten in Shape

Kelly Clarkson: Eat More Protein

“I’ve been listening to my doctor — a couple years I didn’t,” said Kelly, who lost 60 lbs. By combining a high-protein diet with a weight-loss drug. “Ninety percent of the time I’m really good at it because a protein diet is good for me anyway,” she told People. “I’m a Texas girl, so I like meat — sorry, vegetarians!”

John Goodman: Don’t Drink Your Calories

The actor broke his years-old cycle of yo-yo dieting by quitting alcohol. “In the old days, I would take three months out, lose 60 or 70 pounds, and then reward myself with a six-pack of Bud or whatever and just go back to my old habits,” he told ABC.

Miranda Lambert: Move More

The country singer still gives into her cravings for cheeseburgers and beer, but counters them with exercise. “I’ll go, ‘That was fun, but my stuff doesn’t fit,’” she told Country Living. “Then I’ll spend a month doing Pilates or riding [horses] a lot, and running.”

Al Roker: Watch Your Portions

The TV weatherman has changed his lifestyle since undergoing gastric bypass surgery in 2002.
“I’ve learned about portions,” he told The Daily Mail. “The problem had been for a long time, for me, it’d be one thing if you stopped at a scoop of Häagen-Dazs, but no, we finished the pint!
That’s where you get in trouble!”

Ree Drummond: Build Muscle

Calorie counting and moving more kicked off Ree’s weight loss, but doing lunges, squats and weight-bearing exercise changed her body. “I was absolutely pitiful when I started,” Ree confessed on The Pioneer Woman website. “I still did it, about four days a week to start … now have palpable muscles in my legs and my butt.”

Whoopi Goldberg: Reclaim Your Body

Whoopi admits she was in denial even when she weighed 300 lbs. Using the drug Mounjaro helped her lose the weight. “You have to take responsibility for yourself and see what’s going on with your body,” she said on The View.

Kathy Bates: Be Mindful as You Eat

The Matlock star started her weight-loss journey in 2019 by eating slower and paying attention to her body’s signals that she’d had enough.

Since then, Kathy’s lost 100 lbs. with mindful eating, exercise and a diet drug. “Even with the Ozempic, I still have to pay attention,” she told Drew Barrymore.