The 'Hairspray' actress proudly flaunts her slimmer figure by sharing some before and after photos after losing significant amount of her weight despite her fear due to perimenopause.
- Feb 26, 2024
AceShowbiz - Ricki Lake has successfully dropped her weight and is proud of it. The actress has shown off her dramatic body transformation after losing over 30 pounds, which she claimed she achieved in "the healthiest" way" without using drugs like Ozempic.
On Saturday, February 24, the 55-year-old made use of her social media page to brag about her personal achievement. She shared some before and after photos, including one picture that featured her posing in a black crop top and tight leggings, flaunting her toned abs.
In the caption, she shared her journey to drop her weight alongside her husband Ross Burningham. "Hi friends," she began writing. "I've been wanting to share with you what I've been up to these last 4 months. On October 26th, 2023 I made a commitment to myself to get healthier. My husband, Ross joined me in this effort. Together we have each lost 30+ lbs. I really want to share, because we did this without relying on a pharmaceutical. (Not that there is anything wrong with that.)"
"But neither of us were pre diabetic and both of us felt like we wanted to at least try and do it on our own," she explained the decision, before admitting, "Being 55 and in perimenopause, I was a bit worried, that my body would not drop the lbs like it had in the past."
Despite her fear, Ricki managed to achieve her goal. "I am so so proud of us. I feel amazing. I feel strong," she declared, before promising to share more about her weight loss journey. "I will go in depth in another post of what I did exactly, but suffice to say this is the healthiest way I've lost weight in all of my years."
"First pic -taken today on our daily hike," the "Hairspray" star gave away details of the photos she shared. "Second pic and third pic 11/3/23. (I only started weighing myself on 11/15/23) guessing I was about 170 when I started. I'm 5'3"."
Ricki's post was met with positive responses from her followers, including fellow actress Debra Messing who wrote, "So inspiring!" Another penned, "Congrats for doing it the healthy (and sustainable) way!"
"Congratulations. That is a huge accomplishment. I need to do the same," a third added, while someone else praised the couple, "You both look great. I would love to hear about how you did it."
