AceShowbiz - Amanda Bynes recently took to Instagram to update her followers on her health and weight loss progress. On November 5, Bynes posted a screenshot of her step counter app, showing an impressive 14,895 steps, 6.60 miles walked, and 481 calories burned for the day.

She proudly captioned the screenshot, "Down 6lbs! 154lbs now", sharing her excitement over meeting her fitness goals. Bynes, now 38, is visibly motivated to make positive changes in her life.

"I've gained over 20 lbs. in the past few months from being depressed," she wrote in a previous update from March. "I'm doing a lot better now and have learned to do opposite action when I don't feel like working out or eating clean."

Bynes has been open about her ongoing mental health struggles and how they've influenced her physical health. Her candid revelations about gaining weight due to depression resonated with many and highlighted the complex interplay between mental and physical well-being.

In the recent months, Bynes has made remarkable strides not just in shedding weight but in gaining control over her mental health. She's achieved sobriety and has repeatedly expressed her determination to stay committed to a healthier lifestyle.

This positive shift in her life comes after years of battling severe body insecurities that led her down a path of addiction to drugs like Adderall, cocaine, and ecstasy. These struggles significantly impacted her career decisions, leading her to quit acting in 2012.

Bynes reflected on her career and body image issues in various interviews, one notably with Paper magazine where she discussed the toll that playing a gender-bending role in "She's the Man" took on her self-esteem. The aftermath fueled her Adderall addiction, a drug she had obtained by faking symptoms of ADD.

Despite several arrests and publicized mental health crises, including a psychiatric hold in 2013 and another in early 2023, Bynes has shown resilience. She was under a conservatorship managed by her mother, which concluded in March 2022. Since then, Amanda has been charting her own course towards health and independence.

"I feel a lot better now about myself and I'm so glad I had the blepharoplasty surgery. It was one of the greatest things I could've ever done," she shared in a TikTok video, discussing a surgical procedure she underwent to boost her self-confidence.

Amanda Bynes' journey is a testament to the power of perseverance and self-care. Her openness about her struggles and triumphs offers hope and inspiration to many, especially young people facing similar challenges. By sharing her ongoing transformation, Bynes reminds us all that it's possible to overcome past difficulties and reclaim a healthier, happier future.