Ricki Lake shows off her abs after losing 30 pounds

Ricki Lake shows off her 30-pound weight loss during her recent health journey.

“Hi friends. I wanted to share with you what I’ve been up to for the past four months. On October 26, 2023, I promised myself to get healthier,” Lake, 55, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, February 24.

The former talk show host, who said she “admitted” she weighed about 170 pounds when she started, explained that she and her husband Ross Burningham have each lost more than 30 pounds. (The couple married in January 2022, almost a year after their engagement.)

“I really want to share it because we did this without having to rely on a drug. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.) But neither of us had pre-diabetes and we both felt like we wanted to at least try it ourselves,” she wrote.

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Lake admitted that at her age — and in “perimenopause” — she was “a little concerned” that her body wouldn’t lose weight like it used to.

“I am so very proud of us. I feel amazing. I feel strong,” she noted. “I’ll go into more detail about exactly what I did in another post, but suffice to say, this is the healthiest way I’ve lost weight in all my years.”

In addition to the caption, Lake shared several snaps, including one of her and Burningham on their “daily walk” and one of the two hugging while standing outside. In another photo, she posed for a mirror selfie, revealing her abs. The last photo showed a screenshot of Lake’s weight at 140 pounds.

Lake is no stranger to opening up to her fans and has been notoriously candid about her journey to embracing her body. In 2019, Lake shaved her head after years of suffering from androgenic hair loss. She told exclusively We weekly in 2021 that she started using Danish brand Harklinikke to grow her hair after losing her dark brown locks.

“It gave me my life back,” she said Us. “And I know these are big words, but honestly, anyone who has dealt with this knows what I’m talking about. It takes over your life. Every time you walk past a mirror, every time you run a brush through your hair, every time your boyfriend wants to grab your hair and pull it, every time you take a shower, it consumes me.”

In June 2023, she celebrated her body and age during a retreat in Mill Valley, California. Sitting in a bathtub in the middle of the forest, the Hairspray actress crossed her arms over her bare chest and leaned back with a big smile on her face.

“Without a doubt, these days are the best of my life,” she wrote via Instagram in June 2023. “54 1/2 years old (young!). Grateful for everything that had to happen to get here. A place of complete self-acceptance and self-love.”

Lake also gave a sweet shout out to Burningham, who she said “makes every adventure the most fun ever.”