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How John Goodman Lost 200 Pounds: The Story Behind His Dramatic Weight-Loss Transformation

Instead, he stays active by walking his dogs, using an elliptical machine and doing other low-impact workouts.

After fracturing his hip in 2025 while filming Digger —“I was walking on set in my stocking feet, which was very stupid,” he admitted to The New Yorker—he has concentrated on “building up the core, balance, strength training, stuff like that, so I don’t fall down.”

If he does stumble, one look in the mirror is enough to remind him just how much progress he has made.

“I’m still trying to get used to my face,” he said during the Nov. 2 episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast. “It’s weird. I think of myself as one way and then I look at myself, ‘Oh, wow!’”

Although he acknowledged that the experience is “strange,” he added, “It’s fun to get used to.”

He is among many stars who have had to adapt to a new normal. Here’s what they have revealed about their wellness journeys.

(Originally published Aug. 23, 2026, at 12 a.m. PT)