Ricki Lake, 55, shows off incredible 30lbs weight loss transformation amid perimenopause and says she did it ‘without relying on a pharmaceutical’

Ricki Lake took to Instagram to share an update on her weight loss journey on Saturday, while showing off her incredible transformation.

The actress, 55, revealed that she and her husband Ross Burningham each lost 30 pounds in four months (putting Ricki now at 140 pounds) and did so “without relying on a pharmaceutical.”

She also shared some before and after progress photos, including one in a black sports bra and leggings that showed off her slender figure from the side.

Ricki, who has been battling androgenic hair loss, added that her weight loss process took place while she was in perimenopause, the transition period before menopause, which can slow down the metabolism.

‘Hello friends. I wanted to share with you what I have been doing these last 4 months. On October 26, 2023 I made a commitment to myself to be healthier. “My husband, Ross, joined me in this endeavor,” he wrote in the caption.

‘Together we have each lost more than 30 pounds. I really want to share it, because we did this without relying on a pharmaceutical product. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.)’ she shared.

“But neither of us were prediabetic and we both felt like we wanted to at least try to do it on our own,” continued the star, whose top weight was 260 pounds.

“Being 55 years old and in perimenopause, I was a little worried that my body wouldn’t lose the pounds like it had in the past.”

‘I’m very proud of us. I feel incredible. I feel strong. I’ll go into more detail in another post about exactly what I did, but suffice it to say, this is the healthiest way I’ve lost weight in all my years.’

“First photo: taken today on our daily walk,” she shared, referring to a photo of herself in a straw hat and gray sweatshirt, with Ross strolling behind her.

‘Second photo and third photo 11/3/23,’ she added, referring to a photo of her and Ross hugging, and another of her on the beach, both of which showed her fuller figure.

‘(I only started weighing myself on 11/15/23) I guess I weighed around 170 when I started. “I’m 5’3,” she explained, adding the hashtags ‘#healthy #fitat55 #proud #thisis55.’

The actress added a graph from her phone showing her weight loss progress, which revealed that she had lost 20 pounds since November.

Her 286,000 friends and followers were quick to congratulate the star, with model Paulina Porizkova writing: ‘What a great way to celebrate your fabulous fifties!’ Bravo to both of you!

Hell yeah, Ricki!!!!! “Very impressed,” wrote Andy Cohen.

‘Kristin Chenoweth added: ‘Well done everyone!! This is incredible!!!’

‘Ok Ricki!!! “Looks fantastic,” added another.

‘!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love your honesty and THANK YOU for sharing the hard work you are both doing. ..inspired! I LOVE YOU!!!’ Another person intervened.

Lake has been candid about her weight loss journey over the years.

The star weighed 200 pounds when, at age 19, she was cast as the portly Tracy Turnblad in John Waters’ 1988 film Hairspray.

In 2010 she said G.M.A.: “Being fat worked, and I think that’s what confused me for a long time in my career.”

In 2022, she opened up about her complicated relationship with weight loss and spoke about following a “strict diet” and cutting down to a “sample size.”

‘They offered me four magazine covers. It was People, Us Weekly, OK! – the power of that, it was incredible. Well, it’s not incredible, it’s totally believable, but it happened to me. Yes, I had more opportunities, more attention, it was much more positive,” she said on his podcast. Raised by Ricki.

‘I’m conflicted because I’m proud of myself. When I lose that weight, it’s something I want the world to know, I did this. “It’s a lot of work and a lot of willpower, that’s why I want to talk about it, but I know it’s not the best thing to celebrate.”

She said at the time that it was “perpetuating that obsession we have with diet culture,” adding, “I’m a part of it.”