Ricki Lake took to Instagram to share an update on her weight loss journey on Saturday, as she showed off her incredible transformation. 

The actress, 55, revealed she and her husband Ross Burningham each lost 30 pounds in four months — putting Ricki at 140 pounds now —  and did it ‘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 slimmed down frame from the side. 

Ricki — who has been struggling with androgenic hair loss — added that her weight loss journey took place while she is in perimenopause – the transition period before menopause, which can slow down metabolism. 

‘Hi friends. 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,’ she wrote in the caption. 

Ricki Lake took to Instagram to share an update on her weight loss journey on Saturday, as she showed off her incredible transformation (L); (R) seen in 2019 

‘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.),’ she shared.

‘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,’ the star — whose highest weight was 260 pounds — went on.

‘Being 55 and in perimenopause, I was a bit worried, that my body would not drop the lbs like it had in the past.’

‘I am so so proud of us. I feel amazing. I feel strong. 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,’ she shared, referring to a snap of her in a straw hat and grey sweatshirt, with Ross strolling behind her.

‘Second pic and third pic 11/3/23,’ she added, in reference to a snap of her and Ross hugging, and another one of her on the beach, both of which displayed her fuller figure.  

‘(I only started weighing myself on 11/15/23) guessing I was about 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 she had lost 20 pounds since November. 

The actress, 55, revealed she and her husband Ross Burningham each lost 30 pounds in four months — putting Ricki at 140 pounds now — and did it ‘without relying on a pharmaceutical’

She also shared some before and after progress photos; The duo seen on 11/3/23 before their weight loss

She added another snap on the beach from before she lost weight

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

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

‘Hell yeah Ricki!!!!! Soooo impressed,’ Andy Cohen wrote. 

‘Kristin Chenoweth added, ‘Good for yall!! This is amazing!!!’

‘Ok Ricki!!! Lookin’ fantastic,’ another added.

‘HECK YES!!!! Love your honesty and THANK YOU for sharing the hard work you’re both doing…inspired! LOVE YOU!!!’ yet another person chimed in.

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

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

In 2010 she told GMA: ‘Being fat worked, and I think that was what was confusing for me for a long time in my career.’

Lake — whose highest weight was 260 pounds — has been candid about her weight loss journey throughout the years; seen in 1990

In 2022 she spoke out about her complicated relationship with weight loss and being conflicted about ‘perpetuating that obsession we have with diet culture’; seen in 2019

The star weighed 200 pounds when, at age 19, she was cast as the heavyset Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 John Waters movie, Hairspray; seen in a promo snap from the film

In 2022 she spoke out about her complicated relationship with weight loss and discussed going on a ‘crash diet’ and getting down to a ‘sample size.’

‘I was offered four magazine covers. It was People, Us Weekly, OK! — the power of that, it was unbelievable. Well, not unbelievable, totally believable, but it happened to me. Yes, I got more opportunities, more attention, it was way more positive,’ she said on her podcast Raised By Ricki.

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

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