I've gotta say how much I admire and respect John Goodman's weight loss and current outlook on life

[Amerigo Vespucci]

I know he's not doing this to be anyone's poster child, but it's proof that you can take control of your life and steer it in a much better direction at any time you choose.

And because he's making lifestyle changes and incorporating exercise (rather than become one more celebrity to go on a "fad diet") he stands a much better chance of making a permanent, positive change.

:toast:

John Goodman: How I Lost 100 Lbs. – and Counting

By Liza Hamm

Thursday August 05, 2010 03:00 PM EDT



http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20408079,00.html

John Goodman is no longer a couch potato.

"I know it sounds sappy, but it was a waste," the 58-year-old actor tells PEOPLE. "It takes a lot of creative energy to sit on your ass and figure out what you're going to eat next ... I wanted to live life better."

Mission accomplished: The Treme actor has lost more than 100 lbs. thanks to his healthy new lifestyle. He quit drinking three years ago and hired Mackie Shilstone – a health coach who has trained many athletes including tennis player Serena Williams. Now Goodman has cut sugar from his diet and works out six days a week. "I'm breaking a sweat but I'm not going nuts," he says.

He is excited about the results though, says Shilstone. "He remembers what it feels like to be extremely heavy and it's something he doesn't want again."

Now, says Shilstone, "John is very agile. When I see him running I get out of the way! He can be a different type of actor now. He can take on athletic parts."

Before Goodman becomes an action hero, though, he needs to focus on getting a new wardrobe. "I just ordered some nice slacks," he says. "I finally got them and they're too big now."

[Inchworm]

1. Sure there is some crank involved hehe

I like Goodman :)

:hi:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

2. I just watched "Matinee" again a few days ago...

...he's one of those actors who...most of the time...makes any film he's in a better one.

I don't know why I disliked "The Big Lebowski" when it was first released...I just couldn't get into it at all, and don't even remember watching it. But I decided to give it another try about a month ago, and now I see why it's become such a cult favorite.

There are footsteps on the stairs. Larry, a fifteen-year-old, looks at the two men.

PILAR
See down, Sweetie. These are the policeman--

WALTER
No ma'am, I didn't mean to give the impression that we're police exactly. We're hoping that it will not be necessary to call the police.

He adopts his command voice in turning to Larry:

WALTER
But that is up to little Larry here. Isn't it, Larry?

Walter pops the latches on his attache case and takes out the homework, which is now in a ziploc bag. He holds it out at arm's length, displaying it to Larry.

WALTER
Is this your homework, Larry?

Larry does not respond.

WALTER
Is this your homework, Larry?

DUDE
Look, man, did you--

WALTER
Dude, please!. . . Is this your homework, Larry?

DUDE
Just ask him if he--ask him about the car, man!

Walter is still holding out the homework.

WALTER
Is this yours, Larry? Is this your homework, Larry?

DUDE
Is the car out front yours?

WALTER
Is this your homework, Larry?

DUDE
We know it's his fucking homework, Walter! Where's the fucking money, you little brat?

Throughout Walter has been staring at Larry with the homework extended towards him.

WALTER
Look, Larry. . . Have you ever heard of Vietnam?

DUDE
Oh, for Christ's sake, Walter!

WALTER
You're going to enter a world of pain, son. We know that this is your homework. We know you stole a car--

DUDE
And the fucking money!

WALTER
And the fucking money. And we know that this is your homework, Larry.

No answer.

WALTER
You're gonna KILL your FATHER, Larry!.

FINALLY, IN DISGUST:

WALTER
Ah, this is pointless.

As he shoves the homework back in the attache case:

WALTER
All right, Plan B. You might want to watch out the front window there, Larry.

He is heading for the door. The Dude, puzzled, rises to follow him.

WALTER
This is what happens when you **** a STRANGER in the ***, Larry.

OUTSIDE

Walter is striding down the lawn with his attache case like an enraged encyclopedia salesman. Without looking back at, the Dude, who follows:

WALTER
Fucking language problem, Dude.

He pops the Dude's trunk, flings in the briefcase and takes out a tire iron.

WALTER
Maybe he'll understand this.

He is walking over to the Corvette.

WALTER
YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS, LARRY!

CRASH! He swings the crowbar into the windshield, which shatters.

WALTER
YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS?!

CRASH! He takes out the driver's window.

WALTER
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU **** A STRANGER IN THE ***!

Lights are going on in houses down the street. Distant dogs bark.

WALTER
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS, LARRY!

CRASH!

WALTER
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS! **** A STRANGER IN THE ***!

CRASH!

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

3. Great scene

That and the one where he's screaming about the Supreme Court roundly rejecting prior restraint in the coffee shop are why he OWNS that movie.

[peekaloo]

5. that one line in the ransom exchange scene that always makes me larf

"Calm down. You're being very un-Dude."

:D

the scattering of Donny's ashes is another howler.


*just to confirm your point that JG owned that film*

[woo me with science]

4. Wow, good for him!

I love success stories.

[lunatica]

6. I think everyone loves John Goodman

And I hope he stays around for decades more.

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. +1

[xchrom]

7. Awesome! Nt

[mnhtnbb]

8. Quit drinking! Yeah. That's what I need to do, too. I don't need to lose 100 lbs

but I sure could stand to lose 30.

The hardest thing to give up is a cocktail--make mine a Manhattan--and wine. Gonna' have to do it.

Good on John Goodman.

[Aristus]

10. My wife is actually a little disappointed with Goodman's weight loss.

She thought he was sexy just the way he was.

I told her, "Maybe, but not healthy."

[zanana1]

15. I'm a little dissappointed in it, too.

He used to look like a big teddy bear.

[joeybee12]

11. Good for him! n/t

[Hell Hath No Fury]

12. I love John Goodman --

and it really killed me to see him getting out on control with his weight. It looked so damned uncomfortable for him to be in his body. :( I am thankful he made the changes he needed to and I wish him nothing but success.

[Ikonoklast]

13. I love this man. He is one of my favorite actors of all time.

Good on you, John.








"Shut the fuck up, Donny!"

[Hell Hath No Fury]

14. Wow!

I found an old picture of him -- what a difference! Job well done, John.

[gvstn]

16. Nice picture of Linda Tripp with a short hair cut but

That cigarette makes her look trashy!

Here she is more lady-like. :) http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bgg1KLOo73w/R_QtH1zqH9I/AAAAAAAAAMA/WBiqhzSSjUg/s320/John+Goodman.jpg

[KG]

17. great actor.

good on him, sometimes looked like was about to explode on the screen.

[bigwillq]

18. Good for him.

I've always liked him.

[kimmerspixelated]

19. Great, I always worried about him. Too bad John Candy

couldn't have shed a few! I still miss my Candy-Man! SOOO funny!

[proteus_lives]

20. Good for him!

He's a great actor and always seemed like a decent bloke.