Melissa Joan Hart is feeling more confident than ever, and looks amazing too!
The Sabrina the Teenage Witch star recently shared a stunning photo of herself in a blue bikini while posing on the beach, attracting significant attention.
The actress confidently posed in front of the ocean, hand on hip, showcasing her washboard abs and toned limbs. "New profile pic," she captioned the image.
The star recently discussed the not-so-secret behind her weight loss, speaking publicly about her diet change. Refreshingly, the change was driven not by a desire to lose weight, but to feel better. The result? Melissa is now 18Ibs lighter, and most importantly, feels amazing.
© InstagramThe 2 things Melissa cut from her diet
The star decided to try cutting out sugar and alcohol from her diet after wanting to feel better. She told People: "I just wanted to feel better. It had nothing to do with losing weight. I really didn't think I could lose weight anymore, being in midlife and perimenopause and all those things, I was like, ‘Can I really lose weight? I don't think I can.'" However, Melissa proved herself wrong, and went on to add: "I lost about 18 pounds last year."
The star initially just wanted to "feel better" but realised that by "fasting and cutting sugars and cutting alcohol," she saw results. Melissa admitted that she hadn't had a drink "in over a year", something that was easy enough for her to cut out of her life as she "doesn't even enjoy drinking."
© WireImage"I cut these things out of my life, and I started to feel better. And in doing that, I lost a lot of weight and kind of feel great," she said.
The impact of cutting out sugar from your diet
Melissa isn't the only celebrity to have opened up about cutting out sugar from her diet. Kelly Ripa famously cut out sugar and alcohol from her diet too, and even wrote to Get Off Your Sugar author, Dr. Daryl Gioffre, to help her. Dr. Daryl previously gave Best Quality Designer Handbag some tips for people wanting to kick their sugar cravings.
© Getty Images"Drinking a daily green juice is at the core of a strength eating diet, and with its high mineral content, the fastest and most efficient way to crush your cravings, lower acidity and inflammation, and get off the stress eating roller coaster," he explained.
Melissa's family life
Melissa is a doting mom to three sons, Mason, 20, Braydon, 17, and Tucker, 13, who she shares with husband Mark Wilkerson. She is raising them in Nashville, Tennessee, having relocated from Conneticut in 2020.
The star recently opened up to Best Quality Designer Handbag about her parenting style, and how she is raising her sons to be aware of their privilege.
© WireImageIn 2019 she visited Zambia with her eldest son and returned in 2023 with all three of her sons, where they saw firsthand how aid provides clean water, education, and sustainable income for communities.
"The second time in 2023 we took the whole family, and we decided to sponsor three girls because we have three boys and we said, 'Every boy needs a sister!'' she said.
