Jonah Hill Lost 40 Pounds and Here's the Mental Health Habit He Says Mattered Most

If you're always ready to learn new ways to achieve lasting weight loss, you'll be incredibly inspired by actor Jonah Hill's story. The 21 Jump Street star lost 40 pounds. He changed up many of his lifestyle habits to achieve this full-body transformation, but there's one mental health habit that mattered most.

There's so much that goes into effectively losing weight—and that includes finding the lifestyle that works for you. Hill worked with a nutritionist to develop and maintain a balanced, unrestrictive diet.

While working with a nutritionist, one healthy habit Hill adopted was logging his meals. He would send his log via email each day. The celeb revealed on The Tonight Show that, one time, he accidentally emailed his food log to Drake.

"I looked back about an hour later at my sent messages because he didn't email back, and it must have been D-R, because it was doctor, and I sent it to Drake. So Drake, who I don't know well at all, I met him once, he just got an email from me that said like, 'Yogurt, salad, chicken.' And then just 'Jonah' at the end of it," Hill shared.

Hill also worked out and stayed active regularly—whether it be shadow boxing, jabbing, and/or working with a trainer (via Men's Health). He created a lifestyle that prioritized his wellness, kicking unhealthy habits to the curb.

There was one mental health habit Hill adopted that mattered most: "shadow" work.

Hill's therapist, Dr. Phil Stutz, was instrumental in providing the tools that proved to be life-changing for the celeb. Stutz's therapy involved "shadow" work, which is working to face the "shadow" image of his own self, according to Tudum by Netflix.

Hill directed the documentary about his therapist, Stutz, which came out in 2022.

This focus in his therapy helped Hill get through insecurities relating to the "shadow" version of himself.

"When I was a kid, exercise and diet was framed to me as like, 'There's something wrong with how you look,'" Hill shared in the Stutz documentary (via PEOPLE). "But never once was exercise and diet propositioned to me in terms of mental health."

Learning to turn off the public noise and focus solely on his own mental wellness was integral in Hill's efforts. He actually requested privacy without comments, according to Teen Vogue, because his body is his own business.

"I'm just gonna acknowledge how odd this endeavor is: A patient making a movie about his therapist," Hill shared with Stutz (via E! News). "But my life has gotten immeasurably better as a result of working with you. If it worked for me, maybe it will work for other people."

For more weight-loss success stories, check out Adele Lost 100 Pounds and Here Are 6 Workout Habits That Transformed Her Body.