Mindy Kaling Proves There Are 'Different Ways To Be Fit' With Impressive Weight Loss

Mindy Kaling has walked the talk concerning her weight journey!

The Hollywood icon showed up on her first red carpet of the year looking radiant, snatched, and very pleasingly different when it comes to her measurements.

Mindy Kaling has been open about keeping her weight in check, including a confession that she embarked on a diet regimen in high school.

The actress creatively showed the gains of her latest adventure in a black dress with cut-outs at the waist, giving her a peek into her toned belly. The dress also showed off her slimmer arms and very radiant skin, which complemented her brunette side-parted hair.

The Daily Mail also noted that Kaling's complexion and facial features seemed to have undergone slight changes alongside her body, as she graced the pre-Golden Globes Awards event in Beverly Hills.

In 2022, the actress expressed to E! News that her idea of weight loss had evolved from what she used to believe when she was younger. 

"In my 20s, I had this very certain idea of what 'being fit' really meant. You had to run a seven-minute mile and eat this amount of carbs and proteins. It took me a long time to realize that there are lots of different ways to be fit," Kaling explained.

Since her epiphany, the actress affirmed that portion control, better hydration, weight training, and stretching it out on the yoga mat alongside walking 15-20 miles weekly have helped her achieve realistic weight goals.

Kaling had been open about the complexities of navigating Hollywood with a bigger body than most and even life in general. Women shared that in her

In her 2011 memoir, "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)," she recalled being told in high school that she would appear more attractive with a slimmer figure.

The actress then decided to act on the advice by crafting a makeshift diet which saw her eat only half of what was on her plate and altogether ditch dessert. She revealed that her idea made her lose 30 pounds in two months, and the effects became very concerning.

"I remember waking up in the morning and looking down at my fingers and seeing they had shrunk overnight. Suddenly, I was freezing all the time…and needed to sleep with an extra wool blanket," she shared.

Despite this, her bully did not back off, and she went on to gain 35 pounds during her first year in college. Eventually, Kaling established in her memoir that she decided to embrace her body, stating in her memoir that:

"Guys I've dated have been into me the way I am; and I'm pretty happy with the way I look, so long as I don't break a beach chair."

In 2023, The Blast shared excerpts from the media personality’s interview with Allure, where she spoke about her struggles with hyperpigmentation and acne scars. According to her, it had been difficult finding products to help fade her acne scars and dark spots without altering her skin color.

Aside from her incredible acting, Kaling is famous for her gorgeous brown skin, an occurrence she feels very grateful to be celebrated for. The actress’s confession comes as she bagged an ambassadorial gig for a skincare brand created for brown skin, which targets dark spots and acne scars.

She also confessed that it bothered her that people often talked about her body and broke the changes down, which has made her stay away from addressing it on a bigger scale, as it may offend propagators of the body positivity movement.

Kaling is a proud mom to three kids, and she often praised them for influencing her decision to stay present and healthy. She revealed that her doctor has told her that she was the healthiest she has been in years after gradually losing 30 pounds over the past few years.

"Now I'm just trying to be present for them (hard for me! I'm impatient!), being up for anything (again hard for me, I am not whimsical!), and stay healthy for these two guys (ALSO hard! I just want to eat cheesesteaks every meal in front of the TV) for until I'm an old gray skeleton they're like 'mom, you gotta go,'" Kaling stressed.

In another post on Instagram, she detailed her experience posing for Andie Swim and how it became a reflection of her confidence since slimming down. Kaling appeared super radiant in a yellow one-piece, which showed off her toned derriere and beautiful brown skin.

Despite the actress urging people to try out the modest swimwear, which would not reveal so much skin, her trimmed figure left a few fans upset. The Blast shared that some commenters stressed that Kaling was prettier with curves and "skinny women on screen are a dime a dozen."

Another Instagram user questioned her claims that hiking was responsible for her weight loss, suggesting that she probably used drugs to hasten the process.

More commenters claimed that her followers were losing hope in her due to her weight loss, as she had always represented a beacon of hope for curvier people in the industry.