{"id":4114,"date":"2026-10-21T22:38:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T22:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/?p=4114"},"modified":"2026-10-21T22:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T22:38:44","slug":"john-goodman-opens-up-about-his-weight-and-sobriety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/?p=4114","title":{"rendered":"John Goodman Opens Up About His Weight and Sobriety"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tJohn Goodman<\/a> says quitting drinking didn\u2019t resolve his relationship with food.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a recent interview with The New Yorker<\/em><\/a>, the 74-year-old Roseanne<\/em> actor discussed getting sober<\/a> in 2007 and the eating habits he struggled with afterward. For years, he\u2019d lose weight only to gain it back, and he was tired of starting over.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019d lose 60 pounds in a summer, gain it all back. Seventy pounds, 80 pounds. And that got tiring,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cI took steps so I wouldn\u2019t have to do that anymore. I was almost four hundred pounds. I was eating alcoholically after I stopped drinking.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\u2018I Just Was Tired of It\u2019\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tGoodman described using both food and alcohol for comfort, with little thought about how he\u2019d feel afterward.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe thing about instant gratification is you don\u2019t really care what\u2019s going to happen right after it,\u201d he said. He described hangovers and drinking to relieve the shakes as part of \u201cthat vicious cycle.\u201d He said his health had reached the point where hospitalization was necessary. \u201cI just was tired of it, and I wanted to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen asked whether he\u2019d worried that sobriety would change the cheerful, larger-than-life personality audiences knew from his movies, Goodman said that wasn\u2019t his priority. \u201cIf I did, it was a secondary thought, because I was saving my life at that point.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tHe also shared that he\u2019d had an \u201coperation\u201d on his stomach, though he didn\u2019t name the procedure. Goodman said he\u2019s developed anemia, too, and now feels cold all the time.<\/p>\n

\n\tThese days, his exercise routine includes balance exercises, core work, and strength training. He discussed his recovery from a fractured hip after he slipped while walking in socks on the set of Digger<\/em>. He had surgery the following day.<\/p>\n

\n\tTaking care of himself extends to work, where he\u2019s trying to ease up on the pressure he puts on himself to rehearse and remember his lines. \u201cThe best stuff happens when I\u2019m relaxed,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs for sobriety<\/a>, Goodman said it gave him a chance to experience things he\u2019d missed while drinking. \u201cI was overlooking real life,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it was great to see there was a life where I didn\u2019t have to use anything to enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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John Goodman says quitting drinking didn\u2019t resolve his relationship with food. In a recent interview with The New Yorker, the 74-year-old Roseanne actor discussed getting sober in 2007 and the eating habits he struggled with afterward. For years, he\u2019d lose weight only to gain it back, and he was tired of starting over. \u201cI\u2019d lose 60 pounds in a summer, gain it all back. Seventy pounds, 80 pounds. And that got tiring,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cI took steps so I wouldn\u2019t have to do that anymore. I was almost four hundred pounds. I was eating alcoholically after I stopped drinking.\u201d Related story Eric Dane\u2019s Memoir Reveals the Devastating Moment He Told Rebecca Gayheart About His ALS \u2018I Just Was Tired of It\u2019 Goodman described using both food and alcohol for comfort, with little thought about how he\u2019d feel afterward. \u201cThe thing about instant gratification is you don\u2019t really care what\u2019s going to happen right after it,\u201d he said. He described hangovers and drinking to relieve the shakes as part of \u201cthat vicious cycle.\u201d He said his health had reached the point where hospitalization was necessary. \u201cI just was tired of it, and I wanted to stop.\u201d When asked whether he\u2019d worried that sobriety would change the cheerful, larger-than-life personality audiences knew from his movies, Goodman said that wasn\u2019t his priority. \u201cIf I did, it was a secondary thought, because I was saving my life at that point.\u201d Taking Care of Himself Now He also shared that he\u2019d had an \u201coperation\u201d on his stomach, though he didn\u2019t name the procedure. Goodman said he\u2019s developed anemia, too, and now feels cold all the time. These days, his exercise routine includes balance exercises, core work, and strength training. He discussed his recovery from a fractured hip after he slipped while walking in socks on the set of Digger. He had surgery the following day. Taking care of himself extends to work, where he\u2019s trying to ease up on the pressure he puts on himself to rehearse and remember his lines. \u201cThe best stuff happens when I\u2019m relaxed,\u201d he explained. As for sobriety, Goodman said it gave him a chance to experience things he\u2019d missed while drinking. \u201cI was overlooking real life,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it was great to see there was a life where I didn\u2019t have to use anything to enjoy it.\u201d Source link<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-female-health-issues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drsoniafawad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}