Lizzo is opening up about the diet behind her health transformation.
The 36-year-old detailed her daily meal plan “as a former vegan who added protein to her diet.”
The “Good as Hell” singer noted that after trying veganism, she adapted her diet to include animal-based proteins after discovering a new culture’s approach to eating.
“Someone suggested I try a Japanese diet because it’s one of the healthiest diets in the world, and it has some of my favorite foods,” Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Jefferson, explained in an Oct. 10 Instagram video. “After tests and research, I found that animal proteins helped me have more energy, lose weight, and helped with my mental fog.”
And while her current diet includes animal proteins and products, Lizzo shared that she hopes to adjust that one day.
“I aspire to one day be a raw, alkaline vegan,” she explained. “Until then, this is the diet that’s helped me reach my goals and help me feel good in my body.”
Noting that veganism is a sensitive subject with many coming to the diet for variety of reasons, the Grammy winner added that she approaches health and nutrition for others without judgement.
“I’m not gonna judge you,” she said. “Do what’s best for you in your life at that moment. All that matters is that you’re happy. And if you’re happy, I’m happy.”
In the clip, Lizzo shows herself eating three full meals including a breakfast of lemon water, egg white cups, cauliflower hashbrowns, and fruit, a snack of okra water, a lunch of a buffalo chicken lettuce wrap with mustard and homemade peach tea, and a dinner of grilled chicken, asparagus, and carrots.
The singer’s latest update is one of many recent videos Lizzo has shared while on her health journey.
“Changing your body does not always change your problems or solve them,” Lizzo shared in an Oct. 2 TikTok. “But what I will say is everything gets better when you put a little bit of focus, a little bit of time, a little bit of intention and a lotta bit of love into it.”
For more on how Lizzo is crushing her goals, read on.
Taking a Step Back
Lizzo has shared that she's been in on "intentional weight release journey" since 2023.
She had also faced a lawsuit that year, filed by several of her former backup dancers who accused her of creating a "hostile, abusive work environment" and weight-shaming, accusations she vehemently denied.
"With passion comes hard work and high standards," she wrote on Instagram. "Sometimes I have to make hard decisions but it's never my intention to make anyone feel uncomfortable or like they aren't valued as an important part of the team."
"I know what it feels like to be body shamed on a daily basis, she continued, "and would absolutely never criticize or terminate an employee because of their weight."
In between albums at the time, the "About Damn Time" artist announced in August 2024 that she was taking "a gap year & protecting my peace."
Learning How to Love Me
Lizzo admittedly has her ups and downs when it comes to her body.
"I'm not going to lie and say I love my body every day," she told The New York Times in April 2024. "The bottom line is, the way you feel about your body changes every single day. There are some days I adore my body, and others when I don't feel completely positive."
Looking Good as Hell No Matter What
In a Sept. 18, 2024, TikTok, Lizzo posted her own before and after, showing herself in a black two-piece before the video cut to her in a gray bodysuit.
As she captioned the clip, "Fine both ways."
Dust Your Shoulders Off, Keep It Moving
"When you finally get Ozempic allegations after 5 months of weight training and calorie deficit," Lizzo quipped via Instagram Sept. 20.
That Power Looks So Good on Her
The Grammy winner stepped out for lunch at Nobu Sept. 27 wearing a sheer black and white dress by Jean Paul Gaultier with a black bodysuit. She topped the look with a leather trenchcoat draped on her shoulders, large silver hoop earrings and black sunglasses.
Nobody’s Perfect
"I overate yesterday, and I'm feeling really bad about it," she shared in a Sept. 30, 2024, TikTok while detailing the ups and downs of her journey. "I'm trying to remind myself that my body needs that nourishment and if my body deserves comfort then my brain deserves comfort too."
She’s Her Own Inspiration
The singer has been all about TikTok fitspo, including one that explained how she pushes through workouts.
"I was doing Stairmaster today, and I was doing a higher level than normal," the sweat-drenched star explained in October 2024, noting that in order to avoid quitting early, she dropped down to a lower speed. "Sometimes when you want to give up, it's really just because you've been pushing yourself too hard. Don't give up, just take it easier on yourself."
Goooooal!!
"I did it," Lizzo shared on Instagram Jan. 25, 2025. "Today when I stepped on my scale, I reached my weight release goal. I haven’t seen this number since 2014! Let this be a reminder you can do anything you put your mind to. Time for new goals!"
Hair Tossed, Checked Her Nails...
Lizzo looked hella good in Christian Siriano at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party March 2.
In Her Prime Time
Back in action as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live April 12, 2025.
Massaging the Numbers
On July 3, 2025, Lizzo shared a before-and-after from her first lymphatic massage with Flavia Lanini vs. her latest.
She credited the treatment, which targets specific areas to move excess fluid away from tissues and toward lymph vessels and nodes to flush out toxins, along with wood therapy, training three times a week, pickleball, dancing, drinking water, consuming less sugar and more protein, a monthly detox and various other lifestyle adjustments for her health transformation.