<div><p>Americans know John Goodman best as Dan Conner, the lovable husband and father from <em>Roseanne</em>. Throughout Goodman's long career, which stretches back more than 30 years, his big frame and even bigger personality have helped make him famous.</p><p>But in 2013 the star decided it was time for a change. Over the years he had tried fad diets and had some success, but never for very long. At his heaviest in 2010, the actor says he was nearly 400 pounds.</p><p>With the help of <a href="https://www.shared.com/serena-williams-shared-snapchat-pregnancy-announcement-then-takes-it-down-can-it-be-true/" target="_blank">Serena Williams'</a> trainer Mackie Shilstone, the actor has managed to pull off a dramatic transformation, looking like half the man he used to be.</p><p>But there's a painful reason for the shocking change.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/good1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/good1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/good1_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/good1_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>While there's no telling how much he lost exactly (<a href="http://people.com/bodies/john-goodman-how-i-lost-100-lbs-and-counting/">Goodman doesn't use a scale</a>) his trainer says it's over 100 pounds at least.</p><p>Goodman has struggled with drug and alcohol addiction in the past, and says he found changing his diet to be just as hard as giving up drugs.</p><p>"I was just eating all the time. I was just eating alcoholically," he told<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/john-goodman-reveals-inspiration-massive-weight-loss/story?id=37577068"> ABC News</a>.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--49--1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--49--1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--49--1_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--49--1_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--49--1_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--49--1_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>"In the old days, I would take three months out, lose 60 or 70 pounds, and then reward myself with a 6-pack of bud or whatever and just go back to my old habits."</p><p>After struggling to lose weight for decades, something changed in Goodman's life a few years ago that has made him stick to a healthy lifestyle ever since.</p><p><strong>Click the next page to find out why Goodman lost so much weight!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>It turns out the only thing that could motivate Goodman to change his life for the better was his own sense of disappointment.</p><p>"I just got tired, sick and tired of looking at myself," he said, "you're shaving in the mirror and you don't want to look at yourself. It gets dangerous."</p><p>Since then he's started exercising 6 days a week, making sure he gets 10,000 steps a day, and sticking to a <a href="https://www.shared.com/this-diet-was-named-the-best-for-the-7th-year-in-a-row-2178538680/" target="_blank">Mediterranean diet</a> of veggies and healthy protein.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/john-goodman-weight-loss-before-after-photos.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Goodman also says that he's been limiting his <a href="https://www.shared.com/ease-cravings-for-sugar-salt-and-fat-in-3-easy-steps/" target="_blank">sugar intake</a>. </p><p>The star jokes that his life hasn't been totally perfect since losing the weight - he had to replace his whole wardrobe, after all - but he's feeling much better about himself.</p><p><strong>Share this post if you love John Goodman!</strong></p><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p></div>