{"id":30485,"date":"2026-01-09T22:12:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=30485"},"modified":"2026-01-09T22:12:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:12:36","slug":"matt-damon-reveals-the-one-thing-he-removed-from-his-diet-that-helped-him-lose-up-to-30lbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=30485","title":{"rendered":"Matt Damon reveals the one thing he removed from his diet that helped him lose up to 30lbs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Actor <strong>Matt Damon<\/strong> recently shared how he transformed his body for his upcoming role as Odysseus in <em>Odyssey<\/em>, directed by <strong>Christopher Nolan<\/strong>. Speaking on the <em>New Heights<\/em> podcast, Damon explained that even after decades as an action star, this role demanded a fresh level of discipline. He lost nearly 30 pounds, dropping from his usual range of 185\u2013200 pounds down to 167, his lightest weight since high school. The process, he said, became part of his daily routine\u2014intense training paired with a strict diet\u2014much like how professional athletes condition themselves for peak performance. One notable change was cutting out gluten, a decision that overlapped with advice he was already discussing with his doctor. While Damon emphasized that the transformation required commitment and consistency, medical experts caution that eliminating gluten alone doesn\u2019t automatically lead to weight loss; instead, it often encourages healthier, more mindful eating habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the same stretch of interviews, Damon also reflected on a lighter, long-running Hollywood curiosity: his uncanny resemblance to fellow actor <strong>Jesse Plemons<\/strong>. Damon confirmed he fully sees the similarity, recalling how stunned he was when Plemons was once cast as a younger version of him early in his career. Crew members reportedly couldn\u2019t stop commenting on how closely they looked alike, and Damon admitted Plemons resembled his younger self more than he ever did. Far from being bothered, Damon says he\u2019s proud of the comparison and praises Plemons as a talented actor. While age differences have kept them from being cast as brothers in recent years, Damon made it clear he\u2019d welcome the chance to work together. Between physical reinvention and self-aware humor, Damon\u2019s reflections show an actor still willing to push himself\u2014while staying grounded enough to laugh at his own doppelg\u00e4nger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Matt Damon recently shared how he transformed his body for his upcoming role as Odysseus in Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan. Speaking on the New Heights&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":30486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":543,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30485"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30487,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30485\/revisions\/30487"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}