Daniel Franzese shares three-year, 135lb weight-loss result

# What happened Daniel Franzese, the actor known for playing Damian in the 2004 film Mean Girls, shared the results of a three-year weight-loss journey. On Threads he posted side-by-side images that show his before-and-after progress and a brief caption summarizing his approach.

# What he said he did In the caption Franzese wrote: "Three years. Down 135lbs. No booze, no sugar, workout four times a week (or more) now counting macros." That list of changes is the only detailed account in the post about how he achieved the weight loss.

Responses to the post were overwhelmingly supportive. Comments called out his progress and expressed pride, with followers complimenting both his appearance and how he says he feels now. The post prompted praise for his transformation and encouragement about the difficulty of that kind of journey.

Franzese has addressed weight and representation publicly before. In 2019 he urged for more on-screen roles for larger gay men, saying bigger queer people are often invisible. In 2022 he criticized the casting of Brendan Fraser in The Whale — a role in which Fraser wore a fat suit to portray a 600lb gay man — arguing that actors who actually look like those characters were often overlooked, while also saying he was conflicted because he admires Fraser.

Franzese has also previously described a health scare as a motivation for earlier weight loss. He told media outlets that he had already lost 120lbs at one point and had tried weight-loss drugs but decided they were not for him.

# What this post does and does not say Franzese's Threads post gives a concise summary of his routine and the numerical outcome. He did not provide a detailed timeline beyond "three years," clinical measurements beyond the 135lb figure, or specifics about medical supervision, exact workouts, calorie targets, or other interventions. The post focused on the result and a short list of behavioral changes.

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