Lifestyle Health 'Spider-Man' Star Jacob Batalon Lost More Than 100 Lbs. with a Plant-Based Diet The actor combined a plant-based diet and rigorous exercise schedule to lose weight according to Men’s Health By Stephanie Wenger Stephanie Wenger Instagram Twitter Stephanie Wenger is a TV Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She joined the brand in 2021 as digital news writer, spanning across the site's verticals. She previously contributed to E! Online, HollywoodLife, Discover Los Angeles, Oscar.com and Hollywood.com. She appeared on air at AfterBuzz TV. She began her journalism career as an intern at Good Morning America and Access Hollywood. She graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor's in communications and received a Master's in journalism from the University of Southern California. People Editorial Guidelines Published on December 21, 2021 12:41 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Jacob Batalon didn't need any spidey powers to lose more than 100 lbs. The Spider-Man: No Way Home star, 25, lost the weight by eating a plant-based diet and starting an intense exercise routine. "I decided to get into this sort of transformation, or this sort of journey, with my health and fitness at the end of 2019," he revealed to Men's Health. "Even when I wasn't doing anything physical, I found myself getting sleepy at work and it was because of all the fat food I was eating." Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Spider-Man Star Jacob Batalon Shows Off Weight Loss and Reveals New Look for Third Movie Batalon — who plays wingman Ned Leeds in the Spider-Man franchise — found himself unable to walk upstairs without being out of breath and realized it was time for a change. "This one day I kind of just saw myself without a shirt on and it was just ridiculous," he explained. "I could not believe I let myself get this far. That's what sort of started it all." With the help of a trainer, the star began to hit the gym six days a week for about 90 minutes. Each session included an hour of lifting weightlifting and half hour of cardio throughout 2020. Cindy Ord/Getty Tom Holland and Spider-Man Costar Jacob Batalon Open Up About Their Real-Life Bromance In addition to exercise, Batalon also started eating a plant-based diet with the encouragement of his girlfriend Brooke Reyna. "Recently, my girlfriend has actually gotten me into a plant-based diet, as well, and that's really helped my body and I can feel the difference between eating a lot of meat and eating plant-based stuff and that's really helped me, as well," he explained. In 2020, Batalon posted a full-body mirror selfie on Instagram, in which showed his changing look. The actor revealed his slimmed down look in an unbuttoned brown jacket and dark jeans. "Don't try to get at me..imma be vibin all day🦦🤙🏽😏🍍🔥cheee😝by the way, while I appreciate the concern, people can stop telling me to lose weight now🧏🏼♀️," the actor captioned the picture. Spider-Man: No Way Home Flies with Third-Best Movie Opening of All Time, $253 Million Debut Batalon is appreciative of his health transformation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. "I found a lot of light in the dark in the sense that a lot of people were suffering and I was fortunate and lucky enough to have found my health and all those things," he shared.