Melissa Joan Hart Shows Off 40 Pound Weight Loss

There are a lot of reasons Melissa Joan Hart is super motivated to maintain her 40-lb. weight loss. “Being able to take off layers or put on a jean that’s a size smaller is so refreshing and it just makes it easier just to move through life,” the mom of three says in a video for E! in conjunction with her new Nutrisystem commercial.

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“Especially when chasing children. It just makes it easier for me to play with them and run after them and have the energy.”

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Melissa Joan Hart Bikini

“Staying in shape and staying fit is so important in my life just because of all the things I want to do,” adds Hart, 39, who lost the weight over two years with the Nutrisystem program. The actress recently told PEOPLE one of the ways she maintains is by working out with her husband Mark Wilkerson.

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“Since he’s such an avid workout guy, I wanted to have him train me to see how my body could shift and change,” she says. The couple spends about one hour, three days a week, focusing mainly on weight training while Hart attends cardio classes like spinning two other days a week.

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“This is a good way to join together and spend time – just the two of us – away from the kids,” says Wilkerson, 37. And losing the pounds not only transformed the actress’s appearance but also improved her confidence. Melissa Joan Hart’s weight loss journey continues! Before and after photos reveal that the Melissa & Joey star has kept the pounds off after dropping 40 lbs. with Nutrisystem. And she’s happier than ever.

“On the inside, it just meant confidence,” Hart told E! News of her weight loss. “It just made me happier. It made me feel physically and emotionally lighter to be able to do the things I wanna do, to be able to wear the clothes I wanna wear, to be able to feel sexy around my husband again. I’m very proud of myself.”