Did John Lennon ever completely lose weight from his fat Elvis period?

Answer 1

Lennon noticeably put on weight during 1965; he referred to this later as his "fat Elvis period". Yoko Ono said later that she often noticed a "potbelly" under his jacket or other clothes, looking at old photos of him. After Lennon began following a macrobiotic diet, he lost weight and was pleased with that; publicist and friend Elliott Mintz said Lennon was "in the healthiest period of his life" in the late 1970s, when they visited Japan.

Answer 2

If you are referring to the hair on his head, he did let it grown long in the late 1960's, as can be seen on the Abbey Road cover. If you are talking about body hair, a glance at the "Two Virgins" album cover and the 1980 nudes taken of John for Rolling Stone magazine indicates that John had no significant amount of body hair.

Answer 3

John was not happy with his weight around the time The Beatles were filming Help! He called this time his "fat Elvis" period. Comparing photos from the US tour in 1965 (after Help was finished shooting) and photos from the 1966 world tour, it's obvious that John made a concerted effort to lose weight during the months between the two tours. Photos taken after 1966 show John continued to lose weight. He later credited his weight loss to switching to a macrobiotic diet, made up mostly of brown rice and vegetables.

Answer 4

The answer to this is completely based on opinion.

Answer 5

Yes, John Lennon did lose weight from his fat Elvis period.

Answer 6

Yes, he followed a pro-biotic diet in his later life and, ironically, was in great shape when he was killed.