Hoda Kotb Weight Loss: Fitness Secrets, Workout Routine

When it comes to sharing parts of her life with Today viewers, Hoda Kotb doesn’t hold anything back. The NBC star has been very candid about her weight loss journey and the steps she has taken to improve her fitness routine over the years.

In September 2017, Hoda announced that her New Year’s resolution was to focus more on working out.

“I’m going to tell you something that kind of depressed me a little this morning,” she told cohost Jenna Bush Hager during an episode of Today. “So, you know when you have a good night because you don’t eat much because you’re in front of your boyfriend and then you get up in the morning and you work out and you’re like, ‘Yes, yes, yes?’ I got on the scale, and I took a picture of it, and I weigh — I’m just going to say it — 152 [pounds].”

At the time, the Oklahoma native joined #startTODAY, a fitness initiative with Jenna and fellow costar Craig Melvin. It wasn’t the only time Hoda shared her weight on air. In November 2019, both Hoda and Jenna stepped on the scale during an episode of the hit program. Their decision to get on the scale was all about empowering other women to embrace who they are.

“It taught us a little lesson,” the former Dateline anchor said at the time. “I do think we’re doing this because we want to feel better. We want to feel better for our girls. We want to feel happier.”

Through her decades in the spotlight, Hoda has shared her experiences working out with several trainers, balancing her busy schedule with her fitness routine and finding new ways to stay active. In March 2022, she shared a photo on Instagram while riding a Peloton. She ended up forgetting her water bottle, so she decided to use her youngest daughter Hope’s adorable toddler water bottle.

Hoda is a mom to daughters Haley and Hope, whom she welcomed via adoption. She shares her little ones with her ex-fiancé, Joel Schiffman. The former couple began dating in 2013 and announced their breakup in January 2022. Now, she’s focused on being the best version of herself for her two adorable children.

“When you get to be in your 50s and you’re a woman, you do know exactly who you are,” she said on Today in June 2022. “Like I’m here to tell you, as you go through your years in life, your best years — your most confident, your clearest years — are ahead for you.”

Keep scrolling to see everything Hoda has said about her weight loss journey.

On Her Fitness Goal

In January 2020, Hoda stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show to talk about some of her fitness goals.

“I actually, for the first time, got a trainer,” she said during the episode. “And he said, ‘What do you want to do?’ I said, ‘I want to get down on the floor and get up 100 times. I want to be able to lift up 35 pounds and throw 35 pounds in the air.’”

The New York Times bestselling author made it clear that she wanted to be taught a few different workouts that would be quick and easy to do.

“He goes, ‘Do you want toned arms or toned’ — I said, ‘No, I don’t care. I want to get down and get up, get down and get up,’” Hoda continued. “And that’s what I’ve been doing! And I think it’s funny when you want to do something, your energy kicks in.”

On Her Motivation

Hoda was joined by Savannah Guthrie in a November 2019 issue of #FlyWashington to talk about their biggest motivators — their kids.

“I’m not doing it just so, ‘Oh, can I fit into my stupid size 10 dress?’ which is getting harder,” Hoda explained about focusing on her health. “I want to do it so that 10 years from now, I am on the floor still getting with those kids.”

On a Weight Loss Secret

In January 2017, the mom of two posted a photo of her scale on Instagram showing that she weighed 152 pounds. She shared that nutritionist Joy Bauer advised her to put snacks she would normally reach for into a plastic bag throughout the day.

“You don’t realize how much grazing and eating weird things that you’re doing, and I was counting things and she said, ‘Well how many of those do you eat?’ And I said, ‘Usually a handful.’ So, I threw a handful in,” Hoda said during a Today segment at the time. “So, all day long, I was supposed to put everything in between meals in this bag.”

She later shared a photo of the bag with her followers of all the snacks she “wanted to eat” but put into the bag instead.

On Advice She Lives By

Self-care has become a pivotal part of Hoda’s routine each day. She dished out some incredible advice that keeps her feeling her best during a November 2021 interview.

“Your life is filled with exclamation points, highs and lows. So, you have a day where it’s graduation, a baby’s born, a marriage, you lose someone … a divorce,” she said, per Prevention. “These are all exclamation points. But most of life is just Wednesday. Just a regular day, and I think if you can find joy on the Wednesdays when you don’t have something special happening or some great event, that’s the best.”