Billy Gardell is working to maintain his 170-pound weight loss.

“The fat guy is still in there when I eye a plate,” the “Mike and Molly” star joked during an appearance on “The Jennifer Hudson Show.” “I gotta fight him back a little bit, but he’s still in there. But, yeah, I went from a young Jackie Gleason to an old Paul Newman.”

The 54-year-old actor once weighed 370 pounds but has been able to keep the weight off through surgery and a lifestyle change.

The “little victories” of losing weight excite Gardell, such as “not having to take a deep breath when I tie my shoes” or being able to shop “at a normal store.”

“Things that heavy people understand. I’ve been freed from them. My body feels better, my joints feel better, and I’m trying to stay around and annoy my wife for another 20 years,” he added.

Billy Gardell underwent bariatric surgery in 2021. (Getty Images)

Gardell gained fame in 2010 with a role in “Mike & Molly” alongside Melissa McCarthy. 

The comedian went on to star in “Bad Santa,” “Avenging Angelo,” “You, Me and Dupree” and, most recently, “Bob Hearts Abishola.”