We're So Here for Gabourey Sidibe's Impressive Weight Loss!

She’s feeling herself! Precious star Gabourey Sidibe is continuing to show off her impressive weight loss— and we don’t blame her! Less than one year after undergoing gastric bypass surgery, before and after photos of the 34-year-old’s transformation show just how far she’s come.

In a recent pic posted to Instagram, the actress rocked a crown and bra and fans were definitely loving her confidence. “#flashbackfridays to my birthday when my #workwife @kperryjr got me a crown! Don’t mind my bra. It’s just there to thirst trap. (It’s NOT currently my birthday),” she jokingly captioned the pic. YASSS KWEEN!

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#flashbackfridays to my birthday when my #workwife @kperryjr got me a crown! Don’t mind my bra. It’s just there to thirst trap. (It’s NOT currently my birthday)

A post shared by Gabby Sidibe 👸🏿 (@gabby3shabby) on Oct 13, 2017 at 10:17am PDT

The Oscar nominee revealed she underwent weight loss surgery after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and was ready to tackle some long-term body image issues. “It has taken me years to realize that what I was born with is all beautiful,” she writes in her memoir, This is Just My Face. “I did not get this surgery to be beautiful. I did it so I can walk around comfortably in heels. I want to do a cartwheel. I want not to be in pain every time I walk up a flight of stairs.”

She continued, “The surgery wasn’t the easy way out. I wasn’t cheating by getting it done. I wouldn’t have been able to lose as much as I’ve lost without it.”

Gabby has struggled with her weight since the age of six and battled depression, anxiety, and bulimia before her breakout role in Precious. She’s also been very candid about what it feels like to be plus-sized in Hollywood.

“It’s hard to get dressed up for award shows and red carpets when I know I will be made fun of because of my weight,” she said in a speech at the Ms. Foundation Gala. “If they hadn’t told me I was ugly, I never would have searched for my beauty. And if they hadn’t tried to break me down, I wouldn’t know that I’m unbreakable.”

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However, she knows her dress size has nothing to do with self-love. “There’s nothing ugly about me. Anyone trying to convince me that I am — and it’s usually me — is wasting her time,” she told People magazine. “I was in a war with my body for a long time. If I’d started treating it better sooner, I wouldn’t have spent so many years hating myself. But I love my body now.”

See how Gabby has changed over the years by scrolling through the gallery below!

December 2015

She spoke out against haters following a steamy sex scene on an episode of Empire.

"I’m really proud of the work that I’ve done,” she said. “I’m really, really proud of it. I think the scene was really fun and lovely and sexy. I felt beautiful, and I felt comfortable, and I didn’t look nervous at all, and I was kind of nervous, so I’m really glad that that didn’t come across.”

April 2016

She continued, "Also, yes. I, a plus sized, dark-skinned woman, had a love scene on primetime television. I keep hearing that people are ‘hating’ on it. I’m not sure how anyone could hate on love but that’s okay. You may have your memes. Honestly, I’m at work too busy to check Twitter anyway. #Booked.”

November 2016

"It has taken me years to realize that what I was born with is all beautiful,” she wrote in her upcoming memoir, This is Just My Face. “I did not get this surgery to be beautiful. I did it so I can walk around comfortably in heels. I want to do a cartwheel. I want not to be in pain every time I walk up a flight of stairs.”

Sept. 2017

However, don't congratulate her on her weight loss. "It doesn’t rock me. It just annoys me because I’m just like, don’t congratulate me on that,” she told Refinery 29. “If you’re going to congratulate me on my weight loss, also congratulate me every time I pee. Congratulate me every time I’m burping. Because my body actually has nothing to do with you, and I don’t really need your support for it."