Dwyane Wade Loses 12 Pounds In 30 Days—and Reveals He Still Paints His Toenails: Take a Look!

Athlete thanked his fans for encouraging him to achieve a healthy lifestyle

By Alyssa Toomey May 28, 2015 5:50 PMTags
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Way to get in shape for summer, Dwyane Wade

The professional basketball star, who currently plays for the Miami Heat, took to Instagram on Wednesday to reveal he recently shed a few lbs., sharing three side-by-side shots of himself standing on a scale as the numbers decrease. 

"Today made 30 days since I started the #30daytransformation with @lutherfreeman and @kathy_drayton ..I've had moments where I asked myself WHY haa. I now know what I need to do to lose the weight I want when I want," the basketball player, who wed actress Gabrielle Union in 2014, wrote of the image, adding, "Now that my 30 days are over, I must maintain this level of eating and make it a lyfestyle(w some cheat days) :-))..thanks again to TEAMWADE for doing this with me and sooooo many others." 

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While Wade's 12-pound weight loss is undoubtedly exciting for the NBA stud, followers were quick to point out that the 33-year-old athlete's toe nails are painted in the pic. 

However, painting his toenails is actually ritual Wade adopted years ago—and he's not afraid to flaunt his fine-looking pedicure. 

"Three years ago I was like, 'Man, I kind of want to paint my toenails black,'" Wade revealed in an interview with GQ magazine back in 2012. "At first I thought, 'Nah, I can't do that. They're going to kill me.' But eventually I decided to try it." 

Matte black paint... RockStar ish..

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He continued: "Later I was on vacation in the Bahamas with LeBron [James]. And when he saw my toes he was like, 'Something is seriously wrong with you.' But eventually Bron was like, 'You know what? You're crazy, but that's just you.' When I first got into the league, I tried to fit in. Now I don't care."

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