--- title: Olivia Munn Lost Weight For 'X-Men' With An 80-20 Diet description: When Olivia Munn lost 12 pounds for her latest 'X-Men' film, people were skeptical about her methods. However, in the June cover story for Women's Health magazine, Munn reveals that she prepared for the high-profile role with a healthy diet and exercise routine. canonical: https://time.com/4342981/olivia-munn-xmen-diet/ author: Megan Lasher article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-20T14:20:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:02:33.091Z og:title: Olivia Munn’s ‘X-Men’ Diet Was 80% Fruits and Vegetables og:description: She also worked out every day og:url: https://time.com/4342981/olivia-munn-xmen-diet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75b4b021c7b0750e/698894112dce0117e99e9271/olivia-munn-diet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Olivia Munn’s ‘X-Men’ Diet Was 80% Fruits and Vegetables twitter:description: She also worked out every day twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt75b4b021c7b0750e/698894112dce0117e99e9271/olivia-munn-diet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Olivia Munn Says She Lost Weight For _X-Men_ By Eating 80% Fruits and Veggies > Sponsored content. 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Actress Olivia Munn arrives at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 28, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. John Shearer—Getty Images by [Megan Lasher](https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/) ## Megan Lasher May 20, 2016 2:20 PM UTC When Olivia Munn lost 12 pounds for her latest _X-Men_ film, people were skeptical about her methods. However, in the June cover story for [_Women’s Health_](http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/olivia-munn-weight-loss-body-image), Munn reveals that she prepared for the high-profile role the old-fashioned way: By watching what she ate and exercising. “My intention was to just get as fit and as healthy as I could be, for myself,” Munn said during her cover shoot_._ “It’s a big difference because I started working out every single day, and then I also started getting into eating 20-80, where 80% of your diet is fruits and vegetables and 20% is whatever.” Munn commented on the criticism she got for her weight loss: “I think…when you’re in the public eye, \[scrutiny\] does come with it. 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