Amanda Bynes goes for a power walk with pal Jalen Hemphill in Los Angeles after losing weight
The She's The Man star, 39, looked much slimmer than she has lately while wearing a bright blue hoodie and long white shorts.
By her side was Jalen in a white T-shirt, shorts and sneakers. He carried a maroon water bottle.
Amanda also shared two short videos to her Instagram Story. One clip was of her in the car with two male friends and the other was of them on their hike.
The song Gang Gang by Chef Boy played in the background as she introduced her friends Jalen and Paul.
In a separate Instagram Story, Amanda explained why she can't apply gems to her teeth.
'What's up, everybody? I just wanted to make a quick post that I just bought a new grill on IceGiants' website,' Bynes said, adding, 'Their work is incredible.
'I can't wear tooth gems because I have veneers; they don't stick on my teeth, so this is my way of having tooth gems.'
The Amanda Show star concluded, 'It's pretty awesome' and gave a thumbs-up to the camera.
The sighting comes after Amanda shared that she's started taking Ozempic to lose weight.
The What a Girl Wants star said she's turning to the GLP-1 weight loss drug in order to lose weight so that she looks 'better in paparazzi photos.'
'Oh, I'm going on Ozempic. So excited. I'm 173 now so I hope to get down to like 130, which would be awesome so I look better in paparazzi pictures,' Bynes told her 594,000 followers in the clip.
She added, 'I will post about my Ozempic journey, of course.'
Last year Amanda revealed she'd gained 20 pounds due to depression and that she'd like drop down to the 110lbs she weighed as a teenager.
She announced her foray into subscription site OnlyFans in April, telling her online audience she was using it to communicate with them, and insisting she would not be sharing anything 'sleazy.'
A source close to the former child star claimed the move would not only afford her the opportunity to make money, share her fashion designs and provide a potential springboard into reality TV, but also be a safe space to reveal 'what happened from her past at Nickelodeon.'
'Amanda was looking into making money and is convinced that OnlyFans will bring some serious cash her way,' the insider told DailyMail.com.
'Her intentions are to do this before she seeks any reality show opportunities. She understands the stigma around OnlyFans, but she is determined to make this very safe – nothing naughty.
'She wants to share some of her future designs with her fans, collaborate with them and she also wants to tell stories to people who don't know everything about what happened from her past at Nickelodeon.'
In December she collaborated with fashion designer Austin Babbitt, aka Asspizza, to pull off the event after working on and releasing a set of clothing designs together.
The soiree was held at the PLANTS + SPACES store in Los Angeles and tickets sold out, according to a link shared on Amanda's Instagram account.
In early October Bynes revealed that she'd worked on several pieces of clothing with Austin.
Their collection included a $60 white T-shirt with a bold-lined black sketch of a woman resembling the retired actress.
Other pieces offered on Babbitt's website at the time were three iterations of $100 shorts with original drawings.
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