Kevin Smith feels like he's on ''borrowed time'' since his heart attack and said he is determined to live life to the full.
The 48-year-old actor and comedian, who suffered a "massive heart attack" last year, has admitted he feels like he has gotten a second chance at life.
Speaking to People, Smith, who is currently working on a reboot of his classic movie Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, said he wanted to stay focused "in case the heart attack comes back".
''It's been a year, almost a year and a half since the heart attack at this point. I've been vegan that whole time.
"It's not difficult ... but you know the big thing is trying to keep [the weight] off and so far, so good on that front. But I feel great. I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop.
''But now I just treat it all like borrowed time and so the movie, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, is like I sent myself off just in case the heart attack comes back.
"I was like, let me do my own eulogy.''
Smith joked about his plant-based diet saying he doesn't "do a lot of passion eating" but said he is grateful for the health benefits of his new lifestyle.
''I never imagined I would go vegan. Given a choice between a f**king kumquat or an eggplant and nothing, I'll choose nothing.
"So as a vegan, you wind up intermittently fasting by virtue of the fact that you're like, well, none of this sh*t sounds appetizing right about now.
"You don't do a lot of passion eating or boredom eating.''
In august, Smith took to social media to share his weight loss with fans and revealed his doctor had encouraged him to lose 50 pounds.
"This @weightwatchers Ambassador is thrilled to announce that I'VE LOST 51 POUNDS!" he wrote.
"Six months ago from right now I was in the hospital recovering from a heart attack I'd had the night before.
"When I went to my doctor a week later, she told me, 'The best thing you can do for yourself now is to lose 50 pounds'.
"Half a year later, I can report that I followed doctor's orders: I started at 256 and now I weigh 205.
"This is the lightest I've been since high school! My hope now is I can slowly lose another 10 with #weightwatchers and get down to my birth weight of 195!
"But for now, I'm ecstatic to have reached this chunky milestone!"
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