I like Kelly Clarkson. She seems like the cool chick next door and she deals with the same issues that average girls do. I admire how open and honest she is when it comes to her weight struggles. In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan Magazine she revealed how she accomplished her recent weight loss:

"One magazine said I lost 40 pounds -- that's a small child, by the way. I lost 18 pounds. And I think that happens when you fall in love or date someone. If I'm going to be kissing or messing around, I gotta look good. There's not a fad diet. ... I just cut back my portions, I stopped eating late at night, and I work out a little more than I used to, and I literally dropped 18 pounds in a month. I think it happens when you get really busy as well. But when I'm on my off-time -- girl, those 18 might come back."

Photo: Cosmopolitan/Marc Hom

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