Lily Allen has sought the help of her hypnotherapist Susan Hepburn once again in order to lose weight and stop drinking.

After several sessions of “hypno-dieting” (a new trend that’s popular with the stars right now), the singer has dropped two dress sizes and gave up drinking. This new weight loss method (which is rumored to cost about $600 a session) is also favored by celebrities like Geri Halliwell and Sophie Dahl.

Here’s what Susan Hepburn, the hypnotist who has worked with Lily, said about this method:

“During sessions, I taught Lily to favor healthy, low-fat meals instead of junk food and to see that alcohol isn’t a confidence booster, it’s just extra calories that sabotage your efforts to get a good body.” [Source]

A fuller-looking actress Eva Longoria, seen on the set of “Desperate Housewives” in Los Angeles. Longoria denies she is pregnant, instead saying she packed on pounds as her TV character Gabby became a mother of two. (Thursday, November 6, 2008)

I’m not sure what to think of this. On the set of Desperate Housewives, Eva Longoria looked somehow chubby, showing off what appeared to be a baby bump (or at least a bloated tummy). Then, just a few hours later, she turned into her skinny self again, showing a flat stomach under that beautiful long red dress.

She must have had a pillow hidden under her shirt in that first picture, but still… she looks like a completely different person!

Wearing a long, flowing maxi-dress, actress Eva Longoria heads out to lunch in West Hollywood after a morning of filming “Desperate Housewives“. (Thursday, November 6, 2008)

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Carnie Wilson has announced that she and her husband Rob Bonfiglio are pregnant with their second child. The 40-year-old former Wilson Phillips singer talked to OK! Magazine about finding out she was pregnant again, and how she would stick to her diet and exercise routine while pregnant.

Carnie, who was in a constant battle with weight, lost almost 50 pounds this year.

How did you find out you were expecting?
I was making dinner, and I took a home-pregnancy test. There was a second line, and I jumped and said, “Oh, my god, I’m pregnant!” Lola [my 3-year-old daughter] and I started screaming and jumping for joy. She was so excited!

How did you tell your husband?
I couldn’t get a hold of Rob because he was playing a jazz gig. I taped the pregnancy test to the front door and drew a picture of little stick figures of Daddy, Mommy, Lola and then a little tiny one. I jumped out of bed at midnight and went into the kitchen and I see him holding the stick. He took me in his arms and goes, “Here we go again, honey.” He was happy.

What are your hopes for the pregnancy?
I can’t stop thinking about twins! My sister had twins; my grandmother was a twin and my grandmother’s aunt had twins. I had my first ultrasound and we only saw one sac, but it’s not confirmed that it’s not two because one could be hiding in back of the other…. We’ll see!

How will your condition affect your workouts?
I’m still doing my inner-core strength training. I’m going to increase my walking — instead of three days a week, I’m going to go for five. [Source]

Just for comparison, here’s an old (”before”) picture of Carnie Wilson. The difference in weight is amazing!

Here’s a pic of hers taken just last June — makeup-less and chubby!

And here is Hilary Duff, 3 months later (filming War, Inc.) — sexxxy belly!

Mariah Carey, who recently lost around 14 pounds, appeared on Oprah yesterday and shared some of her diet and fitness secrets with the rest of the world.

“My jean size went down to my 10th grade size,” the 38-year-old revealed Monday.

“I got tired to people telling me, ‘You need to lose weight,’” she said. “It inspired me.”

“For me, it’s not about a number on a scale,” she added. “It’s not about necessarily even a size. It’s about feeling good and being comfortable in your own skin. Right now, I feel really great. I feel better than I’ve ever felt.” [Us]

Mariah is a well-known yo-yo dieter, her weight fluctuating a lot throughout the years. But a recent comment about her weight made by a close friend inspired her to make some permanent changes in her life and get into shape once and for all. Mariah’s “secret weight loss weapon” is her nutrition and fitness coach, who helped her reshape her body, but also makes sure she follows her strict diet.

Mariah says her workouts typically last for 60 to 90 minutes and combine cardio with resistance training. To tone her arms, Mariah uses her own body weight and stretches to sculpt long, lean lines. She likes to hop into a pool for the cardio portion of her workout. “What’s great about working out in the pool is the water acts as resistance,” she says. “You’re actually exercising twice as hard without feeling it.” [Oprah]

Some of you see no difference, and it’s true, Mariah was never “fat” - but she was a lot heavier before (about two years ago). Here’s a comparison photo from a 2006 concert:

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Katie Price (aka Jordan) has vowed never to have cosmetic surgery again.

Katie recently had a nose job and a breast reduction on her previously surgically-enhanced boobs, but now she says she’s finished with surgery.

She said: “I won’t have any more surgery now. That’s it. I’m 100 per cent happy.”

Jordan - who has two children Junior, two, and eight-month-old Princess Tiaamii with husband Peter Andre as well as a five-year-old son Harvey from a previous relationship - insists she will rely on traditional methods to get herself into shape.

She said: “My body isn’t perfect - I know I need to get to the gym and get some abs, but I’m just so lazy.” [FemaleFirst]

It’s a very good thing she’s done with plastic surgery… at least she knew when to stop (unlike other celebrities who went way too far with that!). And I’m pretty amazed by how good she looks in the right picture (taken only nine months after she gave birth to her daughter).

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This week’s Star Magazine’s cover features celebrities with and without makeup (I love this kind of pictures!). Most of them are very pretty anyway, but sometimes wearing makeup makes a big difference!

View some of the “before and after putting on makeup” pictures after the jump (am I the only one who thinks Jessica Simpson looks much more beautiful in the picture where she’s not wearing any makeup?).

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