Celebrity Weight Loss

Army Specialist Larry Shaffer received quite a surprise last week.

Having been deployed for a year in Afghanistan, he returned home to North Carolina this week to discover that his wife lost 150 pounds as a homecoming gift.

When Shaffer saw his wife, Misty, he said, “Wow! It’s really just icing on the cake because I’ve been happy with the way she’s looked since day one.”

Aww. Misty Shaffer hadn’t seen her husband for over a year, and kept photos of her new figure off the web so he wouldn't see them while deployed.

“I just kept pictures off Facebook, offline,” Misty told WECT-TV in Wilmington, N.C. “When I did send him pictures, they were from the shoulder up.”

And even better? Misty also had a second surprise for Larry: She bought a house for the couple and their young daughter. They're set to move in soon.

The woman handles her business!

Troubled star Lindsay Lohan has reportedly gained five pounds in the past week alone while in rehab at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

The weight was put on because Lohan was cut off from Adderall, the ADHD medication doctors felt she did not actually need, and is eating more as a result.

A lot more. And that's a good thing.

The 26-year-old claims she suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and would not go to rehab if the place didn't let her take her meds.

Betty Ford did ... but then they concluded she doesn't need Adderall, a pretty hardcore stimulant often prescribed to Hollywood types who abuse it.

It's unclear what they're giving her instead (if anything), but prosecutors have made it clear there is no chance she's leaving or changing venues.

So, we suppose she's just coping. And if that means packing on 5, 10, 15 pounds onto her withered frame and become more healthy and fresh-faced again?

We wouldn't complain. You?

When Christina Aguilera returns to The Voice in Season 5, fans will see quite the transformation. She's been shedding pounds and flaunting it on Facebook.

Not that we're complaining:

After embracing her curvier figure, which we loved, in recent years, the 32-year-old singer has been slimming down of late, as the above image shows.

Wow. Well done, girl.

The star shared the photo while filming a music video with Alejandro Fernandez. One can only hope the finished product includes shots like this one.

In other weight loss news ... Mo'nique lost 80 pounds. 80!

In a word? WHOA!

Mo'Nique has taken to Twitter to show off her new physique, which is down to 218 pounds after once weighing in at over 300.

And credit for the change apparently goes to husband Sidney Hicks, who explained that Mo'Nique is a mother and must be thinking ahead these days.

"I want to meet their babies," the actress told New York's Hot 97 FM of her children. "So, I said, 'Let me stop being selfish, and eating everything.'"

The result of focusing on healthy recipes, lifting weights, doing yoga and taking a minimum of 1,000 steps per day is evident.

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Move over, Khloe Kardashian.

You aren't the only one back in a bikini.

Just six weeks after giving birth, Holly Madison has returned to a two-piece and is proud to show off her figure for readers of Life & Style.

"I was surprised by how much weight I gained," Madison told the tabloid at the April 18 shoot. "I was a little worried about wearing a bikini, but I feel surprisingly good!"

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band stomach surgery this year to lose weight, the politician himself confirmed to the N.Y. Post.

He told the newspaper he was thinking of his four young children and how it was time to start improving his health when he decided to have the procedure.

“I’ve struggled with this issue for 20 years,” he said. “For me, this is about turning 50 and looking at my children and wanting to be there for them.”

The Republican also insisted that, contrary to what observers may say, the effort to slim down was not motivated by thoughts of the 2016 election.

“It’s so much more important than that,” he said.

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Farrah Abraham is following the Kim Kardashian road map to fame and fortune.

The Teen Mom star turned porn sensation, whose XXX debut has racked up more than 2 million views in 24 hours, has inked an endorsement deal.

She's the new face of Raspberry Tones, "diet and fat-loss" pill.

The Farrah Abraham sex tape is great exposure and all, but what really piqued the brand's interest were the hot new bikini pictures of the 21-year-old.

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For Brad Pitt, every day was Jennifer Aniston cheat day for a time.

Now, it's just the day she cheats on her diet and eats whatever she wants. She calls this occasional event vital to maintaining her figure - and her sanity.

Aniston came out this week to support friend and yoga instructor Mandy Ingber's new book, Yogalosophy: 28 Days to the Ultimate Mind-Body Makeover.

She reminisced about the old days with Mandy 20 years ago.

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Jennie Runk, H&M's new swimsuit model, is making headlines because of her size - a healthy 12 - and also the fact that she's not even labeled plus-size.

The fact that she is technically a "plus-size" model but the ubiquitous and stigmatizing term is absent from catalogs speaks volumes about the brand.

Her section isn't labeled "Plus-Size Beachwear." Just beachwear.

Jennie Runk models items ranging from sizes 14 to 24, the only clue alluding to the collection's larger sizing is a small "+" sign to the right of H&M's logo.

For women size 12 or above, it's a rare and refreshing thing to see themselves marketed to without negative connotation and as the target demo.

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Amanda Bynes has upped the sexy quotient with her latest Twitter pics.

Maybe she wants to show Drake what he could he getting right now?

Adding to our library of Amanda Bynes Twitter material, the "retired actress" posted some racy mirror selfies Tuesday in an undisclosed bathroom.

Take a look:

While her body looks great, don't tell that to Mandy. Bynes tweeted, "About to put on makeup! I weigh 135, I've gained weight! I need to be 100 lbs!"

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