January 09, 2006

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New Bodies, New Lives

Think It's Impossible to Lose Weight Without Pills, Personal Chefs or Surgery? These 10 People Dropped Nearly 2, 000 Lbs. the Old-Fashioned Way: Cutting Portions, Taming Cravings and Working Up a Sweat

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Back to the Real World

The Top Three Biggest Losers Weigh in on Their New Lives as the Formerly Fat

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Stepping Lightly

These Stars Embraced Slimmer Silhouettes for New Roles—Onscreen and Off

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Reigning Men

King Kong Director Peter Jackson Leads the Pack of Celeb Guys Who Have Shed Pounds Big-Time

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Kirstie's Triumph

Just a Year Ago, She Weighed More Than 200 Lbs. Now, 55 Lbs. Lighter, Kirstie Alley Is Feeling Flirty—and It Shows

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Winter Whirlwind

After Celebrating Katie's Birthday in the Big Apple with Toys, Cupcakes and Ice Skating, the Parents-to-Be Party with Will and Jada in Miami, Then Head Off for a Quiet Mountain Holiday

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‘A Pain in My Heart’

Ten Years After the War in Bosnia, Refugees Now Living in St. Louis Take Part in a DNA-Matching Program They Hope Will Identify Their Missing Loved Ones

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Death in a Bottle

Police Accuse a Man of Spiking His Wife's Sports Drink with a Lethal Dose of Antifreeze

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Choosing a Diet

Sticking to a Weight-Loss Program Is Easier When It's Just the Right One. Here's How Five Popular Plans Measure Up

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Killer Bodies?

Pumped-Up Cover Models Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan Are Charged in the Slaying of Their Personal Assistant

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Mojo Lost

After a 12-year Marriage That Helped Inspire His Comedy, Mike Myers Separates from His Wife, Robin Ruzan

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Life After Loser

If No One Tunes in to Your Diet, Does It Count? More Than Ever, Says Season One Vet Gary Deckman

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Keeping It Off

Cover Girl Dacia Gilkey Has Stayed Slender—and Feels Great

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The Mambo King

Bringing Latin Rhythms and a Love of Music to His Students, Ramon Rodriguez Changes Lives at a Harlem Conservatory

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John Spencer-1946-2005

After Battling Alcoholism, the Gravel-Voiced Actor Brought Gritty Authenticity to His Role as the West Wing's Leo Mcgarry

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Speed Dating

Mere Months After Splitting from Their Spouses, Tori Spelling and Dean Mcdermott Get Engaged

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Here Come the Grooms

Can You Feel the Love Tonight? On the Day That Same-Sex Unions Became Legal in England, Sir Elton John and Partner David Furnish Tie the Knot in a Low-Key Civil Ceremony, Then Celebrate with 700 of Their Closest Pals

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Hail to the Chiefs

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The Survivor Diet

Meager Rations, Bug Larvae, Tough Physical Challenges—Is This Any Way to Lose Weight? Contestants on Survivor Have Found It Shockingly Effective. Who Lost the Most? Who Got Too Thin? Who Kept It Off? And Should We Try This at Home?

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Cinderella Story

Alison Jayne Lost 122 Lbs. But Was Still Dressing for Her Old Body. So People Enlisted Fashion Designer Isaac Mizrahi and Celeb Hairstylist Oscar Blandi to Give Her a Whole New Look

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Lost at Sea

George Smith IV—Missing Since His Honeymoon Cruise Last July—Is Only One Example of Passengers Who Never Make It Home. Are Cruise Lines Doing Enough to Keep Guests Safe?

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Beyonce + Katy = Hot Awards Show

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New Bodies, New Lives

Think It's Impossible to Lose Weight Without Pills, Personal Chefs or Surgery? These 10 People Dropped Nearly 2, 000 Lbs. the Old-Fashioned Way: Cutting Portions, Taming Cravings and Working Up a Sweat

Table of Contents

Beyonce + Katy = Hot Awards Show

Pam: Malibu's Most Flaunted

Kellan's Hot Shot

Brad's Tokyo Drift

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

Kristin Cavallari Goes Clubbing

Meet Precious Actress Gabourey Sidibe