January 12, 2009

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Half Their Size!

Six People Reveal the Bad Habits They Broke (Bowls of Raw Cookie Dough! A Trunkload of Donuts!) to Lose a Total of 923 Lbs. And Gain New Bodies, New Makeovers and New Outlooks on Life

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The $50 Billion Swindle: 'We're All Wiped Out'

Investors Big—and Small—Trusted Bernard Madoff with Their Life Savings and Retirement Funds, and for Many, It Cost Them Everything They Had

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Oprah Winfrey New Year, New Weight Struggle

Tipping the Scales Again at 200 Lbs., She Kicks Off a Week of Shows to Share Her Plan for Getting Her Life on Track—and Staying There!—in 2009

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A Good, Hard Kick

Tad Christie Was Broke, Homeless And, Worst of All, Without Hope. Then He Met Lawrence Cann, Who Offers Hundreds of Men Like Tad An Unlikely Salvation—Playing Soccer

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What You Really Eat!

We Asked 100 People Readers to Keep a Food Journal for Four Days—and the Results (No Fruit! No Fish!) Weren't Pretty

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Slimmed-Down Chefs' Secrets 3 Under-600 Calorie Meals!

Even Famous Chefs Struggle with Weight. Four Who Have Won Their Battles Share Exclusive Menus (Plus Dessert!): One for Guests, One to Share with the Kids and One That Feeds Four on Just $10

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Lose Weight Just by Changing Your Plate!

How Did Author Alex Bogusky Lose Three Inches from His Waist? By Taking Three Inches Off His Dish

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The People Weight-Loss Challenge!

These Six People—Who Work in the Nation's Fattest Professions—Are Setting Out to Slim Down in '09. We're Giving Each a Trainer and a Nutritionist, and Will Be Checking Back to See Who's Climbing the Ladder of Success

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How I Lost ...

Don't Need to Drop Half Your Size? See How Just One Small Change Can Make a Big Difference

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Celeb Weight-Loss Winners

Yes, Stars Do Slim Down the Same Way Everyone Else Does: with a Lot More Gym Time and a Lot Less Food!

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Vaccination Controversy: A Mom Speaks Out

Actress Amanda Peet Takes a Stand to Urge Parents to Say Yes to Childhood Immunization

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Extreme Dog Makeover

At Over-the-Top Dog Grooming Competitions, Poodles and Other Pups Are Sculpted, Dyed and Disguised. (Don't Worry, Say Groomers of These Past Winners, the Dogs Love It)

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A Baby for Bristol

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Becomes a Grandma as Her Daughter and Her Fiancé, Levi Johnston, Welcome a Boy

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Venezuela's Most Beautiful Women

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Half Their Size!

Six People Reveal the Bad Habits They Broke (Bowls of Raw Cookie Dough! A Trunkload of Donuts!) to Lose a Total of 923 Lbs. And Gain New Bodies, New Makeovers and New Outlooks on Life

Table of Contents

Venezuela's Most Beautiful Women

J.Lo's Sound Check

Kim: A Real Cutie-Pie!

Katy & Russell's Movie Date

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

David Beckham's Boys Day Out

Project Runway's Irina Wins It All