Kelly Clarkson shed almost 20lbs this past year…and it’s all thanks to one little secret: LOVE! Sometimes when people get in relationships, they tend to gain weight from constantly going out to eat together and stuff, but other times…or even after that period…it motivates people to get in shape. And the latter is exactly what happened with the newly-engaged singer. See what Kelly said about love and her diet below.

Marisa Mendez


“I lost 18 pounds,” she told Cosmo. “And I think that happens when you fall in love or date someone. If I’m going to be messing around, I gotta look good.”

“There’s not a fad diet. I was working with a trainer, and she said, ‘You’d be amazed the amount of weight you can drop by halving your portions. I know it sounds crazy, but do it for two weeks and watch what happens.’ 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. But when I’m on my off-time – girl, those 18 might come back.”

Go girl!