Wired to Eat

Whom would you rather take financial advice from: a money coach, or a self-made billionaire? Whose take on love and happiness is most appealing: a friend who's built a close, successful family, or a marriage counselor who specializes in other people's dysfunctional relationships? When it comes to getting it done, we trust the people who've gotten it done. That's why, when Eat This, Not That! went in search of the most authoritative ideas for staying lean, we sought out people who actually do it-people like Maria Menounos, Padma Lakshmi and Insanity trainer Shaun T, who stay lean all year round, through the fat-trap holidays and the cold, comfort-food-craving nights. And we discovered exactly the kind of outside-the-box secrets and strategies you won't hear from nutrition gurus and weight-loss doctors. Here are the rule-breaking tricks that work for skinny people. Why not join their ranks?