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"Kelly Clarkson has said that she thinks falling in love helped her to transform her figure. The singer lost a significant amount of weight in 2012, and has revealed that her relationship with fianc\u00C3\u00A9 Brandon Blackstock helped inspire her along the way.  Clarkson told the February 2013 issue of Cosmopolitan: &amp;quot;I lost 18 pounds, and I think that happens when you fall in love or date someone. If I&amp;#039;m going to be messing around, I gotta look good.&amp;quot; The singer said that she halved the amount of food she was consuming and changed the times at which she was eating meals, leading to her losing weight. Clarkson continued: &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s not a fad diet. I was working with a trainer, and she said, &amp;#039;You&amp;#039;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.&amp;#039;  &amp;quot;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&amp;#039;m on my off-time - girl, those 18 might come back.&amp;quot; In regards to the extreme diet plans many celebrities are known for, Clarkson confessed that kind of regime isn&amp;#039;t for her. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m not willing to do that,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m willing to work a little bit because I want to be a healthy individual \u00E2\u20AC\u201C which I always have been. I&amp;#039;ve put on weight, but that&amp;#039;s just what I&amp;#039;m happy with at that moment.&amp;quot; Watch Kelly Clarkson&amp;#039;s music video for &amp;#039;Catch My Breath&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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