Or do you react like most women, who secretly wish the featured celeb would wake up with an awful case of cottage cheese butt, hips and thighs?

I'm not saying which side I'm on, but I think you can guess.

In this commentary, an MSN writer talks about why these cover shots should come with a warning label.

No! says health experts. We should not use the holiday as an excuse to break our diets.

Does this mean we will stand on the sidelines, looking longingly at the food table and secretly coveting the plates of others?

No.

We can (and will) eat, but we should not overeat, health experts tell us.

NewsReleaseWire.com featured an article with the following holiday eating tips:

1. Call a friend a few days before the party to find out what they are serving.

2. Plan what you will eat before going to the party.

3. Under no circumstances go back for more food.

4. Talk more, eat less - Pick two new people at the party you would like to get to know more about. Introduce yourself!

5. Have fun. Enjoy your holiday favorites, but in moderation.

Whatever you do, have a good holiday.

Happy Thanksgiving.

I have not weighed myself since late October, mainly because I fear what the scale will read.

You see, the scale is your friend when you're losing weight.

You step on with the confidence of knowing the reading will be less than it was the last time you took this particular adventure.

You're excited about every weigh in, because you can feel your progress, in the clothes that are not as snug and see it in the cheeks that are no longer as chubby.

This is not the case with me. The scale is not my friend.

When I think of weighing myself, I get lightheaded. I dread it like I dread going to the dentist, standing in line anywhere and long work meetings.

The thought of weighing myself makes me break out into a cold sweat.

I almost fainted the last time I did it, when I saw the scale tip past 279 - the heaviest I've ever been.

Now, I'm fearful of it.

This is my song right now, and on constant iPod rotation:

The who she is is the easy part -- Kimora Lee Simmons is Baby Phat's CEO and the pampered princess of an ex-wife to hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons. The couple has two daughters together.

I've always been perplexed by the second half of the question, because I don't understand why she has her own show, either. Seems like most of her fans, according to this online conversation, aren't quite sure, either.

Kimora's reality series, "Life in the Fab Lane," airs on E! and the Style Network. In its first season, the show is described as, "An inside look at the glamorous life of Baby Phat CEO and devoted mom Kimora Lee Simmons."

Hmmm. . . I wonder if the people who wrote this have ever seen the show.

I've only seen a few episodes, which was more than enough, but I have to imagine her assistants and handlers sing slave spirituals and hope for freedom from their unforgiving master someday.

Her requests run the range of bratty to ridiculous, and she makes Mariah Carey's divatastic ways seem normal in comparison.

I'm waiting for the episode where she makes them kiss her ring to only refer to her as "the queen" or "our ultimate most fabulous woman ruler."

I bet her folks keep Rolaids in business, because they are always in a panic about Kimora's wants, I mean, needs, and seem to worry about losing their lives if they displease her.

And is it just me, or does her face looked really pinched or over-botoxed?

Don't get me wrong - I'm not being a hater. I commend The Ultimate Most Fabulous Woman Ruler on her success as a businesswoman. I'm just curious as to why she has her own show.

I guess it fall in the same category as to why Brooke Hogan, Denise Richards, Pamela Anderson and others have their own reality shows.

We're in a recession and super-desperate for television shows. We'll take just about anything, which may be the only explanation.

Ok, I'm done. Let the hate mail from Kimora lovers begin.

This story features drinks that are evil.

The bad news is these drinks are ones we usually drink and don't think twice about diet-wise. The good news, the article tells me, is that they are the easiest calories to cut from your diet.

Much to my dismay, my favorite, VitaminWater, is on the list. Sunkist, another top pick for me, is also on the list.

As I looked further up the list, another favorite, Nesquik, and other, Starbucks hot chocolate, were also there.

I'm starting to see a pattern. (smile)

So, which one of your favorites are on this list?

"Remember when you were fat?" I asked. "Did you ever wake up and discover a new roll that just popped up?"

A little background: Cathy and I have worked together for years, and both struggled to lose weight. She's a big winner in that department, and lost lots with a combination of diet and working out (She looks fabulous, too! I'm hoping to get her to share her weight-loss story with you guys as a guest blogger, but we'll chat about that another time).

Anywho, when we were both big girls, we laughed and joked - a lot - so, she wasn't offended when I asked her my questions (And for those of you who know Cathy, it takes A LOT to offend her!)

After she laughed until her face turned red, she responded.

"Oh yes. . . that still happens sometimes."

Tell me about it.

At the gym, I noticed a new wringle in my reflection.

A new, full-sized roll of jelly has taken up residence in my already full midsection.

I'm guessing it did not get the memo that we're kicking out other tenants, and that there is no vacancy for more fat.

It bounced heartily as I cycled, and I wondered where it had been hiding, and where it had come from.

Don't get me wrong - my belly wasn't flat yesterday. . . I just don't remember it being quite this . . . big and jiggly.

I wondered - had the fat fairy been by while I was sleeping?

Damn her!!!!