Remember that episode of Seinfeld about the "skinny mirror" in Elaine's department store dressing room? Essentially, Elaine buys a dress that looks "stunning" when she tries it on at the store -- but her mirror at home tells a very, very different story. ("This is false reflecting!")

It was hilarious because every woman can relate to that feeling, on some level -- not necessarily the feeling of being duped by trick mirrors, but of looking at our reflection and thinking, "What?! I don't look like THAT!"

According to a recent study, the tendency to underestimate our body size is at least partly biological, particularly if you're overweight. Check this out:

Researchers found that "58 percent of overweight people incorrectly described themselves as normal weight. Among the obese, 75 percent placed themselves in the overweight category, and only 10 percent accurately described their body size."

Denial? Wishful thinking? Turns out there's more to it than that ...

When you find a healthy snack that's worth eating, it's sort of like winning the lotto. For me -- usually I find something I enjoy, eat a whole bunch of it for weeks on end, and then can never ever consume it again.

Fit momma and former Real Housewife Kelly Killoren Bensimon has a healthy nosh that she just can't get enough of, and it looks DELISH. Crazy, I didn't know Kel had time to eat in between the zillion runs, fit classes, and appearances I see her tweet about everyday.

I kid. The best part? Her healthy go-to is CHEAP and she can make it herself. I'm SO in. Read on to find out what Kelly's snackin' on:

Whenever most of us see the words "diet" or "weight loss plan" next to the name of a Jersey Shore star, we steel ourselves for some kind of kooky story about diet pills or protein shakes after some intense GTL-ing. Maybe an anecdote about how "smooshing" is the new cardio? Come on, can you blame us? The kids' reputations precede them.

But that's why I love the latest "slim down" news, courtesy of Jenni "JWoww" Farley. She's breaking the mold! I might even go so far as to say she could be the breakout Bethenny Frankel-esque star here, because she comes off sounding grounded and, well, wise. Really! Here's what she had to say about her diet ... 

When it comes to the holidays, it's hard to hold back. Who's to tell me on the one day a year that it's socially acceptable to stuff my face with Peeps (and everything else in my Easter basket) that I shouldn't!? That's half of the reason why Easter is so fun, isn't it? OR wait, maybe that's just me.

Anyway, I will always be an "eat what you want in moderation" gal. However, there are some easy swaps you can make this Easter weekend to keep the weight gain in check.

Check out our helpful Easter eating tips, here:

Paula Deen gave Prevention magazine an exclusive interview, talking about the three years she kept her diabetes diagnosis to herself and about the backlash that followed. We got a surprise about that Novo Nordisk endorsement deal. But we also got this puzzling quote.

I don't want 25 million people out there with diabetes blaming themselves. This is not something we choose. Diabetes is like a puzzle, and if the pieces fit together, then we show up with type 2 diabetes.

I'm sorry, what? This is not something we choose? Where is the personal responsibility? What about that full cup of sugar Paula says she was drinking every day in her iced tea? I get what she means about diabetes being a puzzle, but you're putting some of those pieces in place with your lifestyle choices. I don't care how unpopular it is to say so.

Okay, I get that Anne Hathaway's character in Les Miserables, Fantine, is a factory worker/prostitute who dies of consumption during the French revolution. And that she probably wasn't looking too robust by the time she was on her deathbed. But I can't believe they're making Hathaway drop 16 pounds in under 20 days to film Fantine's final moments. Talk about method acting!

After weeks of working out with a personal trainer and eating nothing but a rumored two apples per day (and possibly a protein shake), Hathaway may very well be as gravely ill as the woman she's playing when she films those scenes.

Supposedly "Anne knows the risk of such an extreme diet and will undergo weekly medicals to make sure everything is still functioning as it should do." Perhaps.

But I still think Hathaway should have a talk with other stars who've gone the crash diet route -- and suffered the consequences.

It's mid-afternoon, people. Do you know what that means? It's the witching hour when you start hunting around for something to satisfy that sweet chocolate tooth. Now, I know, I know, apparently there are people out there who don't care about chocolate and would much rather go for a bag of Doritos or some such, but to that I say, Nonsense! How could you not prefer a chocolate bar, chocolate cake, chocolate cookies, brownies, chocolate cupcakes ... sigh. Plus, now, here is proof that there's a bonus to being on Team Chocolate: We win in the weight department!

New research from The Archives of Internal Medicine showed that of 1,000 subjects studied, those who ate chocolate a few times a week (vs. less often) were on average slimmer than those who only ate it occasionally. Okay, I know what you're thinking. This is one of those studies funded by a candy company or Willy Wonka himself, right?

But NO!

You know what really galls me? When I go to pick up an item at the grocery store that looks downright delish, turn it around to look at the ingredients, and lo and behold -- there it is, that bugger! Whether it's labeled as high fructose corn syrup, just corn syrup, or some other suspicious moniker, I figure it's all the same -- none of it belongs in my body. Unless I totally want to sabotage my effort to steer clear of obesity.

Funny enough, the sugar industry and I are on the same page. They're currently in court with corn syrup makers, taking them to task for asserting that their product is "nutritionally the same" as sugar. There's plenty of research to prove that untrue.