The Insider.com

Though she lost American Idol this year, 16-year-old Lauren Alaina is obviously winning in the weight loss department -- she's shed 25 pounds in just five months.

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"Changing my diet was the big thing," the 5-foot-7 Georgia native tells Us Weekly. "I had to learn correct portion control."

She also attributes the fast weight loss to daily workouts of crunches, pushups and "lots of squats."

Clearly, whatever she's doing, it's working -- Alaina looks noticeably slimmer now than in her American Idol days. But what does seem dubious is the comment that she's a "size 2" and wears only "small and extra-small now!"

... Looks like someone's been taking lessons from Jennifer Love "size 2 is not fat" Hewitt, and Kirstie "size 4" Alley.