Q: How can eating five times a day like Julianne slim you down?

A: Eating smaller meals more often, says registered dietitian Keri Glassman, author of The Snack Factor Diet, ends the self-defeating habit of starving and then stuffing yourself with fattening foods sure to throw off any diet.

“Snacks anchor your health — and your weight — keeping you on an even keel and making dieting smooth sailing,” she says. Julianne always planned ahead for all her meals, and this was key to keeping her calories — and her willpower! — in check.