Jennifer Love Hewitt says she achieved her current slim frame with simple food and health tips.

The ‘Ghost Whisperer‘ star tells Shape magazine that she now only buys food to last her a few days.

“And I rarely have treats around that might tempt me late at night, which is when I usually crave something really fattening,” she says. “What am I going to do? Drive out at 11 at night just to satisfy a craving? No, that’s crazy.”

Her boyfriend Jamie Kennedy also helped out with her eating habits. “He’s inspired me to improve my diet,” she says. “He has a salad with every meal, plus lots of fruit, fish, and vegetables.”

“I’m a girl, after all!” she says. “For the most part, yeah, I’m happy with my body, but there are days when I’m like, ‘Ugh! Really? Why is it so hard to fit into my jeans?’ That’s when I say to myself, ‘I look this way because I’m supposed to. If we all looked the same, we’d be boring.’”

The actress faced criticism last year when tabloids published unflattering photos of her at the beach.

‘Ghost Whisperer’s’ new season kicks off this Friday on CBS.

Check out a recap of season four on Fancast

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