Snooki Is Using Diet Pills To Lose Weight (PHOTOS)

In the last few months "Jersey Shore" star Snooki has toned down her over the top image and is looking better.

In April, the 4'9 reality star debuted a slimmed down body courtesy of working out and cutting back on the booze ... or so she claimed.

Yesterday Snooki took to Twitter to credit her new look to the diet pill, Zantrex, of which she is a paid spokesperson

The pint-sized star has been taking Zantrex Fat Burner, a pill taken pre-workout to supposedly maximize fat loss with side effects that can include heart palpitations, anxiety, cold sweats, nausea, diarrhea, increased heart rate and irritability reports The Daily Mail.

While Snooki is looking better than ever -- even tweeting, "LOL so some girl comes up to me n goes "you look like one of those girls from the jersey shows, but you look better." Uhm thanks? Lmao" -- diet pills may not be the best idea, especially for someone who suffered from eating disorders in the past.

In 2010, Snooki confessed that she battled both anorexia and bulimia in high school, at one weighing only 80 lbs.

She told OK! magazine she began skipping meals as a junior in high school because she was very self conscious about cheerleading.

"There were these little freshman girls, and I was scared that these little freshman girls were going to take my spot," she said. " I just started eating salads ... and then I got to a point where I was just eating a cracker a day. I was down to 80 pounds. I almost died."

Check out photos of Snooki over the years:

Comments

[Mark Tennis]

10:10 PM on 11/15/2011

I have never had success with diets, they just DONT work for me! I have tried working out for months and eating really healthy, and still, minimal results. About 3 of my co-workers did the Dr. Max Powers 15 Day Cleanse, and I was SURE they were going to gain the wait back. When they kept it off, I started doing research.

I read as much about the Dr Max Powers 15 Day Cleanse as possible. I am done with my first 15 Day Cleanse, and so far I have lost 15 lbs in 17 days! I am melting away and LOVING it. For the first time in my life, I feel good. I am only 6 lbs away from my goal and I think I may stay on the diet longer.

If you have the determination, and you plan correctly, this cleanse WORKS!

For those who dont know, you can do several rounds of this 15 Day Cleanse if you have a lot to lose, and I heard you lose more the second time.

Do it!

[ciarequital]

06:18 PM on 11/02/2011

Snooki Smurf

[Jane Wulf]

04:01 AM on 10/20/2011

I don't believe it!

[electros]

01:04 PM on 09/30/2011

NEWS WIRE: In an attempt at gain the staring role in the upcoming 2nd Planet of The Apes remake Jersey Shore mate Snooki has taken to losing weight in an atampt to get the staring role as Zera the ape woman. Snooki belives her high cheek bones and extremly ape like dark skin, and naturally hairy italian back side will give here an advantage to getting the role.

[alicks]

10:47 AM on 09/29/2011

I'll admit, I watch Jersey Shore. I love it. And while there have definitely been times where Snooki has acted really ridiculously, I have to say that overall she strikes me as a sweet girl and as someone who really cares about her friends.

[Kayden Heron]

04:57 PM on 10/02/2011

I agree with you. Her and JWoww especially show that they have big hearts more than the other "housemates". It's easy to hate her, but some people just don't even give her a chance

[Freedom USA]

05:50 AM on 09/29/2011

WOW!! everyone with the negative comments must be perfect?

[ashleyswt2010]

11:17 PM on 10/02/2011

I know, right.

[boxhdn]

05:39 AM on 09/29/2011

She's almost anorexic looking in that last pic! Looks WAY too skinny!! It's bad when people tell someone they look better when they lose way too much weight, makes them think the more they lose the better they look. That's what causes eating disorders!

[allen92909]

02:37 AM on 09/29/2011

No amount of diet pills is going to make her any less of an ugly midget or give her a single ounce of talent.

[lovesean3]

01:47 AM on 09/29/2011

Snooki doesn't need to listen to the people who make negative and offensive comments. She's not as dumb as she acts on television and she doesn't let the jealous HATERS get to her!

[Dross Cool]

01:16 AM on 09/29/2011

SHES REALLY NOT SO BAD , CUT HER A BREAK SHES MAKING MORE MONEY THAN SO MANY OTHERS OUT THERE ,LUCKY , SOMEWHAT DITZY , BUT SHE IS HUMAN AND NOT MEAN , BETTER THAN THAT IDIOT SHOWING OFF HIS STOMACH EVERWHERE HE GOES

[Dross Cool]

01:12 AM on 09/29/2011

SHE SHOULD TAKE SOME DISAPEARING PILLS

[icomment]

07:51 PM on 09/30/2011

Exactly...

[kadellagroove]

12:55 AM on 09/29/2011

is there a pill for her to shed that terrible personality???

[Meredith Jade Keeton]

12:28 AM on 09/29/2011

She's skanky and nasty and acts like a moron, and no, it doesn't help that all her clothes are sized to fit a 12-year-old; however, it is irritating that everyone is so obsessed with how much celebs weigh. I guess if you put yourself in the spotlight you have to be up for the criticism, but seriously, not everyone was built to be 100 lbs. She has big hips and big tatas- she's always going to be a curvy girl no matter how much or how little she weighs, and it would be nice if more than one other poster would realize that and show a little adult sensibility.

[brawnydoc]

12:19 AM on 09/29/2011

( @ )Y( @ )

[paayy]

11:53 PM on 09/28/2011

WHO CARES? Aren't her 15 minutes up yet?