Courtney Love has recently lost a lot of weight -- which has all the tabloids guessing about how the pounds came off. She claims they came off just like you'd expect -- because she more or less quit eating, and started exercising like crazy.

Love blames the dramatic weight gain that proceeded her hardcore diet on an unexpected culprit: macrobiotic food. According to the former pop star, she "gained 40 to 50 pounds on macrobiotic food," thanks to a diet crafted by the same chef that cooks for Gwyneth's Paltrow (who, you may have noticed, never gains weight...ever).

Most people actually lose weight once they switch to a macrobiotic diet, although, because the macrobiotic approach is based on a principal of balance, people who are underweight may actually put on some additional pounds when starting out.

However, Love wasn't exactly underweight before, so, chances are, there was some other cause for her weight gain that had nothing to do with the macrobiotic food her chef was preparing. My guess? Lots and lots of alcohol.