Your New Year's resolution might be faltering a bit, but Tyler Perry's sure isn't. The actor recently admitted that he's down 17 pounds, and it's all because of a little help from a friend -- Janet Jackson. "She turned me on to her nutritionist and he's fantastic," Tyler recently told Rachael Ray. "The supplements and the food, and the way he goes from high carbs to low carbs and the way he manipulates your metabolism -- it's wonderful."

His diet is going so well, in fact, that he wasn't even tempted by all the delicious backstage foods offered to guests on Rachael's show. Now that's dedication.

You probably won't get the chance to be tempted by Rachael Ray's backstage goodies, but take a lesson from Perry and see if you can survive the next party or gathering you attend with only a few small nibbles in your belly.

(via Fit Celeb)