I have a serious problem, people. Okay, it’s not actually serious, but it’s fairly annoying. You see, I’m still watching “Snooki & J-Woww,” and I cannot stop. That’s how I unwind on Saturdays after beating myself up in the gym or on the roads — by pouring some boxed wine and checking out what the orange-tanned species is doing that week. The addiction isn’t as bad as it was last year because at least I haven’t lowered myself to watching “The Pauly D Project” or Vinny Guadagnino’s new MTV show, but still, I’d like to kick the habit altogether. Hopefully, next week’s episode with the girls will finally reveal J-Woww’s tacky, pink diamond engagement ring, which is the point at which I had hoped to go cold turkey. But who knows if this plan will work.

Anyway, Snooki’s celebration of losing her baby weight covers this week’s issue of Us Weekly, and Kaiser, CB, and myself are all wondering, “Why?” I think Us is merely holding up their end of the bargain where they pretty much paid Snooki for all of her baby stories (although People ran a birth announcement cover, so my theory could be wrong). Us runs a lot of weird covers though, including the “Bachelor” exclusives, which make no sense. Here, Snooki is talking all about her 42-pound accomplishment, which is hopefully a healthy one. Instead, I’m afraid that she’s probably dropped some weight from nursing and most of it from diet pills. Clearly, she’s sucking it in, and there’s some Photoshop at work too — at least on her face. Here is a preview of the Us story:

There’s a little bit less of Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to go around these days — 42 pounds’ worth! The former Jersey Shore party girl, 25, has experienced a complete life makeover since last year, thanks to her engagement to boyfriend Jionni LaValle, her first-ever pregnancy, and the August birth of her adorable baby boy Lorenzo.

“When you have a baby, everything changes,” the 4-foot-9 star says in the new issue of Us Weekly. Part of Snooki’s transformation? She’s shed an astounding 42 pounds since giving birth, weighing in at a 102 pounds and revealing the sexy results for Us in body-revealing bikinis.

“I lost it for me,” she tells Us, “but I also wanted Jionni to know that I can be hot as a mom.” For more exclusive shots of Snooki’s amazing post-baby body, how she dropped the weight (including fitness and diet tips) and her new life with her boys, pick up the new issue of Us Weekly, on stands Friday!

[From Us Weekly]

At least Snooki is admitting that she didn’t lose the weight just for herself but also to impress Jionni because (as demonstrated in recent episodes) she’s had some major issues with Jionni devoting a ton of energy and time to Lorenzo. Snooki keeps whining about how he never cuddles or kisses her any more, but she has to realize that it’s not all about Snooki anymore. They’re both new, exhausted parents, so this is to be expected, but I suspect that Snooki whines a lot more than the average brand new mom.

Here are some photos of Snooki and J-Woww hosting the 5th season premiere of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” on 1/25. Snooki does look like she’s lost a lot of weight in these photos, but she’ll never lose her trashy ways of dressing.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and Us Weekly