Jennifer Love Hewitt: Covers the March Issue of Shape... Hot Bikini Body!

Jennifer Love Hewitt covers the latest issue of Shape and one thing is certain:

This actress hasn't been obsessing over the perfect barbecue chicken wings recipe. Not since unflattering photos of her on the beach went viral in 2007.

"I wasn’t going to the gym or eating right when that unfortunate photo was taken," she tells the magazine. “It was time to start working out and watching my diet more closely."

It's clearly been working, as you can see above.

Hewitt - who stars in Lifetime's The Client List - also says she partakes in a yoga/dance combination called Buti, while also wearing ankle weights on set and keeping to a strict diet.

And while she could have gone into a tailspin after her mother died last year, Hewitt credits those around her with helping her stay on track.

"I even tried boxing, and I can’t tell you how much it helped me. When life hits you so hard - whether someone you care for dies or your lover leaves you - working out can save your life. It certainly saved mine.”