The Incredible Shrinking Man

6:00 AM PST 1/10/2012 by Merle Ginsberg

FITNESS 2012: It's more than a New Year's resolution: Guys finally are getting with the program that women have been following forever.

The scene: E. Baldi restaurant in Beverly Hills. Overheard during the course of a meal: "I'll have the sole, no meuniere sauce, no butter, very little salt please; steamed veggies on the side; just a green salad, no dressing, just lemon. And a Pellegrino with lime. … Can you take the breadbasket and butter away, please? … I'll have a very skinny latte. … I've gotta drop at least 20 by the end of the month. I need to get down two waist sizes by the Oscars."