New Melissa Joan Hart bikini pictures show a dramatic 42 pound weight loss on the newest issue of People magazine. Melissa Joan Hart shows off her bikini body, weighing in at a slim 113 pounds and talks about how she took it off.

Melissa Joan Hart packed on the pounds when she gave birth to two kid in the last three years and was “horrified” by unflattering pictures circulating online. No more – as Melissa Joan Hart is the latest celeb to show off a bikini on a magazine cover.

So how did Melissa Joan Hart lose the weight to get to her slim bikini bod? “It didn’t happen by magic – it was as hard for me as it would be for anyone else,” she explains.

Hart worked with a nutritionist and personal trainer to get to bikini form again, saying, “I feel amazing! I had to prove to myself that I could do it. I had to give it a go!”

You can check out Melissa Joan Hart bikini pictures when she graces the cover of the latest People issue, on newsstands Friday.

The Today show did a piece on Melissa Joan Hart this morning – check out the video clip: