Janet Jackson

The New York Daily News is reporting that Janet Jackson and her old trainer Tony Martinez are working to shed 40 pounds by the time her next album is scheduled to drop in the spring.

The newspaper quotes a source as saying the singer has gone from 118 pounds to 160 pounds during her time away from the spotlight.

?She?ll go months eating whatever she can get her hands on, and then she?ll go months eating just salads and fruits and drinking Evian water,? the family source told the Daily News. ?She?s had this feast-or-famine eating disorder for years and has gotten up to 200 pounds or more at times.?

According to the paper, Jackson?s eating habits may be due to the increased stress of having to support her famous family amid her brother Michael?s recent legal and financial issues.