PHOTOS: President Barack Obama Looking Much Thinner – See the Photos

Jan. 5 2011, Published 3:25 p.m. ET

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While some of us are trying to make good on our resolutions to lose weight, the commander-in-chief could stand to put some on.

President Barack Obama looked rather gaunt in new photos as he enjoyed a family vacation in Kailua, Hawaii on Monday to kick off 2011.

Mr. Obama, 49, wore a Chicago White Sox baseball cap, shades, shorts, flip-flops and a white polo shirt that hung off his wiry frame as he snacked on shaved ice.

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The president, who was born in Honolulu, owns a vacation home in Kailua.

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