Diets
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A couple of days ago I made a rather distressing discovery - my favourite pair of skinny jeans no longer fit me, depressingly they didn’t even get past my thighs. Frankly it was hardly a surprising development, devouring three, six course tasting menus in the space of a week, indulging my predilection for cream and butter, coupled with an unhealthy consumption of alcohol were inevitably going to lead to unwanted yet predictable consequences. I acknowledged, albeit grudgingly, that some drastic action was needed.
Like most of the population I have a fairly ambivalent attitude towards diets. If I do embark on one I personally opt for the short, sharp, shock treatment. A regime that delivers fast results as opposed to months of dithering around half eating what you want on a so-called sensible eating plan. Faced with a similar predicament this time last year I packed myself of to a Thai yoga retreat where I embarked on a week long fast consuming only water and vile green herbal concoctions. My husband whooped with laughter when I told him of my intentions, as did most of my friends and family who thought the idea absurd. However, much to everyone’s amazement including mine, I lasted the entire week, dropped 6 pounds, felt vibrant and energized and if money and time was no object I’d be on the next plane over.
This time round I’m putting my faith in David Kirsch, fitness guru to the stars and author of the New York Body Plan. His two-week intensive regime advocates an hour and a half of exercise each day combined with a low carbohydrate-eating plan, which in truth entails cutting out anything pleasurable from your diet. It is extreme enough to capture my attention yet the science behind it appears relatively sound– eat little + exercise excessively = lose weight.
I’m only two days in and whilst the exercise regime is gruelling it is the cooking sans any type of fat, including olive oil, that I am finding most challenging. The first nights offering of ‘turkey lasagne’, taken from the suggested list of recipes, has no resemblance to any lasagne I’ve ever encountered. Being the sole cook in our household my naturally slender and supportive husband is privy to all my weird diets and strange food fads. Last nights offering however was enough to send him to the nearest McDonalds.
I would like to think that I have the requisite discipline and dedication to stick to this stringent plan however I have a sinking feeling that my resolve might be weakening. Today I had a banned substance – coffee (forgive me Mr Kirsch but my life is incomplete without my regular caffeine hit). I also gave up half way through my second workout of the day.
Although I only have 11 days to go I’m beginning to develop obsessive thoughts about food – what I’m going to eat, when I’m going to eat, how much I’m going to eat…Only time will tell whether this regime will be effective although I can rest assured that this time next year I will be in exactly the same predicament. I better start saving for a trip to Thailand.
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ah poor you! Good luck! Diets are tough. I could not do one and can only imagine how difficult it can be. Hang in there!
Comment by Bea at La Tartine Gourmande 03.09.06 @ 3:28 amI feel you should maybe mention to people viewing this who are not familiar with the Little Britain sketch where the opening picture for this entry was culled from and haven’t seen your bio picture that the picture you started this blog with is not actually a picture of you!!
Comment by andrew 03.09.06 @ 4:59 pmthat is her isnt it?
Comment by Damo 03.09.06 @ 5:07 pmIt’s always the jeans that are a giveaway. I had a similarly distressing discovery last week, but as I really needed a pair of jeans, I just went and bought exactly the same model, just a size up. Oh well, there’re still a few more months before the beach season starts..
Comment by Pille 03.11.06 @ 4:39 pm“Call me Bubbles, everybody does!” That Little Britain sketch is priceless, and if nudie shots of Bubbles is not a good diet incentive, I don’t know what is. Good luck with the next 11 days.
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I’ve put on loads of weight recently. I used to weigh 6 pounds 4 ounces. Damn those Farley’s Rusks!
Good luck!
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