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j.u.s.t.l.i.z.
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:8855:it would work as good for me if my hubby was a chef and cooked all my low fat foods for me lol
charliegirl
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Totally agree, she has it hand to her on a plate literally....lol..xx
j.u.s.t.l.i.z.
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:8855:i think i gonna have to go out and look 4 a new hubby that can cook as mine can just about manage beans on toast and i cant eat that now im banded
lol so im stuffed lol just like a christmas turkey !!:26::8855::8855:
lol so im stuffed lol just like a christmas turkey !!:26::8855::8855:
j.u.s.t.l.i.z.
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maybe if we was all in the celeb world yes lol
ditzyangeluk
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Thought it odd she was on Paul O'Grady but didn't appear on This Morning with the other girls that did the Cuba Bike Ride. What was that about?? (And it still bugs me how she still gets on the moral high ground about all the aggro she got over it as she totally misses the point ... Aaaargh! Don't get me started!!!)
Brunetteandred
Officially a loser
Sorry guys n gals, but I disagree on some of your points here. Yes she is a celeb and yes, some may say that she should have come clean and not mislead people with the 'healthy eating and exercise' line (though I can kind of get my head around that - see my 'Fern Britton Syndrome' thread).
Moral high ground? That she decided not to bare all to the world over what is essentially a private & socially sensitive matter. She is a celeb but she is *human* first and foremost. Just like us.
Yes, I am sure having the lovely Phil in the kitchen is a boon, but fat is still fat; whether it's celebrity or not. She still had the same issues that lead us to our decisions and probably faces more temptation that the average Joe or Jane here *because* of her privileged lifestyle. And having a chef for a hubby didn't help before WLS did it? 'Else why would she have ballooned to a size 22/24 and had to resort to WLS. Just like us.
The fact is she *does* exercise which has obviously helped with her weight loss and toning. Even before her WLS she took part in a bike ride on the Nile. I wish I could *ride* a bike, let alone ride the Nile! Exercise is a dirty word to some of us, but as part of the journey it is a 'necessary evil'. Good for her for getting on with it.
As for the Paul O'Grady/Cuba anomaly - maybe one of them is pre-recorded?
I doubt that Madonna ever gets such a bad time of it but then she's 'thin' and thus socially acceptable, so no one would dare hold her up as a pariah. She of the obviously surgically-altered face & sinews that could out-do a featherweight boxer. I reckon she probably hasn't seen the inside of a kitchen since she became famous (or should that be infamous..?) But that's OK, isn't it?
Moral high ground? That she decided not to bare all to the world over what is essentially a private & socially sensitive matter. She is a celeb but she is *human* first and foremost. Just like us.
Yes, I am sure having the lovely Phil in the kitchen is a boon, but fat is still fat; whether it's celebrity or not. She still had the same issues that lead us to our decisions and probably faces more temptation that the average Joe or Jane here *because* of her privileged lifestyle. And having a chef for a hubby didn't help before WLS did it? 'Else why would she have ballooned to a size 22/24 and had to resort to WLS. Just like us.
The fact is she *does* exercise which has obviously helped with her weight loss and toning. Even before her WLS she took part in a bike ride on the Nile. I wish I could *ride* a bike, let alone ride the Nile! Exercise is a dirty word to some of us, but as part of the journey it is a 'necessary evil'. Good for her for getting on with it.
As for the Paul O'Grady/Cuba anomaly - maybe one of them is pre-recorded?
I doubt that Madonna ever gets such a bad time of it but then she's 'thin' and thus socially acceptable, so no one would dare hold her up as a pariah. She of the obviously surgically-altered face & sinews that could out-do a featherweight boxer. I reckon she probably hasn't seen the inside of a kitchen since she became famous (or should that be infamous..?) But that's OK, isn't it?
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i agree, its like i said in my food addiction thread, if you have that addiction to food, it doesnt matter who you are married to or how much money you have it is still a struggle maybe even harder for her as she is constantly in the limelight. anyhow i stated the thread as i watched it and she certainly is an inspiration to me with regards to the weightloss
mandy-1975
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Well said, i totally agree with what you said!!!!!!!!!!!
charliegirl
New Member
I for one was very disappointed when I watched her lose weight and she said it was down to riding her bike and walking her dog, I got frustrated because no matter what I tried it did not work, so it was not the fact that she kept it to herself it was the fact she appeared to promote healthier living and it would all drop off. I am a fern fan but just felt disappointed with her....my opinion just like everyone else has had theres so please dont shoot me lol...xx
phatgirl
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I can see both sides and it must have been a hard choice for her or anyone to make. It is too bad that people don't realize that healthy eating (the band can be cheated with junk so she had to eat right to have lost so much) and exercise (she looks right fit now, the band can't do that for you) did make her drop weight, she really only had help with protion control.
That said, not disclosing how she did it gave false impressions to people who found her credible because she is famous and would be called out if she lied or gave bad advice. People trusted her to give advice on weightloss because she had lost and when she did not reveal her secret tool, it was a lie.
Like I said I see both sides. Shame she didn't think about that when she gave out false hope. If her weightloss was so personal to her, she could have skipped promoting Ryvita diets and talking about how to loose weight without help...
That said, not disclosing how she did it gave false impressions to people who found her credible because she is famous and would be called out if she lied or gave bad advice. People trusted her to give advice on weightloss because she had lost and when she did not reveal her secret tool, it was a lie.
Like I said I see both sides. Shame she didn't think about that when she gave out false hope. If her weightloss was so personal to her, she could have skipped promoting Ryvita diets and talking about how to loose weight without help...
Brunetteandred
Officially a loser
I am not advocating her witholding the truth, but I can understand why she did. But 20/20 vision after an event is a beautiful thing :wink:
I felt compelled to post earlier today because I disagreed with the comments about her having a hubby for a chef etc. I have no wish to shoot anyone :smile:
As she started the Ryvita ads pre-op, maybe she was under contractual obligation? Matters not now anyway, she has to live with the fallout. And the same obesity/food issues.
Best of luck. To her and anyone tackling these issues.
I felt compelled to post earlier today because I disagreed with the comments about her having a hubby for a chef etc. I have no wish to shoot anyone :smile:
As she started the Ryvita ads pre-op, maybe she was under contractual obligation? Matters not now anyway, she has to live with the fallout. And the same obesity/food issues.
Best of luck. To her and anyone tackling these issues.
charliegirl
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Weight loss is hard no matter who you are or how you try to lose it, I think it affects a lot more people than we realise and its time this government got it's act together to help people sort it out, not a quick fix but a long term healthier future for all generations...xx
Silversurfer
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I find the whole subject of Fern Britton very controversial, she's quite happen to go on the Paul Ogrady show to endorse her new book just before Christmas, where she alledgedly discloses the nitty gritty of her entire life in intimate detail, yet she wont talk and isn't willing to discuse her band !
Now i do agree that its her body and her business, but when she's preaching healthy living, diet and exercise and taking the money to endorse so called diet related products knowing she's had a gastric band fitted seems a little contreversial to me !
Maybe i should join Weight Watchers, then i can become slimmer of the year when i've lost 10 stone, and you can all read about how the WW programe worked for me in their monthly magazine !
Now i do agree that its her body and her business, but when she's preaching healthy living, diet and exercise and taking the money to endorse so called diet related products knowing she's had a gastric band fitted seems a little contreversial to me !
Maybe i should join Weight Watchers, then i can become slimmer of the year when i've lost 10 stone, and you can all read about how the WW programe worked for me in their monthly magazine !
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