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Issue One - 11/11/04 |
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Diet Diary - Jessica (age 8) |
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"Well" explains Jessica, "I'd been feeling a little
frumpy lately, just couldn't manage to shift that
weight I'd put on last year. Actually, if I'm honest,
I've been piling on the pounds a lot over the past
few years. I guess it's a combination of stress, what
with my Holy Communion last year, (I don't even
fit into that dress anymore!) and the whole politics
of being in 2nd class. I just can't seem to stop
gaining weight so, when Mam suggested Atkins I
thought 'why not?' It's been working wonders for
Jennifer Aniston so why not me?"
Here Jessica relates how she fared on her intensive no-carb fat busting plan: Day 1 Feel great today, just really ready to throw myself into it, my determinations up and I know I can succeed. Food wise I'm doing great, skipped my usual porridge this morning, (can you imagine what all that starchy stodgy gunk is doing to me?) and opted instead for two rashers and an egg. Yummy! For lunch I got Mam to pack me a carb free salad, not so yummy but you can't like everything. Finally had fillet steak and some carrots for dinner. Steak was nice but I hate carrots. Day 4 Starting to feel the burn now, trying to get variety into my diet is proving hard. I think it's working though, one of the boys in class caught a whiff of my breath today and pretended to faint. It's a positive sign as they say to expect bad breath as a side-effect. Everyone in school has started affectionately calling me Smelly Breath. I don't mind though, it's better than being called Fatty. Day 7 This is the best diet ever! Weighed myself today and I've lost 7lbs already. This is such good news, the pain in my stomach has completely gone away. At this rate I should be back down to the weight I was when I was 6 before my 9th birthday! Day 8 Feeling a bit down today, haven't been to the toilet in 3 days, think I may be a bit backed up. If only I could have some prune juice to fix me up, curse that naturally occurring sugar! Day 10 Starting to feel my first negative vibes towards my diet. Miss Byrne kept on at me in school today about how pale I am and how I can't really remember stuff she did with us 10 minutes before. I mean I'm 8, what does she think I…I ..what was my point? Oh yeah teacher….teachers…ah I'm off to bed.. Day 13 I write this from my hospital bed, stupid Miss Byrne brought me in after I blacked out during P.E. They've got me on a drip which I just know has carbs in it, I can feel my thighs expanding as I write…and I was so close to my goal…these doctors just don't realise, I keep hearing them muttering about liver failure and my flesh cannibalising itself... ..blah blah blah.. Verdict So what did Jessica make of Atkins ultimately? "I guess I was very wrapped up in the Hollywood image of Atkins. I really thought I was gonna end up looking like Jen or J.Lo. I see now that Atkins is not right for me. What is important right now is to eat a healthy, balanced diet. At least until I can afford lipo." |
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