A couple of years ago, I was the first to write about the celebrity IV diet – many of them would admit themselves to hospital under the care of a proper physician for 10 days, 2 weeks or so, eliminating food in favour of an IV drip chock full of essentials to keep one alive while starving. Click here for a refresher.
Mainstream outlets only picked up on this last month.
Needless to say, the IV diet presents some major health issues. It’s also not that convenient. How many weeks on end can you disappear in a given year without arousing suspicion, to say nothing of the limitations on actually having a real life – who wants to spend weeks at a time away from home?
This is why she chose something, for her anyway, that was more … flexible. In more ways than one.
She was always super thin before baby. But after baby it’s been hard to lose the last 10. And to her credit, she did try hard. But nothing was working. And drastic measures had to be taken. Which is why she’s had one of those “lap band” things installed. Like gastric bypass (stomach stapling) only much less invasive.
But it’s typically for the morbidly obese. Not for an already slender women wanting to be more slender who is carrying around an extra few pounds.
Whatever. This is Hollywood. And this is a woman who needs to keep up.
So the weight came off. She’s stick thin again. And all’s good, right?
Well… the problem is that they’ve always wanted to add to their family. And it’s apparently recommended that the device be deflated or however they render it ineffective when a couple is trying to conceive. So he’s been like – ok, you’re done, you’re back to where you wanted to be so let’s get going!
But she’s too scared to stop the band thing, she’s addicted to the skinny, and her body over baby choice is now threatening her marriage.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 11:51 AM
Update (2/18/09):
denial 1: Gwyneth Paltrow
denial 2: Christina Aguilera
denial 3: Victoria Beckham
denial 4: Heidi Klum
denial 5: Catherine Zeta-Jones
denial 6: Kate Beckinsale & Jessica Alba
denial 7: Sarah Jessica Parker & Kelly Ripa
denial 8: Liv Tyler
denial 9: Christine Taylor
denial 10: Marcia Cross
reveal 1
reveal 2
reveal 3
