The Battle of the Bulge

I have been dieting since New Years, or as I prefer to put it, eating healthy. So far, I have lost 9.6 pounds!!!!!! YAY for me!!! I have reduced my caloric intake drastically and I have started to exercise again. I drink 2.5-3 litres of water daily and basically deny myself anything really tasty! The results have been very favourable though and I will continue on. The Bishop has even hopped on the band wagon and has been trying to eat more healthy and has lost about 6 pounds, so he is feeling pretty good about himself too!

This photograph is something I found online in my search for dieting tips. Since I do not watch television, I just found out there is a reality show called Make Me A Supermodel, on which these two lovelies participated. Well, the woman on the left (Jen Hunter) was told she is too FAT since she is a size 12. A voluptuous, Marilyn Monroe'esque figure it seems to me. The girl on the right (Marianne Berglund), who is only 18, is emaciated and definitely underweight by medical standards...with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of only 16.1. A BMI of 18.5 or less is considered anorexic. Guess which one was praised and which one criticized?

Which one of these ladies do you think is most attractive? Personally, I am hoping to look more like the one on the left than the skeleton on the right, that is for sure!!!