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Dietingdon · 19th April, 2008

That Natalie Cassidy (Eastenders Sonia) has lost way too much weight? I read that she can fit into size 0 jeans fron Gap (Not the most generous of sizes). It doesn't suit her in my opinion.

minilady · 19th April, 2008

I haven't seen any pictures of her recently. Last time I saw one was a couple of months ago in a mag and she looked fantastic! Still looked curvy with a lovely trim tummy.

Tracey
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**Starlight** · 19th April, 2008

She looks great but she seems to be obsessive now. She doesnt take any time off her regime and did 2 hours a day with her personal trainer while on holiday!! Thats not normal! Shes done really well in losing the weight but she should relax a bit now and enjoy her new slimline figure.

I was dispointed to see the fact shes in a size 0 was one of the main headlines in a magazine this week... its this really what we want people to strive to be??

Taz · 19th April, 2008

Well said Starlight, size 0 should not be something people shout about it's giving totally the wrong message to people. I got all excited about fitting into size 14 jeans at new year! I wouldn't want to be smaller than a size 10 although I know that I will probably never get below a 12 anyway. Being obsessive is never a good thing

SkinkWitch · 19th April, 2008

Some of her comments in this article are a bit odd:
Wow! Amazing weight loss of EastEnders' Sonia - Celebrity gossip on Now Magazine

"Natalie explains. 'I was 10st 8lb [she's 5ft 4in] when I started this diet, but it was my body mass index that scared me. I wasn't just obese – I was off the scale.' "

At 5'4" and 10st 8lb she would have had a bmi of 26. Perhaps she was misquoted?

Taz · 20th April, 2008

That is scary. If she really believes that a BMI of 26 is "off the scale" then she needs help. It is obvious she has some kind of obsession now with it and that is just not healthy. We may all be obsessed to an extent with losing weight but for most of us that obsession is realistic: We know we are overweight and we have to lose it but also recognise the need to have a life aswell.

I hope she doesn't end up like all the other over skinny celebs.

moti17 · 21st April, 2008

If that's what makes her happy, more power to her. It's her body at the end of the day.

Taz · 21st April, 2008

I agree that it is each-to-their-own but I don't think that people implying that the average size is obese. This kind of message is what is leading to a horrific number of eating disorders in children as young as 7! This message should not be put across, size 0 is NOT the norm and too many people are trying to conform to it and beating themselves up when they fail.

Sweetpea · 22nd April, 2008

What really gets my goat is these magazines saying Natalie has gone from a size 16 to a 0. What they should say is a 16 to a 4 as the 16 is a UK size and the 0 is a US and equivalent to our size 4. They must do it deliberately just to make it sound far more extreme (although I do think a size 4 at 5'4" is very small, Natalie clearly has a very small frame to be able to get to that size and not look unhealthy).

I would like the women's magazines to show people's sizes in perspective because I can see why young girls want to look like the celebrities. If mags showed the celebrities from further away rather than a close up picture I'm sure we probably would think a lot of them are too thin. Most of them in close-up do look fabulous with just the odd person like Nicky Hilton looking painfully thin up close.

Taz · 22nd April, 2008

Very well said Sweetpea, I think she has got too small for her frame as her head now looks out of proportion to the rest of her body. She does look good but I think she went too far and the media shouldn't be making it look more extreme than it is

nce1 · 22nd April, 2008

She has got a exercise video to launch and the slimmer she looks means more sales.

cah-ching · 24th April, 2008

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Originally Posted by nce1

She has got a exercise video to launch and the slimmer she looks means more sales.

I totally agree.

She also has a career to resurrect so she'll be going on about her weight loss for as long as people want to hear about it. Give it two more months.

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Taz Team FFF co-captain! Taz's Profile Albums Taz's Photo Gallery Join Date: 23rd March, 2008 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 9,382 My Mood: Rep Power: 186 Diet: Slimming World Start Weight: 247lb Current Weight: 199lb Goal Weight: 147lb Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 48lb Weight to Lose: 52lb % Lost 19.43%	Well said Starlight, size 0 should not be something people shout about it's giving totally the wrong message to people. I got all excited about fitting into size 14 jeans at new year! I wouldn't want to be smaller than a size 10 although I know that I will probably never get below a 12 anyway. Being obsessive is never a good thing __________________ Ultimate Goal Mini goals Training for next gradings

19th April, 2008	#5 (permalink)
SkinkWitch I've got the power SkinkWitch's Profile Albums SkinkWitch's Photo Gallery Join Date: 7th February, 2008 Posts: 345 My Mood: Rep Power: 6 Diet: Lipotrim	Some of her comments in this article are a bit odd: Wow! Amazing weight loss of EastEnders' Sonia - Celebrity gossip on Now Magazine "Natalie explains. 'I was 10st 8lb [she's 5ft 4in] when I started this diet, but it was my body mass index that scared me. I wasn't just obese – I was off the scale.' " At 5'4" and 10st 8lb she would have had a bmi of 26. Perhaps she was misquoted? __________________ - my skink!

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Taz Team FFF co-captain! Taz's Profile Albums Taz's Photo Gallery Join Date: 23rd March, 2008 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 9,382 My Mood: Rep Power: 186 Diet: Slimming World Start Weight: 247lb Current Weight: 199lb Goal Weight: 147lb Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 48lb Weight to Lose: 52lb % Lost 19.43%	That is scary. If she really believes that a BMI of 26 is "off the scale" then she needs help. It is obvious she has some kind of obsession now with it and that is just not healthy. We may all be obsessed to an extent with losing weight but for most of us that obsession is realistic: We know we are overweight and we have to lose it but also recognise the need to have a life aswell. I hope she doesn't end up like all the other over skinny celebs. __________________ Ultimate Goal Mini goals Training for next gradings

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moti17 Likes to post moti17's Profile Albums moti17's Photo Gallery Join Date: 6th January, 2008 Location: hampshire, uk Posts: 240 My Mood: Rep Power: 4 Diet: Cambridge	If that's what makes her happy, more power to her. It's her body at the end of the day. __________________ STARTING WEIGHT 3/11/08 14ST 10IB week 1 - 7 lb 14,3lb week 2 - 5 lb 13,12lb

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Taz Team FFF co-captain! Taz's Profile Albums Taz's Photo Gallery Join Date: 23rd March, 2008 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 9,382 My Mood: Rep Power: 186 Diet: Slimming World Start Weight: 247lb Current Weight: 199lb Goal Weight: 147lb Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 48lb Weight to Lose: 52lb % Lost 19.43%	I agree that it is each-to-their-own but I don't think that people implying that the average size is obese. This kind of message is what is leading to a horrific number of eating disorders in children as young as 7! This message should not be put across, size 0 is NOT the norm and too many people are trying to conform to it and beating themselves up when they fail. __________________ Ultimate Goal Mini goals Training for next gradings

22nd April, 2008	#9 (permalink)
Sweetpea Likes to post Sweetpea's Profile Albums Sweetpea's Photo Gallery Join Date: 11th September, 2007 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 289 My Mood: Rep Power: 7 Diet: Cambridge Diet	What really gets my goat is these magazines saying Natalie has gone from a size 16 to a 0. What they should say is a 16 to a 4 as the 16 is a UK size and the 0 is a US and equivalent to our size 4. They must do it deliberately just to make it sound far more extreme (although I do think a size 4 at 5'4" is very small, Natalie clearly has a very small frame to be able to get to that size and not look unhealthy). I would like the women's magazines to show people's sizes in perspective because I can see why young girls want to look like the celebrities. If mags showed the celebrities from further away rather than a close up picture I'm sure we probably would think a lot of them are too thin. Most of them in close-up do look fabulous with just the odd person like Nicky Hilton looking painfully thin up close. __________________ Last edited by Sweetpea : 22nd April, 2008 at 12:58 PM.

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Taz Team FFF co-captain! Taz's Profile Albums Taz's Photo Gallery Join Date: 23rd March, 2008 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 9,382 My Mood: Rep Power: 186 Diet: Slimming World Start Weight: 247lb Current Weight: 199lb Goal Weight: 147lb Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 48lb Weight to Lose: 52lb % Lost 19.43%	Very well said Sweetpea, I think she has got too small for her frame as her head now looks out of proportion to the rest of her body. She does look good but I think she went too far and the media shouldn't be making it look more extreme than it is __________________ Ultimate Goal Mini goals Training for next gradings

22nd April, 2008	#11 (permalink)
nce1 No vanity intended nce1's Profile Albums nce1's Photo Gallery Join Date: 7th January, 2007 Location: Birmingham Posts: 485 My Mood: Rep Power: 15 Diet: CD	She has got a exercise video to launch and the slimmer she looks means more sales. __________________ Sept 14:11 Total To lose

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