Ginnifer Goodwin is “shocked” at reactions to her tales of her 9-year-old self on Weight Watchers. Because, she explains, she only meant to boost the program, not tell a tale of childhood deprivation.
While people were alarmed by the idea of a nine-year-old on a diet, Goodwin defends her mother’s methods. “I was like ‘No!’ I’ve never had body issues, I’ve never had an eating disorder…I’ve never had to go on a diet and that’s because of Weight Watchers.”
She contrasts her method with the extreme dieting she sees in Hollywood:
I see girls who haven’t had a carbohydrate in three years. The second you go back to eating right, you’re going to put that weight on. You eat one piece of bread and you are screwed, lady I pulled an actress friend aside and I said, ‘I get it. I get what it is that you’re trying to do, but there’s being healthfully skinny and then there’s starting to look like a scary alien cat.
No one’s agitating for what Goodwin has dubbed the “cocaine and cigarettes diet.” And whatever works for her; Weight Watchers is a program that works for a lot of people and is essentially about balance. But the idea of a nine-year-old A) feeling fat while she’s still growing and B) dieting — which, after all, is what she’s talking about — does sound alarming. While it worked for Goodwin, and obviously teaching your kids good habits is crucial, we wouldn’t suggest other mothers get their fourth-graders point-counting, at least not without a nutritionist’s guidance. As Goodwin says, it’s about health — and a program with “weight” in the name could confuse that issue, especially for a child.
Ginnifer Goodwin Reacts To Uproar over Her Weight Watchers History [People]
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