Ivanka who?
Only a couple weeks after we told you about stunning Christina ("Joan") Henricks' wedding, her Mad Men co-star Elisabeth ("Peggy Olson") Moss ties the knot! (Check out Joan's wedding diet here.)
This morning on The View it was announced that Elisabeth Moss and Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen got married on Sunday, October 25.
Congratulations Elisabeth & Armisen!
Because for many brides-to-be, the "wedding diet" is a part of the wedding planning process, we've discussed crazy sounding diets before... but The Cookie Diet just won't go away.
The Cookie Diet, in which you live off 1 small meal and 6 cookies a day, has already won itself celebrity fans, imitators and a recent write up in The New York Times:
"The Cookie Diet is very appealing, because it legalizes a food - the cookie - that is banned from most weight-loss programs," said Jenni Schaefer, author of "Goodbye Ed, Hello Me: Recover From Your Eating Disorder and Fall in Love with Life" (McGraw-Hill, 2009).
"The diet gives people a false sense of control, simplifying balanced nutrition into one food: the cookie," she added, however "[T]here are no clinical studies on any of the diets and that a key ingredient in Dr. Siegal's cookies - special amino acids, which supposedly curb appetite - is known only to Dr. Siegal and his wife.
"It's the particular mixture of proteins that does the job," Dr. Siegal said. "All foods do not handle hunger the same way, and high protein foods curb hunger." The cookies, he said, contain protein derived from meat, eggs, milk and other sources. They also contain microcrystalline cellulose - a plant fiber that acts as a bulking agent, emulsifier and thickener - and are sweetened with sugar."
Will you be trying The Cookie Diet?
Christina Hendricks is engaged, just like her character, saucy secretary 'Joan' is on Mad Men. And like many brides-to-be, she's dieting in preparation for her big day. But her co-star January Jones (aka "Betty Draper") hopes she doesn't go too far. She tells People, "I think she looks beautiful. Her body is amazing. My only advice is to not go too far, because if she loses her curves it will be a very sad day."
We totally agree! And considering the tribute video to Joan's curves above, it seems a lot of people agree!
And it seems a lot of love is in the air at Mad Men. Another of Christina & January's co-stars is also engaged: Elisabeth Moss ("Peggy") will soon marry Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen!
Congratulation to them all!
For many of us, part of the wedding planning process is dieting. Although eating healthier and exercising is always a good idea, the wedding diet ritual sadly tends to be more of the fanatical, stressed out, unhealthy, punishing variety of diet. It's bad news all around: It's no fun and it often doesn't work.
So as a reminder to trust your, uh, gut when you hear about some loony fad that promises to make weight loss effortless, check out Elle's fun guide to the worst weight loss plans ever.
That's right, The Cookie Diet sounds wrong for a reason: It's stupid. So laugh at the insanity of these thankfully forgotten fads, and remember to live well if you want to look well on your big day!
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