Nigella Lawson Hearts Carbs

Okay, I promise this will be my last Lawson post for awhile. I was looking for a video from her recent show on the Food Network and found this gem. She is making donut french toast!! My favorite thing about her shows is the "slice of life" feeling the writers try to convey. Oh look, Nigella is having a restless night's sleep and spur of the moment decides to make a delicious midnight snack. How real.

Nigella Lawson Goes On A Diet?

Thankfully, the picture on the right is the old one. Reports have surfaced that Lawson recently hired a personal trainer, according to the Daily Mail. This has created a bit of backlash for the epitome of size acceptance. Comments posted on blogs by angry readers who think that Lawson is a hypocrite make me cringe.

I think it's great that she is taking an interest in physical fitness. I believe not dieting is healthy and physical fitness is healthy. Maybe she is getting a trainer to be healthier, or maybe it's because of outside pressure to slim down. I hope it's the former, but most of all I hope she is still not dieting.

The Food Network Upset About Nigella Lawson's Weight Gain

According to New York Post, head honchos from The Food Network have been less than complacent about Nigella's alleged weight gain. “Her director is now doing back flips to not show her below the waist, and deflects viewer vision by focusing on her cleavage/tongue/eyes more than ever,” claims an unidentified insider.

“In my experience, the weight thing is an almost totally female problem. I never feel bad about my weight around men, only women. Women act like it is somehow a moral failing to have hips," Lawson confides in an interview for TimesOnline.

Lawson goes on to say, “Everyone is so critical. All must be sacrificed to the great god of skinny. You must say no to everything. Life has to be pretty fabulous, surely, if you can afford to turn down occasions of pleasure?”

“I think it is a fear of flesh, maybe of vulnerability and softness," theorizes Lawson. I think she is on to something. I wonder if the reason we have become afraid of being soft and vulnerable is because women fought for so long to be taken seriously. Now that we are in a greater position of power, we feel that we must keep up a hard, controlled exterior to maintain our spot. Our bodies have to reflect an image of discipline and determination in order to be taken seriously. What do you think?