Hello

My name is Lucy 

My cousin, Matilda and I (and our circle of friends) are obsessed with fashion 

We work in fashion, sell fashion, read fashion, make fashion, watch fashion, blog fashion

The other big love in our lives is FOOD.....(and cocktails) 

We love all kinds of food

Asian food, Italian food, Greek food, French food, Tapas food, healthy food, sweet food, salty food, seafood.... the list goes on and on

In fact we enjoy nothing more then buying a new outfit, getting dressed up and going to our local Italian restaurant 

We drink vodka, eat copious of pizza and antipasto, talk, laugh, photo blog and eat bacis all night probably twice a week

During the week eat mostly tuna salads, omlettes, fish, crackers, fruit, cereal, nuts and expect to wake up thin in the mornings

(Unless we go out mid week which means you can drink again to be social)

We get excited months before we go on holidays anywhere and plan what we are going to wear, which restaurants we are going to eat at and research where all the best mojitos are

We have a very healthy social life

Now the ironic thing or the catch 22 of this situation is that excess amounts of food, drinking, generally enjoying yourself = calories

...and to be frank, the fashion industry (love one) and calories (love two, but in no particular order) don't really seem to often be associated with one another in a very positive way 

We find ourselves in a constant battle of wanting to taste one of everything but still fit into fashion 

It's confusing because to me, fashion is quite the hypocrite

Fashion wants you to go to exclusive events/parties/races/balls where delicious canapes and cocktails are often served ... but it also wants you to wear a size 6-8 backless sheer silk baby pink dress with exposed hip bones

..and then it still wants you to enjoy yourself and smile and radiate an effortless glow

...but you must be hungry?

It seems like such an injustice to go to these events and not sample all the delicious crab cakes and cheese balls that are on offer...

                                                                       a crab cake that is most likely delicious..

So how does one achieve such fashionably thin results?

And can you have your crab cake, eat it to and still wear a size 6?

Matilda and I by no means overweight or particularly 'large' people

I'm 175cm tall, (fashion says yes) 70kg (fashion says no) have a healthy BMI and fit comfortably in an AU size 10 (fashion shakes its hungry head)

The average Australian woman is 163cm tall, 71kg and is a size 16 

The Today show says the average size woman is 162cm tall and 68kg

Cosmo says she is a size 12-14

So according to these stats, I am a little taller, lighter and wear a smaller size then the average Aussie lady but if I were a model, I would be 'plus size' 

I'm too fat for fashion

Two Aussie women that Matilda and I both agree epitomise the Australian 'bodies' are Miranda Kerr and former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins

Miranda is 175cm (that's me!) but only weighs 58-59kg, dress size 8

Jennifer is 180cm but only weighs in at 54kg, dress size 6-8

Most of the Australian public (men and women) would agree that these women both look happy, healthy, toned, tanned and f*ucking amazing in David Jones commercials

Our big question is.... 'are they hungry?'

We want to know what it takes to reach these much desired weights 

Are these diets and lifestyles sustainable in the long term?

Can we still drink mojitos and eat aranchini balls?

Do we benefit our health? 

Or compromise it?

We have decided to trial some of the most popular diets, (Jennifer's and Miranda's included) to see what it takes to have the body fashion has always wanted us to have

Jennifers BMI (based on these stats) is just 16.6 :(
Does Jen enjoy a good crab cake?

Sources:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au

http://today.ninemsn.com.au

Cosmopolitan magazine

http://www.zimbio.com

http://www.celebritiesheight.com

http://www.plunderguide.com/jennifer-hawkins/
http://blogchef.net/crab-cakes-recipe/