Britney Spears says oops I did it again and is on a crash diet

December 24, 12:11 AMNew England Fitness ExaminerJo Levy

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The kids and Britney on their Christmas card (photo: BritneySpears.com)

• Click here to view a slideshow of some of Britney's past looks

Britney Spears, the troubled (my words) 27 year old, is on a crash diet. That may not be anything new or different in the world of L.A. celebrities; however, it gives me a chance to say that some of the methods of dieting are perhaps dangerous and if nothing else we know that yo yo dieting is bad for the body (mind and spirit). 

Ms. Spears hopes to shed about 14 pounds (if my method of converting a stone to pounds is correct). Fourteen pound for a woman equals about two dress sizes.

She'll be performing on The X Factor, a television music talent show.  Since Spears' most recent nervous breakdown she lost twice what she hopes to lose and wants to be slimmer than slim.

According to one source  Britney's diet is causing anxiety, shakiness, and insomnia not to mention hunger.  She doesn't want to be criticized for having any extra weight.                                                                                   

This entry was very difficult for me to write because it sends so many signals to young girs and women to binge and purge and have eating disorders their entire lives. An eating disorder may not be the worst of Spears' problems but it is just another one she can add to her list.

All slideshow pictures are courtesy of wikipedia.