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David Beckham reveals wife Victoria has eaten the same meal every day for 25 years

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FlexibleWorkingDenied · 01/02/2022 19:22

Apparently Victoria Beckham will only ever eat grilled fish and steamed veg. Every day for 25 years. She says she won’t eat food cooked in oil, butter or sauces, red meat, or dairy.

AIBU to think life is too short to live without butter!

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10463673/David-Beckham-reveals-wife-Victoria-eaten-meal-day-25-years.html

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WonderfulYou · 01/02/2022 20:46

I think it shows how disciplined she is

I don’t think she’s disciplined.
I think she’s got an E.D which means she struggles to eat anything but this.

It doesn’t sound fun at all.
You can stay slim/be healthy and have slightly different dinners over the years.

Nomoreusernames1244 · 01/02/2022 20:47

But my point remains that they did not become anywhere near as thin as 'Posh'

I disagree. Geri was worryingly thin for a time. She didn’t maintain it for years though, and has clearly said she had an ED.

foxgoosefinch · 01/02/2022 20:47

@DeathMetalMum

Well it's not the exact same meal. Plenty of different veg that can be steamed, same with the fish.
It might well be - didn’t another of the spice girls say they all ate the exact same meal every night for months to stay thin - chicken breast and broccoli? (Might have been Geri but I can’t remember.) Anyway I wouldn’t be surprised if it was.

I admittedly do not look as well preserved, thin and stunning as VB. However I have just eaten a stunning plate of pappardelle with bacon, mushroom and courgette pan fried. Y DP in cream, pepper and chives, which was absolutely to die for with a glass of nice Rioja.

So right now my fat ageing middle aged self feels very sorry for Victoria Grin

TeachesOfPeaches · 01/02/2022 20:47

Geri Halliwell had a significant history of various eating disorders and was particularly thin during her solo career. Mel C also discussed her eating disorder, as have members of Steps, Billie Piper etc

David Beckham reveals wife Victoria has eaten the same meal every day for 25 years
GiantKitten · 01/02/2022 20:48

@A580Hojas

Interesting. I wonder why he feels it is his place to share about her eating disorder?
She was on the same podcast and didn’t appear to have a problem with him saying it. (And it’s not an eating disorder, just a very limited diet)
David Beckham reveals wife Victoria has eaten the same meal every day for 25 years
foxgoosefinch · 01/02/2022 20:48

*pan fried by DP in cream, pepper and chives

sweetbellyhigh · 01/02/2022 20:48

@Sillyname63

No wonder she doesn't smile!
She talked about the smile thing. She doesn't like her teeth so she is reluctant to show them. But she's actually very funny and I think her smile is nice, this is what happens when people are bullied about their looks.
mirabellemadrigal · 01/02/2022 20:49

I would find that hard to live with. Dont they enjoy food together? Eat out, get take away? Try new restaurants?

I guess not. She's thin and I'm not so who am i to comment

Clymene · 01/02/2022 20:50

[quote Youngstreet]@FlexibleWorkingDenied
size 12-14

Size 12 - 14 would have been a 14 - 16 thirty years ago.

People used to be mostly slim.
Being ow is far more normalised now than being thin imo.[/quote]
BINGO

Sammysquiz · 01/02/2022 20:50

It doesn't look very enjoyable, to not even have cake on her birthday

How do you know she doesn’t eat cake on her birthday?

He didn’t say she solely eats fish & veg for every meal of every day and doesn’t ever eat anything else Hmm

sweetbellyhigh · 01/02/2022 20:50

@cakeambush

It's an eating disorder being held up as admirable or aspirational. If you aren't interested in food you'll go with whatever. You won't insist on eating the same two foods every day.
Who has suggested it's admirable?

Leave the woman alone.

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FlexibleWorkingDenied · 01/02/2022 20:52

@Sammysquiz

It doesn't look very enjoyable, to not even have cake on her birthday

How do you know she doesn’t eat cake on her birthday?

He didn’t say she solely eats fish & veg for every meal of every day and doesn’t ever eat anything else Hmm

It says in the article she celebrates her birthday with a “cake” made of fruit (like, not a fruitcake, just fruit like the attached).
David Beckham reveals wife Victoria has eaten the same meal every day for 25 years
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Phrenologistsfinger · 01/02/2022 20:52

This thread is really making me want a baked potato Grin

Clymene · 01/02/2022 20:52

The whole thread is full of women saying it's admirable, that they wish they had her willpower and discipline.

Eating disorders that make you fat aren't admirable.

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FlexibleWorkingDenied · 01/02/2022 20:52

@Phrenologistsfinger

This thread is really making me want a baked potato Grin
With lashings of butter Grin
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SunshineArtist · 01/02/2022 20:54

It says in the article she celebrates her birthday with a “cake” made of fruit (like, not a fruitcake, just fruit like the attached).

But not everyone likes cake. 🤷🏻‍♀️

StellaGibs · 01/02/2022 20:54

I have wondered for a while now if she is ND. She's dyslexic too, which is often associated with other conditions under ND umbrella.

Frollop · 01/02/2022 20:55

It sounds like David was having a dig at Victoria. It may be a way of Victoria having control over her ED...who knows. Someone mentioned she is known as to be fun and that's what I've heard too. I'm sure she isn't bothered what others think...she has a family that loves her, has money and is attractive in the eyes of many people and to herself I suspect. Maybe she is unhappy...who knows.... many of us are in life.
None of us are perfect so maybe we should try not to judge each other but try and support instead.

HufflepuffPride · 01/02/2022 20:57

The people saying she has always been very thin….she hasn’t though has she? Go right back to the early days of The Spice Girls and she was much curvier and far more healthy looking.

She has an eating disorder and it’s pretty obvious that a few posters on here do as well! That is not normal or healthy, neither is looking emanciated.

UserBot9to5 · 01/02/2022 20:57

I've seen her interviewed. Years ago now because I think, wisely, like Kate Moss, she aims to say little so that nothing can be misinterpreted and then projected on to her clothes. I thought she came across as quick-witted and natural she was occasionally interviewed a few decades ago.

Quincythequince · 01/02/2022 20:57

I never get a birthday cake!
I don’t like cake.

Didn’t like it as a child, don’t like it now 🤷🏼‍♀️

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FlexibleWorkingDenied · 01/02/2022 20:57

@SunshineArtist

It says in the article she celebrates her birthday with a “cake” made of fruit (like, not a fruitcake, just fruit like the attached).

But not everyone likes cake. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Whether she likes cake or not wasn’t the question- I was answering PP who asked “how do you know she doesn’t have cake on her birthday?”
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TheYellowOne · 01/02/2022 20:58

There's a Dec 2020 DM article (so I won't link) online which claims that her mercury levels were too high due to her excessive consumption of tuna and swordfish.

tillyandmilly · 01/02/2022 20:58

Sorry but this must be so depressing eating this every day with no end in sight - she cannot see she is so underweight - so sad to see

Quincythequince · 01/02/2022 21:00

I would bet money that those people criticising her, have a weight problem!

I could be wrong of course but I bet I’m not!

Many people stay Slim people because they don’t eat everything all the time.

It doesn’t mean they don’t eat anything, ever, nor does it mean they have disordered eating!