I was packing over eleven pounds of unshiftable weight after months of desperate exercise and all kinds of celebrity fat-to-fab in a nanosecond diets when I stumbled on Beyonce Knowles in "Dreamgirls".
The storyline was solid and some members of the cast even won Oscars.
The movie was a blockbuster that ought to be owned on DVD but the only thing I could think of throughout the movie was "How on earth did bootylicious turn to stickilicious so fast?" I sprang for the nearest computer and quickly ran a search on Beyonce and Dreamgirls.
Ten minutes later, I discovered the answer - the liquid diet.
Armed with all the information I needed including why a liquid diet isn't suitable for weight loss, I plunged head on into a ten-day liquid diet anyway.
Day 1 Breakfast: 2 large oranges, 1 grapefruit, 6 frozen strawberries and ½ a banana passed through a juicer.
Lunch: 5 glasses of cranberry juice and lots of water Dinner: A glass of green tea, 2 glasses of grape juice and a multivitamin pill Verdict: So far, so good.
I felt healthy, alive and on top of the world throughout the day.
I attacked everything with renewed vigour and even took the stairs at work instead of the lift.
My colleagues were impressed.
Day 2 Breakfast: 3 cups each of cubed watermelon and cantaloupe passed through a juicer.
Lunch: 4 carrots, 1 celery stick and an apple passed through a juicer Dinner: A glass of black tea, 4 glasses of tomato juice, lots of water and a multivitamin pill.
Verdict: The second day was a little trickier.
I felt a wee bit more tired than usual and there may have been moments when my vision was slightly blurred but otherwise everything was still fine.
Day 3 Breakfast: 4 cups of jell-O and lots of water Lunch: 2 bowls of clear broth skimmed of fat and 2 glasses of apple juice.
Dinner: A glass of green tea, two glasses of grape juice and a multivitamin pill Verdict: I climbed on the scales this morning and miraculously I had lost six pounds.
Marvellous! I downed today's menu with gusto.
However I discreetly resumed my lift-taking ways.
Day 4 Breakfast: 4 glasses of cranberry juice and lots of water Lunch: 1 sweet potato, 4 oranges and ½ a pineapple passed through a juicer.
Dinner: A glass of black tea, mango, apples and grapes, cut into little pieces and run through the juicer.
Minimum of five glasses and a multivitamin pill.
Verdict: I confirmed blurred vision today in addition to buzzing in my ears and while driving home I think I saw that cat from Tom and Jerry perched on my dashboard grinning at me.
Six days to go.
I stuck pictures of Beyonce on my fridge, vanity mirror and bathroom cabinet for motivation.
Day 5 Breakfast: 2 bowls of clear broth skimmed of fat and 2 glasses of apple juice.
Lunch: 5 glasses of cranberry juice Dinner: 2 cups of jell-O, lots of water and a multivitamin pill.
Verdict: I'd dropped a further three pounds by this morning.
Exhilarated, I threw on a suit that hadn't fit me in months.
Everyone in the office commented on the new me.
However, they all looked like fried drumsticks dipped in barbecue sauce to me.
Day 6 I practised martial arts for nine years and I was a three-time champion.
I've competed and won accolades in badminton and table tennis.
I am a strong, determined and inspired young woman.
I'm all for will power, staying power and achieving your goals but on day six; all I wanted to know was where to find the nearest McDonald's.
Overall Verdict: Unless you're a few thousand pounds overweight and practically knocking on death's door, I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
Nothing beats losing weight the healthy way and we all know what that is.
2/10.