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MY YEARS AS A FOOD ADDICT

I was a heavy eater by the time I was 5 years old, only it was called a "healthy appetite" in those days, and they called me cute and chubby. By the time I was 18 I was a compulsive overeater. At 5'6", my weight ranged between 125 to 149, but only because I spent part of almost every month on some diet or another. I must have gained and lost more than 500 pounds on various crash diets before I turned 40.I could eat 3 half gallons of ice cream a week and 3 candy bars at the movies. At my favorite Oriental buffet I would start with 6 egg rolls and fill my plate (and myself) so much that the owners lost money. No matter what diet I tried, I dreamed of my next “fix”… boxes of cookies, bags of potato chips or maybe a whole pizza.I’ve always been an upbeat person with a good marriage, two children, and close friends, but on my 40th birthday I was feeling depressed. I took a walk on the beach and realized that my compulsive eating had to stop. I decided that I wanted peace more than pizza and vowed to put my extensive dieting knowledge to work. I re-read all of my material on the subject and designed a way of eating that would satisfy me and finally curb my appetite. My determination paid off in spades and changed my life. The numbers on the scale remained below 130 and before I knew it, I was helping curious friends and neighbors. That was the beginning of a long and exciting career founding and directing Diet Masters, teaching dieting classes and low calorie cooking and even self publishing 6 dieting books. Best of all, my weight has been stable between 124 and 129 for 39 years while I eat food that I enjoy.

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

CALORIE AWARENESS AND OTHER ADVICE

Which cottage cheese should you use?  Use any that you enjoy as long as it is 2% milk fat or less. My favorite is Friendship large curd pot style and is only 90 calories per half cup.
Some people purchase any brand on sale or buy the fat free one. As long as we are eating carefully, we should not feel that we have to purchase everything fat free. Always check the date on the lid. Many times it is past the due date or too close to it.

JELL-O free refrigerated pudding is my favorite and it is only 100 calories..They fairly recently have been making a sugar free version at 50 calories.  Since I only want one, I just purchase the one I prefer.  On the other hand, if you want volume, buy the sugar free and enjoy treating yourself to a second serving.  I freeze the pudding and then take the foil lid off and microwave about 35 seconds..You can put it into a small cake cone which is about 19 calories or eat it with a "baby spoon".  We tend to eat slower with smaller utensils.

Tomorrows blog is a wonderful, easy hash brown recipe...
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