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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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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

CHARLES: ANOTHER MAN IN MY CAREER

Charles came into my life one night  in 1973 with a woman from my class.  He lived in Jupiter,FL which was abut 40 miles away from my weekly meetings.  He was about 5'8" tall and weighed 207 pounds. We soon began to see each other twice a week as he also attended my Low Calorie Gourmet Cooking classes. Within ten months he had lost 60 pounds and reached his dream to have a 30 inch waist.

He visited my classes from time to time for many years.  He was a great inspiration to many of my members.  This was the first time in his life that he had never regained his weight.  His biggest test came one summer when he toured Europe. Charles did not gain a pound, saying that he was not attracted to the rich Continental dishes he once craved.

This was a man who was quoted in his local paper in 1977 with these words, "I was subject to Big Mac attacks long before they became popular.  I'd think nothing of inhaling a quarter pounder, a large order of fries, a chocolate shake, and an apple turnover for lunch."  That totaled  around 2,000 calories for one meal, which is 600 more calories than he now uses for an entire day.
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