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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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Thursday, January 26, 2012

TO EXERCISE OR NOT TO EXERCISE, THAT IS THE QUESTION




There some very gentle exercises for people who cannot be too active. One would be to march fairly slowly in place while they hold two canes. They might even try marching while sitting.
I thought that you might like to read how I have or have not exercised throughout the years. Until I was 40 years of age, I rarely had a planned exercise regime. Soon after I started teaching my Diet Masters' classes I began to meet some gals at a path overlooking a lake that was near my home for a two mile fairly brisk walk about four days a week. A few years later, I took pool exercise lessons and continued to do them in my pool almost every day, weather permitting.

When turning 60, I bought a mini trampoline after checking with gym teachers and a few other experts to see if it was advisable for someone in good heath who was my age to use. I wore sensible shoes and worked out for a good half hour almost daily. I bought two long dust mops that I put rubber tips on the bottom of to keep me balanced. My jumping was to the music of Billy Ray Cyrus. I even sang along with him. About twice a year I would bring the trampoline into my classes and do a little showing off.

After more than five years with the trampoline, I went back to pool exercising until the pool became too cold and then I found my new love. Sister Bobbie bought me a stationary bike and I am back with Billy Ray again..."Don't Break My Heart, My Achey Heart."

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