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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, February 9, 2012

HINTS ON HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT

The definition of overeating is not pretty.  'An illness caused by a disorder of eating habits.' This does not pertain to everyone who is overweight.  Many people gain weight from certain medications.  Others from not losing weight after the birth of a child. But I was a person who gained and lost over 500 pounds in the course of 23 years and was never more than about 20 pounds overweight. I had a huge appetite and was a very compulsive eater.

Hints:  If you love to make homemade bread it would be best to give up that hobby. The aroma alone will make it difficult to stop after one or two slices.

Be true to yourself.  If you have a notebook where you write everything down that you eat on every given day..WRITE IT ALL DOWN.

If you have a romance with certain foods and know that when you begin to eat them you usually eat 'the whole thing' keep them out of the house.  Examples: boxes of Triscuits ...packages of cookies...pints of ice cream....10 ounce bags of potato chips. Some people do well with purchasing many of these items in individual packages and they are able to control their consumption but many cannot.  Someone I know keeps it in the trunk of their car. Another solution might be to go to a convenience store or drug store and purchase an individual portion for under 200 calories and eat it slowly.
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