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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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Sunday, February 19, 2012

NO MORE TURKEY FOR MY HUSBAND

I am not taking the turkey away from my husband because he is going out with other women. I thought this would be an eye catching title.

I had eaten at Boston Market recently and ordered their turkey with dressing.  It was especially good.  Not long after,I went grocery shopping close to dinner time.  I saw a package of Boston Market Turkey Breast Medallions with stuffing in the freezer isle and picked it up. When I spotted some mashed potatoes in a nearby section of the store,  I bought a container of them, too. 

I noticed that the turkey entree was only 380 calories and a half cup serving of the Simply Potatoes traditional mashed potatoes was 130 calories.  My husband is watching his weight but also should not overdo his sodium.  I am usually careful. We have NoSalt on his side of the table and I purchase low sodium crackers and do not add salt to his cooked or roasted vegetables.

The serving size of the turkey was large and I ate about one fourth of the turkey, gravy and dressing.  I knew that a half cup of mashed potatoes would seem scant to my husband so I doubled the portion.

The calories for his three fourths of the turkey dish was 285.
The sodium for his portion of the turkey dish was 1315 mg.

The calories for a full cup serving of the potatoes would only be 260.
The sodium for the cup of potatoes was 840 mg.

The sodium for the meal I served him was a total of  a whopping 2,155mg, even though the
broccoli I cooked  had no sodium to speak of.
I am usually very careful with the food that I serve him, and vow to start being more watchful.

                                                              
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