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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, March 18, 2012

"DINING THE TRIM WEIGH'"BOOK

It is Sunday morning and I was leafing through the book. Every meal is calorie counted, and the good part is that you can choose from breakfast from one day and dinner and/or lunch from another. Let me show you how it works and how you can save extra calories and even make changes to suite your taste.

BREAKFAST
(219 calories)
1/2 grapefruit, 1 egg, 1 piece of 70 calorie bread 1 teaspoon jam: 19 calories
*Note: you can have 2 slices diet bread for 80 calories (it seems like more).
If 1 teaspoon of regular jam is not enough, you can substitute it for 1 Tbsp. of sugar free for 10 calories.
* Note: The teaspoon of regular jam was 19 calories.

LUNCH
(375 calories)
1 hot dog 160, 1 hot dog bun 110 calories, 1 Tbsp. chopped onion, 1 Tbsp. drained sweet relish,
1 teaspoon mustard, 1 medium sliced carrot, l cup watermelon.
* Note: BIG CALORIE SAVING BENEFIT #1: Hebrew National makes a great fat free hot dog
for a mere 45 calorie. The best way to cook it is make slashes sideways and put that 'doggie"
in the heated, Pam sprayed small George Forman Grill.

BIG CALORIE SAVING BENEFIT #2: Instead of the bun, toast 1 slice of 40 calorie bread very lightly. Wipe the 'George' with a damp paper towel. Put the hot dog in the bread and fold the toast. Grill for about one minute.
YOU HAVE SAVED 115 CALORIES ON THE HOT DOG AND 70 CALORIES BY USING BREAD INSTEAD OF THE BUN.
YOUR LUNCH CALORIES WENT FROM 375 TO 190. YOU SAVED 185 CALORIES. YEAH!


DINNER
(359 CALORIES)

1/4 baked deli chicken, skin removed
2 cups of any of the following steamed vegetables:
carrots.....zucchini...yellow squash...red pepper
(thought that color combo would look inviting)
1 small baked potato with 1 Tbsp. sour cream
ADD THOSE NUMBERS UP AND IT IS AN AMAZING 768 FOR THE DAY
(The next blog will give you ideas of how to fit a fourth meal into the day.)
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