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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.

THIS BLOG WILL BE EVEN MORE INTERESTING WITH INPUT FROM MY READERS. EMAIL ME WITH YOUR QUESTIONS OR SUBJECTS YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO COVER AT: ADVICE@LOSEWITHLOUISE.COM, AND I WILL ANSWER SOME OF THEM HERE.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

A FAN LETTER

One of my Diet Masters members read the blog for the first time and she wrote the following.
"Hi Louise, I have been reading your hints. It is just like being in your classes again".

I re-read one of the meetings that was in my files and it does just that. The following material contains excerpts from what I discussed in class.

Our plan is to teach you how to keep the weight off once you worked so hard to lose it. What good are low calorie recipes and foods if you double or triple portions?

Knowing a great deal about weight loss is not a prime factor in losing weight. You can have all of the answers but if you do not have a firm resolve you will soon regain the weight that you worked so hard to lose.

Keep food out of the house that you cannot control.

I would like to teach you everything you ever wanted to know about losing weight and had no one to ask. PLEASE POST YOUR QUESTIONS ON THIS BLOG OR email me at hllawhon@aol.com
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2 comments:

  1. eternally thinMarch 6, 2012 at 1:20 PM

    I'm wondering about the wonderful world of calorie-counting. I think I could qualify for a Ph.D. in calorie-counting since I've been doing it for decades but I find I too often go for foods whose calories are virtually stamped on them rather than those I have to estimate (e.g., in a nonfast-food restaurant. Any suggestions on how I might be able to loosen my death grip on total calorie control? Thanks, Louise!

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  2. DietMasterMarch 11, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    Hi eternally thin,

    I am certain that most of my readers could be able to be in your shoes. My take on your question is that frozen meals are allowed to have a 20% difference in the stats listed. At chains such as Ruby Tuesdays that usually have the calorie counts listed on their menus, it could vary because the short order cook at one might use more oil or butter in their cooking.

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