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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.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

MORE WAYS TO RESIST TEMPTATION

Don't be a helpless victim when you go to restaurants. These hints should help you.

. Plan what you will order in advance.
. Have a little something to eat before you leave home if you are hungry.
. If you are "starving" you will attack the rolls and butter. That could be 400 calories.
. Take a dogie bag with you for leftovers and do not eat them when you arrive home.

LISTEN TO LOUISE

If you feel like eating between meals when you are not really hungry, have water or a no calorie
drink. Sometimes it is difficult to stop eating once we start.

Have hobbies and rules. I once hooked a smallish rug and I would promise myself that I could have a small snack after I finished a row. That project took almost an hour and it was time for lunch.

EAT,DRINK AND BE WARY (meaning) BE AWARE OF WHAT YOU PUT IN YOUR MOUTH
If any of you readers are like I WAS, it is easy to devour a thousand calories in a half hour.

I look back at those many years when I ate as much as three people and considered it my way of life, making a promise to get started on my diet the next day.

Did I usually go on that diet? Most of the time I did and would lose the 10 or 15 pounds that I
wanted to. At the same time I was planning to eat the foods I missed. They were my master and I was their helpless victim.

If any of you readers were my Diet Masters students or are people who I am instructing with phone consultations,this material will help you understand why I have the compassion that I do
if you have a weight gain.
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