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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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Saturday, March 31, 2012

MY SATURDAY SINS (a confession)



This story goes back to about 1968. My husband was a salesman for the Pillsbury company in those years and I was a stay at home Mother with two children 2 and 5. At least once a month, he would give me an afternoon off to have a change of pace and relax.

Did I go shopping for a new wardrobe or to a movie or on a date with a handsome neighbor? NOT ME..I did not want to spend money on new clothes because 'I knew' that I was going to lose weight and the clothes would be too large for the future thin me. I felt that it was lonely to go to a movie alone.
As for the 'handsome neighbor' : to tell the truth, my handsome Texan was better looking than all of them put together in my eyes.

Where does the confession come in? I always used to drive a few miles to a place called 'The Farmers Market'. They had clothes and toys but I was looking for my FIX. I would get a few chocolate frosted donuts and walk around as I ate them and then I stopped for a milk shake. Walked for a while, and worked up an appetite for a large pretzel and bought three large chocolate chip cookies. My husband often asked why I did not get one for myself and I just smiled and said that I just did not want any.
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