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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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Friday, March 16, 2012

PEACHY AND FRUITY ADVICE



Remember these thoughts: Fruit can make you fat...OR ... fruit can be your best friend.

If you enjoy fruit and you have three moderate servings a day it can be healthy and refreshing. In my 'before Diet Masters days' I was not only addicted to large portions of food; I would eat HUGE portions of fruit.

Peaches used to be packaged in 3 pound bags and I would finish the complete amount in the course of one day. If you can't visualize anyone eating that many peaches: believe me: it is a fact. The calorie count is 480 for the 3 pounds.

Apples have a poem about them that makes us think that it is imperative to have one included in our daily diet..The saying goes: "An apple a day, keeps the doctor away." There is a rumor that a doctor's son had a huge apple orchid and he was unable to make a living with it until 'Dad' spread this rumor. OK, I am joking.

Apples used to come in various sizes, from 4 ounce to 12 ounce ones. I have not seen a 'tiny' 4 ounce apple in years. I just left the computer to weigh the ones that look 'average sized' in my refrigerator and they were 10 ounces each. That would make them 150 calories each. Think that I will have half a grapefruit for 50 calories now or maybe a medium-small California Navel orange for 80 calories.

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