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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 23, 2012

THE RIGHT AND WRONG WAYS TO EAT BREAD




Bread can be your best friend diet wise, or an unforgiving enemy that will curse you with unwanted pounds. If you use two slices of bread for about 60 calories each with two ounces of sliced turkey, low fat mayo, lettuce and tomatoes along with some shredded cabbage salad with vinegar dressing, it would tally in at under 250 very filling calories.

FACING THE ENEMY

One of the most fattening lunches would be a 'bread bowl' that is filled with a very thick broccoli cheese soup at Panera's Bread. It could cost 1,000 calories or even more if you finish the whole thing.

The next 'diet killer' would be a basket of fresh, hot rolls that smells like ecstasy and arrives at your table when you are starving and have been waiting 20 minutes for your dinner to arrive.
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