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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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Sunday, March 11, 2012

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A PERFECTIONIST

I was reading an autobiography written by a beautiful slender looking woman by the name of Claire Booth Luce several years ago and this is what she wrote in her diary. "The combination of swimming, tennis and massages that I submitted to at the spa did not undo the effects of the rich French sauces and desserts that I had eaten in my travels. I am distressed to find my belt is always tight and my ideal weight of 125 pounds is still elusive. All of my life has been a struggle against fat. I am not really fat, but fat enough so that I do not believe people when they compliment me on my slim figure".

This diary was written in 1940 when she was 36 years of age. This proves that people can make themselves miserable when they are neurotic about their weight.
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