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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, April 20, 2012

EXCUSES AND SOLUTIONS

Q..They have the best desserts in my favorite restaurant. How can I resist?
A. Remind, yourself that you will just enjoy it for 2 to 10 minutes and it could ruin a whole week's weight loss. The best answer that I could give you is not to order it in the first place, but another option is to slice off about 1/20th of the serving (about 3 smallish bites) and 'stop right there'. To insure that you will not eat any more offer it to a friend. If all else fails, sprinkle some salt on that $6 dessert..The best money you ever wasted!

Q. The fried shrimp special on the menu is so...tempting. How can I stay on my diet?
A. Order steamed shrimp in the shell and eat as many as you wish with cocktail sauce, along with vegetables and a small baked potato with sour cream. (If the potato that they serve is
fairly large, cut it in half.) An even better idea is to order the fried shrimp that you love. Eat 2 of them with the coating and remove the coating from the others.Remember that tartar sauce is 90 calories per tablespoon.

A note from Louise,

The material in the previous post will help you make the right choices. You should make notes from them and keep it with you when you dine out.

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