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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, April 7, 2012

HOW NOT TO GAIN ON EASTER SUNDAY


I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DESPERATE CALL FOR HELP

The person who sent this email explained that she and her husband are invited to a relatives huge, fattening brunch buffet every year and she is petrified that she will gain at least four pounds.

Dear Diet Lady,
I am asking for your help with an almost impossible situation. We are invited to my cousin's home for brunch every Easter. I should call it a DIET KILLER rather than brunch. She serves every fattening food imaginable. She does serve some nice fruit but the rest is what gets me in trouble.
She makes a special waffle batter that has small chocolate chips and chopped walnuts. She also has someone in front of the waffle iron who makes them hot off the grill and puts whipped cream or ice cream on them for us. There is also a 'family favorite' casserole that I love that includes pork sausage, eggs and potatoes and shredded cheese that must be 800 calories a cup.
I won't go into all the desserts she has on the buffet table. The lowest calorie dessert she offers is a jello mold, but she even puts real whipped cream on that.

I don't think that even you can help me keep from gaining. My cousin seems to prompt me to eat this and that, especially if she has an inkling that I have been dieting.
Brenda

Dear Brenda,
I am on your side and will come back to you in an hour or so with a plan. I KNOW THAT IT WILL WORK! WE ARE GOING TO BE A WINNING TEAM!!!
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