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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 14, 2012

KEEP AWAY FROM FATTENING APPETIZERS



HIGH CALORIE APPETIZERS

FRIED EGG ROLLS*
FRIED MOZZARELLA STICKS
TEMPURA
FRIED ONION RINGS
CHOPPED LIVER

LOW CALORIE APPETIZERS

FRIED EGG ROLLS WHEN YOU REMOVE THE WRAPPER*
SHRIMP COCKTAIL
GEFILTE FISH
A SMALL CUP OF SOUP*
A LOVELY, COLOR FULL ARRAY OF VEGETABLES*

* NOTE: ONE FRIED EGG ROLL IS ABOUT 200 CALORIES. IF YOU REMOVE THE WRAPPER, 6 EGG ROLLS ARE ABOUT 200 CALORIES. (I would instruct my class members to make an incision in the center of the egg roll and eat the filling only).

ONE SMALL CUP OF MOST SOUPS SUCH AS BROTH OR V8 JUICE WITH VEGETABLES ADDED ARE USUALLY 30 CALORIES TO 100 CALORIES. EVEN CHICKEN NOODLE OR RICE, IS NOT MUCH HIGHER IF AT ALL. ALMOST ANY SOUPS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOLLOWING ARE UNDER 100 CALORIES:

THE MOST FATTENING SOUPS ARE THE CREAMED VARIETIES SUCH AS NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER AND FRENCH ONION SOUP WITH TOAST AND MELTED CHEESE ON TOP. A MERE CUP WOULD BE ABOUT 200 CALORIES.

NOTE* IF A DIP IS SERVED WITH THE VEGETABLE APPETIZER, SOME OF THE DIPS CAN ADD MANY EXTRA CALORIES.





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