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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

THE MAN WHO ACTED STRANGELY


MY SECOND CAREER

I thought that I would put a little mystery into the title. I began my Diet Masters program in 1971 and soon after began teaching Low Calorie Gourmet cooking. Without going into details, in 1977 I began catering very fattening food. My specialty was preparing homemade marvelous hot hors d'ouvers (most of them deep fat fried). I stayed slim during the 15 years that I did the catering.

THE STRANGE MAN STORY

THERE WERE ABOUT 40 PEOPLE AT THE PARTY AND THE WAITRESSES AND I SERVED TRAYS OF ABOUT 12 TYPES OF HORS D'OEUVRES FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE DINNER. PEOPLE RAVED ABOUT THEM, AS USUAL, BUT THE 'STRANGE MAN' JUST NODDED HIS HEAD AND REFUSED TAKING ANY OF THEM.

JUST BEFORE DINNER, HE SMILED AND HELPED HIMSELF TO A FEW. I HAD A FEELING THAT I KNEW THE REASON. THE HOSTESS CAME INTO THE KITCHEN AND TOLD ME THAT HE WAS ON A STRICT DIET.

THE LESSON TO THIS STORY IS THAT THE 'STRANGE MAN' WAS NOT STRANGE. HE WAS SMART ENOUGH TO STAY ON HIS DIET. HE WAS WAITING UNTIL WE WERE JUST ABOUT THROUGH SERVING TO HAVE A TINY AMOUNT OF THE APPETIZERS THAT HAD LOOKED ESPECIALLY GOOD TO HIM.
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