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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, April 22, 2012

ORIENTAL HOUSE SOUP RECIPE


FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN

No, there is not new man in my life. I prepared the following recipe from the "Dining the Trim Weigh" book that I published, and it was so good that I plan to make it much more often from now on.
HOUSE SOUP FOR ONE HUNGRY PERSON

2 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce
1/2 cup bamboo shoots, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup chicken breasts, sliced in bite sized pieces and cooked
4 cooked shrimp, optional
1/2 cup snow peas, cut diagonally
1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup thin noodles, cooked

Mix broth with soy sauce and bring to boil. Add remaining ingredients and simmer about 5 minutes; until vegetables are cooked.

Note* If you do not limit the sodium in your food, you may want to add a teaspoon of salt.
The recipe as it stands, is one very huge serving; similar in size to 'House Soup for Two' in an Oriental restaurant.
Hint: When you prepare snow peas rinse and pull the thin string down the side before cutting
Serves 1.................... 295 calories per serving..
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