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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, May 25, 2012

2,550 CALORIES FOR A STEAK DINNER--HOW??



IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU ORDER AND HOW MUCH OF IT THAT YOU EAT

I will begin this post with a little scenario. Two ladies go to a lovely steak house for dinner and they are both on a diet. The one who I will name 'Gladys Not So Glad' looks over the menu and decides that since she has been working so hard to lose 20 pounds, she owes it to herself to splurge once in a while and order whatever she wants to.

The other lady who I will name 'Polly The Planner' is thrilled with her 18 pound loss and knows that she has ruined diets from time to time and has made up her mind that she is not going to make the same mistakes that she did in the past.

GLADYS NOT SO GLAD

The waiter puts a basket of rolls on the table and she has 2 with plenty of butter.

2 rolls and butter...450 calories
8 ounces of prime ribs (which were fatty)...800
1 large baked potato (heavy on butter)...500
Salad with dressing...300
Apple Crisp ala mode...500
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Total calories...2,550

Note: Gladys did not order vegetables or a cocktail or an appetizer or soup.

POLLY THE PLANNER

No bread...0 calories
8 ounce Petite Filet Mignon (ate half)...200
Ate a half of her baked potato...100
1 tablespoon sour cream...30
Salad dry, dressing on the side...75
Steamed vegetables...50
Dessert (No thank you)...0!
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Total calories...455
When she came home she treated herself to a 100 calorie
ice cream sandwich.

Polly enjoyed the other half of her filet and potato the
next day.
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