DIET MASTERS

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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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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

COME DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH ME TODAY




I SAVE MY NEWSPAPER ADS AND STORIES LIKE SOME MOMS SAVE THEIR CHILDREN'S REPORT CARDS

When I first opened my dieting business I named it Fran's Diet Plan after my deceased Mother. A few years later I felt the need for a new more professional name and thus 'Diet Masters' was born. I was going through some of my newspaper stories and ads today and I came upon my first ad from 1971. There is a sketch of a young lady dressed in a swim suit with a tape measure around her waist.

"FRAN'S DIET PLAN
Not the largest but the greatest

QUESTION AND ANSWERS
Q. Just what is Fran's Diet Plan?
A. It is a club that meets every week
that helps you lose weight by
means of a tailored diet.
Q. What is a tailored diet?
A. It is about the best idea for
dieters ever discovered .
(notice how humble I was)
You fill out a questionnaire at
the first meeting telling me what
you normally eat on an average day
when not dieting plus you rate several
foods on how well you like them. I take this
information and tailor a diet for you as
close to your eating habits as possible
and yet low in calories. This way you
can eat what you enjoy.
Q. Is there any way for people that just don't
have time for weekly meetings to join your
program?
A. Yes, I have a few people that I have tailored
diets for. I call them every week and check
their progress and give the highlights of the
meetings and answer their questions. The
fee is small and the results have been
especially good.
Our club is only 2 months old, but we have some inspiring records to show of the consistent weekly weight losses of our members.
Come as my guest to our meetings any Wednesday evening at 7:30 P.M. upstairs at the Bonanza Sirloin Pit on Congress Ave. in Palm Springs or call Louise, The Diet Lady at 585-0373"

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