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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, July 8, 2012

8 POSITIVE THOUGHTS TO HELP YOU STAY WITH YOUR DIET

LOSING WEIGHT TAKES WILL POWER AND WON'T POWER AND GOOD ADVICE TO HELP YOU STAY FOCUSED.


1.  Variety makes a diet interesting and nutritious, but some people prefer a fairly monotonous regime.  The choice is yours.
2.  Eat moderate portions.  The less you eat today, the less you will want to eat tomorrow.
3.  People do not lose weight because they are lucky.  They need to work at their diet in order to succeed.  If you are not losing weight as quickly as you would like to, keep a record of everything that you eat each day.
4.  Do not become discouraged when you lose weight slowly.  If it takes a year to reach your goal and you learn how not to regain it, you have spent your time well.  
5.  Most women should try to keep their calorie count at 1200  a day, and men about 1,500 calories in order to lose weight.
6.  Use a lunch sized plate instead of a dinner plate as it makes your portion seem larger.
7.  A winning combination for losing weight is diet and exercise.  Find a safe exercise that you enjoy and try to do it on a regular exercise.
8.  When preparing meals, do not pick or sample.  An extra piece of cheese, for example, can add 100 calories. THERE IS A COMPUTER IN YOUR STOMACH THAT RECORDS EACH CALORIE THAT YOU CONSUME!
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