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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, July 27, 2012

HINTS & IDEAS THAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCESSFULLY LOSE WEIGHT

THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL SHOULD KEEP YOU FOCUSED ON YOUR QUEST TO LOSE WEIGHT.  MOST OF US TRIP FROM TIME TO TIME IN OUR JOURNEY TO SLIMNESS, BUT THIS SHOULD HELP YOU:

1.  You should use a food scale and  and measuring cups to weigh or measure foods such as meat, fish, fruits and starchy vegetables. A reliable calorie counter also comes in handy. Within weeks you will remember the approximate calories on most of these foods and only have to check occasionally.
                                                                         WOW: Knowledge=success.

2.  If you have a craving for a sweet, try to have a 'cheap calorie choice'.  About ten frozen grapes might help, or a diet soda or low calorie hot chocolate or a few 15 calorie sugar-free pops.
Hint:  If you wonder why I suggested freezing the grapes, it is because you will eat them much slower.

3.  When the host of a talk show asked his guest, a cook book author, how she stayed so slender, she replied, "When I crave something fattening, I have a small amount of it once in a while, but never on a regular basis". 

4.  Instead of using a regular sized fork or spoon, purchase a cocktail fork and a tiny spoon. Very little food fits on these implements so you will eat much slower.  
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