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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.

THIS BLOG WILL BE EVEN MORE INTERESTING WITH INPUT FROM MY READERS. EMAIL ME WITH YOUR QUESTIONS OR SUBJECTS YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO COVER AT: ADVICE@LOSEWITHLOUISE.COM, AND I WILL ANSWER SOME OF THEM HERE.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

HOW FAST SHOULD YOU EXPECT TO LOSE WHEN DIETING?

IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH OVERWEIGHT YOU ARE.  IF YOU NEED TO LOSE A GREAT DEAL OF WEIGHT, YOU WILL USUALLY LOSE FASTER THAN THE PERSON WHO WANTS TO LOSE A MERE 10 or 15.        
         
                             SOME MORE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION

1.  You should not expect to lose 9 pounds a week the way some covers in magazines state.  If someone is obese, they might lose that much weight the first week on a fairly stringent diet. Magazine covers that read "Lose 9 pounds A WEEK" are not realistic or healthy but it surely makes for a good headline.


2. The class that I started on July 17th weighed in one week later and a few of them lost over 5 pounds each.  The person who impressed me the most was a darling eleven year old girl who weighed 119 pounds and she lost 3 pounds. She was apprehensive about stepping on the scale, and had a few tears in her eyes.  I comforted her and told her how well she had done. A few minutes ago I called her house and left a message telling her that I thought her goal was a little low and that 105 pounds might be better than the 98 pounds that she had written on her card.

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THE FOLLOWING STORY HAPPENED ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO BUT I SHALL NEVER FORGET                             

THIS PERSON LOST MORE WEIGHT IN ONE WEEK THAN ANYONE EVER HAS IN MY CLASSES. HE WAS A SHORT OBESE YOUNG MAN WHO WAS THE MANAGER IN THE COSMETIC DEPARTMENT IN MACY'S. HE LOST A STARTLING 17 POUNDS THE FIRST WEEK AND HE LOST BETWEEN 4 AND 6 POUNDS A WEEK.WITHIN 5 MONTHS HE HAD LOST OVER 130 POUNDS.

                                                        THE SAD END TO THE STORY


Our young man had lost about 130 pounds and needed to lose 67 pounds more to reach his goal weight.  He was promoted to an even better job at another Macy's about 40 miles away.  Without any coaxing from me, he said that he would get Thursday nights off to attend my classes rain or shine.  He did come for 2 weeks after he left and that is 'almost' the sad ending to my tale. 


I HEARD FROM SOME OF HIS CO-WORKERS THAT HE GAINED IT ALL BACK WITHIN A YEAR.



                                           

                                             
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