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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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Monday, July 23, 2012

THE CALORIES IN READY MADE POTATO AND MACARONI SALAD

MOST POTATO SALADS THAT YOU  PURCHASE IN THE DELI ARE FULL OF FAT.  THE STATISTICS ON THE ONE I STUDIED WAS 320 CALORIES A HALF CUP AND 220 OF THOSE CALORIES CAME FROM FAT.  THE MACARONI SALAD IS SLIGHTLY BETTER. IT CLOCKS IN AT 207 A HALF CUP AND 120 OF THOSE CALORIES ARE FROM FAT.


                                    LET'S PREPARE IT  WITH THE DIET MASTERS IDEAS
                                                                 (this is not a recipe)

All you need to do is to go into your favorite recipe book and follow all but one ingredient. Omit the regular mayonnaise that they use that is 100 calories a tablespoon and substitute it for Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise which is 15 calories a tablespoon or Krafts fat free mayo that is 10 calories a tablespoon.

Your calorie saving for a half cup of potato salad will be at least 190.  Instead of being 320 calories it will be about 130 calories.  Yeah team!!! It will taste great also.
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