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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, August 29, 2012

LET'S PRETEND THAT YOU ARE HAVING A PRIVATE CONSULTATION

THROUGH THE YEARS I HAVE HAD MEMBERS WHO NEED ENCOURAGEMENT AND ALSO SOME WHO HAVE TO GET BACK ON THEIR DIET WHEN THEY REGAIN THE WEIGHT THAT THEY HAD LOST.  THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS ARE SOME EXAMPLES:



1.  Jean had lost more than anyone in the class the week before and was very disappointed to see that she had regained the weight the next week.  My advice was to have her sit down and reevaluate what she might have done to cause the gain. I consoled her and told her if she kept a record on a sheet of paper and wrote down everything that she ate that it would help. It worked!




2.  One member had two sets of company during a three week period and began to lose control .  They went out to eat often and she was very careful with what she ate.  Her downfall was that after the company left, there was an abundance of potato chips, candy and nuts...just to name a few of the calorie laden items. 

 When she asked me how she could avoid temptation with all those 'goodies' in the house.  I answered "consider them 'baddies'" and give them away or throw them away." Those not too harsh words of advice really helped her get on the ball and back on her diet.
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