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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, September 14, 2012

AN EMAIL REQUESTING THAT I GIVE MORE WEIGHT LOSS HINTS



Dear Diet Lady, 

Please continue just what you have been doing for the next several days.  I think that losing weight and learning how to keep it off is a problem that many of us need to focus on. 
Thanks, 
 
Ida May


 There was a student of mine who was not losing weight for a whole month.  She said that she was following  the menu plan.  I asked her to write everything  down that she ate for a full week.  When she came to class the next time she had lost 3 pounds. 

 It is amazing how much and how often people eat and are not aware of what they are devouring.

                                                      WORDS OF WISDOM

 1.  Every post is not just a lesson on losing weight.  It is a lesson  on losing weight and keeping it off....HOW LONG????.....FOREVER.

 2.  Looking at food won't add pounds.  Being in the same room with fattening foods will not add pounds.  Taking one 'very tiny taste' will not cause you to add pounds.  When tasting becomes devouring food it can become the beginning of going off of a successful diet. 

                      BE KIND TO YOUR BODY:  DON'T OVERLOAD IT. 
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