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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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Thursday, September 13, 2012

EVERY POST IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE

I OFTEN SPEAK ABOUT THE YEARS THAT I SPENT OVEREATING BUT MOST OF THE POSTS ARE HINTS ON HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT AND KEEP IT OFF. PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL REQUEST TO  ADDRESS CERTAIN SUBJECTS.

 1. When my son Robert was a teenager in 1981 he was eating an after school snack and asked me to join him. The following, was  our dialogue:  "Mom, have some peanut butter and crackers." Me:
"No thanks", Robert:  "Some candy?" Me:"No, I am not hungry." Robert:  "You don't have to be hungry to eat."

 We can attest that most of the time when we eat or overeat we are not really hungry.

                                       POSITIVE THOUGHTS WHEN DIETING

 1.When you eat a meal it takes about 15 minutes for the food to digest and reach your stomach. Many people just continue to eat until they get that "full feeling."

 2.  Don't fill your kitchen cabinets with all sorts of cookies, crackers and potato chips and your freezer with ice cream.

 3.  Eat your food slowly...Don't devour it.

 4.  When going to a favorite restaurant:  Know what you will eat in advance. "I won't order those fatty prime ribs again, I will have their great blackened fish or the chicken Marsala and bring home part of the order, I ate 3 rolls and butter the last time, I will just eat 1 roll and no potatoes."
                                                                
                                                   WORDS OF WISDOM

 With all of the weight loss programs you have been on; don't you agree that  Diet Masters is one of the easiest to follow and makes the most sense?
                                                           

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