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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, September 12, 2012

LESSONS FOR LOSING WEIGHT AND STAYING SLIM AND MUCH MORE

I HAD BEEN READING SOME PREVIOUS MEETINGS AND MUCH OF THE MATERIAL EXPLAINS HOW TO RESIST TEMPTATION AND HOW TO BE AWARE OF CALORIES.

 1.Don't eat food during commercials.  The best way to do this is to march in place until the program begins instead of walking back and forth to the refrigerator.You will not only save calories; you will also be exercising.  You might also enjoy using a stationary bike while you are watching television.  This would be considered the opposite of a 'couch potato'.

 2.One of the most fattening cereals is Grape Nuts.  One- fourth of a cup is 110 calories. You would think that very sweet cereals would be the highest. Check out granola cereals before you purchase any of them.  They are often especially  high in calories even though they have such a healthy name.

 3.If you do not like skim or 1% milk in your coffee and only have 1 cup a day, treat yourself to one tablespoon of half and half cream and artificial sweetener. If you are a heavy coffee drinker try Skim Plus.  It is only 110 calories a cup but has almost the same color and consistency as half and half cream. Be aware that if you do not use sweetener and want to use sugar; most people spoon in 2 heaping teaspoons.  The calorie count would tally about 50.

 4.Since I am addressing coffee, I want to forewarn you of the specialty coffee drinks at places like Starbucks, Wendy's and similar stores. Most are over 400 calories and there are many at twice that.

  Practice willpower or won't power.  Food can't walk or talk and has no heart or brain.
                        DO NOT LET IT RULE YOUR WEIGHT OR LIFE.
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