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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, October 19, 2012

1984: A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR DIETERS

I BEGAN A BUSINESS CALLED DIET MASTERS IN 1971, AND USED TO CALL NATIONAL COMPANIES TO LEARN THE CALORIES ON THEIR PRODUCTS.  SOON AFTER, THERE WAS A BOOK PUBLISHED CALLED, " THE BRAND NAME CALORIE COUNTER". ANOTHER GEM THAT I OWNED WAS "U.S. HANDBOOK NUMBER 8".

All of the information in the book was very helpful to me but many brands were not included and some of the companies that I called for calorie information were unable to help me. 


I wrote my first cook book in 1973:  "The Diet Lady's Cookbook".  There were only two diet recipe books at this time that had the calories listed at the bottom of each recipe, and I can proudly say that mine was one of them.  

                                             FAST FORWARD TO 1984 

My local newspaper and several magazines mentioned that all brands would be required to print the calorie information their products before the end of the year. This included printing the serving size on the packages and calories per serving plus.  If I recall correctly, it took a few more years for them to include the nutrition information. 



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