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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.

THIS BLOG WILL BE EVEN MORE INTERESTING WITH INPUT FROM MY READERS. EMAIL ME WITH YOUR QUESTIONS OR SUBJECTS YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO COVER AT: ADVICE@LOSEWITHLOUISE.COM, AND I WILL ANSWER SOME OF THEM HERE.

Monday, October 15, 2012

A QUESTION THAT A WORRIED READER SENT

THE FOLLOWING QUESTION WAS SENT TO MY EMAIL ADDRESS AND I HAVE INCLUDED MY ANSWER

Dear Diet Lady,

I was a size 18 and lost 56 pounds in eight months on your Easy Living Diet and I now wear between a size 10 and 12. I've been at my goal weight for over two years.  I used to have a 25 inch waistline  and now it measures 27. I have tried exercising but the tape measure will not budge.  Do you have any ideas on how to correct this?

Thanks,
 

Jill R.


Dear Jill,

Do not dwell on your measurements but concentrate on how well you are looking (and feeling) since you lost all that weight. Try on several styles of clothing and start wearing things that compliment your new figure.  No one walks around with a tape measure to check on your waist size. 
Create the illusion of a smaller waist by wearing the right styles for you. A 27 inch waist is not large..Just think of how successful you have been to lose all of that weight and have kept it off for so long.

Louise, The Diet Lady


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