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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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Sunday, October 21, 2012

IT HAS BEEN A LONG, LONG WAY SINCE 1925!!

I WAS READING AN ARTICLE THAT RATHER SHOCKED ME.  IT SAID THAT THE AVERAGE HOUSEWIFE IN 1925 NEEDED 2100 CALORIES A DAY TO RETAIN HER WEIGHT. IF WE WERE TO EAT THAT AMOUNT OF CALORIES NOWADAYS WE WOULD BE GAINING AT LEAST A POUND A WEEK.

                                            THE VERY SIMPLE ANSWER 

 
 1.  In 1925 the average family did not own a car and most people walked a mile or two when they went to work.  I remember walking that far in 1945 to go to the 'new place to grocery shop called a supermarket' for my mother.

Now many families of 4 own 4 cars

2.  There was no such thing as a lady who came every other week to help clean our houses.

Now, 3 out of 4 homes hire people to clean. 

3.  Most people used scrub boards that they put in a deep sink to wash their laundry.

Now, we would not know how to use one; and thankfully so.


4.  All of our clothes were dried outside on clothes lines. 

Now, I still own one that I use only for small rugs.

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