| I really didn't mean to be devious. I was
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| | sounding soups like Cauliflower au Gratin
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| worried about his health and mine. I
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| | and Vegetable-Cheddar Soup.
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| finally went cold turkey and gave up my
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| | That's where it all began. The first
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| two pack-a-day cigarette habit and put on
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| | meal I served was the Chicken with the
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| 40 lbs. He weighed 241 lbs. and tried
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| | Creamy Mustard Sauce. We thought we died
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| every diet in creation. After being on
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| | and went to heaven! When Chubby Hubby
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| that famous high-protein diet, bacon and
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| | raved I just played it cool and told him
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| eggs every morning and steak for dinner,
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| | I purchased a new cookbook. No talk
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| he wound up having a triple bypass. I'm
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| | about healthy cooking, not a word about
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| usually not a nagging wife, but I knew
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| | low fat and heaven help me if I mentioned
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| this kind of eating couldn't be right.
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| | the dreaded word 'diet'.
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| He would tell anyone who would listen how
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| | Two weeks passed. I noticed my husband
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| he was losing weight and I wouldn't leave
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| | was depressed and seemed worried about
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| him alone.
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| | something. He's not one to pour his
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| Not being a motivated person, I knew I
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| | problems out easily. It took time to
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| needed help from a support group. How
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| | finally get it out of him. "I'm really
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| ridiculous to think my husband would join
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| | concerned about something" he said very
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| with me. Do you know how hard it is to
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| | seriously. "I've lost a lot of weight
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| find men at these meetings? I couldn't
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| | for no reason and I think there must be
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| imagine him getting on a scale every week
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| | something terribly wrong with me."
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| in front of all these women, so there I
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| | Now I know it was cruel for me to laugh,
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| was on my own.
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| | but I had to. When I told him those
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| The most important fact I learned from my
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| | meals that he was raving about nightly
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| group leader that day is that (we hope
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| | were low in fat and portioned correctly,
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| not intentionally), husbands, friends and
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| | it took a while to sink in. His plate
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| family will try to sabotage you. "Have
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| | was as full as always. The difference
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| another helping, it's good for you!"
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| | was that now it was filled with normal
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| Sound familiar? I realized this was true
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| | portions of meat and more with
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| when I got home and with renewed
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| | deliciously seasoned vegetables plus
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| excitement I rambled on about my meeting,
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| | either rice, potatoes or pasta.
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| the interesting diet plan and how they
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| | We continued to eat well. No gimmicks, no
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| all laughed when I said my goal was to
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| | pills, no cabbage soup or grapefruit
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| find my cheekbones again. He had this
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| | diets. I relearned the art of cooking
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| blank stare that said I'm happy for you
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| | and we both have a new respect for food.
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| but if you're going to do this, I don't
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| | We're both looking great. I lost my 40
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| really want to hear about it. He's not
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| | lbs and more, he now weighs 178 lbs.
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| usually the kind that tunes me out like
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| | Please understand that unlike the diet
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| that so I was a bit upset but I knew he
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| | ads on TV, we did not do this in 6 weeks.
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| really meant it.
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| | It's unhealthy to yo-yo diet. Have
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| At the next weekly meeting, I thumbed
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| | patience! After a while we realized that
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| through the cookbooks for sale. I
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| | we would also have to change our
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| purchased the one that had quick and easy
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| | lifestyle so my svelte husband is out on
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| menus and lots of comfort food. My
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| | the treadmill almost every day and I take
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| thought was that it wouldn't be necessary
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| | aerobic classes twice a week and instruct
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| to cook something different for the two
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| | line dancing three times a week. By the
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| of us. He would love things like Creamy
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| | way, we're in our 70's still eating right
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| Broccoli-Topped Pasta, Chicken or Veal
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| | and still going strong.
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| with Creamy Mustard Sauce, and luscious
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