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    Reflections of a Former Fatty: How to Win the War Against Weight Once and for All
    Reflections of a Former Fatty: How to Win the War Against Weight Once and for All
    Reflections of a Former Fatty: How to Win the War Against Weight Once and for All
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    Reflections of a Former Fatty: How to Win the War Against Weight Once and for All

    By Thom Slagle

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    Its no secret why most weight-loss programs dont work: they require you to give up great-tasting foods and engage in exercise. Thom Slagle always suspected most diets were created by skinny guys in white lab coats who dont have a clue as to the inherent problems that people of excessive weight must constantly confront. In response, he came up with his own approach to losing fatand it works!

    To lose extra pounds, you need to set the bar lower than most weight-loss programsmuch lower. Using common sense, basic instincts, and, most importantly, willpower, you can lose the weight thats refused to come off. Whats more, you can do it without sacrificing any of the foods you love so much.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateMay 21, 2013
    ISBN9781475987096
    Reflections of a Former Fatty: How to Win the War Against Weight Once and for All
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    Thom Slagle

    Thom Slagle never could make up his mind as to what he actually wanted to be when he finally grew up. He tried several occupations, none of which really interested or amused him, before settling on life as a writer. He resides in Florida.

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      Reflections of a Former Fatty - Thom Slagle

      Copyright © 2013 Thom Slagle

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      A portion of this book appeared in a previous paperback edition published under the title The Common Sense Approach to a Healthy Lifestyle, by Pacific Publishing. Copyright © 1993 by Thom Slagle

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      Illustrations by Beth W. Reasoner

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      ISBN: 978-1-4759-8707-2 (sc)

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      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013907263

      iUniverse rev. date: 5/15/2013

      Table of Contents

      Illustrations

      Figures

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      Part 1   Reflections of a Former Fatty

      Chapter 1   The Winds of War

      Chapter 2   Whispers of Insurgency

      Chapter 3   A Call to Arms

      Chapter 4   Deploying the Troops

      Part 2   Fighting the Good Fight

      Chapter 5   Declaration of War

      Chapter 6   Building the War Chest

      Part 3   How the War Was Won

      Chapter 7   The Battle of the Bulge

      Chapter 8   The Guerrilla Attack

      Chapter 9   Armistice Day

      Chapter 10   Peace-Keeping Efforts in the Waistland

      Conclusion

      About the Author

      Helpings

      For my sweet Elizabeth.

      It’s been well worth the wait.

      I’m thin but fun.

      —Woody Allen

      In memory of

      Herman H. Hepner, MD

      (1927–1992)

      Dr. Herman Hepner never had any doubts about his career choice, following his mother, father, grandfather, and two uncles into the field of medicine. For thirty-seven years, he was a dedicated physician in the same small Midwestern community that welcomed him in 1953. Dr. Hepner was well known for his gentle bedside manner and the compassion he displayed in his approach to practicing medicine. He passed away in November 1992 from cancer of the bone marrow, from which he suffered for a year and a half. Dr. Hepner is remembered by family, friends, and colleagues as a quiet, devoted family man.

      Dr. Herman Hepner saved my life.

      Illustrations

      My life was spent constantly dodging the bombardment of fat that seemed to just naturally fall from the sky.

      But quite honestly, I thought about food practically all the time.

      I was almost always the last person picked from the group of kids along the sidelines.

      I went out and purchased every book that had ever been written on the subject of dieting.

      I stepped onto the gleaming white-black-and-silver Scales of Truth.

      Any war can be won if the battle plan is well conceived and implemented precisely.

      I confess that I am truly shocked and appalled at the amount of food I was consuming in a day’s time.

      I’d often find myself contentedly patting or rubbing my stomach.

      Those initial nights were restless ones, spent tossing and turning.

      Small victories claimed and celebrated.

      I realized that I could no longer see my feet for the size of my stomach.

      I was shocked as I gaped at my reflection in the mirror.

      Tucked away in the dark recesses of every cabinet and cupboard lurked the vile temptation of my enemy.

      I thought I was having one of those really weird religious experiences you often read about.

      You really are only limited by your personal perceptions of your limitations. Believe!

      Figures

      Figure 1. Five Basic Food Groups

      Figure 2. The Plan of Attack

      Figure 3. Daily Analysis Sheet

      Figure 4. The Date Line

      Figure 5. The Meal Column

      Figure 6. The What I Ate Column

      Figure 7. What Is a Normal Serving?

      Figure 8. The AMT Column

      Figure 9. The Time of Day Column

      Figure 10. Sample Completed Daily Analysis Sheet

      Figure 11. The Implementation Process

      Figure 12. Typical Preliminary Daily Analysis

      Figure 13. Typical Week 1 Daily Analysis

      Figure 14. Typical Week 2 Daily Analysis

      Figure 15. Typical Week 3 Daily Analysis

      Acknowledgments

      T here are so many people to thank for their efforts in bringing this book to print. First and foremost, I would like to acknowledge the wonderful contribution of Beth W. Reasoner, whose illustrations give extraordinary life to ordinary and mere words. An enormous thank-you also to Julia Robinson, PhD, who dissected the approaches and methodologies and endorsed and supported the behavioral techniques employed within these pages. A special thank-you goes to Marian Hepner; without her blessings and consent this book would not have been possible.

      I would especially like to acknowledge the late Herman Hepner, MD, whose wisdom, inspiration, and advice guided the creation of the weight-loss approach described in this book. Without his influence and counsel, this book could not have been written.

      In the course of attempting to lose weight, I read a number of books on dieting and making better eating and lifestyle choices. Among those were The Doctor’s Quick Weight Loss Diet by Dr. Irwin Maxwell Stillman, commonly known as the Stillman Diet, which was published in 1967, as well as several others that appeared on the weight-loss landscape in later years, such as the 1972 Diet Revolution by Dr. Robert Atkins and much later, his Dr. Atkins New Revolution Diet, both of which promoted a low-carbohydrate diet plan. I even tried the so-called diet shakes that followed the advent of Knudsen Creamery Company’s Diet 225 drinks that, over time, flooded the market. Each of these, in its own right, served a very useful purpose in the weight-loss wars. I deeply appreciate the wisdom and insight each book provided.

      To the countless others who directly or indirectly influenced, encouraged, and otherwise championed my endeavors to win the Battle of the Bulge, I extend my heartfelt gratitude.

      And to my wonderful Elizabeth, I thank you for your sage advice, honest critique, and support regarding this manuscript. Most importantly, I thank you for your boundless love. You truly are the most important person in my life, and you make me a far better person than I ever thought possible.

      Introduction

      Food for Thought

      S omeone once said that the best things in life come in small packages. There is a great deal of truth to that statement. So I bought into it. That is one reason why this book is not as massive as many of the other books dealing with similar topics. Of course, there are other reasons for its lack of girth, beginning with the psychological factor. It just made sense that a manuscript exhorting a weight-loss program should be relatively thin . Then there’s the simple reason that I had said all I had wanted to say, and the length of this book is exactly how long it took me to say it.

      The weight-loss approach chronicled within these pages is not a diet program. Diets require the participant to give up certain great-tasting foods. The effects of successful diets are magnified through increased energy and exercise, yet many overlook certain issues that plague people who give these diets a try. Why? Well, for one, I’ve always suspected that virtually all diets were created by skinny guys in white lab coats who really didn’t have a clue as to the inherent problems we People of Excessive Weight must constantly confront. If you’ve read some of these diet books, you probably know what I mean. Most of us are not really keen on that whole giving-up-good-tasting-food thing; many of us are not disciplined enough to want to weigh or measure portions. We often lack stamina or the wherewithal to stick with any diet that doesn’t produce quick results. Then there’s this thing called willpower, and so many

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