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>> HI THERE, FRIEND AND
WELCOME AND WELCOME TO
HOMEKEEPERS, OH, SIT DOWN
AND JOIN ME FOR A WHILE,
AND MAYBE, YOU COULD TAKE A
BREAK AND HOPE YOU WILL DO
THAT, IF YOU CAN, AND
WELCOME TO HOMEKEEPERS. AND
MAYBE YOU ARE CHANNEL
SURFING AND YOU HAVE NEVER
SEEN THE PROGRAM BEFORE,
DON'T LET THIS BE THE LAST
TIME AND I WANT YOU TO BE A
PART OF US, I DON'T WANT
TO FORGET THE ONES WHO ARE
FAITHFUL AND HAVE BEEN WITH
US FOR SO MANY YEARS AND WE
APPRECIATE YOU AND SUPPORT
YOU GIVE US AND WE LOVE YOU
VERY MUCH. AND WERE GOING
TO BE TALKING ABOUT
SOMETHING AND IF YOU COULD
LIST THE TOPICS, AS TO HOW
OFTEN THEY ARE DISCUSSED
AND MOST IMPORTANT AND ALL,
IT WOULD BE WEIGHT LOSS,
AND YES, AND THAT IS THE
DESIRE OF SO MANY WOMEN,
AND A FEW MEN, AND YOU
WANT TO LOSE THE POUNDS,
AND THE NEW YEAR IS A GOOD
PLACE TO START, AND I'VE
GOT A GUEST FOR YOU TODAY,
DO I EVER, AND SHE HAS
TAKEN OFF MORE THAN 100
POUNDS AND KEPT IT OFF, AND
THIS IS IN A BOOK, CALLED
THE SKINNY BUDGET DIET AND
THIS DEALS WITH NOT ONLY
WEIGHT LOSS, AND THE RIGHT
WAY TO DO THIS, BY THE WAY,
BUT ALSO, THE MONEY ANGLE
AND WHEN YOU GET INTO THIS,
YOU CAN DETERMINE THIS AND
TO BE OBESE LIKE SHE WAS
AND THIS IS WHAT SHE SAYS,
AND AS YOU SHRINK, YOU CAN
ALSO SHRINK A LOT OF THE
WASTED MONEY. AND THIS IS
A BOOK, THAT IS BRAND-NEW,
AND WE WILL TELL YOU WHAT
YOU CAN GET THIS, AND SHE
IS MY GUEST TODAY AND THE
NEXT PROGRAM, BUT I
THOUGHT THE CONTENT WAS
ENOUGH TO DO A COUPLE OF
PROGRAMS AND MANY GIVE YOU
REALLY STRUGGLING WITH
THIS, AND MAYBE 10 POUNDS
OR 150 POUNDS AND THIS GIRL
HAS DONE IT, AND SHE HAS
HER OWN PROGRAM ON OUR CTN
STATION IN THE JEFFERSON
CITY MISSOURI, AND SHE HAS
BEEN ON ABC, AND SHE HAS
BEEN ON WOMAN'S WORLD, AND
IT IS A MAGAZINE, AND I
PURCHASE IT FROM TIME TO
TIME. AND I'M SO HAPPY TO
HAVE HER TODAY. AND BEFORE
I TALKED TO HER, GOING TO
BE MAKING A DESSERT, AND IF
YOU WANT TO BRING DOWN THE
CALORIES, SHE WILL SHOW
YOU HOW TO DO THAT. NOW
LET ME OFFER YOU THE BOOK,
AND JUST "A 12 MONTH PRAYER
GUIDE" AND THIS BOOK IS SO
SPECIAL BECAUSE OF THE
AUTHORS, AND THERE ARE SO
MANY WONDERFUL MEN HERE,
LIKE ANDREW MURRAY, AND
GEORGE WHITFIELD, AND
CHARLES SPURGEON, AND I'VE
MENTIONED BEFORE, AND I
THINK IT IS INTERESTING
THAT THE DISCIPLES SAID TO
JESUS, TEACH US TO PRAY AND
YOU KNOW, THAT IS THE
HEARTS CRY OF SO MANY
BELIEVERS, AND THIS WILL
REALLY HELP YOU AND I DON'T
KNOW OF ANYTHING BETTER. I
WILL SEND THIS TO YOU IF
YOU WILL WRITE TO ME, AND
YOU COULD WRITE TO ME AT
THE PO BOX ON YOUR SCREEN.
AND IF YOU CAN SEND
SOMETHING TO KEEP THE
MINISTRY ON THE AIR, THAT
WOULD BE SO APPRECIATED.
AND IF YOU COULD INCLUDE AN
OFFERING, THAT WILL BE FINE
BUT IF YOU CANNOT, I WILL
SEND THIS TO YOU. BUT THIS
IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS I HAVE
EVER OFFERED. AND NOW WE
HAVE A LINDA. AND WELCOME.
AND OH, YES, YOUR BOOK IS
SOMETHING ELSE.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF
STORIES IN THERE.
>> AND YOU HAVE GOT A
FEW RECIPES.
>> AND MY WEBSITE HAS EVEN
MORE. AND WE WANT TO GIVE
OUT THE WEBSITE.
>> AND WE WILL DO THAT A
LITTLE BIT LATER, AND THEN
WE HAVE A LITTLE COOL WHIP.
AND SOME STRAWBERRIES, AND
SOME LEMON YOGURT, AND YOU
WANT SOME GINGERSNAPS?
>> AND YES, THIS WILL BE
ONE OF THE LAYERS AND THE
REASON THAT I LOVE A
PARFAIT, AND THIS IS
PERFECTLY PORTIONED AND
THIS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT
TO OVER EAT, AND WHEN YOU
GET TO THE BOTTOM YOU ARE
DONE AND YOU KNOW THE
CALORIES YOU HAVE EATEN.
AND I HAVE BUILT IN PORTION
CONTROL ON THE RECIPES AND
MY WEBSITE, AND WHEN YOU
WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT, AND
HAVE THAT HELP THAT YOU CAN
GET FROM PORTION CONTROL.
>> AND YOU LOST HOW MANY
POUNDS?
>> 155 POUNDS.
>> LOOK AT HER? AND YOU
CANNOT IMAGINE THAT?
>> IT WILL BE FOUR YEARS IN
MARCH.
>> AND THE BOOK IS GOING
GREAT GUNS, AND THIS IS
BRAND-NEW.
>> AND WE WANT TO PULSE
THESE GINGERSNAPS, AND WE
JUST WANT TO DO THIS AND
THAT IS PERFECT, AND WE
ARE BUILDING A COUPLE OF
PARFAITS, AND THE OTHER
FOLKS WHO ARE GOING TO BE
MAKING THE DESSERT ARE GOING TO
BE MIXING, AND WE WILL BE
HAVING THE LEMON YOGURT,
AND IF YOU HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH YOGURT BEFORE,
AND IT IS GOT A LOT OF
FLAVOR.
>> AND YES.
>> AND THIS IS THE BRAND I
USE, AND THIS HAS GOT A LOT
OF FLAVOR BUT THIS IS A
LITTLE BIT RUNNY FOR A
PARFAIT, BUT WE DO A
LITTLE BIT OF LOW-FAT COOL
WHIP, AND SOME TOPPING,
AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
THAT.
>> AND THREE TABLESPOONS?
>> YES, AND THEN YOU HAVE
EIGHT OUNCES OF THE LEMON
YOGURT, AND WHEN I STARTED
TO DO THIS, AND WE BEGAN
TO LOWER THE BUDGET, AND
WE BEGAN TO LOOK AT THE
GENERIC BRANDS AND THEY
TASTE JUST AS GOOD, AND
YOU CAN SAVE A LOT OF
MONEY. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO
BE COOL WHIP.
>> DID YOU MAKE THIS UP?
>> I FOUND IT AND CHANGED
IT, AND YES, I ALWAYS LIKE
TO DO A LITTLE EXPLORATORY
THINGS, AND THEN I WILL
CHANGE THEM ON MY KITCHEN
WORK. AND THIS IS GOT
ABOUT 250 CALORIES, AND
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A SPECIAL
OCCASION DESSERT AND MAYBE
YOU ARE ABLE TO BE CAREFUL
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND
THIS IS A FANTASTIC THING
AND THIS HAS LOT OF
CALCIUM. AND WERE GOING TO
BE STARTING WITH THE
GINGERSNAPS, AND WE WANT
THIS TO BE THE FIRST LAYER
OF THE PARFAIT. AND THEN
I'M GOING TO BE HAVING YOU,
AND IF YOU WANT TO GO
AHEAD, AND THEN YOU CAN DO
THE LEMON YOGURT.
>> AND YOU SAID.
>> AND THAT WILL BE
PERFECT, AND THAT IS JUST
RIGHT, AND MAYBE ONE MORE.
>> AND YOU SAID, AND YOU
GAVE THIS OUT AT A NEW
YEAR'S PARTY?
>> AND YES, AND THEN YOU
CAN DO A LAYER OF THE
BLUEBERRIES. MY HOME WAS
FILLED WITH HIGH CALORIE
DESSERTS, AND THEN I
FORCED MY GUEST, TO TRY
THIS AND THEY LIKED IT,
AND EVEN IN THE FACE OF THE
APPLE PIE AND CHOCOLATE
CAKE, AND THEY ENJOYED
THIS AND THAT'S TERRIFIC
AND WERE GOING TO BE DOING
ANOTHER LAYER.
>> AND DID YOU ASK, AND
DID YOU SAY, AND MAYBE
A SCALE OF 1 TO 10?
>> AND YES, THIS GOT AN
8.5, AND THE FIRST TIME I
DID THE RECIPE I DID NOT
HAVE THE GINGERSNAPS AT THE
BOTTOM, AND THEY SAID THEY
NEEDED SOMETHING AT THE
END, AND SOMETHING FUN,
AND NOW WE HAVE THE
GINGERSNAPS ON THE BOTTOM,
AND THIS WILL GIVE YOU A
NICE FLAVOR ALL THE WAY
THROUGH TO THE DESERT. AND
THESE ARE A LITTLE BIT
BIGGER THAN THE AVERAGE
PARFAIT, THIS WOULD BE A
GOOD WAY TO HAVE A GREAT
DESSERT, AND WE CAN DO ONE
MORE LAYER. AND WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT HOW GREAT THE
BLUEBERRIES ARE, AND THEY
ARE DELICIOUS BUT THEY ARE
SO GOOD FOR YOU.
>> I HEAR THEY ARE GREAT,
BUT THAT WAS NOT VERY NEAT.
AND THIS IS GREAT BRAIN
FOOD.
>> AND YES, A LOT OF
ANTIOXIDANTS, AND
VALENTINE'S DAY IS COMING
UP, AND WE WANT TO USE,
SOME CHOCOLATE THE GRAHAM
CRACKERS AND WE CAN BLEND
THESE UP, AND THEN YOU
COULD USE THE STRAWBERRIES,
AND YOU CAN PUT THE
STRAWBERRIES HERE TO TASTE,
WITHOUT ALL OF THE CALORIES
THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IN A
NORMAL DESSERT, AND YOU
CAN HAVE THE CHOCOLATE
COVERED STRAWBERRIES AND
THIS WOULD BE AN
ALTERNATIVE.
>> YES.
>> AND DURING MY WEIGHT
LOSS, I WANTED TO BE
NORMAL AS POSSIBLE AND I
WANTED TO HAVE WHAT
EVERYBODY ELSE WAS HAVING,
I DID NOT WANT TO EAT A
SALAD CONSTANTLY. AND IT
TOOK ME A COUPLE OF YEARS
TO LOSE THE WEIGHT.
>> AND CAN I TASTE THIS?
>> YES ABSOLUTELY.
>> AND I THINK WE HAVE GOT
SOME BLUEBERRIES HERE.
>>....
>> OH YES.
>> AND THE LEMON AND THE
BLUEBERRIES AND THEY GO
GREAT TOGETHER.
>> AND YES.
>> AND WHILE YOU DO THE
REST OF THE PROGRAM I WILL
BE EATING THIS, AND THIS IS
SO GOOD.
>> AND THIS IS EXCELLENT.
>> AND YOU CAN GET ABOUT
250 CALORIES, AND WE HAVE
THE RECIPE ON THE WEBSITE.
>> AND THIS IS NOT A LOT
FOR A DESSERT.
>> AND IT IS REALLY NOT,
AND THIS HAS THE FLAVOR OF
A CHEESECAKE, AND YOU
COULD EAT MAYBE 700
CALORIES PER SLICE, AND
THIS WOULD BE A GREAT
ALTERNATIVE TO A
CHEESECAKE.
>> AND WERE GOING TO BE
TALKING ABOUT HER BOOK AND
HER LIFE EXPERIENCE, AND
IT REALLY GIVES YOU AN
INSIGHT INTO SOMEBODY THAT
HAS BEEN OBESE AND HAS BEEN
SUFFERING, AND IT IS A
SUFFERING SITUATION, AND
STAY WITH US AND THE
INFORMATION IS COMING UP,
AND WE WANT TO HEAR MORE
ABOUT HER STORY, AND STAY
RIGHT THERE.
>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY
OF TODAY'S RECIPE PLEASE
SEND YOUR REQUEST ALONG
WITH FIVE DOLLARS OR MORE
TO HOMEKEEPERS PO BOX 6922
IN CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
33758.
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>> ALL RIGHT, AND WE SAID
LINDA IS MY SPECIAL GUEST
TODAY, AND SHE HAS WRITTEN
A BRAND-NEW BOOK, CALLED
THE SKINNY BUDGET DIET.
AND THIS WILL HELP YOU TO
LEARN HOW TO WEIGH LESS,
AND SAVE MONEY AND LOOK
GREAT. AND NOTHING WRONG
WITH THAT.
>> AND THAT SOUNDS
GOOD TO ME.
>> AND SHE WAS A
JOURNALIST, AND SHE HAS
BEEN ON THE TODAY SHOW,
AND ON THE COVER OF WOMAN'S
WORLD MAGAZINE, AND SHE
WAS SELECTED IN 2010 FOR
PREDICTION MAGAZINE.
>> TO BE THE PICTURE OF
HEALTH. AND YES, SOME
FRIENDS, WANTED ME TO SEND
IN MY STORY, I SENT IN
SOME BEFORE AND AFTER
PICTURES, AND I WAS AMAZED
TO BE ALLOWED TO GO TO NEW
YORK, AND TELL MY STORY,
AND ENCOURAGE OTHER PEOPLE
AND THIS IS WHAT I WANTED
TO GET OUT THERE. AND I
KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
WHEN YOU ARE HOPELESS. AND
WHEN YOU STOP TRYING.
>> AND YOU LOOK VERY
HEALTHY.
>> THANK YOU. AND I FEEL
GREAT AND THAT IS EVEN
BETTER.
>> NOW,
AND YOUR BACKGROUND, DID
YOUR PARENTS STRUGGLE
WITH THEIR WEIGHT?
>> AND MY MOTHER WAS A
NURSE, AND OUR MEALS WERE
BALANCED, AND I HAD NO
PROBLEMS UNTIL I GOT INTO
COLLEGE, I GOT AWAY FROM
HER HEALTHY TABLE AND I WAS
IN THE CAFETERIA, AND I
HAD A LOT OF ICE CREAM AND
CAKE, AND THINGS I HAVE
NEVER HAD WHEN I WAS HOME.
WE ALWAYS HAD SMALL
DESSERTS AND VERY HEALTHY,
BUT I WAS A BROADCAST
JOURNALISM MAJOR IN
MISSOURI, AND AT MY SENIOR
YEAR, WE HAD TO GIVE A TAPE
TO THE PROFESSOR AND I PUT
MY TAPE IN, AND I HAD THE
DOING SOME THINGS AROUND
THE CAMPUS, AND THEY SAID
I DID NOT LOOK PROFESSIONAL
ENOUGH FOR TELEVISION, AND
I WAS TOO HEAVY, AND THE
TV STATIONS AND THEY WOULD
LOOK AT ME AND THEY WOULD
SEE MY SIZE, AND SAY THANK
YOU BUT NO THANK YOU. AND
I DID NOT GRADUATE, AND
WHAT HE SAID, IT COMPLETELY
DEVASTATED ME.
>> AND WAS THAT THE
FOURTH-YEAR?
>> AND YES, I WAS 22 AND I
WAS A SENIOR.
>> HOW MUCH DID YOU WAY?
>> I WAS AROUND 200 POUNS,
AND I WAS TECHNICALLY
OBESE.
>> THIS IS MY QUESTION,
AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO
ON CAMERA, AND YOU WEIGH
200 POUNDS, AND WAS A
SHOCK WHEN THEY SAID, AND
DID THEY THINK MAYBE, THIS
IS NOT GOING TO WORK YOU?
>> AND THAT NEVER OCCURRED
TO ME.
>> REALLY? YOU WERE
COMFORTABLE WITH THAT?
>> NO, I KNEW I WAS HEAVY,
AND WHEN I WOULD PUT
TOGETHER A REPORT, I WOULD
TRY TO JUST USE MY VOICE,
AND HAVE THE SHOTS OF THE
OTHER PEOPLE, AND STAY OFF
OF THE AIR, AND I KNEW I
WAS TOO HEAVY. BUT THE
FOCUS HAS BEEN, ON THE
TECHNICAL ASPECT, OF HAVING
A GOOD WRITING, AND GOOD
CONTENT. AND THIS WAS THE
LATE 1980S, AND THIS WAS
ROUGH AT THAT TIME, AND
THINGS WITH JANE PAULEY,
AND YOU HAD TO HAVE A
CERTAIN LOOK. AND I LEFT
THE CLASSROOM THAT DAY, AND
I WENT BACK TO THE DORM,
AND I STARTED A DIET
AND THEN I FELL OFF THE WAGON
AND YOU CANNOT LOSE WEIGHT
BECAUSE OF SOMEBODY ELSE'S
COMMENTS. THEY WILL
MOTIVATE YOU SHORT-TERM,
BUT THIS IS NOT A LONG-TERM
MOTIVATION.
>> SO YOU GONE TO SCHOOL
FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND DID
YOU JUST AND DID YOU JUST
FORGET IT?
>> AND YES, I WENT INTO
MARKETING, AND I COULD BE
CREATIVE, BUT I DID NOT
HAVE TO HAVE MY PICTURE
TAKEN. AND IN JOURNALISM,
THEY CALL THAT THE DARK
SIDE, AND I DID THE
MARKETING WORK. AND I
THOUGHT, I HAD
PRETTY MUCH WASTED
ALL OF THOSE YEARS IN
SCHOOL, AND ALL OF THE
WRITING SKILLS AND THE ON
HER SKILLS AND 20 YEARS
LATER, THE LORD WAS USING
IT LIKE THIS, I COULD NEVER
HAVE IMAGINED I WOULD BE ON
CAMERA, I THOUGHT IT WOULD
NEVER HAPPEN. AND BECAUSE
OF THE WEIGHT LOSS, AND THE
LORD COULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN
IN MY LIFE, AND I'M USING
MY SKILLS FROM 20 YEARS
AGO.
>> HE DOES NOT WASTE
ANYTHING.
>> HE DOES NOT.
>> AND WE HAVE YOU AT 200
POUNDS, AND WHERE DID THE
MARRIAGE COME IN?
>> I MET AND I MARRIED A
FANTASTIC GUY, AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, HE
LOVED ME, AND HE LOVES ME
NO MATTER WHAT. AND YES, I
WAS ABOUT 200 POUNDS, AND
HE WAS HEALTHY. BUT WHEN
YOU ARE IN LOVE, AND YOU
WANT TO COOK AND I WOULD
CRAZY, AND I GAINED 100
POUNDS, AND HAVING
CHILDREN, AND EATING MORE
THAN I SHOULD. AND I MADE
MY HUSBAND OBESE.
>> WELL CONGRATULATIONS.
>> AND THAT IS THE WAY IT
WORKS, IT IS NEVER A SINGLE
JOURNEY, AND YOU WILL TAKE
SOME PEOPLE WITH YOU. HE
WAS ABOUT 50 POUNDS
OVERWEIGHT, AND I STARTED
IN 2007.
>> AND THE ONE HERE, AND
YOU AND YOU ATTRIBUTE THE
WEIGHT LOSS, TO CALORIES AND
MONEY MANAGEMENT, AND HOW
ARE THEY RELATED?
>> AND THEY CAN STEM FROM A
FEAR OF NUMBERS, I DID NOT
GET ON A SCALE, I WAS OVER
300 POUNDS, I DID NOT WANT
TO LOOK AT IT. AND A LOT
OF THE THINGS WERE GOING ON
WITH OUR MONEY, AND WE
WERE SPENDING TWO OR THREE
TIMES WHAT WE WERE NEEDING
TO DO, AND WOULD EAT OUT
CONSTANTLY, AND PIZZA,
BURGERS AND FRIES, AND YOU
KNOW, YOU CAN FEED A FAMILY
FOR THE COST OF ONE VALUE
MEAL, WITH PROPER PLANNING,
AND YOU KNOW AND WHEN YOU
FREEZE THE LEFTOVERS.
AND I WAS PUTTING THE
POUNDS ON MY BODY, BUT WE
WERE ALSO GOING INTO DEBT.
>> I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT
CORRELATION BEFORE, AND WE
HAVE TALKED ABOUT MONEY,
AND I KNOW, YOU ARE A FAN
OF DAVID RAMSEY.
>> YES.
>> BUT I NEVER PUT THAT
TOGETHER, AND STEPHANIE,
AND SHE USUALLY WILL COOK
WITH ME, AND SHE IS AND
SHE DID NOT HAVE THIS WITH
WEIGHT LOSS, BUT SHE HAS
LEARNED HOW TO FIX MEALS
AND GOOD MEALS WITH A LOT
LESS MONEY.
>> AND BETTER TASTING
MEALS. AND THEY HAVE DONE
A LOT OF RESEARCH, AND
ESPECIALLY WITH WOMEN, AND
WOMEN THAT ARE OBESE, AND
THEY STRUGGLE WITH MONEY AS
WELL. AND THE OPPOSITE IS
TRUE WITH MEN, AND MEN
THAT HAVE MONEY ARE
OVERWEIGHT, BUT WITH WOMEN
IT IS THE OPPOSITE, AND
WOMEN ARE CLOSER TO HATE
HEALTHY WEIGHT WHEN THEY
HAVE MONEY.
>> I WANT SOMEBODY TO
EXPLAIN THAT.
>> AND THERE IS ANOTHER
BOOK IN THAT TOPIC.
>> AND IF YOU ARE JUST
JOINING ME, AND MY
WONDERFUL GUEST IS LINDA
AND SHE HAS WRITTEN A BOOK,
THE SKINNY BUDGET DIET,
AND WE WILL PUT THIS UP
RIGHT NOW, AND WE WILL
LEAVE THIS UP FOR THE REST
OF THE PROGRAM AND THIS IS
A GREAT WEBSITE, AND YOU
COULD GET THE INFORMATION
AND YOU CAN ORDER THE BOOK.
AND THIS IS ON AMAZON.COM
AND WHAT ELSE?
>> AND CHRISTIAN BOOKS, AND
BARNES AND NOBLES, AND
STORES ALL OVER THE NATION.
>> AND YES, I FOUND THIS ON
A CHRISTIAN BOOKS.COM. AND
YOU SAY, WE SPEND $40
BILLION, AND $40 BILLION,
ON WEIGHT LOSS, AND WE ARE
STILL THE MOST OBESE NATION
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD?
>> AND I GET E-MAILS, AND
I GET PEOPLE WHO WERE
HEALTHY, AND THEY WILL
SAY, YOU EAT LESS AND IT
COST LESS, BUT WE PURCHASE
THE THINGS WE DO NOT NEED,
AND WE FALL FOR THE
SCHEMES, AND WE DON'T WANT
TO DO THE HARD WORK, BUT WE
WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING DO
THE WORK. I HAVE BEEN ON
SO MANY DIETS, AND I HAD
WASTED THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS. AND SOME OF THEM
WERE HEALTHY PLANS, BUT I
WAS NOT GOING INTO IT LIKE
AN ADULT. I WAS DIETING
LIKE A CHILD. I WANTED IT,
AND I WANTED IT YESTERDAY.
AND I HAD TO LET IT GO,
AND REALLY APPROACH IT,
LIKE A MATURE ADULT AND BE
PATIENT AND PRAY FOR WISDOM
EVERY DAY.
>> AND FROM ALL OF THEM,
AND TRUST ME, AND WE HAVE
HAD THEM ALL HERE, AND ONE
THAT IS THE BEST WOULD BE
WEIGHT WATCHERS.
>> THAT IS TERRIFIC.
>> AND THE OTHERS, I HAVE
GOT A BIG? AND WHEN YOU
GET INSIDE OF THEM, AND
THEY WANT YOU TO PURCHASE
THE FOOD THAT IS
OVERPRICED. AND SOMETIMES,
THEY WILL START YOU OUT
WITH AN APPETITE
SUPPRESSANT. AND I DON'T
TAKE ANY MEDICATION,
UNLESS I REALLY BELIEVE I
SHOULD.
>> AND THAT'S THE BEST WAY,
AND THIS IS WHAT I WANTED
A PLAN, THAT WOULD BE
COMPLETELY NATURAL. AND
GOD CREATED US TO BE
AMAZING AND WONDERFUL, AND
WE ARE. AND GOD DID NOT
CREATE US, WITH A NEED FOR
A PILL TO LIVE AT A HEALTHY
WEIGHT, AND THAT'S NOT
GOD'S PLAN.
>> AND WHAT HAPPENS, AND
WHEN THEY DROP THE PILLS,
AND THE SUPPRESSANT PILLS,
AND THE CRAVINGS COME BACK?
>> AND I TALKED TO THE
DIETITIANS, AND THEY SAY
THAT WHEN YOU'RE ON A
WEIGHT LOSS PLAN, AND
MAYBE YOU GO BELOW 1000
CALORIES, AND YOU WILL
STOP THE CRAVINGS, AND
YOUR BODY THINKS YOU ARE
STARVING, AND AFTER
SEVERAL DAYS, YOUR BODY
WILL STOP WITH HUNGER
PANGS, AND IF YOU CAN
LOWER THE CALORIES TO 500
PER DAY, THE CRAVINGS.
>> HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
>> WELL, YOUR HAIR WILL
FALL OUT, AND ONE OF THE
PATIENTS CAME IN WITH A BAG
OF HAIR, AND THEY BEGAN TO
LORD OF THE TEST, AND SHE
WAS EATING 500 CALORIES PER
DAY, AND THE MYSTERY WAS
SOLVED. I DON'T KNOW, HOW
YOU HAVE THE ENERGY TO GET
OUT OF THE BED, AND WITH
THIS DIET, I WANTED A PLAN
THAT WOULD BE NORMAL, AND
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE
EATING BUT EVERYBODY ELSE
IS EATING. AND THIS IS
IMPORTANT, AND IF YOU ARE
STARVING, AND ON A RADICAL
PLAN, THIS MIGHT WORK, AND
YOU MIGHT DROP THE POUNDS
BUT YOU WILL BE MISERABLE,
AND THEN YOU HIT THE
WEIGHT, AND NOW YOU COULD
GO BACK AND EAT, AND THEN
YOU CAN CELEBRATE, AND THE
WEIGHT COMES BACK, AND
THIS IS WHERE YOU BECOME
LIKE A YO-YO. AND YOU
CANNOT WAIT FOR IT TO BE
DONE, BUT THIS IS THE
OPPOSITE, AND YOU WILL NOT
BE HUNGRY WITH THIS PLAN.
>> HOW MANY YEARS, AND I
WANT TO TAKE YOU FROM
COLLEGE TOUR YOU GOT UP TO
200 AND THEN 300 POUNDS,
AND WHAT WAS THE TIMEFRAME,
AND DURING THAT TIME, AND
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? AND
HELP ME TO GET INSIDE OF
THE MIND OF SOMEBODY THAT
IS OBESE AND THAT'S A HUGE
PROBLEM. AND THIS IS NOT
FUNNY. AND I MEAN, A LOT
OF PEOPLE LAUGH, AND I DO
ALSO. AND REALLY, AND WHAT
IS HAPPENING, BUT ARE YOU
CRYING?
>> YES ON THE INSIDE, AND
NOBODY KNEW, AND SO MANY
TIMES, YOU LOOK AT SOMEBODY
WHO WILL BE MORBIDLY OBESE,
AND YOU WILL THINK THEY DO
NOT CARE. BUT WHEN I SPEAK
TO SOMEBODY WHO STRUGGLES,
AND THEY ARE A
PERFECTIONIST, AND SO WAS
I. AND YOU SET UP A BAR
THAT IS TOO HIGH, AND YOU
CANNOT REACH THE BAR, AND
YOU WILL COMFORT YOURSELF
WITH FOOD. AND THERE ARE
SOME AMAZINGLY TALENTED AND
SMART LADIES WHO ARE
MORBIDLY OBESE AND THEY ARE
PERFECTIONIST. AND WHEN
THEY CANNOT MEET THE
IMAGINARY BAR, THEY WILL
MEDICATE THEMSELVES WITH
FOOD. AND I WANTED TO BE,
AND THEY WILL MEDICATE
THEMSELVES WITH FOOD, I
WANTED TO BE THE PERFECT
MOTHER AND THE MARKETING
DIRECTOR.
AND YES, AND WHEN I WANTED
A LITTLE HUG I WOULD MAKE
SOME CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
AND THIS IS WHERE I WENT
FOR COMFORT AND INSTEAD OF
TURNING TO THE LORD, I
WOULD RETURN TO FOOD.
>> I WANT TO ADDRESS, AND
THE NEXT FEW MOMENTS, AND
HOW DID THIS AFFECT YOUR
MARRIAGE? AND HAVE MEN
WALKED OUT ON THE
OVERWEIGHT WOMEN?
>> AND YES, AND WE HAVE THE
OPPOSITE PROBLEM, AND I
WORK WITH SOMEONE THAT
MIGHT BE MORBIDLY OBESE,
THEY WOULD BE SABOTAGED,
AND THEY DON'T WANT THEM TO
LOSE THE WEIGHT. AND YES,
THIS IS VERY COMMON, THERE
IS A LOT OF FEAR, AND THEY
THINK, OTHER MEN WILL WANT
THEM, AND BE ATTRACTED TO
THEM, AND THEY'RE WORRIED
THAT THE KITCHEN WOULD BE
FILLED WITH HEALTHY
JUNK, AND TOFU, AND THEY
DON'T WANT TO LOSE THEIR
POTATO CHIPS.
>> AND DO THEY TRY TO KEEP
THEM FAT?
>> WILL YES, AND IT WAS A
LADY WHO HAD LOST SOME
WEIGHT, AND SHE WENT TO
OPEN HER CHRISTMAS PRESENT,
AND IT WAS FILLED WITH
TWINKIES, AND IT WAS A
NOTE THAT SAID, I LOVED
YOU WHEN YOU ARE FAT AND
START EATING. AND THIS
HAPPENS A LOT AND THIS IS A
TRUE STORY. I DO NOT
THINK, THEY WANT TO SEND
THEIR WIFE TO AN EARLY
GRAVE BUT THEY HAVE SO MUCH
FEAR. I HAVE TO COUNSEL
PEOPLE, AND YOU CANNOT LET
SOMEBODY BE AN EXCUSE.
>> DO NOT GIVE THE POWER
AWAY. AND I THINK, I THINK
WE HAVE GOT A COUPLE OF
MINUTES, AND WHAT ABOUT
YOUR MARRIAGE? WAS
AFFECTED?
>> IT WAS
GOOD, AND WE LOST THE
WEIGHT TOGETHER BECAUSE MY
HUSBAND WAS 50 POUNDS
OVERWEIGHT, AND WHEN I WAS
WEAK, HE WAS STRONG, AND
VICE VERSA, AND WE WOULD
WORK OUT TOGETHER, AND WE
COULD GO
WHITE WATER RAFTING, AND
ALL OF THE THINGS I COULD NOT DO
WHEN I WAS TOO HEAVY. BUT WHEN
YOU ARE 300 POUNDS.
>>DID YOU EVER THINK,
HE WOULD LEAVE ME?
>> BUT WHAT I REALLY
THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS
UNATTRACTIVE.
>> AND NOT DESIRABLE.
>> I WOULD NOT GET
UNDRESSED, AND I DID NOT
WANT MY HUSBAND TO TOUCH MY
BELLY FAT, AND THAT WAS
HURTING OUR INTIMACY. AND
THAT WAS A PRIMARY
MOTIVATION, AND WE TAUGHT
ABOUT, AND WE TALK ABOUT
THESE THINGS, AND YOU WANT
TO HAVE THE RIGHT
MOTIVATION AND THIS IS
TERRIFIC.
>> AND SO, AND HE NEVER
WAVERED FROM HIS MARRIAGE
VOWS?
>> HE NEVER TOLD ME I WAS
FAT AND HE WAS AMAZING.
>> AND DID YOU TRY EVERY
WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM? DID
YOU MAKE THE LIST?
>> AND I DID THE BANANA
DIET, AND LIKE WITH THE
MAN IN COLLEGE, AND YOU
JUST EAT BANANAS ALL DAY,
>> AND THEN YOU HAVE THE
PEELING FOR DINNER?
>> AND THAT LASTED A FEW
DAYS, THAT MADE ME SICK,
AND YOU CANNOT EAT THAT
MANY BANANAS AND I STILL
STRUGGLE WITH THAT.
>> ARE THEY HIGH IN
CALORIES?
>> WILL THEY HAVE A LOT OF
FIBER, AND THAT MAKES YOU
FEEL FULL, BUT I WAS
NAUSEATED, AND I DO NOT
RECOMMEND IT.
>> AND WE ARE DOWN TO THE
END, AND WE HAVE GOT GOOD
NEWS, AND LINDA WILL BE
HERE AGAIN, AND ON THAT
PROGRAM, WERE GOING TO BE
MAKING, AND A WONDERFUL
CHOWDER, AND WONDERFUL
VETABLES AND ALL, AND
THIS WOULD BE SO GOOD, AND
IF YOU DID NOT GET THIS,
AND THIS IS THE SKINNY
BUDGET DIET, AND THIS HAS
GOT SUCH VALUABLE
INFORMATION AND THIS IS ALL
I CAN SAY, AND BECAUSE OF
MY WORK, I READ A LOT OF
BOOKS AND THIS IS A FINE
BOOK. AND AS FAR AS WEIGHT
LOSS GOES, AND I BELIEVE
THIS IS THE ANSWER, AND
THERE IS NO DOUBT. I'VE
SPOKEN TO SO MANY PEOPLE,
AND SO MANY BOOKS OF THE
BOTTOM LINE, CALORIES IN
AND CALORIES OUT, AND NOT
TOO MANY. WE WILL GET INTO
THAT ARE THE NEXT PROGRAM,
AND PLEASE AND PLEASE
REMEMBER, THERE IS NO
HIGHER CALLING THAN THAT OF
A HOME KEEPER, AND GOD
BLESS YOU.
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