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Inside this Issue
- News from the Rice Diet Panel
- Janet's Success Story
- In Memoriam: Doris Butz
- Free Rice
- Recipe: Roasted Millet Bake
- Rice Diet Cookbook Available
News from the Rice Diet Panel
Each year, the Rice Diet Reunion is a weekend filled
with fun activities, wonderful nutritious meals, and
time shared with friends. Yet no reunion weekend
would be complete without our panel discussion of
successful participants. These members share their
stories not only on how they lost weight, but also on
how they have maintained their weight loss at home.
Leona Beane shared that she returns to the
Rice Diet program for reinforcement, and measures
her success by the size of her pants. Before Leona
came to the Rice Diet, she would only wear elastic
waistbands. Now, she happily fits into size 10
clothing. Her secret: "Diet is forever, a way of
life. It's a matter of choice; you can find things that you
like and modify them."
Ginger Blackman has found that setting aside
time to plan is the key in helping her maintain her
weight loss. Her secret: "I make sure that I
plan... if not before, then after."
Randy Mahoney mentioned a few things that
he has learned from his time at the Rice Diet. He
said, "When I came to the Rice Diet, I was handed an
empty tool box, and during my time here I began to
formulate tools. Its not just 'eating food,' its learning a
different way of looking at food. His secret is to
place yourself first, and to weigh daily. He has also
found traveling to be manageable by stopping at any
local grocery store and purchasing cereal and fruit.
Lesley Looper has maintained a weight loss
of over 100 lbs. in the last year and has discontinued
all medication used to control her blood sugar. Her
secret: repeating a quote once said to her by Dr.
Neelon, "The price of liberty is eternal
vigilance."
Cliff Simmons livened up the group by
showing his gratitude toward the Rice Diet Staff. He
shared, "If you ever see a turtle on a fence post, you
know that he had help getting there." Cliff has truly
incorporated the Rice Diet Program as a way of life,
and strives "to never weigh more tomorrow than I do
today." His secret is to ask himself "why do I
want to eat what is killing me?"
Plus:
Look for Rice Diet participant
Susan Blech in People Magazine's January 4th issue.
Susan has lost 250 lbs and has maintained her
weight loss for over three years. Way to go, Susan!!
Janet's Success Story
What made you decide to come to the Rice Diet
Program?
I had been hearing about it for years. My cousin was
there when Dr. Kempner was still alive. I had tried
everything else around and after a few days would
loose focus. I knew that I had to go somewhere to
change my whole way of eating and thinking.
Was the Program what you expected?
I'm not sure exactly what I expected, but I liked having
my eating controlled. I liked living in the hotel with all of
the pressures from home non-existent. I liked being
able to concentrate on just me. I liked meeting the
people in the program. I also liked the classes and
attended all that I could.
How much time have you been able to commit to
visiting the Rice Diet Program?
My initial stay was four weeks. It set me on a path that I
continued to follow when I returned home. I have been
to the program a total of four times (I think). After the
first time, I returned the following year for just two
weeks. I then returned two more times for four weeks
each, eight months a part.
What aspects of the Rice Diet Program did you
find most helpful?
I, of course, lost weight. I got in the habit of exercising
every day and felt much better physically and mentally.
It felt good to be attacking my problem. I attended
most of the classes. I find that each time I come to
Durham, I learn new things from instructors I have not
seen previously. I also go to classes that I have been
to before as I learn more each time. I have, many
times, heard Dr. Rosati talk about eating organic fruits
and vegetables; organic chicken and meat from grass-
fed cattle. On my last visit it finally got me going. I have
found a tremendous difference in the taste of organic
chicken.
What type and duration of physical activity are you
doing?
While at the Rice Program, I walked every day for 45 to
60 minutes and used the elliptical machine at the
hotel for the same amount of time. At home I use the
elliptical five to seven times a week for 45 to 60
minutes. I also go to my trainer twice a week for
strength training.
Have you been able to follow the program at
home?
I have lost more weight since I have been home. I am
very careful about processed foods. I check the
amount of salt and usually put it back on the shelf. I
have found that the Rice Diet Store has many salt-free
foods that I can order. I shop at Whole Foods and
Trader Joe's. If I have a choice between organic and
regular, I buy organic. I do not feel deprived, I just feel
healthy. Everything feels better; many aches and pains
are gone; I can do everything physical easier; and I
look so much better!
How has the Rice Diet Program impacted your life
overall?
I have finally learned that if I eat something I shouldn't
or don't exercise as much as I should, that it is not the
end of the world or the program. I can go right back the
next day or even in a few days and continue. I have
always been an all-or-nothing person with my eating.
Before, if I ate something that I regretted, I felt that all
was lost. Now, since my last time at the Rice House, I
can actually get back on program quickly.
Is there anything else you want to share?
I have had weight concerns most of my life. Every time
I have lost weight, it has always been because I
wanted to look better. The thing that has changed for
me, and why I think I will keep this weight off, is
because at my age I feel so much better physically.
The thought of putting this weight back on scares me.
I also want to say something about the staff at the
Rice House. Everyone from the kitchen staff to the
office staff, the instructors and the nutritionists, the
nurses who do check-ins each day and certainly Dr.
Rosati and Dr. Neelon are kind, positive and
encouraging.
Each time I come to Durham and walk in the door, I
feel that I am safe and I know that I am in a really good
place.
To read more Rice Diet success stories, click here.
In Memoriam: Doris Butz
If there was a mother hen of The Rice House, it was
Doris Butz -- a one-woman
welcome wagon who exuded warmth, wit, intelligence
and a dowager-like dignity.
Newcomers to the diet program gravitated toward her
like a magnet and learned a lot
from the exposure. She was the go-to person on the
premises -- perfect for orientation,
Durham tours and smart-marketing expeditions.
When she retired from schoolteaching in
New Jersey and went South to lose weight, she didn't
turn in her teacher's license. She
kept teaching, which was as natural to her as
breathing out and breathing in, and we were
all her willing pupils. Some of us refused to graduate
and returned summer after summer.
From her, I learned everything from the generosity of
the human spirit to how to trick
your taste-buds into believing that grapes kept in the
freezer become ice-cream bon-bons.
Gradually, over the years, her mobility diminished --
from tooling around the city in her
gas-guzzling Little Old Lady car to doing the same in a
motorized wheelchair. I fondly
recall her hot-rodding it up and down the aisles of
Kroger, nabbing the best values and
good-eats, occasionally asking a stranger to fetch
something for her from the top shelf.
And, it goes without saying, her refrigerator was
packed to capacity at all times as if she
was ready for a long winter's nap -- even in summer.
One never knows, does one?
Josephine Hull, the Oscar-winning biddy of "Harvey,"
was the actress Doris most
resembled, and I eventually learned that she had
actually done Hull's role in "Arsenic and
Old Lace." After her funeral at a reception in New
Jersey, I met the people who played
her brother and sister in that production. It was held at
the home of Anne Brown, a
Broadway actress Doris would come to New York to
see in "Once Upon a Mattress." She
took particular pride in Brown, having introduced her
parents to each other decades
before. And she loved the fact that one of her third-
graders, whom she had turned on to
performing, grew up to play the bride of "Jekyll and
Hyde" on Broadway -- a lovely blonde
soprano named Christiane Noll, who once dined with
Doris and always asked about her.
Doris Butz was buried in New Jersey beside
her "Mommy and Daddy" (her words) on her
80th birthday, and the funeral beforehand was SRO,
full to overflowing with friends.
Written by Harry Haun
In her memory, and inspired by their example, let us
live our life with an abundance of love and generosity.
Kitty Rosati
Free Rice
The Rice Diet Program is happy to support the Free
Rice initiative to end the world hunger. Their website
is www.freerice.com.
The Free Rice on-line program quizzes users on
vocabulary words, then rewards correct answers with
donations of 20g of rice to the United Nations World
Food Program. Money for the donations comes from
ads on the site. Moreover, the World Food Program is
proud to be sponsored by FreeRice.
Recipe: Roasted Millet Bake
This tasty side dish was just cooked up last week at a
Rice Diet Cooking Class. The cranberries and the
squash make this millet bake a delicious, colorful and
healthy casserole alternative to your holiday
menu.
- 1 Tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 3/4 cup millet
- 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded and
cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 cup fresh cranberries (about 4 oz.)
- Fresh ground pepper to taste
- 1 Tablespoon minced fresh sage leaves (or 1
teaspoon dried)
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 cup roasted vegetable stock
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly oil a 2 quart
casserole dish or 9x13 in baking dish with olive oil.
Warm 1T olive oil in a small skillet over med high
heat. Add the millet, stirring frequently, cook until
fragrant and golden, about 3 minutes. Spread in
bottom of the baking dish.
Scatter the squash cubes and the cranberries on top
of the millet. Sprinkle with pepper and sage and
drizzle with the maple syrup. Carefully pour the
warmed stock over all. Cover tightly with foil and bake,
without disturbing, for 45 minutes.
Uncover and raise heat to 400 degrees F. If the bake
looks too dry, add a spoonful or two of stock. Bake
until the mixture bubbles and the top is browned,
another 10 minutes or so. Serve hot or at room
temperature.
This recipe yields 6 servings.
Each serving contains approximately: Calories: 190,
Total Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 0.7g, Protein: 3.5g,
Carbohydrates: 32g, Fiber: 3g, Cholesterol: 0g,
Sodium: 20mg.
Check out more Rice Diet Recipes.
Rice Diet Cookbook Available
The latest Rice Diet book is now available! It is full of easy recipes from the Rice Diet kitchen, cooking classes, participants and staff.
This book also contains more inspirational stories -- some from Rice Diet Program participants and others from those who read and followed the Rice Diet Solution at home.
Pick up a copy of the cookbook at the Rice Diet Store or your local bookseller.
Buy the cookbook at the Rice Diet Store
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