Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Paula Deen's 6 Eating Rules to Shed Pounds


It's been a year since Paula Deen announced she had type 2 diabetes, and that she was taking steps to improve her health. Famous for her delicious, buttery dishes that aren't exactly low-calories, Deen has managed to take the weight off by following basic diet principles like portion control and moderation.

Now, 36 pounds lighter, the celebrity chef shared some of her tips to maintaining her slimmed-down shape today on " Good Morning America."

Credit: ABC/Donna Svennevik, Food Styling/Karen Pickus
"I feel great. I really, really do," Deen said today. "When the doctor told me I had type 2 diabetes, I was devastated. I was shocked. It was not in my family. I loved my life. I didn't want my life to change. I loved everything that I cooked. …[but] I found some things that work for me."
1. Moderation, Not Deprivation
"Moderation, that nasty M-word. I had preached it for years on my show and I thought I was practicing it, but I wasn't because I was eating two biscuits and I really wanted three. So that was my moderation,"

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