Carolyn Ekins describes herself as an emotional eater. When she hit 350 pounds, she decided to take control of her weight, using quite the unconventional method.
Carolyn spoke with her mother-in-law about her life during World War II. It was then that she became intrigued by the war’s ration recipes. During wartime, people got a lot more out of a lot less by necessity.
“That’s what really captured my imagination — that you could live on a lot less and feel good on it,” Carolyn said. “It struck me that living on ’40s rations might be an interesting way to lose weight and save money.”
She decided to make the change — not for her looks, but for her health.
“I had a racing pulse. I was sweating. My back was hurting,” she describes. The mother of three felt responsible for her own well-being. She wanted to remain a part of her children’s lives.
After one year on the ration diet, Carolyn lost 80 pounds and saved thousands of dollars. She made each recipe from official ration cookbooks. It spanned everything from pies and cookies to “mock turkey” made of ground sausage. The WWII ration diet was the first diet that worked for her.
“SlimFast, Weight Watchers, Slimming World — I tried them all,” she said. “I had some success, but none captured my imagination. And I didn’t like relying on processed food full of preservatives.”
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