From Fat to Fabulous: A Diet Guide for Restaurant Lovers

With the odds stacked against her, Elaine lost 50 pounds in one year. She has a sluggish thyroid, does not have a spleen, takes medication that causes weight gain, had a slipped disk, and has bad knees making any form of exercise extremely difficult. On the only diet that has ever worked for her, she went from a size 22 to a 12 by eating only restaurant meals.

Testimonials, Reviews, & Appearances:

Kasey Joyce, Multimedia Journalist, reviewed From Fat to Fabulous: A Diet Guide for Restaurant Lovers on KSDK-TV (NBC-TV). Also on KSDK.com.

From Fat to Fabulous: A Diet Guide for Restaurant Lovers was on KDNL-TV (ABC-TV).

Featured Health News Video on KSDK.com. “Local woman dropped 50 pounds on restaurant diet.”

Riverfront Times Blog – Books – “Local Author Drops 10 Dress Sizes on ‘Restaurant Diet’”.

The KSDK-TV, KDNL-TV, and the Riverfront Times Blog can also be found on www.ElaineAbramson.com.

Featured in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Health News – “Woman leaves own kitchen to shape up.”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Elaine Abramson - Click here to read.

FoodTalkSTL on KFNS-AM radio 590 – Elaine Abramson, a woman who lost 85 pounds by only eating restaurant food!

Huffpost Blog; Click here to read.

Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival – From Fat to Fabulous: A Diet Guide for Restaurant Lovers.

“Elaine is our diet diva! She is inspirational.”—Cathy Cummings, Nurse, St. Louis Orthopedic Institute.

“What great work,” said Connie Diekman, director of university nutrition at Washington University. “She assessed her lifestyle, recognized the need for change and took action.”

Amy Moore, dietetics and nutrition instructor at St. Louis University, said “Abramson seems to have mastered making good choices.”

“With so many challenges to our health and happiness around every corner—and on every plate—it’s never been more important to be armed with knowledge and options. Elaine’s story and plan will inform, amuse, and possibly even save your life.”—Tom Hall, Graphic Designer & Lifestyle Ethusiast

“Elaine’s proven diet obviously works... Elaine looks fabulous. Amici’s Restaurant staff and culinary team have been honored to help Elaine with her proven results.”—Amici’s Restaurant proprietors Dave Pullam and Jim McInroy.

“We believe that Elaine has enjoyed our food because everything is made from scratch. Our food has no preservatives and no saturated fats that you get from packaged foods. We see Elaine choose from our menu very wisely. We are happy to see that Elaine has had great success with dieting while supporting local restaurants. Thanks,”—David Miller and Tony Dahl, Partners of Dave and Tony’s Premium Burger Joint.

“We have known Elaine for years and she looks and feels better than ever. Kudos to Elaine and a plan that makes you feel that way.”—Walter Alston, Engineer and Pam Stiehr, Grill Chef.

“After seeing Elaine’s before and after pictures, I was really impressed with the results that were achieved by this diet. Sounds like a lot of fun to go out and enjoy great restaurant meals and lose weight in the process.”—Dr. Srdjan Ilic.

“You look fabulous!”—Jackie D. Sclair, Insurance Agent.

“Wow! Elaine, where did you leave your Siamese twin?”—Chris Fulton, Senior Engineer.

“Elaine practices what she preaches in From Fat to Fabulous. Looking great!”—Thelma Urich, former National New Letters Chair for the National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW), past President of the Missouri State Association of NLAPW, president of the St. Louis branch of NLAPW.

“The best problem solver is someone who has overcome the problem. Elaine is an overcomer who managed to reduce her size from a 22 to a svelte 12. Her practical plan is easy to follow—but most of all it works. Bravo!”—Robin Theiss, St. Louis Writer, Bookseller, and Business Consultant.

“It’s been a joy to watch Elaine’s success story evolve. She grew from a thin, frail child to a hefty woman wearing a size 22 to a size 12 curvacious women after losing fifty pounds in one year. With an incentive to succeed, she preserved through many popular diets only to create her own restaurant diet regimen. She has set a good example for all of her friends.”—Jeannine Dahlberg, Author.

“You are SO inspirational, Elaine!”—Barbara Chartier.

“So many weight loss programs rely on time-consuming meal preparation, which makes them hard for an on-the-go person to follow. Others rely on bland fare that sucks all the pleasure from eating. Elaine Abramson’s Restaurant Lover’s Guide offers a healthy, effective alternative for those of us who eat most of our meals between appointments.”—Jaden Terrell, Author.

“I am amazed at the transformation of Elaine from an attractive heavy set woman to a slim lady with a beautiful figure. I think Elaine’s restaurant diet is fantastic, and I plan to follow her approach to losing weight.”—Adrienne Rosen, Fine Artist and Teacher.

“Most people have found that eating in restaurants frequently will increase their waistlines. Elaine has found a creative way to reverse this. Elaine looks younger since she went on her diet. We should all want to have this information. Way to use your creativity!”—Betty Shew, Artist.

“You look amazing!”—Maggie McCarthy, Watercolorist.

“Thank you for sharing your story with me during lunch. It is such a delight to meet interesting people who have overcome huge obstacles in life. You are an inspiration! I look at this as God stepping in to help you and then using you to inspire others and help others with emotional or physical conditions which keep them from experiencing joy in their lives.”—Ruth Galayda.

A nursery rhyme by anonymous says that Thursday’s Child has far to go. The poet couldn't have been more right! Follow the life of author and artist Elaine Sandra Abramson as she proves just how true this is. Misfortune often leads to hilarity as she has had to overcome life’s obstacles. From deadly stalkers to crazed bosses, from unwanted suitors to the dreaded IRS, and from the sand and wind swept streets of Jerusalem to the desert heat of Texas, see how a true master deals with adversity!

Elaine’s journey is far from over, but her adventures are sure to touch the reader’s heart. Delve into the pages of Thursday’s Child and cry and laugh along with her. Read an excerpt from Thursday’s Child in the Books section.

Thursday's Child was featured at the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival and recorded for viewing on WSIU Public Broadcasting (WSIU TV 8; WSIU TV 16; WSIU 91.9FM; WSIU 91.9HD; WSIU 90.3FM; WVSI 99.9FM, WSIU.org) and SIU - Southern Illinois University; Southeast Missouri State University; and Cape Girardeau Convention & Visitors Bureau.

“Elaine, if you didn’t have bad luck, you wouldn't have any luck at all.”
—Robin Theiss, past president of the St. Louis Writers Guild, author, and owner of STL Books.

Lovey Award nominee. Tied for first runner-up in the Silver Falcon Award. First prize in the Pat De Clue Short Story Competition. First prize in the National League Of American Pen Women’s short story competition. Semi-finalist in the 11th Network Writers’ Competition. Semi-finalist in the Writer’s League of Texas Fellowship Contest.

Available on Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, Omnilit, and Echelon Press.

Categories: Artist. Humor. Jewish. Memoir. Biography/Autobiography.

Under E.S. Abramson and Elaine Sandra Abramson THURSDAY’S CHILD is available from:

World War II spies stole my identity.

Even though I am an award-winning artist, to this day no one knows who I am. While searching for my birth mother, I opened Pandora’s box. Military, government, and family plots and coverups tumbled out.

“Two can keep a secret if one is dead,” said my father, a Canadian national who created secret weapons for the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. His death unlocked a cache of documents which led me to uncover a World War II military coverup in which he was involved.

I was imprisoned in Canada, and the Canadian government CONFISCATED Daughter of Spies.

Patsy R. Murray, CRM, Barnes & Noble, wrote, “Who is this woman and where did she come from? Which birth certificate contains the true information? Lots of questions require answers, and I am hooked.” Finalist in the 11th Writers’ Network Competition. Promoted by the St. Louis Writers’ Guild and retained in their archives. Excerpts read at Barnes & Noble and the St. Louis Book Festival.

Click here to download a PDF excerpt from Daughter of Spies. This excerpt also appears on the St. Louis Writers Guild’s web site.

A Deadly Mystery series. In the case of Invisible Women Susan Goodwin-Earl, an art appraiser and detective, must solve a string of murders, art thefts, and an art fraud. She and her fiance’, emergency room Dr. Arthur Gramm, must stop a serial killer from targeting oppressed women. When she and Arthur, who is twenty years her junior, plan to marry, her spoiled adult children stall the nuptials.

Because of Elaine’s expertise in appraising, Lee Lofland has linked her website to The Graveyard Shift. Elaine was a special guest at Killer Nashville.

Patsy Murray, CRM, Barnes & Noble wrote, “It has fascinating characters, fast-paced action and interesting locations. Susan, the private investigator, is smart, educated and savvy about people. If you like a good mystery, here's one that will keep you turning the pages."

Fort Worth Star-Telegram feature article A highly praised appraiser praised Elaine Abramson’s appraisal and artistic skills.

Elaine Abramson was the first person to intern at the Appraisers Association of America. She wrote appraisal and art columns for their newsletter The Appraiser as well as for the Graphic Artists Guild’s GAG Art Forum and National League of American Pen Women’s NLAPW Forum.

The LOVE A LAB picture book series relates a loving relationship between a teenage girl and her mischievous Labrador Retriever.

Written and illustrated by Elaine Sandra Abramson, the first woman to become a state artist of Texas, the only state in the nation to have a state artist.

The Love A Lab illustrations took the coveted People’s Choice Award at the National League Of American Pen Women’s Missouri convention.

The Love A Lab series has been endorsed and recommended by: Patsy Murray, CRM, Barnes & Noble; Jan Sargent, Executive Director, Texas Association Film/Tape Professionals; Paul Christensen, President, Omega Productions; and Mary Walbridge, President, Walbridge Film & Video Productions.

Ms. Abramson is a Juried member of the Best Of Missouri Hands. She is also a Juried member of the Greater St. Louis Artists Association. She is a former Graphic Artists Guild board member and newsletter editor. Ms. Abramson is the president of the Missouri State Association of the National League Of American Pen Women.

Love A Lab illustrations can be viewed at: www.bestofmissourihands.com/category_painting_drawing.htm,
www.bestofmissourihands.com/elaineabramson.htm, and
www.gslaa.org/mp-abramson.htm

Mama Racoon was a bungling burglar. She came out of every home she broke into empty handed. She had to resort to Dumpster diving to feed her cubs.

The Burglar is a Nasty Animals picture book. Cows, squirrels, badgers, and other critters appear in this series. Written and illustrated by Elaine Sandra Abramson, the first woman state artist of Texas.

Elaine Sandra Abramson is a Juried member of the Best Of Missouri Hands. She is also a Juried member of the Greater St. Louis Artists Association. She is a former Graphic Artists Guild board member and newsletter editor. Ms. Abramson is the president of the Missouri State Association of the National League Of American Pen Women. Read at Barnes & Noble.

Tummy Treats characters speak in rhyme all the time. They teach children about foods that can heal. And foods that will make a good meal.

Food character stories and plush toys to delight children. Shown are Toby Tomato and Goldie Grapefruit. Tummy Treats appeared on the Pixelon Network.

Elaine Sandra Abramson is a former elementary art school teacher and has worked with Viacom Entertainment.

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