The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-04
HOPE FOR THE FAT.
They May Grow Thin without Sscri-
Aciag An Their Comfort

uCI0g AL IneIf OOmIOfI
To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-SN: !
was born fat. was a fat boy. and was
called FATTY by everybody. I lost n
little M a young man., but soon got "
all back with interest. I always ate all
kinds Of God that made for fat. NJ!
size sometin es troubled me. but I never
found that nobody loves a fat man,"
Probably ! would "a rolled into my
grave a big lump Of fat II something
hadn't happened. had the grip-or
believed I had until my good doctor
found that ! was not properly digesting
sugars and starches.
lie gave me some little pellets TO take
and also a diet list which stated Just
what ! could eat and what I could not
eat. lie said he wa moro particular
about the "don'ts" than the "coulds."
Diet! The ono thing I had always
felt rebellious. But the doctor was the
boss" and he bosscd the job in no
uncertain terms.
Well. as there 10 no use In having a
doctor unless you follow his advice. !
got ABOARD the wagon and stuck to It
absolutely.
The "don'ts' on tha list cut Of ALI
starches, sugar and malt liquors. No
more big dishes of boiled hominy and
butter. rice. hot rolls. wafies and-oh
pshaw all the things hat I liked most {.
No sugar In coffee or tea, no buildings,
pies or ice cream!
but I could have butter and cream
and salad oil. Any kind Of meat ex-
cept liver. All sea foods. Any sort Of
nuts except chestnuts n peanuts--and
love peanuts.
What with gluten bread toasted and
buttered. or bran bread and mullins, a
little saccharine In coffee to take OFF the
curse OF bitterness. string beans. celery.
spinach. asparagus. salads. cabbage. &c.
was gratifed to find that to be on this
diet was no ~"depravity." as the old
darby said.
began to feel better. iook better.
and to lose fat until II became notice.
able to my friends. They spoke of my
improved appearance.
l weighed 236 pounds before ] started
the dieting. and now, two months after.
ward. ] weigh 2I6 pounds and am still
losing fat. MOI is my skin fabby.
The comfort of being able TO etoop
and pick up something from the fioor
and to tie my shoes without getting up
putting and red in tho face is reward
enough for giving up the sugar and
stirches. I shall never go back to my
old unlimited diet. although the con-
diuon for which | was treated has dis
appeared. and IA cancelled insurance
policy has been renewed after under
going a denomination.
| am no longer a tat" man--just a
big one.
Knowing the foods that make for tat
and avoiding them has now become a
habit. j want fat men who dread a
diet 70 know that this Is not a course
of suffering. II Is worth irving.
Some time ago there was published n
book giving a li-t OF menus which IL was
asserted. II followed absolutely. one
could eat we'll and heartily and still lose
rat. There was n preface by a well
known writer vho had followed this
course and fully Endorsed Il. lie says
mat a tat man Is a sick man. and In
view of my experience ! agree with him.
Hut the fa' man does no, know that he
IL sick as long as he te.'ps up and going.
That system cuts out all starches, SUI
gars. alcohol and fats.
When ! read the book and found that
| could have no butter on my bread or
cream IN my coffee or oil ~ my salad
passed II up and decided no, 10 sacri-
fice my comforts for my looks.
| have deserved that a fat man when
he fnds that butter and oil are taken
from him feels that he will either s,arve
or he so uncomfortable that he will not
Diet. ] have found that ! have eaten
them and sim lost fat.
Gluten bread toasted and but,crcd l.
very palattbic. with = nutty taste. Sac
charine used spar.ngly takes the place
of cane sugar, Will. grapefruit without
SUGAR soon becomes preferable. Prunes
cooked w.thou, sugar and baked APPLES
help out wonderfully. Potatoes. peas,
beans ts,ring beans are perm!tt.d).
oeets. Sc. are easily avoided.
attended 4 dinner where my host.
knowing that ! ate only gluten bread.
provided a loaf. ! arrived with my
pockets FULL Of toasted gluten muf,ns.
But bread and muffin we're all eaten.
because another guest was trying OUT
the diets gwen iu the book above re-
ferred 10 He and his wife had been
following IN" course for come time and
we're getting good results. but both had
found ihat the exclusion OF al fats war
almost enough to cause them to give IN
the whole thing.
When | related my cArerience this
gentleman Immediately sailed into the
butter. ate his salad W';h lusto and was
glad lie and his wife have eaten all
the butte! and fats thcy cared to- ever
since. lie tells me that they a e reduc-
ing quite rs rapidly A. before.
Now. non .; this H. new to the msdi.
cal fraternity. They know all about tt.
and any physician will furnish a printed
diet list such as ] have described. Ny
experience may encourage some OF the
Tat ones to "hey their doctors and get
rid OF "A lot Of useless weight.
Gluten bread and mullins are eas!ly
procured from the grocer. There are
concerns which bake many varieties of
foods for disbctics-foods with starchc.
eliminated and crackers mad. of glu-
ten flour and butter can he obtained.
Some " the restaurants serve gluten
bread, but Il Is safer 10 take some with
you wh"n dining away from home.
This road is not a hard one 10 travel.
and the result IN so very satisfactory
that I am inpelled 10 pass along what
| have found to ho "A good thing
There IN u very tat man who rides
daily on one OF the suburban trains
He always has , whole seat to himself.
He II asleep most Of the time.
! used to be- the other fat man who
took up "A whole seat, but now I get only
my share OF Il.
I'm sorry for the other fellow
Fat men, get on a diet and he hcalin.
Ter and happier G. j. ~.
RRooKLYS. March 4.
n.s. An G.--