The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-07
Two Methods Of
 Losing Weight { Are Sure
By JULIA HOYT


 FLOW MANY TIMES have we all heard ,s the remark s,. Yss, ,,,,sh she .hs is i; so fat!' It is unquestionablly true that fat is an enormous handicap to everyone, And with the exception of a very few. people to whom it is really a disease fatness is an unnecessary bur den for anyone to carry. There are two unfailing methods of losing weight if they are honestly and consistently followed. The first and most important is diet. The second is exercise. Exercise without diet, how. ever, is of very little use. In fact if one is healthy and in good trim exer- else alone hardens the muscles and in- creases the weight, although one may not appear fatter. s
 First, let; us consider the question of diet, When I speak of diet I do not mean to starve yourself. This will un- doubtedly make you lose weight but it is extremely detrimental not only to your health but to your appearance. I know a certain woman in New York who ''banted," as it is called, to such an extent that from a pretty, healthy looking woman she became old and hag- gard and completely lost her looks.
 This is absolutely unnecessary. A sensible diet will take a little longer but will eventually achieve the same r.- suit. 1t must be consistent, however. I have seen many people who thought they we're dieting and were surprised that they did not lose weight, particu- larly as they were making themselves extremely uncomfortable by their method. This method was to go with out one meal, say lunch, be so hungry by the time 5 o'clock or dinner time came around that they would then eat enoughs for two meals, consoling them selves with the fact that they had gone without one meal. Or they would go to tea and eat e large piece of cake or hot bread, thus doing much more harm than if they had eaten reason able lunch.
 Needless to say you must not eat heavily of anything, but it is perfectly possible to eat enough to be comfort able provided you avoid certain things. There are many theories on the ques. ton of the best diet on which to lose weight. Some fads such as taking nothing but. buttermilk and an occa. sional baked potato; or eating all you wish of one dish only-and numerous other theories. These work with some people and not with others.
 But, there is one form of diet that will prove successful with every one if persistently followed. think most peo- pie know this method, but nevertheless l shall repeat it. Eat no starches of any kind (if you must have bread or toast eat only gluten) absolutely mo sweets, not even sugar in your coffee or tea (saccharine can be substituted but it is better to get in the habit of no sweetening at aii) no milk or cream no salad dressings, such as mayonnaise or Russian dressing; no peas, corn or lima beans; and no salmon.
 I have not space enough to go into the diet more in detail but if this is followed and repeat, you do not over eat on other things you will gradually but surely lose weight. You must not think that taking a little helping or a nibble of the forbidden things will have no effect. The only method is to follow the diet consistently. If you arrive at the point where you feel that you must have something sweet it is better to eat all you want of it once and then posi- lively no more for as long period as you can go rather than little nihble every two or three days. People in gen. erai eat far too many sweets--in fact too much of everything. Much of peo- ples' loginess and lack of desire for ex. ercise comes from overeating. A doe tor once said that to be perfectly healthy one should never leave the table entirely satisfied.
 There are numerous exercises to be done for reducing overdeveloped parts of the body. I have not the space to tell all of them here and there are many books written on the subject. Exercise is, of course, most important in con nection with diet. In addition to ex. ercise be as generally active as you can Climb stairs rather than taking eleva- tcrs. If you are comfortably seated and think of something you want downstairs don't either send some one for it or say, Well, can get along without it now, but get up and go and get it.
 No matter how fat you may be or how much you may desire to lose weight never take advertised medicines for this purpose; any such medicine is sure to contain an ingredient that may do you permanent harm. Just as there is no easy way to acquiring a good skin there is no easy and safe method of losing weight. No one else can do it for you massage can help a little but only a very little, Turkish baths remove it for . few hours and that is all. Speaking of Turkish baths reminds me of an amusing incident saw in one a year ago. Sitting in the hot room was c very large lady perspiring freely and 0n the side of her chair was large box oi chocolates that she was eating steadily This sounds almost incredible but actually saw it and there are many peo pie who are just about as inconsistent in their attempts to lose weight. They are always the ones who do the most talking about their efforts to loss weight and express great surprise al { lack of result. If you investigate you will find they are cheating" in som' way. It is within practically every one's power to lose weight if they will make the effort and endure some slight discomfort.