Evening star., 1950-07-30
Why
Old?
By Josephine Lowmon

Many women WHO SUCK W lily
nine-day diet and lost from eight
to 10 pounds in that length of
time now write to ask how to eat
in order to stay where they are,
or where they wish to be, on the
scales, once they attain their per-
feet weight. One letter before me
says:
II have lost eight pounds and
want to lose another eight and
then keep that weight. How do I
eat in order to do this? If I keep
on the diet would continue los
ing. Do I eat as I did before
started the reducing diet?"
No. Do not eat as you did
before starting the diet. Your
overweight reflected the habit of
eating too much of the calorie-
packed foods, and of nibbling be-
tween meals, and may have indi-
Gated a sweet tooth, although you
can become fat without eating
lot of sweets. That is one point
on which many women are con-
fused.
The reducing diet is high in pro-
teins dean meat, skinned milk,
eggs and cottage cheese). 1t is
also high in vitamin and mineral
intake (fresh fruits and vege-
tables, especially the green and
yellow ones, and green salads. tt
Is low not only in sweets but in
fats and Starches. It gives you
baked potatoes and whole wheat
bread but warns you about the
amount of butter you use and the
manner in which you prepare your
food.
I think the problem of fats is
one which throws" most women.
They leave all potatoes off their
diet and sugar out of their coffee !!
but put gravy on their meat, eat
the fat as we'll as the lean, load
salad dressings on their saladSI
and put lots of seasoning on their
vegetables. This ICONS the calorie
count much more than baked
potato or even a simple custard
dessert would.
Take the nine-day diet as a
frame, a general plan, a general
rule to follow if you wish to keep
the weight you have. but build it
up a little. For instance, Mon
days breakfast gives you-one
poached egg, one thin slice of |
whole wheat toast, one cup of
coffee. You could add some but
ter to your toast, a small portion
of cereal or stewed fruit, and a
glass of SKINNED milk to that
breakfast.
Luncheon offers you - salad
made of shredded lettuce, one
medium tomato demon for dress
ing). two tablespoons cottage
cheese. one glass of skinned milk,
one-half grapefruit. Take three
or four tablespoons of cottage |
cheese instead of two and put a
tablespoonful of salad dressing on
the salad.
Dinner allows you-broiled liver,
one portion spinach, one portion
heets, one glass skinned milk,
one orange. Add a baked potato
with little butter and a jello or
cuStard dessert. Take slightly
larger portions.
Be conservative. Give yourself |
treat once in a while with a |
rich sauce or food but do not let
it become a daily habit. Add a
little salad dressing, one more
piece of toast, a little butter, drink
whole milk rather than skinned
milk once a day, but do not drop
back into those eating habits
which piled the weight on you be- |
fore. You will feel much healthier |
too, because the scientific reduc-
ing diet adds to your pep while
1t whittles off your curves.
If you did not obtain a copy of
my Nine-Day Reducing Diet I will
be glad to send you a copy of the
booklet. Inclose 10 cents and al
self-addressed, stamped envelope
with your request for it to Joseph
Inc Lowman in care Of The Eve
ming Star.