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Show into an artificial food craving. Learn to feel well-fed without in-between in-between meal snacks. 7. Eat balanced meals. Fats, sugar, starches, and protein all supply energy for the human body and perform their own function within the internal motor. As with a car, too lean a mixture of fuel is harmful. It's the proper balance of nutritional calories that keeps you trim. 8. Improve eating habits. Skipping Skip-ping a meal doesn't save calories; calo-ries; instead the strain on your nerves will make you eat twice as much next time. You will also receive greater satisfaction from less food if you eat slowly. 9. Exercise in moderation. Exercise will not actually remove re-move pounds, but even simple walking will improve muscle tone and circulation, and relax tension in any healthy adult. 10. Weigh regularly. Plan a weigh-in session once a week. Eating Too Much? Here's How to Cut Your Weight Statistics reveal that 95 per cent of overweight people simply eat too much. If you are one of the 45 million heavyweights in the nation today, these simple steps should start you toward becoming straight and narrow . . . and staying that way. 1. First, weigh. Don't be afraid to face the scale. This precision instrument will be your biggest morale booster and severest critic. You can catch pounds in the making by cutting calories when extra ounces show on the dial. 2. Consult your physician Only your doctor has the knowledge knowl-edge to decide how much, how fast, and what diet will help you lose weight. Physical condition, amount of overweight and individual indi-vidual living habits must deter- L. H. Erickson, of the Borg-Erickson Borg-Erickson Corp.. manufacturers of cannot-tell-a-lie scales, advises checking at the same time of day and preferably on the same day of the week. You'll show up lightest if you take a reading before breakfast. Whether the needle climbs or falls, this regular regu-lar check will provide incentive to keep down the calories. Overweight is a serious threat to health and an equally serious hazard to self-confidence. By making weight control a simple part of your daily routine, you'll soon start receiving compliments on your sleek appearance. And you'll feel spry enough to lick your new weight in wildcats. mine the safest plan for you. 3. Determine ideal weight. Only a physician can tell you on the basis of your height, bone structure, and muscular development devel-opment what you should weigh. But, because no two people are alike, he will try to judge the point at which you will look and feel your best. 4. Know yourself. Most people merely continue with poor eating eat-ing habits developed in early years. Others console themselves by munching when they are lonely lone-ly or are worried about money, family, job or social standing. If you can pinpoint a reason for your over-indulgence, it will be easier to establish a cure. 5. Count your calories. A calorie is the amount of energy the system receives from a given amount of food. The body absorbs ab-sorbs the energy it needs and ingeniously in-geniously stores surplus in the form of fat. Paring down this needless reserve and making sure it doesn't pile up again are the only effective weight reduction steps. 6. Retrain the appetite. Appetite Appe-tite is not hunger. Natural desire to eat can become channeled |