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You see, I was one of those overweight mirror people who wouldnt have a in my house. I was happier just looking at myself from the neck up. Somehow it made me think I was slimmer from the shoulders down. As for catching reflections of myself in store windows. Id always turn the other way and stare at the slim girls on the street. It was a kind of escape. Fd pick one out of the crowd that I wanted to look like and say to myself I was going on a diet that night. But when Fd get home, Id turn on the TV, get out the snacks, and forget the whole thing. When I think back now, my eating problem came from the way I was raised not on three meals a day, but one continuous feed. My parents, you see, came from Czechoslovakia. To them, giving a child food was a sign of love. I was the "baby of eight children, and spoiled wild. Why, my father thought nothing of feeding me a half gallon of ice cream. As for full-leng- th I -'- . .VTiV :r ir' . "7 vY--- : . "'- - j 41, ?.! - a ".' lr? ' ;-- '.. ' - - ; ! , j 1 r niece, ft t jr?r'A A check-o- ut 1 i - , t fat person, there comes a moment For every truth. Mine came standing in line at a 1 a av--,'r's v' . v .; f k , 7. ' . J. .. . , .' i i J " i j Now, at 128 pounds lean stand or sit without worrying about pounds offat getting in my way. Or keeping me from finding stylish clothes as told to Ruth L. McCarthy my mother, she piled on the potato pancakes and homemade noodles and pastry, so that by fifth grade, I couldnt even do a somersault. Fd just roll over like a barrel. Unfortunately, my eating pattern didnt change even after I grew up and married. Fact is, on my wedding day, I weighed 30 pounds more than my husband, John. Of course, the joke of our honeymoon was who was going to carry who over the threshold. It wasnt so funny, however, two babies later and 60 pounds heavier. My husband was so embarrassed by my fat, he hated to take me to socials. But when he did, Fd just sit in a quiet comer in a size 26 dress and a 46D bra and look like his mother. Ill tell you, clothes were really a problem at that size. Once when I was pregnant, I tore a pink sheet in half, cut a hole in the middle and made a tent dress. It was enough to make my cold sober landlord see pink elephants. From what Ive said, I guess you can understand how much I needed help. But I knew from past experience that reducing pills were not the answer. What did the trick, however, was something I found at the store where Fd had the "Grandma insult a display of some pictures of a girl whod taken a load off her knees and thighs on the Ayds plan. And thats what put me on it. The change in her appearance was so beautiful, I bought a box of the butterscotch fudge Ayds on the spot. I took one or two with a hot drink before meals and Ayds really helped me cut down on what I ate. Now, I never said to myself that I wouldnt eat this or wouldnt eat that. I just decided to eat three meals a day. But I put it into my head that Fd stop eating when I was full. I also put smaller portions of food on my plate. And even with no snacking in between, I was satisfied on the Ayds plan. I lost a little better than a pound a week. And since Ayds contain vitamins and minerals but no drugs, they didnt make me nervous either. Frankly, it wasnt until Id taken off about that my neighbors in Arnold, Pa., started noticing. That was because I kept wearing those tent dresses. Nobody could see how I was shrinking underneath. But my husband knew and was delighted. So was I, because when I got to 128 pounds on the Ayds plan, my stomach no longer had to sit on my lap. ich Theres just one last thing Fd like to is important. I figure I saved money while I lost weight on the Ayds plan. Because that candy helped me eat less, so I could stay well within my food budget. Besides, I wasnt tempted to waste money on fattening candy bars. Ayds were a real morale builder, too. Fll tell you, I dont expect to look like a grandmother again for years. And thanks to the Ayds plan, Im going to be a "skinny one. 50 pounds say-wh- 11 |
