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Show (Advertisement) k I was on mywayup to the top—227 pounds—when this picture was taken. Every time I went shopping for a dress, I knew I'd have to buy it bigger. When hit size 2214, I knew it was time to come down. Here I am at 130. My husband never thought I could lose so much weight. But I did. And I feel great! Z I stopped crash dieting and | 97pounds | By Edith Henderson—as told to Ruth L: McCarthy never thought when I wentto workin the bakery that I’d turn into a 227-pound cream puff. But that’sexactly what happened.Of course, it didn’t overnight. For fifteen years, I'd been overeating. My job, however, was what tipped the scales. From nine to three, I lived in a world of Danish rolls, sugar-coated doughnuts and plump apple The temptation was terrific. And T had little will power. When I wasn’t selling, I ate, And when I went home, I didn’t stop.In fact, T ate even more. Myhusband is a baker. He-and I and our three children live on a small farm in Rice Lake, Wiscon- sin. We have ten acres. On six, we grow corn and worked withwere all slim. Thecontrast wasenough to move me to action. I'd tried dieting before, but never with much as off the weight ly and sensibly. I knew, though, that I'd need help. That’s when I turned to a vitamin and mineral i oats. On the rest, we have livestock. There's always you'd gone from size 221 to a size 12! Thank layer cake. You can see what made me fat. It wasn't heredity. Mysix sisters are all slim. It wasn't glandular, It wasn’t lack of exercise. It was simply my own oversized appetite that was to blame for the shape used will power alone. I was the only one to take ee reLier rae mal one omnes major Whatdid I have to do on the Ayds Plan?It was really quite simple. The candy contains no drugs. 1 directions — took one or two Ayds before meals, with a hot drink. For me, that was usually acupofcoffeeor tea. Fifteen minutes later, I was able to sit down at the table with the rest of myfamily and eat what they ate. Only I ate less, because my appetite had been curbed and I wanted less, ‘Where cake and coffee used to be routine when we watched television in the evening, I now take a cup of coffee and an Ayds. It comes in two flavors, you, Ayds. BEFORE AND AFTER MEASUREMENTS After 54" 130 pounds 36" 2 6" 12 |