| Show HORE V DAY DR DK JAM JAMES S W E BARTON T ks about safe reducing aff diets SOME of our overweight friends i tel tell us in a profound manner that they have studied the matter of weight reduction and have hav e come to the conclusion that so far as they are concerned they are re not eating more tha than anthey they should they have estimated that for their height and weight some like to include the idea of age also they are getting lust just the proper number of calories 10 or r heat units thus they feel that it if they ate less they would bec become 0 m e weak and cons consequently e I 1 t they h e y might collapse now mow what these over weights tall to remember Is that the amount of food calories or heat dr barton bariou units that their body requires should not be estimated for their present weight but for their proper or ideal weight the average adult man mafi doing office or light factory work needs 2500 to calories dally daily and the adult woman doing house or of flee work requires 2000 to 2500 calories this is for a man 5 feet 7 inches tall weighing pounds and a woman 5 feet 4 inches tall weighing pounds in inmost most overweight cases it will be found that from 25 to 35 per cent more than these amounts is being taken it if less than this amount of food Is taken dally daily a demand will be made upon the fat deposited in the body it if the food is properly chosen it it Is easy to take as little as twelve to fifteen hundred calories and yet have a sufficient amount abou amou it to eat so that the appetite is fairly well sa satisfied t and the individual does not have a feeling of emptiness safe menus blenus menus that are safe for over weights who want to 0 I 1 lose 0 se weight are suggested ted by prof E V me collum johns hopkins university breakfast stewed prunes without sugar small dish of oatmeal with skim milk one slice of toast coffee with small amount of milk lunch chicken soup two soda crackers lettuce and cottage cheese sandwich one muffin buttermilk or skim milk dinner small steak with onions small serving of mashed potatoes string beans lettuce salad one roll baked apple breakfast grape fruit plain omelet two slices of crisp lean bacon one slice of toast coaree with milk 0 or r a dash of cream lunch fult fruit salad one roll skim milk dinner broiled halibut with ae lemon m mashed potato small serving ia ig spinach with hard boiled egg tomato salad one roll fruit jello breakfast orange poached egg two slices of lean crisp bacon 0 ona n slice of toast coffee with a small sm ll 11 amount of milk or a dash of cream but no sugar lunch vegetable soup two soda crackers lettuce and tomato salad with a small amount of french dressing containing but a small amount of oil or salt pepper and vinegar one roll with butter but one cube of butter allowed per day buttermilk dinner one small lamb chop small baked potato bru brussels asels sprouts celery and cabbage slaw law one roll skim milk grape fruit the mental patient when a patient consults a physician phy Is the physician is not satis satisfied fled with what the examination reveals but asks aks the patient a number of quest questions loris and encourages him to tell all about his symptoms where the pain is located whether the dainis pain is sharp or dull just when it comes on what seems to make it worse and what seems Wre to relieve lievi or at least make it easier to bear if it Is not a pain then it may be a heaviness a discomfort or other feeling that should not be present by putting together the objective symptoms the symptoms he found by the examination the temperature the pulse any bounds that be present any lumps that are not normal the blood pressure the richness ot of the blood la ii iron or lime or both and then learn learning ing the subjective symptoms from the patient as mentioned above the physician makes up his mind just what all ailment menth present and treats the patient accordingly but this until recently Ihas has not been the method of examining a mental patient the usual physical examination was made but it thi the patient t were shy did not like to talk about abou this his fancies nil his difficulties his desires he was not encouraged cou raged to any extent to tell everything ery thing that was on his mind today however the physical e examination is made as usual but the pit pa heat is encouraged to tell every thing it he seema to bi be side stepping or avoiding a certain subject he is ii kindly but firmly questioned along these subjects this means that the patient really d does oes most of the talking annonce and once started will iett Ilet loose and speak about conflicts difficulties and other subjects he has heretofore kept hidden cc service lo |
