KEEPING SLIM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19859, 1 February 1928, Page 7

KEEPING SLIM.

GOMMON-SENSE METHODS. It is extraordinary how many women let their figures deteriorate in middle age and then, when they begin to be alarmed by their increaisng proportions, they either have resort to drugs or to expensive forma of massage. Unless excessive fat is caused by illness it is not only possible but comparatively easy to reduce it without any drugii or dieting;. Personally, X used to weigh over list., and now I weigh 9st. 10lb., simply because I took a common-ssense view of tho matter and did not shirk the remedy, writes Lady Kitty Vincent, Nature never meant anybody to be fat, even in old age, and if you look at animals in their native state you will find that although they may be somewhat heavier when old, they are never softly fat. . The root of the whole matter is not starvation or drugs, but exercise. \Vhen I say, "Starvation," I refer to the way in which some people really don't allow themselves enough to eat. 0i courije, if you eat large quantities of sugar cakes and sweets you ara working against Nature, You need not dispense with that blessed invention, the early morning cup of tea. You can even have eugar and cream m it if, after having drunk it, you will go for a sharp walk before breakfast. A ml - e is quite far enough, but you must walk very briskly. Eat a good breakfast and during the morning arrange to have another walk, this time about two miles, •'•he only form of dieting; I suggest is in havincr a cup of coffee find soin© biscuits for luncheon instead of the ordinary heavy meal. As a matter of fact, nothing will make you feol better than this no-luncheon plan, and it improves the complexion in a marvellous way. During the afternoon yon must take another walk of two miles unless .you. prefer to skip to a tune on the gramophone. If you prefer the latter alternative you will find it best to begin by skipping 25 times to begin with, resting till you have regained your breach, ana then beginning .gain until yon have totalled 100 skips altogether. After a week or two you will be able to skip 100 times without stopping. You must be fair with yourself and allow nothing whatever to interfere with your exercise "because it is the cumulative effect which in so wonderful. You can eat as much as you want, and at the same time see the pounds slipping off you if you really walk, but you must go at the rate of four' miles an hour and must pay no attention to the weather. If you can add swimming to your programme it will ensure an even quicker reduction. E iercise alone will give you back your youthful figure far more quickly than any other method, but the reason that doctors order their patients to do "cures" is because the latter would not think a dull, simple remedy like walking could possibly be really efficacious. Nature meant us to be in a constant state of movement, and if we atoke up the. fuel and never burn it, it naturally turns into fat. In time .vou could take off three or four stone simply by increasing the exercise, but be content with your normal weight, because yoa will then feel well in addition to looking well.