Too Plump?

Otago Witness, Issue 3334, 6 February 1918, Page 51

Too Plump?

Of course, no girl would wish to be a scarecrow, but prettily dimpled faces and rounded outlines can, unluckily, degenerate into mere fatness. And to be really fat is to be neither comfortable nor strong.

Yet to fly to drugs to help reduce oneself is madness. Far better attack the evil at its root, and try a suitable and wise diet. It will spell self-denial of some "goodies," but no sensible girl will hesitate on that score. And there are compensations surely in looks and feelings later. The too-stout girl should avoid sweets, rich dried food, starchy foods, such as potatoes, macaroni, pastry and cakes; also cream, olive .oil, butter, and the like. Much bread is to bo avoided, and a habit of drinking with meals. But, on the other hand, she may eatsafely of meat (except pork), fish, green vegetables and salads, jellies, fresh fruits,' a<nd most dried ones, if not too highly sweetened. Oatcakes, toast, stale bread, and biscuits are permissible. • Exercise is essential, though it should not be overdone, or intense fatigue is caused, and that is injurious. Riding is excellent, and so is swimming—they exercise the muscles and harden the frame judiciously. Altogether, though the life of one inclined to be too stout is necessarily simple, it is not without its pleasures.