This week in Hood history...
Issue date: 9/27/04 Section: Features
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Dieters Band Together; Solve Weighty Problem by Maggie Lindsay
Late dinner one night I sat at the first table I saw-The Diet Table. It was spaghettis night-and I though, "Ugh, all we'll get is cottage cheese!" I was wrong; we were served spaghetti.
This year's Diet Table presently seats seven girls. The Medical Doctor suggested that these girls sit at the Diet Table but attendance is, of course, voluntary. The number will change as girls join or leave the table. The girls are instructed on how to count calories and watch their diets. Ms. Meyers tells the girls the number of Calories for each type of food. The object is to teach the girls how to eat right and how to juggle around what they want to eat with the total calorie content for the day.
The table is served what the rest of the dining hall and they pick what and how much they eat. The only variation is the Diet Table gets fruit instead of cakes or pies. The group is weighed by the doctor every Thursday. As of now the girls have lost an average of six pounds per girl. When the girls feel confident in themselves, they can move anywhere they want. One of their secrets I've been told is to eat slower-you will eat less.
It looks as though this year's Diet Table will be a success. The girls are enthusiastic and sincere. Anyone interested in information on calories see Ms. Meyers or Ms. Bradford in the dining hall. Good luck to the table!
- 1972 "Hood Today"
Late dinner one night I sat at the first table I saw-The Diet Table. It was spaghettis night-and I though, "Ugh, all we'll get is cottage cheese!" I was wrong; we were served spaghetti.
This year's Diet Table presently seats seven girls. The Medical Doctor suggested that these girls sit at the Diet Table but attendance is, of course, voluntary. The number will change as girls join or leave the table. The girls are instructed on how to count calories and watch their diets. Ms. Meyers tells the girls the number of Calories for each type of food. The object is to teach the girls how to eat right and how to juggle around what they want to eat with the total calorie content for the day.
The table is served what the rest of the dining hall and they pick what and how much they eat. The only variation is the Diet Table gets fruit instead of cakes or pies. The group is weighed by the doctor every Thursday. As of now the girls have lost an average of six pounds per girl. When the girls feel confident in themselves, they can move anywhere they want. One of their secrets I've been told is to eat slower-you will eat less.
It looks as though this year's Diet Table will be a success. The girls are enthusiastic and sincere. Anyone interested in information on calories see Ms. Meyers or Ms. Bradford in the dining hall. Good luck to the table!
- 1972 "Hood Today"