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Work Your Way
To Slenderness
Film Stars Do It, Why Can't You?
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The trouble with slimming in that period in which to slim, say two It in a difficult to stay the course. months, and determine that come Fired with the flame of enthusiasm, what may, whatever the scales may we start fully determined to mortify do, nothing shall interfere with the the fleah. Scales are installed in set programme.
If this program- the bathroom, diet sheets presented me in followed faithfully, with no to the cook, and exercise lists pinned slacking off or weakening any- upon the bedroom wall.
where, two months should. gee For the first week, all goes well, drop of anything up to a stone, pro- Up with the lark is our motto, and vided, of course, that the health is down with slothful ease. We are normal. resolved. The voice of the temptress Exercises are a little grim for in guise of a hosteus proffering suc- those whose natural Inclination is to culent dishes, disturbs us not. A cling to bed until the last possible rusk in our portion, and we eat it, moment. That is why, being sym- if not with relish, at least with an pathetic, I have got together a list Inward glow of martyrdom.
of excellent ones which can be done
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 14, 1938.
the more vigorous, who prefer
For more to this slimming, here A pound or two fades away. We lying on the bed. aré olated. Then things start to Instead of getting up to them, are five excellent exercises: s'ow up.
The scales fail to drop you get down to them. You must najquickly as we hoped, and we get remove the bolster-if you use one disheartened. Stout friends urge and pillows, so that you lie flat. us to give in. “You're much nicer For the first two, which really do as you are, my dear. You will marvels in flattening the tummy,
look years older if you got thin, and as for your nerves--much bot- 'tor to be plump and happy.”
We But aro
Comon the downfall, The pounds we lost are upon us again, thrive, wo grow plump. wo happy? No!. buginoms.
It's a worry
Fortunately, there is nothing to provent us starting' again, and this time we will really got down to it. The easiest way is to set à cortain
KIDDIES!
tuck or pillow un- derneath the knees, so that they are slightly bent, then proceed as follows: 1. Place the hands on the ribs,
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1. Kneel on the ground, arms stretched out sideways, shoulder- level: Bend from the waist to the right and back, and try to touch the feet behind. Resume original position, then bend to the left and back in the same way.
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Stand with the feet apart, hands on hips. Rotate the body from the waist, swaying over to the right, down, up, and back, de- scribing as wide a circle as pos- sible.
3. Stand erect, feet together, arms above the head. Bend down and try to touch the toes, keeping the knees stiff.
4. Take a squatting position with hands on hips. Shoot the right leg out in front, and then the left. Continue alternately, Russian dance fashion.
5. Lie on your back with legs raised and begin a cycling move- ment with the legs..
breathe in through the nose, ex- panding the ribs strongly. Then breathe out slowly through the open mouth. This should be done eigh- teen times, with a rest after each six movements.
as possible, round to the right and down. Do this six times clockwise and six times anti-clockwise.
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And now for diet. The first thing is to abolish the early morn-, ing cup of tea and substitute hot water and lemon.
Breakfast-Fresh fruit and a cereal, or fruit and a piece of melba toast-small pat of butter.
A cup of weak tea or coffee, with very little milk and no sugar.
Lunch.-Egg salad or omelet, or lightly boiled fish.
Tea-Cup of tea, without sugar. Nothing to eat.
Dinner.Cutlets, or any kind of lean meat and vegetables. Fresh fruit.
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This is only a specimen diet,' from which others can be arranged on the same lines. The chief point is to cut out all fried foods, sweets, pud- dings and starchy things.
Slimming baths are important. Violet-ray slimming baths can be bought in the form of a powder for use at home.
THESE COCKTAIL
SNACKS WILL
GO DOWN WELL
2. Repeat the first exercise, but
Here are some suggestions for Instead of taking one long breath, informal entertaining. They are and expanding the ribs once, take suitable as savouries in the dinner three distinct breaths, expanding menu or for snacks at the cocktail the ribs three times, and then party. breathe out through the open mouth.
Tomato Toasts.-3 large tomatoes,
3. Now for a brisk walk. Stay 3 red chillies, 1 onion, oz butter, where you are and do it this way. 1 dessertspoonful milk 1 tablespoon- Stretch out full-length with feet to ful bread-crumbs, 1 egg, salt and gether and hands at sides. Raise cayenne to taste left leg as high as possible, keeping it quite stiff. Raise right arm at Put tomatoes in boiling water the same time. Lower both to- for two minutes, then peel them gether, then raise right leg and left and chop very fine with chillies)!! arm. Continue this, with alternate salt and a small onion. Put half legs and arms, as quickly as pos-an ounce of butter in a pan with siblê.i
a dessertspoonful of milk, add.the 4. And now. Oops-y-daisy! Place tomatoes and chillies. the hands underneath the back, and raise the lower part of the body as Cook for a few minutes and high off the bed as possible, so that mix a well-beaten egg with it. most of the weight is resting on the Cook till the mixture is set lightly; shoulders. Keep the legs stiff, swing serve on slices of buttered toast and que over the head as far as possible, sprinkle fried bread-crumbs and one down towards the bed, then cayanne on top. reverse and continue briskly, with a scissor-like movementat
Gherkin Toast squares
and
and:
5. Lie stretched at full length, brend, Zoz English Cheddar cheese, hands on hips and heels together. 8 gherkins, 2 egge, cayenne Raise both legs together and swing salt to taste. round to the left, then up as highl
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