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Dea^ Ruth: Just like the lady in Town Ba|fr, J too am interested in Ssing weight ( at least 20 pounds ) . Can you help me? 4 do ftof. have the will power. -*A/ . Reader Also. Dear A.R.A. : Where food is concerned, lots of us are lacking in will power, or at least, we blame it on that. I checked with my Funk & Wagnalls for Abe meaning of "will power- — it is "the "\ ability to control Hue's self; strength and firmness of sueiigui diiu nrniness 01

mind." t But the word "will" is broken into two parts: first, "making of free choices and decisions" and second, "striving to carry out a choice or decision." Most of us have no trouble at all in marking a choice or decision. In fact, we can be quite willfull at times. But it is at this point that we sometimes sabotage ourselves. <• * Instead of taking a positive stand, we become negative. For instance, we are 20 pounds overweight. We should do something about our problem before the 20 becomes 40 extra pounds, but that decision j means discipline. j So instead, we choose to j torment ourselves, toying j with the idea of begirfning a new diet, or exercise or perhaps joining a weight loss group. We don't make a decision, toe start, go halfway, then turn back, over and over again, v We are fike those tan- \ talizing claw machine \/ 1 recall from childhood daj§; y which would pick up a wonderful prize, swing it toward you, then drop it back in a pile Of sand just as it was about to become * yours Instead of wasting all that time and energy, make the decision to start. Add a little effort and enthusiasm and before you know it, you'll be well on f your way to a successful eating pattern You'll be able to put fofx? in its proper place, i.e., nourishment and sustenance. You will be a winner with a new and healthier way of Jife. I am sending you some suggestions to help you get startd Good luck with you decision and your determinations to carry it through. You need only to be willing. Dear Ruth: Thank you for * the suggestions you mailed me. I do appreciate them and I have lost four pounds in about three weeks. The reason? Getting down to brass tacks - so to speak - and starting to think and act sensibly where food is concerned. Keep up the good work! "Finding Out What It's All About" Dear Finding: Your progress is wonderful and you keep up the good work ! I'm so pleased that you were kind enough to write back

1 (my first letter for Diet Do's column was from this lovel/fady) It's rewarding to know that by sharing our experiences we can actual- ' . ly touch and help one another. It makes my ef -J fort worthwhile. Yon are finding that once you take a positive attitude, it's really not that difficult. Instead of just trying to cope with a proV

blem you have made a change for the better. Don't let daily frustrations and disappointments alter your determination. I'm happy VApr you. // you need getting started on a diet program, write to Ruth Alcorn W a n b e r g , c/o this newspaper, Box 430. Cape May Court House. NJ 08210. f V [

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