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Its a common belief that when a person
quits smoking they must always deal with
weight gain. The facts say this isn't
necessarily true.
According to the American Cancer
Society only one-third of smokers gain weight
when they give up cigarettes. One-third stay
the the same weight, and one-third actually
lose weight as a result of combining a general
fitness program with their efforts to quit.
So if you're a smoker who would like to
quit, don t let the fear of weight gain keep you
from quitting. Ask a Peer Health Advisor for
help with quitting and a weight control
program.
Janet Monsen
Substance Abuse Peer Health Advisor
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DIETS DON'T WORK
By Bob Schwartz (Breakthrough Press,1982)
You never have to diet again! Does this
statement free you? Then read Diets Don’t
Work, a common sense, real-life approach to
the diet issue.
This book offers valuable insight into the
psychological reasons for eating. It also helps
people see they have choices as eaters. A
very helpful, four point philosophy explaining
how thin people eat offers an alternative to
compulsive eating behaviors.
Diets Don't Work is a private,
non-threatening chance for people to look at
food in their lives. It is an up-lifting, positive
text that's downright funny in places and truly
interesting. If you've ever pursued a ’diet*,
you have good reason to pick up your own
copy of this book.
Lucy Mead
Fitness Peer Health Advisor
fads are falxes
"Get thin quick!"
"I lost 30 pounds in just ten days!"
"Try the 'eat all you want and lose weight’
diet!" How many times have we glanced
over advertisements in magazines and
newspapers promising immediate success in
weight loss. Inevitably the ad includes a
picture of a radiantly thin individual holding up
a gigantic pair of pants to portray their
incredible success.
The thought is tempting..."! can eat all I
want and still lose weight’... but unfortunately
that's just not the way it works. Diets
proclaiming otherwise are a hazard to your
health. Every fad diet is nutritionally
unbalanced in one way or another- even if
followed by a healthy individual for a
relatively short time.
A rule of thumb regarding quick weight
loss "diets* is: Diets that promise quick
weight loss are illusory. The first five pounds
are water. This weight is usually regained
when the fad diet is abandoned.
A diet aimed at losing fat takes time.
Preferably one should lose one or two pounds
a week. One pound of body weight represents
3500 calories of expended energy. In other
words, you have to use 3500 calories more
than you eat to lose one pound.
Pounds lost per week may v'-y with body
weight but the key to remember is-lay off the
fad diets, the laxatives, and the diuretics.
You’re only losing water, so what's the use?
Beth Gaiser
Nutrition Peer Health Advisor
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