go on a 1200 calorie schedule. I suggest the following distribution
of the calories:

Breakfast 100 C's.
Lunch 350 "
Tea 100 "
Dinner 650 "

You can reverse the dinner and lunch if you desire. If you do so then
have your 100 calories I have allowed for tea time to take just before
you retire. On a 1200 calorie schedule arranged as I have it you will
not be hungry, I assure you. It will not be more than three or four days
before your stomach will be shrunk and this amount I have allowed you
will almost seem like overeating! That is the big idea. Shrink your
stomach. Go on a fast or low calorie day for a day if necessary to get
started. See page 81.

I can safely say that any up and around adult will reduce on 1200
calories, for that will not supply the basal metabolism, i.e., the
body's internal activities, such as the beating of the heart,
respiration, digestion, excretion, etc., and some of the body's stored
fat will be called upon to supply the deficiency. How much one will
reduce depends on how many calories are actually needed for the internal
and the external activities. See pages 26 and 27. It is not advisable to
reduce too rapidly. See page 85.

Now you have 1200 calories a day to eat. Let us think of this in terms
of money. You have a limited amount of money every day to spend for
food. You must spend it judiciously and get the food you need and want.
If you spend the most of it on one article you have that much less for
other things. It is possible that some days you will want to spend more
than your allowance and you draw on your next day's supply. That will be
all right if you remember that you have done so and will spend that much
less the next day to equalize your account. You must study to spend
wisely and carefully so as to supply your needs, but you cannot spend
more than you have without restitution and retribution. Here are the
menus:

BREAKFASTS

100 C. Each

1. Fruit
2 med. apples or 1 baked apple with 2
tsps. sugar
_or_
1 large orange
_or_
1/2 large grapefruit
_or_
1 small cup berries
_or_
1/2 good sized cantaloupe
_or_
2 med. figs
_or_
5 prunes

2. 1 cup coffee or cereal coff