Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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A Nautilus a day. keeps the pounds away for junior Eric O'Neil. Working those calories off and getting muscles is junior Rachel Crossen as she shoots for the hoop. Food, glorious food, so scrumptious and lus- cious. INSET One hundred pounds right on the mark! feanse 15

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Chow Down vs. Shape Up Pig-our in style then exercise awhile. Have you ever found yourself saying, I'm just going to eat this now, but I'll start my diet on Monday. ? At least every girl in the cafeteria must have said this at one time or another. Pigging out has to be everyone's favorite pastime, in- cluding all those jocks who lift weights every day! How about those Elaine Powers work-out and Nautilus freaks? Even though every- one loves to eat, the fat that this enjoyment brings is unwanted and looked down upon as a curse in our society. Chris Crouch in opposition to this view said, “There's no time like the present, because Monday's a year away. Dieters use a variety of methods to lose those extra pounds , such as diet pills, excercise, reduction in food intake, cutting out sweets en- tirely, or just a mix of all the above. Diet pills are considered the most dangerous method, for obvious rea- sons, nonetheless they are still used by those wishing “to control their ap- petite. When ever one feels that little urge to grab something to eat, the most common reaction of a diet pill user is to pop a pill. This can be very dangerous if used in the wrong way in that there is a chance of overdose, but it proves to be a good method for some people. Exercise has to be the most popu- lar and widely accepted method. Ranging from Nautilus to cycling, running, and raquetball, the wide ar- ray of exercises will burn those dreaded little (or big?) calories. The reduction of intake method was most often tried but also the most often failed method. Girls would not eat all week, just to be able to fit into that new size 3 outfit they bought. Come Friday night, when they squeezed into it — Ahh — what did they do? They went to Rudy's and ordered three tacos, two burritos, four enchiladas, a plate of cheese and fries, and a large Diet Coke (?). Oh, but the guiltl! The next week they once again starved themselves. It seemed to be an end- less cycle. Cutting out sweets was practical- ly impossible, especially with all those temptations out there. Just when you thought it was safe to get a sal- ad for lunch, while waiting in line you saw those delectable chocolate snacks. Suzy-Q's, Ding Dongs, Ho- 'Ho's, etc ... The list was endless. Could anyone pass these up? When you see food you just can't ognore it!, said sophomore Colleen McDevitt. If you could, your will- power was admirable. Diet, what's that? asked junior Stephanie Friemel innocently. How- ever. for most of us, the weekly starvation and weekend party and pig-out diet was the one we liked best! But Why diet? said senior Tracy Fiese. You'll only get fat in college! 14 feati e

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We have designed a test to see how many true-bred Knights AHS is sending out into the world. To find out if you qualify, give yourself one point for each charac- teristic that applies to you. Score: 12-15 You are a true Knight! 9-11 You have a solid AHS background. 6—8 You're either a freshman or a new student. 1 J , 0-5 Are you sure you go to AHS? 1) Do you speed energetically home 1 ™ from school only to be pulled over by a ■ L police officer on Central Park? 2) Do you find yourself up at 7:30 a.m. six days a week instead of five? 3) Can you digest a double meal M' MM jj ftp in the ten minutes you have for ‘ I lunch? M 4) Do you have bruises on your sides from the K-N-l-G-H-T-S cheer? 5) Do you have an outfit of red and white for every season? 6) Is the bottom of your locker sticky from spilled illegal Big Gulps? 7) Have you been kicked out of the library at least once? 8) Do you constantly look over your shoulder for a tall figure in black when eating at McDonald's? 9) Do you hum the school song after each Mass? 10) Do you check your shirt tails before walking into room D-8? 11) Do you know that 'off green' is not just another color? 12) Do you own at least 25 white blouses or at least 10 pairs of cords? 13) Were you ever taught to park between the yellow lines? 14) Were the shock absorbers on your car ruined after the first football game? 15) Do you have a supply of signed passes and early releases in your locker?