Lamar High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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. . . nd on the skinnier side Students discover that you are what you eat' No, I won't . . . no, I shouldn't . . . maybe just a bite . . . who cares? fGulpJ I'll start my diet tomorrow. Statements such as these were often heard from many students as they fought the never-ending battle of the bulge. Reasons for dieting varied from person to person and everyone seemed to have their own sure-fire method to take off those unwanted pounds. The most basic of methods was not eating. This approach may have been embarrassing as one's stomach sometimes started growling during a major test. Special diets offered an alternate solution. Some students went to a doctor for a personalized diet. Some used nationally known ones. There were grapefruit diets, water diets and high protein diets. According to sophomore Lisa Melton, eating grapes for two weeks will do the trick. Hye-Sun Chang said that drinking vinegar for lunch works. Weight Watchers offered diet foods and weekly meetings to those unhappy with their present size. Diet pills claimed to reduce the urge for food. The cafeteria served salad for those who believed eating nothing but salad sheds the pounds. Many students stuck by the old alibi 26 Diets Stuck at school, students eat in the cafeteria. Besides a regular line, there was a snack line which offered everything from tacos to onion rings to fruit punch. After hours of practice, drill team members Karen King and Felica Farr present their routine. Hard work and hours of rehearsals helped to keep many girls in shape. that if one does not eat anything but French fries at lunch time, it wouldn't be fattening. - Exercising provided an energetic way to shed the pounds. Many students took up jogging or some other form of exercise. A new television program called The Richard Simmons Show was directed to those interested in losing weight. Some students took more than the regular three semesters of PE classes in order to lose weight. 'I'll just do three more sit ups, jog around the track once more and then I can eat that piece of chocolate cake. KVA! f .M Q

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Iessica Grimes X . '-.,. ?9fZqgi U After school, junior Sharon Hoar opens a sugar-free soft drink. Tab was one of the many diet drinks available to weight conscious teens. Ready to be eaten, this dessert has more than 100 calories. Many students thought if they fasted for a week, they could reward themselves with this. ,. is I . AEI' ,Aff Q --om. ' , I 4 5 ,: '+a .sigma Wa ,KQV I f-M jessica Grimes . ',,' MW. We I I A'f'f5f',i j'f',',g ..,3 M N' 4? L 4,4,, sf' V In W' A . ,fffff ' ' i 2 ..dHtS?' 'fs uf ,iff ' r L Flipping pages, Nancy Lord and Gwen Synder opt not to eat. Many students found it easier to stay away from the cafeteria in order to avoid eating. Copy and layout by Astrid Broekhuizen 27