SHOPPING WITH SANTA SHOPPING WITH SANTA § The spirit of a Victorian Christmas Diet Center enrollment... a Christmas gift to you If losing weight and main- form the founder's weight program wasbased on sound ‘Thereare reams of articles tling with her weight, An- assistant. you can maintain your weight it off through the program. It Cheery lantern light, the in the re-created 19th-century changes in Christmas customs made decorations, omaments —_and shops are the masts of the. Christmas Evenin Lantern Dec, 1-31 to groups register- Group showings at other times taining that weight loss. is problem experiences. After nutrition, began referring his supporting the success of the drea finally enrolled in the After seeing his wife's suc- loss. helps when you have been ruddy glow of coal stoves and village area, Toys, circa 1870, through the 19th-century. The and Presents typical of the historic sailing ships, topped Light Tours offer a glimpse of ing in advance, _ may be arranged one of your goals in ‘life, 16 years of dieting, Sybil overweight patients to her. program, as well as many Nelson Diet Center and was cess, Andrea's husband be- _ Because of the stress and there. The Diet Center also wood fires the pungent smell tempt window shoppers in Buckingham House isundeco- —_period—arevisibleinthe Bur- by unadorned evergreen Christmas customs of the Youngsters may participate A, traditional Roast Goose Andrea Carpenter, a Regis;, Forguson, a housewife from The rest is Diet Center his- successful individuals from amazed at the weight melted came involved in Diet Cen- physical nature of being a believes the majority, of of fresh evergreen boughs and Stone's Store, Fated, eause:lis|strict Con: rows House: trees: an old nautical bollsy 1800s. Costumed guides with in 19th-century Christmas pas Christmas! Dinserw ith all the tered Nurse andowner of the Rexburg, Idaho, developed tory. the program in the Castlegar away. “I began in early No- ter. To date he has lost 40 nurse, Andrea realized the people need more discipline the eninch of sow pncerteat Work soins a oe es Chetan ane Tes In the Thomas Greenman == “"a0i#1on. ivities for Selected ships, shops and {imes during the Victorian. additionto the regular menu at Diet Center of Castlegar, is the Diet Center program for “I know I can help people community, but the best vember and by Dec. 24Ihad pounds while her mother has importance of reducing toher than a once-a-week meeting, Christmas at Mystic Seaport andshipsmith’s shops, butthe a8 just another workday, nota {fore home Of 8 wegiy cftoliday activities fog homes wherethey secandhear Gftereq Dec. 5, 12, 19 and the Seamen's Inne, Dec. confident she has the pro- herself. when they come in.” Business advertisement for the Diet met my goal of 26 pounds lost 64 pounds and her father ideal weight to achieve top Each day you are weighed Museum, located in Mystic, craftspeople are always will. holiday. cone of the earliest mass- Zroun the Children's Muse- St Nicholas (crea 1850), 8-31, 11-23. A gram for you. . hours are from 7 a.m. to 1 Center appears to be Andrea lost. I then continued to lose 30 pounds, physical fitness. With the and counselled privately.” Connecticut. ing to put down their tools and By the 1860s, Christmas produced ornaments, pur- um. Visiting youngsters may sallors, ship capt fay evel Making pomanders, roast- Optional steaming hot tah q She lost 58 pounds, fell p.m. to accommodate work- herself. through Christmas, onahec- “You justcan't believe that Diet Center program, An- There are no shots, no Throughout December, gar- talk about inet crafts oF about te a recognized and cele- chased presents andChristmas hang paper and shell orna- Peeing vignettes: frora ing chestnuts over an open sallsiplum by cing and The new Diet Center, one great and has maintained this ing men and women and chil- Andrea has lost 40 pounds tic schedule (shift work-nurs- it is possible to stay ona diet drea feels great and no drugs, no prepared foods, no an Jondsland wreaths ‘ef ee cl ulsumaset ef Etong bet i Theos atts a Wade Raat: cards decorate the parlor. ments on the sees beat) about Christmas past. Advance re- fire, fashioning gifts, and fered at the Inne on Lantern of over 1,400 now open across weight loss for over 10 years. dren before school. Theso through Diet Conter’s woll- ing), tomy goal of 40 pounds for four, five, six or more longer feels fatigued at the hunger and no contracts at mistletoe bedec! ¢ buildings the Seaport grounds reflect the Nicholas’s visit, and hand- Towering over the homes spent Christmas at sea, and servations are requlred for oe are ing luded Ee ate, Fight Tour nights, Sees Nort sunerices opened sreechitegeiyatclan’ Dr. > ura) are) flexible jand “ap, balanced diet j:1. fee) ike) | lout by mold January, Weeks and’ feel 80 ;terrifie.7 4 end ef, the, day. Diet \Center, i ric ON Oc OPN ON IC OC ON OS ‘ play with replicas of Victorian one hour, W fed Dee. 1123, activities. Advance reserva- Secorallons at thes inne will { cently, Peterson, impressed with her pointments can be made any- totally new person and have —_ Andrea went to the Diet Thereisalackofhunger and There are several reasons _Diet Center of Castlegar is i Og Ey SS IN OM SI IN OPN OS oy te offered Dee. 1 1-23- tlons are fequied. Paddle repr ona TAT Diet Center developed success and the fact that her time. gained new self-confidence Center school of Dietology in an abundance of energy with why the Diet Center pro-. located in the Castlegar Seaport formal exhibit Past,"* escorted group tours of “The Star of Bethlehem," Mystic Seaport Museum is through my success at losing Rexburg where she received this program. “I had lost gram works so well. “The Medical Arts Building to the buildings will be decorated selected ships and exhibits, a half-hour Planetarium show open daily 9 AM to 5 PM . . weight. My only wish is that her diploma in Nutritional weight many times before first-is that every counsellor left of West's Deptartment with greens and other natural provide a daytime view and lustrating the historical and throughout the year except : és aa ae everyone could feel as good Dietology. She also has a only to regain it within has had a former weight Store (when facing West's) materials by area garden clubs commentary ofChristmascus- astronomical theories about = Christmas Day. The Seaportis - . * about themselves.” diploma in Applied Arts, isa months. With the weekly problem in which they suc- upstairs. For more informa- u id ashe the : z loweannudl doorway decorat Ta00s, The teucs ped given pion Alte given Chelstaies Jocsied oni Rth2 7) Eat juile } After many years of bat- registered nurseandadental Nutritional Behavior Classes cessfully lost weight and kept tion phone 865-6256. e = ets < & : - os & WITH SUMMER TIES removed at O.K. Tire in Castlegar, Christmas, Eve. 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