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Thara'c k va v 9 I By MEG GARRITY Gamecock Staff Writer If you eat too much, or too often. or during too many study breaks or every time a friend says, 'Let's eat!" ? there's a service on campus for you. If Whoppers, Whalers, Egg McMuffins, thick and chewy pizza and jamoca almond fudge hold more weight with you than all the fruits and vegetables in the world, there's a service on campus for you, too. It's the Open Door weight control program, for figures which just haven't looked the same since they got to college, or maybe even before. THE SIX-WEEK program stresses good eating habits, exercise, and nutrition. Participants meet in weekly sessions at the physical education center to discuss their weight problems and how to control them. "Behavior modification is the key," said Open Door instructor Bruce Wilson. "We spend the first three weeks on calorie control, the last three weeks on exercise." At the first meeting last TiIOcHq V WilcAn . uvuuuj , MI1JVII IU1U aillUUlU) IU keep an honest record of their food intake. Before each class they analyze their eating habits for the week, how long it took them to eat y?ach meal and if they were sifting, standing, talking or reading during the meal. Til I O u*irnn i ii ao ivi/%ivr^a participants aware not only of the food and. 1 Reporters ? P for Tl | Cood ixpiHtn I? j wi n?ai|i?i'Si % op call 777-71 to Karan Laa a mmmMmmmm i Frame an AARD\ and receive a 20' low p (USC students Two hour framing Unfinished molding Thousands of mold to selei mam mmmm mmmm mamm mamm iiwi mmmm mmmm macm mmmm wum Webb - &au 986 KNOX AB CAYCE. SOUTH < AS 810 DUTCH Si (across iron -Bo lelp for the i?li calories they ingest, but also ha where, when and with whom they Mj eat. 4 Students at the first meeting nol were measured for the percentage sai of fat on their bodies with a Lange gir skinfold caliper or "skin pincher." thr If a man's body is more than 14 ex< percent fat, or a woman's more than 20 percent, they've got \ something to lose, according to pn Wilson. pn "This is a more accurate way to bul measure fat," Wilson said. "Scales try are not because they weigh muscle tid as well as fat." out \ ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED with for eating are critical factors in this tac weight control program. Wilson thr cites studying, watching TV or just the being with a certain person as ini prime excuses for eating. "We try to make people aware of [~|^ their hunger level before eating. On a scale of one to five, five being extremely hungry, many will eat at levels one, two or three," Wilson amu. Another big factor is what Wilson ranted J n hm Cam*cock 1 z urns so nn an-n p 1811 and talk if ip Edith McNaill 1 f ARK or a ZEBRA VI dismunf r\r? m.r i f u ?' WWI i >rices. & faculty only) L service on request mmmm mmm mmm* mmm i \ \ mmmm amm mmm mmm mm mmrm m & oversize mat board _J ings, mats & prints 1 :t from ! gls (ftallctries BOTT DRIVE (mww) ZAROUNA 29033 I ID 1 )UARE BLVD. wtwi) t the mall) ittle of the bulgeoverweu lis "calorie intake versus ex- a nditure," or what you eat versus ?at you burn off. ui WE TRY TO get people in- tl lved in some sort of exercise tf utine even if it's just walking, my don't realize that calorie penditure cuts appetite," Wilson ? id. J Wilson's students will learn to J lance their intake and ex- 1 nditure through everyday ac-j ity. "They're usually surprised! learn that it takes a five-and-a-l If-mile walk to bum off a Big M ic," he said. y 'We stress general nutrition but fi t particular food types," Wilson I d. "For instance, I once asked a | 1 to stop eating cheeseburgers ee times a day, but this is an ? seption." t|~ VILLPOWER IS the only | )blem Wilson foresees in the | )gram. "There will be dropouts,' | i tnis is the student's problem. I to keep them interested with bits and techniques to practice side class," he said. Valking up. stairs, putting your: k down during a meal and other itics help keep students involved oughout the week. "Surveying i food at a party before digging ( s also a good reminder," Wilson ZIP-KLEEN | Same day service | for cleanino & laundry. fl-F 7:30 am-6 pm [ Sat 7:30 am-3 pm ' IP?EEN 1320.mainSt.| Facui Top Saturday, ( Chateaubrian Shrimp Scam Chickenknick Liondon Broil Call 777-8. jht at Op< dded. INTERESTED STUDENTS and tiiversity employes can still joinle program this week by conicting Open Door in Russell South Paw' Turquoise Now ff iyou students g Located inside f Sarhoot f Rosewood Sh< 254-31 Rugby Shirts Britannia Utindbi $6.95 flannel Shirts $6.90 Gamecock Sweat $19.6 Join Us For It/)j Ktnff ATn y v iJ ^VVAJJJ A V ( At The ? of Carolin ^P.f.nhp'v 9Q - (i - ^1/uv/v/ s*/ts - \J d for Two pi efbocker . 198 for reservi 0 en L/oor House, room 321 A and B, phone w) 7174. It will also be offered in the spring. Wilson is also considering giving individual presentations on weight control in the dormitories. Trading Co. I Indian Jtwtla/ Soltl J 50% off reg. prices |* pfNtflt this ad, USC J i*t another 20% off. | ' TIcujo'S Shnr* I ?-^7? | >in St j ashions SDDina Ctr. . c ? - - 217 $2 & $3 IRR. ^ reakm Reg. $10.00 Ren ffeft 00 a) - - T V. w ers 0 Reg. $24.00 Ight ? r* Uj pm-9 pm (includes $12 carafe of * House wine) $5.95 $4.95 $3.95 itions. * - in 111