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Healthy Weight How much should you weigh? by Susan Schrag, Consulting Health Educator As spring arrives and bathing suit season nears, our thoughts turn toward our more-exposed bodies. For many women, how we think we look can become an overriding passion. If that is true for you, you may transfer your feelings about how you look to how and what you eat. When your concern about how you look becomes the focus of how, when, and what you eat, you could be prone to developing an eating disorder. For others, we just need to know that we look “good” and that what weight is “normal.” The following chart contains weight recommendations based on height. It was created by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. in 1959 (there is a newer version available), Height Women Small Medium Large Feel Inches Frame Frame Frame 4 8 92- 98 96-107 104-119 4 9 94-101 98-110 106-122 4 10 96-104 101-113 109-125 4 11 99-107 104-116 112-128 5 0 102-110 107-119 115-131 5 1 105-113 110-122 118-134 5 2 108-116 113-126 121-138 5 3 111-119 116-130 125-142 5 4 114-123 120-135 129-146 5 5 118-127 124-139 133-150 5 6 122-131 128-143 137-154 5 7 126-135 132-147 141-158 5 8 130-140 136-151 145-163 5 9 134-144 140-155 149-168 5 10 13^148 144-159 153-173 5 11 142-152 148-163 157-177 6 0 146-156 152-167 161-181 6 1 150-160 156-171 165-185 6 2 154-164 160-175 169-189 Source: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. based on the idea that women who fall within the recommended weights will live longer, healthier lives. Having a healthy and long life is your goal, isn't it? In order to reach or maintain your desired weight, you need to control your caloric intake. Use the following formula to estimate your spediic caloric ' needs: calories p>er day = desirable weight X calories per pound. Trivia Contest Win a free medium pizza by Mallory Heame, Kim Colston, Deanna Turlington Alpha Lambda Delta, the freshman honor society, is sponsoring a trivia contest. How much do you know? Try and win our fabulous prize; A medium pizza with your favorite single lopping. The correct multiple choice answers will form a word when unjumbled. If you think you have the correct answer, call Mallory at 7622. Leave a message with the word, time of your call, your name and phone number. The first person to call in the correct answer ^ns! 1. What state's nickname is the "Show Me" state? H. Wyoming I. Missouri J. New York K. Arizona 2. What is the capital of Albania? Q. Korce R. Kruje S. Puke T. Tirane 3. What is the third longest principle river in the world? L. Amazon M. Yangtze N. Mississippi 0. Nile 4. What is the tallest mountain in Europe? J. Matterhorn, iSwitzerland/haly^i' • > ^ K.. Elbrus, Soviet Union L. Lympus, Greece 3 = M. Mont Blanc, France i5. What U.S. slate has mistletoe as its slate flower? H. Oklahoma 1. Maine J. Alaska K. Idaho For a woman between 18 and 22 years of age; use 19 calories per pound per day. If your activity level is greater than average, you may need more calories; if your activity level is less than average, you may need fewer calories. For more information on food and weight, see the bulletin boards in Carroll Health Center, speak with the Consulting Health Educator, or visit with the counselors in the Personal Growth and Counseling Center in Cate Center. Letters to the Editor/Articles Policy Statement Everyone in the Meredith community is invited to write a letter to the editor or submit an article concerning any subject of interest to the Meredith community. All letters must be typed and hand signed by the author. Hand-written articles and letters will be published at the disaetion of the editor. Unsigned articles and letters will not be published. All submissions must include a contact name suid telephone number. Letters and artides are subject to editing for length. The. Herald retains the right not to publish material containing personal attacks, insults, ridicule, or libelous statements letters ai^ articles may be dropped in the beside the box office at Cate Center, sent through campus mail to Box XI33n, or delivered to the office in person. Dea^ine for,tetters is Wednesday at noon. All letters received after that time will appear, in the next edition of the Herald The Meredith Herald Published every Monday during the school year. Edltor>ltt>chlef Julia Haskett Business Manager Jane Kennedy Advisor Becky Bradshaw This edition is brought to you by: Jody Clower Jeaneen Logan Abeer Mustafa Janie Mullis Karen Nipper Mary Beth Owen Nicole Rivenbark Carol Simons with special thanks to: Susan Schrag Suzanne Perry Ann Hiott Cindy Bowling Office of Public Relations Office of Career Services Alpha Lambda Delta Tb» M«r«4Ub HtraU Meredith College 3800 Hillsborough Street, Box X133 Raleigh, NC 27607-5296 Drop box: beside box off3ce, Cate Center Campus office: Second floor Cate Center Phone: 829-2824 Printed by Hinton PreM, Mebene, NC Ditpiay advertising rates available on request. Editorial Policy The Manditb H«rald ia published by Meredith College during the academic year. The paper is funded by the College and through advertising. The Herakt retains the right not to publish fluterial conuining personal attacks, insults, ridicule, or libdous statements. All letters to the editor must be signed. The opinixu expressed in editwial col- umns and letters to the editor do not necessarily reflect those of the college adrxUnistration, fac ulty, or student body. • i> J- 1 ,j Page 2 Aprils, 1991
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