The Vintage Weight Loss & Exercise Blog
Here are some wise Hollywood “diet don’ts” followed by their own “dos” from Alfred Hitchcock and Doris Day found in my booklet printed circa 1959 by National Research Bureau:
Continue reading “1950s “Don’ts For Dieters” Booklet: Advice from the Stars”
Here is a list of ten helpful dieting tips from the 1950s, published by Esquire:
Continue reading “1950s Vintage Diet Treasury Booklet: Ten Helpful Hints”
From inside the 5th anniversary Weight Watchers of Arizona booklet featuring recipes from executive chef, Franco Palumbo, “The chef who lost his pot.” January 29th through February 3, 1973 was officially proclaimed “Weight Watchers Week” by the governor of Arizona.
Groovy graphics and the perils of eating too many calories are illustrated on this unusual vintage board game published by American Publishing Corp in 1973, “Bridget’s Diet Game.”
As you can see, this rare little vintage diet booklet by Josephine Lowman has spent a lot of time in the original owner’s kitchen evidenced by lots of what looks like cookery splatter. It was tucked inside an old cook book I purchased at an estate sale. Lowman promises: “It’s simple to recondition a used, slightly misshapen husband.” Continue reading “1950s “Tubby Hubby” Diet Booklet”
Let me know in the comments if you agree or disagree with this, and why or why not.
Page from Better Homes & Gardens Diet Book, 1955.
Successful weight loss and overall well-being requires that we practice stress reduction. If you’re stressed it will be more difficult to stick to a new eating routine. Here are some tips from Sylvia:
Are you one of the millions of people whose resolution for the New Year is to lose weight? Are you tired of all of the new claptrap and never-ending studies that suggest being overweight has nothing to do with how much you eat, or move, or don’t move? Are you looking for old-fashioned advice that works if you work it 30s Hollywood style?
Sylvia of Hollywood is here from the 1930s to rescue your figure! Continue reading “No More Alibis!”
Joe Bonomo, a mid-century Hollywood fitness and beauty expert published numerous booklets and workbooks on how to achieve health and beauty. “Beautify Your Figure” is contained in “The Golden Dozen” Little Pocket Manuals from the 1960s. Click the booklet for some samples.
Celesta “Dolly Dimples” Geyer’s reflections on life as the circus side show “fat lady” and her quest to save her life by losing weight are shared in her 1968 book. Ms. Geyer lost over 400 pounds and was entered in the Guinness Book of World records as “The World’s Greatest Dieter.”
This vintage booklet published in 1955 by the National Dairy Council offers basic diet advice: Cut back your calories and eat nutritious foods including dairy, and stay on your diet until you’ve regained your desired weight.
