THE BATTALION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1980 Page 5 Entry deadline Monday the Me; 'eek. itteeisspe or )mmuiiit|, are inoii j:What other sort of entry would win in a lib- it ail % rar y.sponsored pumpkin decorating contest? taffers in the Special Collections Section at irtheH dentlkl Miller exthini will be Jovembeil m s Baa habits hurt dieters : REICHl By SALLY J. DREYFUS Battalion Reporter WE DO W late at night and you have the IMPOSi pchies” bad. If you don’t get a MGER" jofM&Ms and a Coke soon, you p't think you’ll make it. Oh no, you rted your new diet today. Well, re’s always tomorrow. -ES bother diet? We usually think of jr Tuivpt as something to go oflf only Hi you’ve lost the weight you’ve |ed. Often, people will “slip up” ;o off their diet anyway, it just lack of will power that s you to blow your diet? If ire one of the 40 to 80 million |jile in America who are obese, :R ;kage zhi iJTEE II! IES 3 2 LBS, LEM SOW l-FAST 3862 77801 IS bly not. “Obesity has its basis in unre- [ved emotional problems. Over ting serves as a substitute for other fcfactions,” says Norman Kiell in he Psychology of Obesity.” Many times, when people are an- ms, nervous, excited or scared, |r will turn to food as a means of Jthing their emotions. “Food has been connected with iny irrelevant things, says Dr. ary Hope, a counseling psycho- ?st for the Texas A&M University rsonal Counseling Service. “From 3 time you’re 2 years old, you asso- ite feelings with food and the cues gin to snowball.” an example, consider one TV imercial: “Let a Bundt cake do . Let a Bundt cake say I [e you.’’ Walking into the movies, the ong smell of popcorn hits you in 3 face. “People aren’t going to a movie craving something to eat, ” says Mark Schulman, theater manager, “but the desire for something to munch on is there. ” Schulman’s Campus Theater aver ages $10,000 to $12,000 yearly in concessions, he said. Another problem is that some peo ple go on binges and later feel guilty for eating. “Fat guilt is an endless circle,” says George F. Christians, author of “The Compulsive Overeater.” “Be cause I feel guilty, I eat because eat ing kills the pain. And because I have overeaten, I feel guilt. So I overeat. Round and round. And rounder I g°” Hope said, “Overeating is partly an emotional problem and partly a behavioral problem. You can un learn unhealthy eating patterns if you know how to set up the right reinforcers.” Many people see dieting as a means of losing weight, but it doesn’t always work. “Dieting is a seasonal endeavor,” Peter Wyden says in “The Over weight Society.” “Sales of diet pro ducts increase in January and Febru ary, when dieters suffer post- Christmas guilt, and in May and June when they strain to attain re spectable bathing suit figures. ” Many people have dieted away a lot of pounds, only to find when they start eating “normally” again, they gain the weight back. Currently, the most successful way of dealing with overeating is be havior modification, which operates on the premise that all behavior is learned, and that which is learned can be unlearned. “Daily counseling is the key to our whole program,” Curry said, “be cause you need daily encourage ment.” Hope said, “It takes a personal de cision and a healthily directed anger to want to change.” i Westminster Presbyterian Church In America | ^ijoui jamiljj majj jiom lioinz j Rev. J. A1 La Cour 693-9286 Bible Classes 9:30 a.m. Morning Service 11 a.m. j Evening Service 6 p.m. Meeting temporarily at College Hills School J Tax. DAY >ecial d Steak Dravy toes and e other lie Tea •ECIAL /Ef# YDlNff fith ;auce -essW ea avy of aff able llllllllllllllllllllli MSC Town Hall Presents — PHYLLIS THAXTER in LARRY GATES '' 'lasii •. 7 .-•'^cWC-v-vN.* £ A? •/• / \ 1978 Pulitzer Prize Play Monday, November 3 Rudder Auditorium Non-student Tickets 6.50-5.50-4.50 Student Tickets 5.25-4.25-3.25 For information call Rudder Box Office 845-2916 8:00 p.m. Miss A&M to be selected gilgg *3 C 0 l Staff photo by Pat O’Malley A librarian is a professional... pumpkin the Sterling C. Evans Library designed “The Professional.” Seventeen other library sec tions also entered the contest. By KATHLEEN A. WAKEFIELD Battalion Reporter Aggies who think they can pick a perfect 10 should compare their notes to the judges’ ballots in the selection of Miss A&M University. The Second Annual Miss A&M pageant, hosted by the MSC Hospit ality Committee, is scheduled for February 1981, says Kim Lawrence, pageant director. The woman chosen as Miss A&M may eventually go to the Miss Amer ica pageant in Atlantic City next summer. Deadline for entries is 5 p.m. Monday. Applicants will be screened Nov. 8 and 9 to determine 20 finalists and 5 alternates. Lawrence said two modeling seminars, one each in December and February, are scheduled. The semi nars will aid participants in every aspect of the pageant from makeup to costumes. “After the seminars, it will be diffi cult to tell who really isn’t a model because they all will look 100 percent professional,” Lawrence said. Three officials from the University and two from the Miss Texas pageant will judge. The judges will grade on the standard pageant trials such as swimsuit, talent, evening gown and interview. Prizes for the winner include a $1,000 scholarship, a $1,000 war drobe allowance, a 14 karat gold necklace, the use of a 1981 Cadillac Seville and various other gifts from local businesses. All the women who participate in the contest, Lawrence said, gain an educational experience that can be valuable. “Any woman who competes in a pageant benefits in many ways: She gains friends, poise, learns about the University and most of all gains con fidence in herself.” Lawrence said the contest is not only for the entrants but also for the student body. “We are involving every part of the student body we can in the show; after all, the pageant is for the whole of the University.” The Singing Cadets, the Aggienizers and All Uni versity Variety Show winner Mike Higgins will provide the entertain ment. Master of Ceremonies is Dan ny Fordyce, a professional singer and dancer. Last year’s winner, junior educa tion major Kelly McElroy from Humble, will crown her successor Feb. 21 in Rudder Auditorium after the evening gown and swimming portion of the contest. 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