/Second Day/: Same as the first, slightly increasing the quantity of food taken at each meal, if demanded by /Normal Hunger/. /Third Day/: BREAKFAST One glass of water Choice of melon, peaches, or plums An exceedingly ripe banana, eaten with thin cream One whole egg, or a small piece of broiled fish A very small baked potato--sweet or white LUNCHEON One or two glasses of buttermilk An ear of corn DINNER One glass of water A small ear of tender corn--boiled Choice of fresh green beans or tender lima beans Spinach, or a salad or anything green A very small portion of broiled fish (If preferred, chicken may be eaten at this meal) A baked potato Just before retiring, eat a few peaches or some grapes. If sleepy or drowsy after meals, devote from one to two minutes to exercises Nos. 3 and 5 (see Vol. V, pp. 1344 and 1345), together with deep breathing, before an open window or in the fresh air. /Fourth Day/: Same as the third. /Fifth Day/: Same as the first, repeating these menus for about thirty days, making such variations in vegetables and fruits as demanded by normal hunger. These menus will seem insufficient in quantity measured by appetite, but appetite, which comes from irritation of the mucous surface of the stomach, is not a safe guide. See menus for "No Appetite," p. 1081. The greatest difficulty will be experienced the first week. After that, nature will begin her process of adjustment, and the patient will begin to reduce in weight and gain in strength; sleep will become more restful and the sleepy and drowsy feeling after meals will gradually disappear. The following natural laws should be rigidly observed: 1 Limit the quantity of food to the actual needs of the body 2 Thorough and complete mastication 3 An abundance of deep breathing 4 A given amount of vigorous exercise every day WINTER MENU _ABNORMAL APPETITE OBESITY--DROWSINESS_ MENU I MENU II BREAKFAST Bananas, very ripe, baked, Boiled wheat, eaten with eaten with thin cream thin cream A spoonful or two of wheat A spoonful of nuts, with bran anything green in the One egg, whipped, to which way of a salad--celery, add a very little sugar lettuce, or romaine and a few drops of lemon (Anything green may juice be taken with Menu I--breakfast) A cup of hot water, chocolate, cocoa, or sassafras tea may be taken after either one of these meals. LUNCHEON