By U.S. Army (Yank, the Army Weekly) via Wikimedia Commons
Cameraman warned me that I needed to lose weight to photograph well. A certain thinness would add attractive contours to my face, he said. I mailed off a dollar to Harper's Bazaar for a popular diet the magazine featured. You were supposed to lose a pound a day without sacrificing any nutrition. I followed the diet religiously for the next twenty years, eliminating starches, living on salads and lean meats and small portions. I held my weight at 117, about right for my 5-foot-7 frame, and I developed contours and tested my discipline.
