Peet Ch Oeiber 7 1979 - North Shore News * ; - a ; | ; *. ; ‘By SEAN NIDETCH Do you know a word that can help you lose weight? It - came into vogue recently and, for those of us on a ‘weight control program, it can spell the difference between failure and success. ‘Assertiveness,’ that’s the word. First of all, losing weight does take assertion of ' ‘ self-will — after all, it’s your , body and you're basically responsible for what it weighs! Also, though, you. sometimes have to be assertive with other people, in. situations that. may jeopardize your reaching your goal. And for many people, that can be difficult. Weill, take heart. It can be done and a young woman I know named Babs has . demonstrated how. L “I live at home and commute to a local college, and I earn extra money by babysitting,” she says. “I love kids and it’s basically a ‘very pleasant job — except for one thing. Snacks. “Mothers are alwayseager [‘ to supply you with ‘nibbles’ and they naturally tend to have lots of goodies on hand rant theamazing -~