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«fc . E . >' - , * ■ ' week; you step on toe scales; and the nasty little needle goes straight to the same spot on the dial where |lt went this time last week. Not one, single little pound gone!*Why don't the pounds roll off by the dozens? Not a decent amount of food has passed through the mouth since 1 can’t remember when f Let’s see* that one tiny piece of candy couldn’t have done any harm; and there ‘was only a taste of the devil’s food cake; and it was only a weensy nibble of the pancake and syrup with barely a touch of butter; and a half a slice of pie shouldn’t count. No, it’s beyond understanding. Starve yourself half to death—and still not am ouncee of fat departs.
The fat one sits aryl watches the skinny one stuff in the food* Starches, sweets, rich, and fattening place not an extra pound on his emaciated carcass. It’s down-right repulsive to watch him pour in the food and know that he will gain no pounds, while the pitiful fat one can smell food and gain weight! Sometimes exercises are recommended for reducing, but it sums up to two exercises: (1) place the hands firmly on the edge of the dinner table and push back; and (2) avoid lifting spoon or fork near \ your mouth. * A lady once asked her doctor's advice. "Look at my cousin,’’ she told the M.D. “She’s thin. I’m tired
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