Pickles by Brian Crane for July 25, 2024

Nice

I cut back on bread, didn’t give it up but I’m losing some. ( I was surprised)

that’s because women have a harder time letting go of anything

I had radiation therapy to my throat in early May. Kicked my salivary glands and beard follicles in the you-know-whats. I’m eating all that I want to eat… more even, and I’ve lost 10 lbs. This isn’t a lot but it’s the first time I’ve ever lost weight since I was on the water polo team 50+ years ago.

The docs tell me I’ll regain full function “pretty soon, probably”. At that point I guess I’ll have to start working at no midnight snacks. And trimming my beard.

Oh don’t get me started on how unfair this is! It’s basically because men’s bodies burn fat, women’s bodies store fat. So it’s harder for us to lose weight. At times like this we really hate men! LOL

Earl spends more time in the bathroom

Earl, Opal makes the laws concerning what meals will be prepared for the day.

Different metabolisms Opal!

I’ve had some dental problems that have led me to what they call a “soft diet.” If the scale at the supermarket is accurate, I’ve lost ten pounds in two weeks.

Must be one of those X – Y things

Don’t hate the player, hate the game?

Men have testosterone and that burns fat quicker than women’s estrogen. Darn estrogen likes to store fat. No fair.

Earl does look thinner!

If I drop below 170 pounds, I buy donuts and eat 2 a day until my weight is closer to 175

I love donuts

Less is more Opal.

I had a friend with a very variable weight. It would go up quite a bit and then come down quite a bit later. It was put down to ‘eat, dump, eat, dump’

So true…….. SOOOooooo true….!!!!!!

Funny how things turn out huh, Opal?

“…a few less donuts’? Opal, you need to clean up your grammar.

yep Earl, you didn’t. hear that huge roar of approval for the fact you didn’t???? ALL the universe is singing HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH!

I lost 145 pounds the easy way – I got a divorce!

Over the lips, past the gums, look out hips, here it comes. Words to remember Opal, words to remember.

Unfortunately, that’s the way it seems to work.

The cruel reality pounds on.

Opal finally met her match: The Rules of the Universe.

You got thar right Earl…..indeed…..

I lost 25pounds over a weekend one time… ’course I had food poisoning at the time.

Earl probably recalibrated the scale to minus 5 pounds.

Well, I’ll await Neil deGrasse Tyson’s explanation on this. Heck, I loose that much by wearing my summer shorts, sneakers, and empty pockets to a doctor appointment.

I have a feeling Earl might get pounded.

I’ve been in Weight Watchers a couple of times, over the years. There were men in one group AND THEY LOST SO MUCH F-ING WEIGHT EACH WEEK!! Someone said their metabolism is different than ours, running “hotter”. They weren’t around for long since their weight loss was so rapid. We weren’t sad to see them gone because being jealous doesn’t work off any calories at all ;-)

So true!

In 2018 I had those radiation treatments and chemo, I lost about 45 pounds and still haven’t gotten my sense of taste or smell but has helped me keep the weight off.

Well, Opal, did you do any EXERCISE in those three weeks?