167. Gaining Weight

She grunted. She was pulling up her slacks. had bought them a year ago. She tried button the top button. She couldn’t get it to the button hole. “Look at this,” she her husband. “Are those the slacks that I ?” he asked. She said no. These were different . They weren’t the ones he had shrunk. They fit a year ago. He told her to dieting. He told her to eat 10 percent . “A diet doesn’t have to hurt,” he said. said to use a smaller bowl for her . “Rice is full of empty calories,” he said. told her to eat less fruit. “Eat all vegetables and meat you like,” he said. “You’ll your extra weight.” “Will you still love me I get fat?” she asked. “Of course,” he . “There will be more to love.”