Just the Facts
Stating why I am fat using ...12 total reviews
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
Haha, the facts were funny and interesting, Tom.
I enjoyed reading your post. I liked the information
on the numbers--the badge number. I've seen some
of the shows as reruns on MeTv. That music is just
as you described.
Thanks for sharing, Jan
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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Haha, the facts were funny and interesting, Tom.
I enjoyed reading your post. I liked the information
on the numbers--the badge number. I've seen some
of the shows as reruns on MeTv. That music is just
as you described.
Thanks for sharing, Jan
Comment Written 07-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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Glad you liked it. I had fun. Thanks.
Some have thought I should have stayed on script and not add the twist, but the end thought was to find the reason why I gained girth, and detectives were needed to do so.
Comment from Sally Law
My friend, you have not been accurate in your self-assessment. I'm wondering why you ingested before you wrote this. Apparently you are in a sugar rush or sugar low. My oldest brother drank a gallon of chocolate milk and ate a bag of Oreos and announced he was running for president. I think that's what we are seeing here.
Take a big drink of water and a warm bath before bed. You'll feel better in a blink.
Sending you my best today as always,
Sal :))
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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My friend, you have not been accurate in your self-assessment. I'm wondering why you ingested before you wrote this. Apparently you are in a sugar rush or sugar low. My oldest brother drank a gallon of chocolate milk and ate a bag of Oreos and announced he was running for president. I think that's what we are seeing here.
Take a big drink of water and a warm bath before bed. You'll feel better in a blink.
Sending you my best today as always,
Sal :))
Comment Written 07-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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So, am I right in believing you thought with this I swung and missed at a fast ball across the middle of the plate? Reviews have been mixed. One thought the last part wasn't needed, but the mystery to be solved by the detectives, using the noon-scientific facts was does the middle round up as the height drops down. Sort of like a spinning top. :-),
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Whatever. I see your sugar is still off kilter. Sort of like a spinning top. I'm not sure how your height dropped. A mystery for a bone density scan, that or yor forgot to take off your high flyers at your doctor's appointment. It happens. ;))
Comment from Ric Myworld
Dragnet, one of my favorite shows of all time. And I have used the melody of the opening my whole life to tell people they remind me of the opening to Dragnet, with Dumb-De-Dumb-Dumb. Not exactly how you described it, but as usual, we are most always on the same page. Old coots. LOL. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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Dragnet, one of my favorite shows of all time. And I have used the melody of the opening my whole life to tell people they remind me of the opening to Dragnet, with Dumb-De-Dumb-Dumb. Not exactly how you described it, but as usual, we are most always on the same page. Old coots. LOL. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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It came in a conversation with a relative. I had a suggestion, since it left the theme, to rename in Just the Fat!
Comment from Sugarray77
Haha... I love the humor and I was a big fan of Dragnet too. I like that you are using 'facts' to identify the problem and see a solution. Great job on this fun one, Tom!!
Melissa
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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Haha... I love the humor and I was a big fan of Dragnet too. I like that you are using 'facts' to identify the problem and see a solution. Great job on this fun one, Tom!!
Melissa
Comment Written 07-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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Thanks, as I most often say, in stating, "Just the facts, ma'am"
Comment from Mary Vigasin
This is fun and clever story. For those who remember Dragnet, it brings back memories of Joe Friday, the theme music, and information we have forgotten about the series.
As far as the shrinking height and rounder middle, perhaps a long session on the rack with stretch you out to your old self!
This is about the only diet advice, I will give.
I enjoyed reading this.
Best wishes,
Mary
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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This is fun and clever story. For those who remember Dragnet, it brings back memories of Joe Friday, the theme music, and information we have forgotten about the series.
As far as the shrinking height and rounder middle, perhaps a long session on the rack with stretch you out to your old self!
This is about the only diet advice, I will give.
I enjoyed reading this.
Best wishes,
Mary
Comment Written 07-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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Finally. A response with a resounding response, like an echo. Love the rack suggestion. Have you a name of a procurer? I have never seen one in the states. Perhaps, I should surf the net in Europe.
Comment from BethShelby
LOL You picked a long about route just to say your not happy your middle spread out a bit. If your weight has changed since you were 6'7, I can't imagine shrinking 2 inches in height could make a noticable difference. You haven't turned into Santa Claus, you just developed a two inch fold in the middle. I didn't think gravity worked only half way down. Saying you're a head short of being as round as your are tall sounds like a distortion of just the facts.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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LOL You picked a long about route just to say your not happy your middle spread out a bit. If your weight has changed since you were 6'7, I can't imagine shrinking 2 inches in height could make a noticable difference. You haven't turned into Santa Claus, you just developed a two inch fold in the middle. I didn't think gravity worked only half way down. Saying you're a head short of being as round as your are tall sounds like a distortion of just the facts.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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My waist is now 58 inches. My height is 77 inches. Ok, it is a tall head. It's a fractured fairy tale. I have a fractured head. Seems plausible to the mentally challenge. I understand your thought process.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
I have heard some excuses in my time but I have never heard of gravity being responsible for weight gain Tom, you made me smile. I am not familiar with that detective program but it sounds like fun. It is never too late to change our lifestyle and lose weight and enjoy a fitter future.
I have been into fitness all my life, since I was a kid I used to exercise with my Mum, she was an ice skater and tap dancer and she loved the fitness classes. I trained as a fitness instructor when I was 50 years old and taught classes in gyms and universities.
Gaining weight is a matter of mathematics Tom. The balance of what you eat (energy) and the output (exercise) you partake in. To lose weight there has to be a deficit in the books and this is how we lose weight. It is simple. But is it?
The only way to successfully lose weight is to change our lifestyle permanently and this takes a great deal of determination and self-motivation and dedication. I have witnessed amazing results when people believe in themselves. As we age, losing weight is more difficult because our metabolic rate reduces. Gentle exercise is required and smaller plates for the table. This is not a lecture Tom, just good advice for a good friend.
Your write is self-deprecating as you criticise the way you look. Never look for perfection as we never achieve the perfect body in old age, but if we are happy inside then this is the part that counts. If you need any further tips on the diet, just call me!
Love Dolly x x x
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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I have heard some excuses in my time but I have never heard of gravity being responsible for weight gain Tom, you made me smile. I am not familiar with that detective program but it sounds like fun. It is never too late to change our lifestyle and lose weight and enjoy a fitter future.
I have been into fitness all my life, since I was a kid I used to exercise with my Mum, she was an ice skater and tap dancer and she loved the fitness classes. I trained as a fitness instructor when I was 50 years old and taught classes in gyms and universities.
Gaining weight is a matter of mathematics Tom. The balance of what you eat (energy) and the output (exercise) you partake in. To lose weight there has to be a deficit in the books and this is how we lose weight. It is simple. But is it?
The only way to successfully lose weight is to change our lifestyle permanently and this takes a great deal of determination and self-motivation and dedication. I have witnessed amazing results when people believe in themselves. As we age, losing weight is more difficult because our metabolic rate reduces. Gentle exercise is required and smaller plates for the table. This is not a lecture Tom, just good advice for a good friend.
Your write is self-deprecating as you criticise the way you look. Never look for perfection as we never achieve the perfect body in old age, but if we are happy inside then this is the part that counts. If you need any further tips on the diet, just call me!
Love Dolly x x x
Comment Written 07-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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It was written in fun, and your advice is under consideration. Still, both knees have been mechanized, the heart had new oil lines installed, the back has been fused, the elbow recircuited and the shoulders reconstructed three times. If I fall, a crane lifts me up, or an extra person assists my wife, She's 5'5/130. Life has been great. I've enjoyed all my escapades. Sports was the core of activity for forty years. Thanks for caring. Tom
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Oh my goodness Tom, you are the bionic man! You should be able to tackle any task! Take care of yourself x x x
Comment from strandregs
Ok so I know you are not fat.
So this is just a fan story for fun, right?
And if you are fat
Just do intermittent fasting
Eat till 2 in afternoon
Twice a week and
Zipdidoody.
Your style of telling is distinctive , interesting.
What's with the proliferous writing?
Are you bored? :-))Z.
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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Ok so I know you are not fat.
So this is just a fan story for fun, right?
And if you are fat
Just do intermittent fasting
Eat till 2 in afternoon
Twice a week and
Zipdidoody.
Your style of telling is distinctive , interesting.
What's with the proliferous writing?
Are you bored? :-))Z.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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Bored. Nah. Life the Outer Limits (tv program from the sixties) took control of programming for an hour every Friday night, something reigns over my thoughts now and then and when it does proliferous writing appears. Live long and prosper.
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Nanoo Nanoo
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Mork and Mindyish
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Good memories
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
Don't you think it's strange how so many of us become rotund as we age? And yet some others manage to remain like scrawny chickens. My mother-in-law (one of the plumpies) used to always say it was better to put weight on - losing weight aged your face. She said she would prefer to be plumper but look younger... me? I just want to BE younger. This aging business is not as much fun as I thought it was going to be. kay
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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Don't you think it's strange how so many of us become rotund as we age? And yet some others manage to remain like scrawny chickens. My mother-in-law (one of the plumpies) used to always say it was better to put weight on - losing weight aged your face. She said she would prefer to be plumper but look younger... me? I just want to BE younger. This aging business is not as much fun as I thought it was going to be. kay
Comment Written 07-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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Thanks. I chuckle thinking I wrote the piece to be funny. A fractured fairy tale. The comments being made are doting, like a parent with an ill child. It's nice to have friends. I am happy. At seventy-five, I enjoy what I am doing. Would I life to lose a foot of girth. Who wouldn't but thirteen operations, restrict what can be done.
Comment from leather
This is witty and, at the same time, educational. For example, I never knew all that background information about badge #714--interesting, though.
Regarding the decreased height, perhaps you would benefit from a bone density test. LOL
This was a fine read.
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reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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This is witty and, at the same time, educational. For example, I never knew all that background information about badge #714--interesting, though.
Regarding the decreased height, perhaps you would benefit from a bone density test. LOL
This was a fine read.
This rating does not count towards story rating or author rank.
The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.
Comment Written 07-Feb-2023
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2023
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Thanks. It was meant to be funny.
