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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS Community , WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5, 2001 .Domestic Blitz . A V trJ. By Dixie Brunner at was pathetic. Instead of Just Things are definitely tipping your generous reflection. Say No, your operating motto the scales in the wrong direcIt must be warped-yo- u was Just Say Nougat. Yes, tion. Youve got to get hold of apYou stare in the mirror pear much larger than a few Halloween left its mark... on months ago. Lets face it, Hal- numerous parts of your body! loween and Thanksgiving took By the time Thanksgiving a toll on the ol waistline, and rolled around, there was even ifthis continues youll be earn- more of you to be thankful for. ing extra cash playing Santa Its the day that you eat so much gobble, gobble, that you this year. You just couldnt help your- can hardly wobble, wobble. self. Halloween was the begin- Lets just put it this way-th- e ning to your bigger end." All turkey wasnt the only thing that candy, so little time.Youd that got stuffed. wait until the kids left for And now scrutinizing your filch their reflection in the mirror, you then goodschool, ies. Sometimes youd even feel more than a little guilty stoop so low as to sending them for your gluttony. As if the out on fake errands, just to get weight gain youve already some quality time with their amassed werent enough, you trick or treat bags. have yet another caloric It wasnt a big habit at first-- a catastophe little Hershey Kiss here and Just think of all those Christthere. Then you graduated to mas where rich The of stuff. the hard foods are the norm, those sight you crouching on the closet cookie exchanges where you -- yourself before you become the model for the before pictures in those weight loss ads. When I was younger if Id gain a few pounds, all Id have to do is just fast or cut back for a day or two, and the extra weight would simply vanish. (Im sure all nutritional experts are shaking their heads in disgust about now.) Those days are gone, right along with the size 2 jeans. Basically as you age, your metabolism drops to zip. I could fast for a year now, and not see any significant drop in the added lard. Corry wins week 10 Don Corry was the lucky winner of week 10 of the Pigskin Predictions football contest sponsored by the Southern Utah News. He was just 1 point ahead of the pack with 9 out of 10 correct picks to take his third win of the year and the Grand Prize vacation. Denny Judd and his longhorn present Don with a Denny's Wigwam gift certificate worth $25. Stringent measures are needed. A roomy tent dress is in order for the holidays. You can choose to don one, decorate it with glitter and masquerade as a Christmas tree. floor with a handful of minia- have to sample one of every Or you could take a stand and ture candy bars, with a choco- kind, all those holdiay fight the insidious battle of late ring around your mouth the bulge...after the Holidays! coming-Christma- s. get-togethe- rs 5454 $4 Charge Cards Accepted C $ DENNY'S WIGWAM HAPPY HOLIDAYS SALE! Open 8:30 a.m.-6:0- 0 p.m. Closed Sundays MOCCASINS 20 OFF BELTS 20 OFF STRAW HATS 50 OFF SILVER JEWELRY 20 OFF BOOTS POTTERY 20 OFF BLACK HILLS GOLD 20 OFF KACHINA DOLLS 20 OFF $ 20-5- 0 OFF WINTER COATS 20 OFF MENS QUILTED FLANNEL SHIRTS 20 OFF $ |