Calvin Trillin used to write about his friend Fats Goldberg, a pizza shop owner who’d lost a great deal of weight. Krispy Kreme doughnuts, bowls of peanut M&Ms, chili dogs, Hardee’s cinnamon biscuits and sleeves of Chips Ahoy cookies were among his fetishes. Find a way to measure the calories you eat and drink. Make sure that every day, number one is smaller than number two.” This begins to work for him. He has, in many respects, a very good life: plenty of friends, a job he loves, a wife he adores.

Source: New York Times January 21, 2019 16:52 UTC