"I won't be wearing these long." Jack muttered heading home with three new pairs of size 38 slacks. They were a bit snug but Jack wasn't about to get 40's for just a few weeks. Jack kept his gym commitment but was having a harder time with his diet.
It didn't help that his son, Stan had been staying with him. They hadn't been close since Jack went to prison but Stan had been hard up since getting laid off at work. He'd gotten a job - temporary he hoped- at Mcdonald's but it didn't pay enough for him to have his own apartment so Jack let him sleep on the couch. Stan was a gamer and pudgy as a youth but he had gotten fatter lately. Jack was trying to be a good influence in his life, offering him a gym membership and showing him a healthy lifestyle but Stan was a slob and resistant to moderation in the food department.
"If you are staying with me," Jack told Stan, "Stop being such a pig. Pick up your trash. And cut back. You are way too fat. It's not good for you."
"Yeah, Dad. " Stan muttered.
Jack's healthy dinners were set against Stan's fast food orgies and Jack was tempted but he persisted until...
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