Dieting Is A Weight Of Life - Ode To January

Ode To January ~

'Twas the month after Christmas, and all through the house nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.

The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste at the holiday parties had gone to my waist.

When I got on the scales there arose such a number!
When I walked to the store (less a walk than a lumber).

I'd remember the marvellous meals I'd prepared; the gravies and sauces and beef nicely rare,

The wine and the rum balls, the bread and the cheese And the way I'd never said, 'No thank you, please.'

As I dressed myself in my husband's old shirt and prepared once again to do battle with dirt -

I said to myself, as I only can 'You can't spend a winter disguised as a man!'

So - away with the last of the sour cream dip, Get rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chip

Every last bit of food that I like must be banished 'Till all the additional ounces have vanished.

I won't have a cookie - not even a lick. I'll only chew on a long celery stick.

I won't have hot biscuits, or corn bread, or pie, I'll munch on a carrot and quietly cry.

I'm hungry, I'm lonesome, and life is a bore. But isn't that what January is for?

Unable to giggle, no longer a riot.
Happy New Year to all and to all a good diet!

The Hard Facts Are ~

1) It's not the minutes spent at the table that put on weight, it's the seconds.

2) The biggest drawback to fasting for seven days is that it makes one weak.

3) The toughest part of a diet isn't watching what you eat. It's watching what other people eat.

4) An excellent way to lose weight is by skipping ... snacks and dessert.

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