T'was the week 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 marvelous meals I'd prepared;
The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared,
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 want only to 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!
~Author Unknown~
Yup. It's that time of year.... when all our thoughts and efforts turn to dieting. UGH. This year though... I have a plan! Now to go and purge the kitchen of all those items not included in the plan!! Thankfully, this year- I don't have a hundred pounds to lose! My holiday feasting didn't ruin all that hard work from the last two years; it's hard to believe that anniversary is almost here! But, I will have to watch out... my jeans are a tad too snug for comfort!
I plan to join Mshell and attend the health center. Yee-haw. That may be too much for us and the community!! If you hear that the police had to make a disturbance call at the gym-- don't be surprised!! When we get to laughing- it can be rather raucous.
Enjoy the sunshine and the giggles! I certainly intend to!
