Thursday, March 08, 2007

Once Upon a Diet

As I get older
I realize
some foods are bad
and reside on my thighs

Yummy doughnuts
and similar fare
end up in my hands
and I refuse to share

So I’m working on a plan
to again be thin
and if I follow my rules
I know I can win!

Chocolate, chocolate
you dirty whore
I shall not eat you
anymore…

Remember that cheese
salsa and chips
pass from my mouth
straight to my hips

I will avoid them
no matter what
because I don’t want them attached
to my bodacious butt

But I stop and I wonder
should I really live this way?
Monitor all food
and be miserable everyday?

The answer is, “No!”
I love to eat
fruit and veggies
and even meat

And junk food is fine
in moderation
and I will learn to manage
my greatest temptations

I can indulge now and then
but still be true to myself
and take responsibility
for my own personal health

I sit and I laugh
as I realize
I love my body…
I’m the perfect size!

So what if my hips
are a little bit wide
and my boobs are too big
to cover and hide?

I’ve got long, sexy legs
and a gorgeous smile
so I’ll forget about my weight
and just be ME for a while!

4 comments:

Margaret said...

Martha, you have the right philosophy! Two books that you might like are: French Women Don't Get Fat and French Women for All Seasons by Mireille Guiliano. She talks about how it's important to enjoy the foods you eat, with, of course, moderation.

Martha said...

I actually read some excerpts from French Women Don't Get Fat and I liked it. I was in a goofy mood this afternoon at work--we've got a big survey going on--and I ended up eating a little too much chocolate to deal with the stress. Eeeek!

Catherine said...

Bad...poetry...much worse than junk food. ;-)

xoxo

Martha said...

Hey! Don't knock my bad poetry! At least I didn't post a video of myself singing or something!