'Twas The Day After Christmas

Twas the day 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!

[Thanks to Rose Vos]

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Have a good week everyone!

Labels: Hoildays, misc

N Posted by Rain at 1/07/2008 09:49:00 PM

9 Comments

 choochoo posted at 6:55 AM  
Diets are all good and fine, but they do make you awfully thin, so I try to stay away from them:D

 SBB posted at 8:28 AM  
That cartoon is so true!

 Anonymous posted at 4:42 PM  
I've found the solution to all you troubles - chocolate salty balls !!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=v-Q9V9-0Tj0

I really hope that 2008 brings you better things.. lots of luuurve and hapiness

Hugs, squeezes and 'bises' from Pareee

 Leia posted at 1:37 AM  
Good luck with your diet plans... and that is one cool poem. I can totally second the National Diet Month movement. I think over the festive season I gained another person's weight.

Greetings,
Leia-Ann

http://everydayinsanity.blogspot.com

 Anonymous posted at 3:52 PM  
For me January has been eat like a pig month more than December ever was :P

I'm exercising to try and compensate. Haha.

 tomshideaway posted at 12:52 PM  
I started my new diet today..come read about it !! Go New England Patriots!! How can you diet at a Super Bowl Party!!

 Politically Homeless posted at 9:58 PM  
Hope all is well hon. Have a good weekend!

 jules posted at 7:50 AM  
Was good to talk with you girlfriend. Hope things are going okay. Any more mile high action???

 SBB posted at 7:16 AM  
I miss you here ... :(

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