Back Peddling

It was a flash of inspiration A truly brilliant solution It would solve a pesky problem A neat and tidy resolution She'd been pondering for months Constantly vacillating When all along the answer Was in the shadows waiting There were way too many rolls Gathering about the hips Caused by cakes and biscuits And massive portions of chips An exercise bike was the answer! You know.... the old one covered in dust in the back of the garage that had belonged to a cousin who went overseas.... but I digress - Being inherently lazy by nature And reluctant to cut calories This would do the job nicely And also be kind to the knees Stretching her exercise gear to the max She resolved to start straight away She felt sure she would succeed And summer was on the way But after ten pitiful minutes peddling She admitted defeat and packed it in Cycling obviously wasn't her forte So she consoled herself with a gin