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Sweats and Sweets

What will I wear today?
   I do not feel good......about myself
  The mirror ~~~~~~~oh how it taunts me!!!
teaseeeeeeeeees me!!!
I'm left wondering?????? why!
    Why!
                    Why I can't---- I just  can't stop eating,
these sweet things******They comfort me for tiny big moments.
        Fill me up with cream pies & chocolate brownies
Stuff it down---- down deep where the pain is!
  Bury it      with a shovel Filled with candied Pecans______pat it down
As I roll my eyes  O O O O oooh that cheese cake looks sooooo good!?!!
 I'll wait for my wanted,              until you all go home~~~~~I crave my alone--- lonely out of control time.... Uninterrupted/ without << judging--looks
    What will I wear today?  WHAT WILL I WEAR? 
I reach for jeans that used to looook so good
Shirts that used to show off my chest and arms
    Now the lower buttons straiiiiiining-----threatening to pop!

There they are   my thirty year old       Adidas powder blueee sweat pants
   They fit me     perfectly;0(

Copyright © Richard Lamoureux | Year Posted 2015

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Njeri Hunjeri Date: 6/21/2015 10:00:00 PM At first when i saw the title of the contest, all i thought about was sugar. Am kinda a sweet addict:-) yes am working on it. But the sweat part always made me think of hitting the gym and sweating out some of the fat. This was a fun read and alot of people can relate to it. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 6/27/2015 5:13:00 PM Thanks Njeri, the sugar and food manufactures have addicted us in the name of profit. we all pay twice, when we buy and when we die.

Brian Baumgarn Date: 6/19/2015 5:33:00 AM Just great, and also appropriate for me, of the expanded waistline. I remember actor John Candy's line in Stripes, "My doctor says I swallow a lot of aggression." Yes, all those foods I love, they comfort me for that home stretch! If I put on my old coaching sweats they would fly me like a hot air balloon. Now where were those "Twinkies?" Bless you, Richard Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 6/19/2015 7:43:00 AM Thanks for the great comment Brian.

Paul Callus Date: 6/17/2015 1:49:00 PM Another different approach to this contest topic, Richard. I am not extra fussy what I eat, but I have never been keen on sweets and I prefer to go for fish and vegs. rather than fatty food. // paul Login to Reply

James Peranteau Date: 6/16/2015 8:54:00 PM I'm smiling dear poet ! Many souls have writen this "Sweats and sweets" recently, and the diverse thoughts have tickled me ! Have a wonderful week sir......much love, james Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 6/17/2015 9:55:00 AM Thanks, you as well James.

Shadow Hamilton Date: 6/16/2015 5:38:00 PM so funny yet with a hint of desperation Rick great pen hugs 7 Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 6/17/2015 9:56:00 AM Thanks Shadow. Hugs Rick.

Julia Ward Date: 6/16/2015 1:27:00 PM Very good... I invite you to read my "Sweats and Sweets" entry... The good thing about this contest is the variety of approaches possible, as indeed the "Bite Me" contest showed. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 6/17/2015 9:56:00 AM On my way Julia.

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders Date: 6/16/2015 1:09:00 AM This is sooo funny! I can relate...If I don't watch every calorie, I blow up like a Macy's parade float...good luck in Olive's contest...hugs, Rhonda Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 6/16/2015 1:04:00 PM Thanks Rhonda, we all have our own unique relationship with food.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 6/15/2015 3:40:00 PM you are smart. This is how I did the sweats word myself, just have not posted it yet. Fun poem! Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 6/15/2015 4:23:00 PM I have changed it slightly, thanks for posting a coment Andrea. My wholw family struggles with weight so this is a topic that hits home for me. My wife works with people that have extreme fear of weight gain and they may be thin but are often even less helthy than people who have a few extra pounds. We should be happy with our bodies as lon as they are healthy. Throw away scales!

Afolabi Muideen Date: 6/15/2015 3:09:00 PM This is brilliantly penned, it's fascinating.......A.M. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 6/15/2015 4:23:00 PM Thanks AM

Constance La France Date: 6/15/2015 11:16:00 AM Richard this is delightful for the contest 7 and thanks for visiting my version Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 6/16/2015 1:05:00 PM Thanks Constance.

Casarah Nance Date: 6/15/2015 9:29:00 AM Nicely presented, the struggle with sweets, and the sweat pants...unique read :) Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 6/15/2015 9:40:00 AM Thanks Casarah, sugar is apparently more addictive than cocaine. Corporations addict us and we now have many of our young people struggling with body image and more seriously health concerns associated with anorexia, bulimia and obesity. The media adds to the dilemma by creating unrealistic expectations that make us feel bad about our selves.