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Sweats and Sweets

Time to head off to the gym, for my daily work out session
Tummy bulging, thighs are wobbling, my body is in regression
Once I was toned and oh so slim
But the lure of sweets just sucked me in
Chocolate and biscuits are my downfall
A bag of ‘Minstrels’ I will eat them all
Here in the gym I am working up a sweat …
Sweets and chocolate I must forget
So I do my aerobics class and then have a swim
Do fifty lengths – oh I must be getting slim
Then off for a circuit class, oh I do work hard
For I want to look so sexy in my purple leotard
After all that exercise I’ve worked up a healthy appetite
Grab a bag of fries – no wonder my clothes feel so tight!

06~15~15
Sweats and Sweets Contest – Olive E Guillermo

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Rachel Preston July 11, 2015 at 11:05 AM Very good - every girl needs a diet poem. :-) Jan Allison July 11, 2015 at 11:11 AM LOL I have NEVER been on a diet in my life I am petite UK size 8 infact with recent stress in my life I have actually lost more weigh:-( hugs Jan xx

Shonima Burman June 24, 2015 at 11:12 AM nice one Jan. Jan Allison July 4, 2015 at 4:13 PM Thanks so much for dropping by:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus June 19, 2015 at 12:49 PM Entertaining and witty...the way Jan does it, and with lovely rhyme, too:) I must assure the readers that the person in the poem is not the one I know!:) Hugs // paul Jan Allison June 19, 2015 at 1:08 PM aww Paul you are too kind lol :-) Hugs Jan xx

Janice Canerdy June 18, 2015 at 8:50 PM Jan, I really enjoy rhyming poems and funny poems. I just got both! I love it, and as one whose thigh is as big as her waist used to be, I can also relate! Janice Jan Allison June 19, 2015 at 1:58 AM I LOVE to write with humour and have tried to include it in the majority of poems I've written since I joined here in 2015:-) Hug Jan xx

Dorian Petersen Potter June 18, 2015 at 9:27 AM Excellent pen Jan! This one surely made me grin from ear to ear, lol...So funny and fun to read:) Well done!I enjoyed it!A 7!Wishing you a lovely day!In his light!God bless you!:) Hugs!D. Jan Allison June 18, 2015 at 9:45 AM Thanks so much Dorian - just went for a fun write not sure if it is what Olive and James are after:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich June 16, 2015 at 12:38 PM GREAT job. I did a similar theme for this one, but have been waiting forever to post it because I don't have many people seeing previous poems posted! I sure hope she likes this one. You worked hard on it. Jan Allison June 16, 2015 at 1:00 PM LOl I didn't work hard on it Andrea it took less than 15 mins to pen!:-) Just went for a fun write as I really wanted to put something together so I could support Olive's contest:-) Hugs jan xx

Diane M Quinlan June 16, 2015 at 9:48 AM This gave me a chuckle Sweety you must have sweat this one out! Very good use of word play. Enjoyed this read thanks for sharing.....didee Jan Allison June 16, 2015 at 11:08 AM Thanks Diane - just a fun write - I haven't set foot in a gym in years lol - i just wanted to support Olive's contest:-) Hugs Jan xx

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders June 15, 2015 at 11:40 PM How cute, Jan! I really should get to the gym...LOL. I love your take on the theme. I keep starting to write for this contest, but I come up empty. Rhonda Johnson-Saunders June 16, 2015 at 1:15 AM I want to support her contest too. Maybe I need to look for some sweets or break a sweat...right now I need some sleep. Jan Allison June 16, 2015 at 1:11 AM I struggled with a theme and am not sure 'rhyme' is an acceptable form but I wanted to support Olive so I penned a humourous poem:-) Hugs Jan xx

Joseph May June 15, 2015 at 9:44 PM Very nicely penned Jan...best wishes in the contest Jan Allison June 16, 2015 at 1:11 AM Thanks so much Joseph:-) Hugs jan xx

Carrie Richards June 15, 2015 at 7:26 PM Aha ! the perfect mix of sweats and sweets !!! The older we get, the more we need to sweat to be sweet !!! Jan Allison June 16, 2015 at 1:08 AM Thanks Carrie - just thought I would have a bit of fun - doubt it will place but we need some amusement on here! Hugs jan xx