Thicker Than Water

My nurse got in touch
I did not expect much
from my medical results she had seen,
but on one thing I failed,
Cholesterol off the scale
which was bad news for little old me.
She just sat there quiet,
I reeled off my diet,
red meat, lots of eggs,dairy stuff,
not much veg in the range
she demanded a change,
though not keen
lots more greens,
fair enough.
I can't overstate it,
you name it, I ate it,
as long as it grew from the ground,
my mood became petulant,
gut rather flatulent,
but gradually lost a few pounds.
One more round of blood letting,
nurse no longer fretting,
the numbers down, now she was pleased,
I'm one happy fellah,
so I ( please don't tell her)
celebrated with a burger and cheese.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 4/6/2020 10:33:00 PM
Clever! Last time I visited my doctor he told me to eat more red meat, never exercise and indulge in all of the pastries and candy I want which means I don't have to change anything, wait, that was the dream I had last night, never mind.
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Date: 4/16/2019 11:53:00 PM
Ha ha Viv … as we all would. Well, you'd hardly kick your heels up with tofu and raw broccoli - thanks Viv - Lindsay
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Date: 4/7/2019 4:06:00 PM
Check my latest on Facebook Viv.
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Date: 3/28/2019 9:55:00 AM
Great one Viv! Good job :)
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Date: 3/28/2019 5:12:00 AM
ha ha ha Mr Viv, hubby has diabetes and high cholesterol - been told by the dietitian everything in moderation - is that one cream cake in stead of two I said tongue in cheek. seriously he has lost over 1/2 stone not that he was overweight in the first place, we walk every day and definitely eat more fruit and veg:-) hugs jan xx
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