Take another bite
Just one more
What could it hurt?
Craving the taste of comfort
Only to sit in guilt for hours
Wondering if I’m feeding myself
Or the voice that hates me
Skipping meals because you had one bite too many
Or a snack, then another and another
Drink your water
It doesn’t have calories
But wishing you could enjoy the fizz of a soda like everyone else seems to do
Not eating at all
But you’re still full of guilt
Lose weight and it isn’t enough
Gain weight and you’re not doing enough
Learning to avoid offers with excuses
A stomachache, low appetite or simply not being hungry
But something is always hungry
Whether it’s your stomach or your mind
And even when your hunger lies somewhere else
Your stomach will always be the problem
And though you watch your body change
Day after day
The voice remains the same
And it never wanted food
So don’t take another bite
Not one more
What could it hurt?
too hot for my own good-
need to lose weight
5) DON’T TELL ME
I can feel the air you’ve created
I can sense how
Your love feels like pity
How you’ve averted your gaze from me
I’ve had this pair of eyes before,
Long before you,
I know what they mean,
I know how they break you
I know the hurt doesn’t dissolve,
It salts over time until
The wound becomes numb;
I’ve lost my immunity
So just before you say something
Listen to me-
“Tell me you like her,
And I may hate myself away,
Tell me you’re leaving,
And I may leave myself before you say,
Tell me I’m a burden on you,
And I may lose weight
Tell me her presence makes you feel special,
And I may ordinarize myself away,
Tell me she is better,
And I may burn myself away,
Tell me she’s your sweetheart,
And I may break my heart today
TELL ME YOU ARE BREAKING UP,
AND I MAY BREAK MYSELF AWAY”
But before I could finish
Or before I could clean the drops
All I saw was you and her
Into each other
Breaking me into pieces
I can’t find
Because those pieces of mine are with her
But wounds will heal
Only after I do
Because sure
I’ve lost my immunity
But not the power to bring it back.
Whiskey fueled words, a father's flawed design
Cut deep that night, a lesion that still defines
At sixteen, I was young, vulnerable and afraid
"Lose weight," he said, as if love had a weight to trade
He made a bet, a twisted, drunken test
A crude sum he'd pay if I passed his cruel quest
To shrink myself, to fit his mold and frame
Approval hinged on kilograms, a toxic, shameful game
"No one would want to marry you" words that stuck
A truth I'd found to be true, a heart that felt broken and rough
Now I hate mirrors, they show me the flaws
A constant reminder of the voice that says
"You're not enough, you have to change, you have to be more"
The wounds linger, a fragile self worth's toll
A memory that whispers, "You're not whole."
I see the weight I've carried long
A burden lifted, a new strength I've found
I'm learning to love the skin I'm in
Still struggling but getting better,
letting go of his sin
Intellectually I know, he was lost in drink and pain
and I am still finding my way, breaking the chain
Learning to love myself, flaws and all
Finding my voice, standing tall
Even if at times I slip and fall
I am God's daughter after all
Santa lay
Sick on bed all through day,
Unable to wake up, as if dead.
It was going to be Christmas, he thought with dread
Doctor said, he was too fat being overfed
To get through chimney, he must lose weight
Now, should wait at each gate.
What a fate!
Dark dreary December days
Mostly gray and white
The atmosphere depressing.
More night than day
My brain starving.
Why wasn’t I designed to hibernate?
To cuddle up and dream about better days.
It would be great
I could lose weight
While doing nothing.
It’s a win win
But no, not this time around.
Or forever for that matter.
I will have to buck up
Lift my chin, dust the snow off.
Put that fake smile on.
Preheat the car
And keep truck’in.
There’s no hibernating
That’s just a dream.
I have to wake up to the reality
I live in inevitably
In Minnesota.
If I gave up sugar
would I crave more salt?
Filling up my diet with potato chips and French fries?
If I gave up sugar
would the enamel grow back on my teeth
Would my missing teeth grow back?
If I gave up sugar
would I lose weight and feel healthy?
Would I still be me?
I daresay I will never know
Rose, this time I'm too fat
Let's run with me in the morning
While there is not yet the sunrise
Let's go to the oval and run.
Let's get up and ride a bike with me
Have the same bike, ride the same style
Or buy another bike to ride
Well, don't need, it's unnecessary.
So only water left, I run and chase after
Just like hot trends for friends who lose weight
Carry two stones both hands and run
Sacrifice to run for a healthy body.
Rose, running tired, let's take a walk
Ten times the oval cemented track
Let's go, let our body perspire
To let others see us to be inspired.
A burger with fries that are fit for a king
That's not gonna lose weight you big ding a-ling
For a slimmer bod
Give a negative nod
No junk food, you'll be a 98 pound weakling
Well tickle me bum and call me Lucy
Got really great news pay attention it's juicy
Seems to lose weight
All you need do is wait
Eventually you'll be skeleton thin quite spooky<>
In Spring
In spring water troughs
fart all the
musical notes, butterflies go to
Collage school, four-leaf clovers babysit
bulldogs, placemats collect bits of
string to
make balls, lichen await letters from
royalty all over
the world, sticks go for
runs, not to
lose weight, but just for
fun.
If you come back now
You will make my day
Dear Father
Because I am always
Worrying too much about me
My Father
I also worry about my health
Constantly
I want to improve my health
I still go for my shot of ozanpike
Every Friday morning
I inject the ozanpike on my tummy
I am slowly getting used to it
Also every month I take my shoot
Of abilify on my hip
The ozampike cuts my appetite and keeps
My weight down
Yes father I am so fat still
I am dying to lose weight
AND I know it is harder to lose weight
Yes Father I am sleeping fine every night
Also when I wake up I am always
Having the winter blues
I hate having the winter blues
Father please take the winter blues
Away from my life
Also I am happy that you keep me
Alive every single day
I have nothing to complained to you
About my life
Because everything is going ok in my life
Use exercise tool
To lose belly using
A roller shoe glide.
Let's weigh in on all the people out there trying to lose weight
The makeup of our bodies we have had a long time to create
If it is easy to shed those unwanted pounds the task would be simple to do
The solution to the problem is always the same eat less, more exercise, a statement that always rings true
We as a society want results immediately, a pill for pain, a burger for your hunger
Losing weight is a long journey, not a one-day wonder
How do you achieve success, look at your job, school , marriage, hard work is what got you there
The rewards for this in weight loss are better health and a body that will thank you without those extra pounds it has to bear
An increase in stamina so you can enjoy life and what it has to offer even more
A whole new world awaits if we stop indulging in those quick weight loss companies who happily take your money than ask for more
Use your hard-earned cash to invest in yourself by joining a gym
You can achieve what you want in life, believe in yourself, and start down the road to being slim and trim
I can talk to my brother 10,000 miles away
Make conference calls from Beijing to Monterrey
Warm up my car from the comfort of home
Attend a ballgame in the rain under a dome
Manage a company while on perpetual vacation
Buy a new car with no sales negotiation
Design a skyscraper with a few clicks here and there
If a doctor, perform surgery remotely from anywhere
So, why can’t I just eat right and lose weight
I guess it’s ‘cos home-cooked food tastes so great
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