Suessical reflections on NoS

carpediem · Post by **carpediem** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:53 am

No S is the greatest, or so I have heard.
All other diet plans are just plain absurd!
According to Reinhard (and he should well know)
The secret to reaching your goal is â€¦ go slow!
What??! Go slow?? Go slow?? Please say it ainâ€™t so!
With each passing day my impatience will grow!
You just donâ€™t understand Mr. Reinhard you donâ€™t.
You think Iâ€™ll be patient, I assure you I wonâ€™t!
This poundage I carry, with each extra bounce,
With each extra curve and each extra ounce,
Is driving me crazy when I walk it around.
It wears me right down, yes right down to the ground!
It makes my knees weak and it makes my heart thump.
Thereâ€™s extra in front and thereâ€™s extra in frump!
Cakes soda and candy and ice cream and fudge
Soon create a bulge where there once was just pudge.
Bread pretzels and noodles and cookies and cream,
The image in the mirror makes me wanna scream!
I want to wake up and be perky and spry,
With a spring in my step, a glint in my eye!
But I know you are right, Mr. R, itâ€™s so.
The best way to do this is steady and slow.
Soooooâ€¦â€¦
Iâ€™ll take pride in each of the pounds that I shed
Each dumpy ole grumpy ole pound once itâ€™s dead
Will bring pure joy and profound tribulation!
Iâ€™ll dance and Iâ€™ll sing with great celebration!
For each pound I lose will most certainly be
A testament to the reality
That all people CAN change and life can be sweet.
Much sweeter than any old thing that we eat!
The colors of life that lie just up ahead,
All green and yellow (with occasional red)
Look great on my HabitCal wall , I must say
Thoâ€™ not perfect yet I AM WELL ON MY WAY!!

wosnes · Post by **wosnes** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:10 pm

That is great -- so clever! Not to mention true.

Over43 · Post by **Over43** » Tue May 01, 2012 1:39 am

If I eat this doughnut, I'll be sick all day... (I was...)
If I eat this doughnut I won't go out to play.
For if I eat the doughnut it will make me sick you see,
For if I eat the doughnut I'll feel like I'm out at sea.
For if I eat this doughnut I know my day will suck,
And if I eat this doughnut I'll be out of luck.
But I did eat the doughnut, my eyes began to droop,
I did eat this doughnut and I feel like I have the croop.
I did eat this doughnut and my belly starts to swell,'
I did eat this doughnut I now I feel like H3!! !

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Tue May 01, 2012 4:05 am

Okay, here's Robert Frost. Something there is that doesn't love a diet..

NoSnacker · Post by **NoSnacker** » Tue May 01, 2012 9:42 am

Really great poems!!!

Maybe Reinhardt can use in his NEXT book

I might print and post where I can read both....

carpediem · Post by **carpediem** » Tue May 01, 2012 12:53 pm

A donut here and a candy bar there
Depriving oneself does not seem quite fair
But continually snacking as if you don't care
Can cause extra girth in the derriere!!

gratefuldeb67 · Post by **gratefuldeb67** » Tue May 01, 2012 1:02 pm

hahaha great!!!

sarahkay · Post by **sarahkay** » Fri May 11, 2012 12:58 am

this was fantastic! I was laughing out loud! i must save this!

carpediem · Post by **carpediem** » Fri May 11, 2012 2:00 am

Thanks! Gotta see the humor in things cause otherwise life is no fun at all

ZippaDee · Post by **ZippaDee** » Fri May 11, 2012 9:02 am

LOVE it!!!

Thanks!