How to Lose a Few Pounds for Christmas – Wink, Wink!

Christine Ramsay on Dec 16, 2009

Tags: chocolate, Christmas, diet, pounds, temptation

It is so easy to lose those pounds at Christmas with all the chocolate temptations around.

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With Christmas round the corner

And festive food knowing no bounds,

I decided after a quick weigh in

That I needed to lose a few pounds.

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So I cut out the high calorie treats

And anything that contained fat,

Then I ate lots of salad and fruit

And that I was sure would be that.

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But that’s when the problem started.

I bought a selection box for my son.

I put it into his Christmas sack (he’s 36 now, lol)

And realised his shopping was done.

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But that night as I watched TV

A craving too great to ignore

Sent me rummaging through his sack

And guzzling chocolate till I could eat no more.

***

Three pounds had gone down the pan

And the box I had to replace.

This time I hid it in the garage,

Out of sight and a much safer place.

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But I’m sure you can guess what I did.

That night as I lay in my bed,

The craving overtook me again

And wouldn’t go until it was fed.

***

Three more pounds had gone to waste

But I persevered with the quest in hand.

I purchased a bigger and better box

And this time the guzzling was banned.

***

I pushed it to the bottom of the sack

And sellotaped the top up tight,

So that any temptation that overcame me

Would be defeated by the thought of a fight.

***

By now I had learnt my lesson

And my purse was feeling the strain.

After losing ten much needed pounds

I certainly wouldn’t give in again.

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Comments (46)

Teves on Dec 16, 2009
Great post…
Goodselfme on Dec 16, 2009
ha HA! You live in England, don’t you? I had a wonderful time reading your post.TX
CHAN LEE PENG on Dec 16, 2009
The easiest way is “eat less but exercise more” . Thanks for this great piece!
drelayaraja on Dec 16, 2009
Nice one really.. Though, i don’t have much to do with Christmas. I like people being happy.
Val Mills on Dec 16, 2009
Lol – I can relate to this
johnnydod on Dec 16, 2009
ahhahahaahahah lovely story Christine…. I think the best way is just not to have any goodies in the house, and then old father temptation cant reach out to you.
By the way thanks for your comment on my piece “The Date” but it was only a story and not about me.
ken bultman on Dec 16, 2009
Another cute one I’ve come to expect. We in the colonies call them dollars.
Frances Lawrence on Dec 16, 2009
A lovely funny poem, my husband would be just as bad if he knew there was chocolate in the house
Michael Eboh on Dec 16, 2009
funny indeed and cute as well. So I enjoyed your lovely poem.
standingproud on Dec 16, 2009
lol,noooo not the cellotaped top…
Have a treat,then fix later hahahahaah.
well done Christine.
martie on Dec 16, 2009
And here I pictured you with a buzz saw cutting through the bag to get to the next box. Wonderful poem, I loved it!
T. S. Lewis on Dec 16, 2009
Very good. It sounds like you suffer from: Mmm, Almost Better Than. Check it out and tell me what you think. Hope you keep it off. Happy Holidays.
Hansika on Dec 16, 2009
wonderful….
diamondpoet on Dec 16, 2009
Cute piece, It’s hard to resist sometimes, I love to eat and sometimes I just stay away from the chocolates. Nice work.
Pinaki Ghosh on Dec 16, 2009
Starpisces on Dec 16, 2009
Merry Christmas to you…
nice poem, cute…
you may eat a bit…the rest give to me.. ha ha..
Glynis Smy on Dec 16, 2009
Oh lol Christine, I have been there and done that too! Wonderful fun poem
Guy Hogan on Dec 16, 2009
The only craving I get is for beer. It puts on the pounds, too.
PhoenixRox on Dec 16, 2009
ha ha… Christine, you made me laugh again.
Mani Darshan on Dec 16, 2009
Exquisite,

Wonderful,

Lovely,

Keep Sharing.

Cheers Darshan…………

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lillyrose on Dec 16, 2009
you are brilliant! and always make me laugh!
Kate Smedley on Dec 16, 2009
Yet another creative and wonderfully entertaining poem from an everyday situation which I’m sure quite a few of us can identify with! Great work Christine.
Tommy Tompkins on Dec 16, 2009
Funny

You’re a very witty writer.
8Shei8 on Dec 16, 2009
Hilarious! It is hard to back away from chocolate.It is really not fair. How could something taste so good be so bad
Lady Sunshine on Dec 16, 2009
Lol, that was cute, Christine. It’s best not to have any treats in the house. And lmao @ Ken.
PR Mace on Dec 16, 2009
Such great fun. I know how you feel I have been eating chocolate kisses all day, they are for my Christmas cookies. Guess I will have to buy some more.
AlmaG on Dec 16, 2009
Chocolates are devils in desguise hahaha! Fun poem
Ruby Hawk on Dec 16, 2009
Oh Christine, I did a foolish thing too. I bought my sisters chocolates for Xmas and I, of course, have eaten a box of it. I\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’m not buying any more.
Eunice Tan on Dec 16, 2009
Lovely … but to err is human
Poetic Enigma on Dec 17, 2009
Oh my, the temptations we find around Christmas, huh! I think you composed the ordeal into a really fun read! Thank you for sharing
Yovita Siswati on Dec 17, 2009
Fun to read! I can relate to this
XXElleXX on Dec 17, 2009
Hehehehahahaha..yea well who dosen’t love chocolates Christine..damn..they’re finger lickin’ good!!..but not figure-lookin’ good..hehehe..loved your Christmas poey
papaleng on Dec 17, 2009
Christine such a hilarious sack adventure. Love it..
Authoress Terry E. Lyle on Dec 17, 2009
lol….that was too cute.
Radhika Bhargava on Dec 18, 2009
Lovely and funny…:-)
Christine Ramsay on Dec 18, 2009
Thank you all so much. I think many of you related to this problem. I haven’t succumbed again. The last box is still intact LOL.

Christine
mark ramsay on Dec 18, 2009
Whoops! I am sorry Mum. I don\\\’t think I was tsupposed to read this one. I wonder what\\\’s in my sack, ha ha.
jaysonv on Dec 19, 2009
i love ur post.. very interesting.. hmmmm
Jane Jane on Dec 20, 2009
made me smile. lovely piece.
trios2009 on Dec 22, 2009
lol! i can’t resist chocolate… the picture at the top is making me drool!
T. S. GARP on Dec 23, 2009
Excellent! Liked it a lot. Great poem!
virtualredheart on Dec 23, 2009
Hahaha… nice tips. Very creative and informative. I enjoy reading it.
deep blue on Dec 24, 2009
Another well composed lines. I envy your creativity to come up with rhymes.
CA Johnson on Dec 27, 2009
This was so funny. I know your plight about chocolate, my friend. I am the same way.
LoveDoctor on Dec 29, 2009
Good for you! I know the feeling. Chocolate can be very tempting especially those Godiva milk chocolates wrapped in small boxes. I bought two mini boxes to give to two friends for the holidays and guess what? I ended up eating both boxes of chocolate one night while wrapping several gifts. Talk about temptation! Now I just don’t by any.
fashion girl on Jan 1, 2010
I don’t want to lose weight.

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