A woman’s tryst with her weight,
Often increases her heart rate,
She stands on a weighing scale,
Oh My God !!- She gives a yell.
There has been a sharp spike,
I’ll have to hit the gym and work on the bike,
I have to burn those extra calories,
To fit into my fairly new capris.
She runs to the mirror – her good old friend,
Who helps, observe herself from end to end,
Need to reduce the flab on my tummy,
And will need to give up the food so yummy.
So begins her journey with weight loss,
Diet control charts on every wall,
Only to get a close friends call,
Inviting her to lunch, at a mall.
Resisting, she gives into the demands of friends,
She runs to the mirror to “figure”out end to end,
She assures herself, not that bad at all,
Exercises, I can start, a day later, after all !!
And so goes on and on a woman’s tryst to reduce weight….
Women and weight loss…a never ending struggle! Loved the poem.
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A constant struggle, which most of us go through.
Thank you so much Shaloo. 🙂
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Haha! So true! The demands and pressures of staying in shape have magnified a zillion times over these last years. Earlier when you reach 40 it is okay to hide your jingling tummy inside under the pleats of your saree or salwar , but times have definitely changed! But is it worthwhile to give up all those yummy treats that money can buy just to remain size 0 or less than that? No answer to that yet so while we wait, we will just take a second helping🤣😂
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Very true Pranitha.. It is tempting both ways, when you see a size zero,you feel if only…and when you see the yummy treats available, you feel but I need to control…and the struggle begins and goes on… :))
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Yes… the good part is that we all are on the same boat.. so it’s okay
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yep, right..we should be at peace 🙂
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And eat!
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Ha ha 👍
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Hahaha….very true…with even the…other half…..from tomorrow….is the tagline….and tomorrow… never comes…
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yes, very difficult to keep pace with tomorrow..
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true….
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Hehe. A great poem which every woman can relate to 🙂 It is a constant juggle between food and exercise 😉
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Wow, so many women in my boat 🙂
Thanks Radhika.
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Keeping fit and living a healthy lifestyle has become one major concern for the woman. Hence there is this great ambition towards exercises and fitness, which points towards one direction – weight loss! Today’s woman is conscious of her looks and shape and seems to worry too much about it, lol. Thanks for a great poem. 🙂
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Yes, it is a constant struggle..and we keep trying till we succeed.
Thank you 🙂
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You’re welcome!
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Great poem reflecting women and their weight loss. True mindset of every women. Nice one Deepika ☺️
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Yes priya. Every woman at some point goes through this, I guess.
Thank you
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Yeah true 👍
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This is a never ending struggle, but I think we are perfect as we are!
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Very true Moushmi. It is very important that we are at peace with ourselves. This was just a take on what women go through …
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I know, most of us these days want to be perfect 10. But in being the one that is ‘Acceptable’ we just loose ourselves.
Surely you did justice to your take of this problem. It seems never ending!
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Yes, rightly said. In chasing something, we forget to enjoy the little moments that life has to offer.
Thanks for the follow dear.
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Ha Ha Ha! I was all smiles. A good one Deepika! It’s a never ending struggle for a woman. I could very well relate to it 🙂
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Thank you do much vandana. Many of us in the same boat now. ☺️☺️
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Good One… Not only women, I guess weight consciousness has crept into men as well… Garfield the cat being the only exception 🙂
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Good, so we have some men onboard too 👍
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Great tongue in the cheek post.
Dont worry, eat drink and be merry!
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Yes, idea is the same, but women do tend to get seriously concerned about their figure and weight at times 😊
Thank you ☺️
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I can so relate to it! Post pregnancy I have gained lot of weight and prior to that I was really slim, I fight with that feeling daily. 🙂
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Yep, that’s the starting point, I guess…Don’t loose hope, have fun ,enjoy and be at peace 😊 things will get better.
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Yeah, trying to do all that but gets tough 😑😑
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Hmmm…I understand, and that’s why it’s a constant struggle, and don’t worry, you have company…We are all in the same boat 😯
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Oh so true for us women… This fight just never ends, be you thin or fat
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Very true. My daughter is struggling to put on some weight, but it’s the other way round for me 😓
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DITTO here 😧
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😂
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