Most of my adult life until a few years ago
I weighed around 300 hundred pounds,
diets didn't work, all the prayer in the world
couldn't push me away from the table.
Like so many, I kept saying, if I just had the will power,
if I just would concentrate, I could lose weight,
but no matter what I did,
come evening, my appetite always won out
over my passion to lose weight.
For me the battle took an odd lethal detour
I nearly died in a hospital from pneumonia and learned I was diabetic,
coming out of the hospital my body was so altered by the trauma
and I was so afraid of experiencing again, that I changed my life style,
lost over a hundred pounds, exercising daily and eat right.
Don't recommend this cure, for being on a death bed was truly the worse pain,
but I have in reflection appreciate, how what is inside our head is what truly
drives our lips. We just don't always have the ability to change it.
Habits of a life time can't be changed over night.
It takes a minimum of 21 days to make new habit one's life.
To me most of us can benefit with love as the single biggest diet aid,
only with realism and understanding.
None of us will life forever, maybe we will never become our perfect bodies,
however each small step we make in a positive direction
will make what life we lead feel blessed.
Being at peace with who we are, will always make the path more satisfying,
learning to accept small changes as victories, no matter what we look like
can turn the sadness valley into a place without tears.
Author notes
I hope sharing this is some way help. I've found it so easy to be so consumed it trying to reach impossible goals meant I ignored the small ones that I could obtain. Been there and done that with the weight problem, so I do totally appreciate the problem. I commend you for trying to look for advice and how to help another.
A contest entry
- Killing yourself slowly...... Prompt inspired. by daviscth.
400 points, ended January 23, 2008, 8 entries
Bronze trophy winner
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You have truly overcome some major obstacles and have the kindness of heart to share in order to help others. It starts with baby steps. I like how you pointed out that you don't have to climb mountains, but do what can be done one step at a time. This is truly inspiring and can pertain to not only weight problems, but any problem at all can be dealt with in the manner you have laid out before us! Thanks for sharing this. It is a real eye opener!
Blessings,
Frogz~
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Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. I know first hand how diabetes can affect your life for my 3yr old grandsone was diagnosed at 18mo.
It was a harsh wake up call but at least you got it.
I hope your words of wisdom will help someone that really needs it. -
Powerful
Love certainly makes the difference on how we use any substance to gain a look at ourselves. More importantly is how we preceive how others view us. The need to feel the esteem of our peers and those who love us is lifes driving force to many. Gaining small victories will lead to peace of mind on who we are.
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This write touched me, I had the most beautifully spirited relative who was overweight due to no fault of her own,she ate like a sparrow and had thyroid problems that meant her body was bigger than society accepted. She was saddened to the point of becoming a recluse and I loved her with every beat of my heart,ached for the pain caused by those moronic people that levied thoughtless "jokes" at her expense, also had an uncle who was a mountain of a man,there is not one person walking this earth that can compare to his kindness or joviality, God I miss them both and my quote " it is not what we weigh but the weight which we carry within" was written in mind of both them and all those I voluntarily counsel that have their own weight to carry...
Extra weight carried may be killing oneself slowly but for some, for some they already feel as if they only exist as a figure of fun and not, not that they are alive or living, perhaps "fatism" is the last "ism" to be addressed by society per se?
Perhaps the third stanza may benefit from a change of tense as in exercise/exercized; and eat/ate;
The fourth stanza perhaps death instead of dead ( though I see that you may have used dead to rhyme with bed )
My suggestions are not criticisms but a perspective shared dear poet. For me the last three lines are worthy of applause alone,indeed worthy, looks fade and before that are fawned over, to be at peace with oneself is a gift given to the self if society doesn't darken the drapes that are drawn.
As with any gift given, 'tis not the packaging but the gift given which is within. My own quote.
A cathartic write for the poet and a brave one, good luck in the contest.
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Thank you for the comment and pointing out corrections needed.
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I admire you sharing your personal story; your triumphs and your struggles
All it takes is one day at a time
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This is thought provoking!
I can understand your plight.I have hypothyroidism and I had a space spent in a wheelchair after an injury.I't hard to overcome that.But, I've recently lost around 50 pounds.I'm going to pray for God to heal me.He's done it before and He'll do it again!I'll get my weight down to where it should be.It helps to read things such as you've written, because it reminds me of the vital importance of doing so!So, thanks for using your talents to speak in this way!It's needed!
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Oh wow I love you this is great you are an amazing poet and a person with such will power goodluck in the contest best wishes and much love
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oh wow! I do know what you are going through my mom was overweight,diabetic,and really not motivated,but docs,warned her loose it or die,she lost 125 lbs but her age and arthritis limits her mobility...lessons learn teach others to help themselves early...thank you for sharing good luck...MM
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