The Brownie Battle

Eat small portions four times a day, they say.
Eat thrice a day for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Never skip meals.
Skip meals.

Walk.
Don’t walk, run.
Don’t run, exercise.
Don’t do aerobics, embrace stretching.
Do yoga.
Don’t do yoga.

Apples are good for health.
Apples are bad for health.
Chocolate is extremely bad for the waistline.
Chocolate is a good option while trying to lose weight.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
WTF, is the right choice? Do I or don’t I?
Ditch the entire process, eat what I want but cut down on the heavy stuff.

Walk, run, exercise, stretch, do yoga, walk, run…
Pant…
Sweat…

Eye the chocolate mousse.
Ignore the mousse.
Grab the apple.
Put it back – no temptation.

New plan…
New diet…

Colon cleanse and detox.
Tummy ... where?
Check the scales – 500 grams. Good going.

Hungry…. Ignore food… angry… bring on the brownies.
Cast them aside…
Nibble at a sandwich.
Glug eight glasses of water.

Warm up, walk, jog, stretch…

Tummy’s yelling.
Starve.
Check the scales – no change.
WTF.

Follow everything...
Don’t give up, continue.
Power walk, jog…
Tired.

Fruit diet.
Veggie diet.
Low carbohydrate diet.
High protein diet.

Jog, stretch, dancercise, walk…
Skip.

Scales tilt happily.
Celebrate.

Skip meals the next day.
Tummy’s growling.

Stroll…. Walk.
Grab a fruit.
Hog a sandwich.

Jog on the treadmill.
Work up a sweat.

New diet.
New look.
Slim and trim.
Appreciative glances.
Goodbye brownies… chocolate … desert
New wardrobe.
Show skin.

New you.
Opinions aplenty about best diets.
Irritate everyone.
Opinions not appreciated.
New friends.
Out with the old.

Gym…exercise… walk, run, jump, dance…
Bored.

Brownie… Desert… Junk food. Nibble.
Skip dinner…
Colon cleanse…
Run, run, run….
Scales screaming.

Angry. Annoyed. Extremely pissed off.
Walk… scream.
Walk…
Think.
Change strategy.

Help…
Chocolate are you there?

Eat small portions four times a day, they say.
Eat thrice a day for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Same old…
Familiar?

Xoxo me dahlings

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