#poetry
Poem: Gettin' fit as a fatty
When you are overweight
it can be oh so easy
to put on more weight
and the idea of trying to lose it can immobilise you
and if you do manage to lose a few punds
you body fights to put them back on
and a few more for good measure
skinny people put it all down to laziness and a lack of desire
but throw a couple of bags of potatoes over their shoulders
and tell them go be your best self
people generally judge fat people harshly for being overweight
but their are many ways to get fat
some people get fat before their lives are even their own
and only have ever known a sedintary lifestyle
the mental barriers can be huge
i know know i can lose weight
i know it is possible
so i am open to it
because i am fit fat
I exercise
I started small and just focussed
on repetition
don't break the chain'make it fun
I don't push myself to hard
not yet anyway
I'm focused more on health than figure
I used to believe to get fit
you had to be single minded and just focused on fitness
putting everything else to the side
but that's not true
it's all about habit
and good habits
begit good habits
before you know it your buying a cheeseburger
rather than a triple cheeseburger
I gained my weight through medication
so I know what it's like to be skinny and active
I know the feeling
some have never known that
I hate to move my body
it's hard
but when I do
next time it's esier
and the time after that even easier
I read in a book recently
that the three factors
that are prevelant in most who have lost weight
and managed to keep it off is
wait for it
weighing yourself daily
having some form of exercise equipment to exercise at home
and to eat breakfast every day
this derailed me
before i thought thats what I have to do
'so i brought and exercise bike
quit my gym membership
and put scales in my office
Since then I've yet to get back on the horse
I've spent this time adapting the bike i brought to make it work
wider seat
pedls that didn't have metal teath and straps that i could get my feet into
I've mdified the handlebars
so I don't have to lean forward when riding
I'll do a few more adjustments today and start my new routine on monday
two days away
lets see if that book is full of shit
I will not give up
whether I lose weight is secondary
to having a sharp mind
plenty of energy
and good health so I don't die in my fifties or sixties
wish me luck
love always
fatty
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Published 10-2-2026
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