BATTLE OF THE BULGE

BATTLE OF THE BULGE
by Stephany Spencer-LeBaron

 When it comes to food,
I long for resistance –
Stuffing to stuff holes
For Psychic subsistence
Endangers physical substance.

I’m forced to keep grub
At a dastardly distance, 
Plus emend my daily existence.

Food and I have a Con-coexistence:
Victuals cause me hunger 
With perpetual persistence –
That ever-gnawing craving 
For fattening ingredients.

Attempting to outdistance 
Tempting incidents,
I exercise with 
Herculean consistence …
Pacing work-outs 
With rest-time’s assistance.

Plus I follow a diet 
Of mere subsistence –
An intermittent abstinence
Like bare-bones existence. 

To Just say NO
To food’s insistence,
I’ve formed a few 
Helpful hints.

For instance:
1- Store only 
Resistible supplements.

2- Avoid eating at restaurants 
For general sustenance.

3- Buy nourishment 
Wth healthful contents …
Stuff that sticks 
To my inTENTS,
NOT my fundaments!

I’ve found 
Keeping ’round 
Non-tempting nutrients
Makes a BULGE difference 
In my appearance … 
And life’s experience. 

The perennial struggle 
With FAT in my middle
Is an ongoing 
Battle of the Bulge.

Winning the battle 
Is my unresolved riddle.
Ever ‘twill be 
If I fiddle with food’s
That make me indulge.

But knowing things 
Could be worse,
Thank God I deal 
With Dio-besies,
Not a worse curse!

 When it comes to food,
I long for resistance.
Stuffing to stuff holes
For Psychic subsistence
Endangers physical substance.
So I’m forced to keep grub
At a dastardly distance, 
Plus emend my daily existence.

Food and I have a Con-coexistence:
Victuals cause me hunger 
With perpetual persistence –
That ever-gnawing craving 
For fattening ingredients.

In attempting to outdistance 
Tempting incidents,
I exercise with Herculean consistence,
Pacing work-outs with rest-time assistance.
Plus I follow a diet of mere subsistence –
Intermittent abstinence
Equivalent to bare-bones existence. 

To “Just say NO!” to food’s insistence,
I’ve formed for myself a few helpful hints.
For instance:
1- Store only resistible supplements.
2- Avoid eating at restaurants for general sustenance.
3- Buy nourishment with healthful contents …
Stuff that sticks to my inTENTS,
NOT my fundaments!
I’ve found keeping ’round non-tempting nutrients
Makes a BULGE difference in my appearance … 
And life’s experience. 

The perennial struggle with FAT in my middle
Is an ongoing Battle of the Bulge.
Winning the battle is my unresolved riddle …
Ever ‘twill be if I fiddle with food
That tempts me to indulge.
But knowing things could be worse,
Thank God I deal with Diobeseies,
Not some worse curse!