Dieter’s Night Before Christmas

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all round my hips Were Fannie May candies that sneaked past my lips; Fudge brownies were stored in the freezer with care, In hopes that my thighs would forget they were there While Mama in her girdle and I in chin straps Had just settled down to sugar-borne naps; When out in the pantry there arose such a clatter - I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. Away to the kitchen I flew like a flash, Tore open the icebox, then threw up the sash; The marshmallow look of the new-fallen snow Sent thoughts of a binge to my body below; When what to my wandering eyes should appear - A marzipan Santa with eight chocolate reindeer! That huge chunk of candy - so luscious and slick, I knew in a second that I’d wind up sick; The sweet-coated Santa, those sugared reindeer... I closed my eyes tightly but still I could hear “On Pritikin, on Stillman, on weak one, on TOPS” - A Weight Watcher dropout from sugar detox; From the top of the scales to the top of the hall, Now dash away pounds - now dash away all. Dressed up in Lane Bryant from my head to nightdress, My clothes were all bulging from too much excess; My droll little mouth and my round little belly, They shook when I laughed like a bowl full of jelly. I spoke not a word but went straight to my work, Ate all of the candy then turned with a jerk… And laying a finger beside my heartburn - I gave a quick nod toward the bedroom I turned. I eased into bed, to the heavens I cry, If temptation’s removed I’ll get thin by and by… And I mumbled again as I turned for the night, In the morning I’ll starve... ’til I take that first bite! QuotaBills Life is too short to be on a diet. - Taylor J Reid Happiness is equilibrium. Shift your weight. - Tom Stoppard Tears at times have all the weight of speech. - Ovid Food is an important part of a balanced diet. - Fran Lebowitz The more you weight the harder you are to kidnap. - Unknown I've probably tried every fad diet in the world. - Jenna Ushkowitz A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat. - Erma Bombeck The first couple of days on the detox diet aren't pleasant. - Carol Vorderman I don't diet, I just don't eat as much as I'd like to. - Linda Evangelista Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill diet was the mother. - George Herbert Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments. - Bethenny Frankel My metabolism stinks. I can gain weight just listening to dinner music. - Ron Dentinger One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love. - Sophocles I've been on a diet for two weeks and all I've lost is two weeks. - Totie Fields You can't lose weight by talking about it. You have to keep your mouth shut. - Old Farmer's Almanac The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook. - Julia Child The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman. - Jonathan Swift If my Valentine you won't be, I'll hang myself on your Christmas tree. - Ernest Hemingway Aren't we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas? You know, the birth of Santa. - Bart Simpson Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread and pumpkin pie. - Jim Davis I built my church on Easter services, Christmas Eve services, and Norman Vincent Peale. - Robert H. Schuller True and solemn meaning of Christmas, which is a time for peace and quiet contemptation. - Archie Bunker If 'ifs and buts' were 'candy and nuts', we'd have Christmas every day. - Unknown Juicing isn't about binging and cleansing; I try to incorporate it into a balanced diet. - Eddie Huang I grew up on a steady diet of science fiction, especially apocalyptic and postapocalyptic fiction. - Justin Cronin No matter how carefully you stored the lights last year, they will be snarled again this Christmas. - Robert Kirby The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a family all wrapped up in each other. - Bill Vaughan My wife is on a diet. Coconuts and bananas. She hasn't lost any weight, but she can sure climb a tree. - Henny Youngman Might make a real good Christmas present for the uninformed. The book is called 'Taking America Back.' - Paul Harvey I love to go to a movie, get a Diet Coke and a barrel of popcorn, and sit there with my kids and watch a film. - William Shatner A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience. - John Updike I told my doctor I get very tired when I go on a diet, so he gave me pep pills. Know what happened? I ate faster. - Joe E. Lewis Dieting is not a sprint, it's a marathon. If you celebrate the small victories, you will eventually win the war. - Ian K Smith The biggest seller is cookbooks and the second is diet books - how not to eat what you've just learned now to cook. - Andy Rooney Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight. - Josh Billings If you maintain a healthy diet, or at least are smart about your food choices, you'll still see the pounds come off. - Misty May-Treanor Did you read about Starbucks? No more "Merry Christmas" at Starbucks. No more. Maybe we should boycott Starbucks. - Donald Trump In Japan, animation is a big part of your media diet. I moved out to Los Angeles at 9, and when I got homesick, I would watch anime. - Hiro Murai I'm off the diet, but not the treadmill. I speak as someone who's attempted to lose weight and get fit thrice before in my life. - Ronnie Screwvala Our food pyramid, the kind of diet that is constantly promoted, is completely warped. 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30-Sep-2020