"Used to and Am" a line poem.
 

I am Robert Fletcher.
I used to be obese.
I used to weigh 100 kilos.
I used to buy a kilo of cookies and eat them all in a night.
I used to check soft drinks to make sure they had sugar, not sweetener in.
I used to buy ‘light’ sunflower margarine.
I used to trim all the fat from my meat.
I used to be out of breath after climbing the stairs.
I used to take tablets for acid reflux.
I used to be bad tempered in the morning and tired in the evening.
Life used to get me down.
This is how I used to be.

I am Robert Fletcher
I am moderately overweight.
I weight 79 kilos.
I buy a kilo of cucumbers, a large lettuce, and a pack of celery and eat them in a week.
I check soft drinks and everything else to make sure they don’t have sugar.
I buy unsalted butter and full fat cheese.
I buy cuts of meat with fat on them – and eat it.
I can trot up the stairs two at a time and I’m not out of breath.
I no longer have acid reflux and I no longer take the tablets.
I am lively and happy and the mornings and my energy levels are constant all day.
I am a much happier person and I cope with life’s challenges.
This is how I am.

Feel free to comment or compose your own line poems below.
Robert
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Robert, that's awesome!! I am very impressed by your creativity and touched by the sentiment. Keep up your great work and thank you for sharing your inspirational poem!

That is very nice, Robert! I like how you focus on all the changes in your life, not just the weight loss.

Almost like a verbal collage of then and now.

Awesome Robert! Thanks for sharing. Great Idea.

My name is red
That’s who I am
My friends call me cutie
“Cause let’s face it I am

I started this journey at 178
I was tired and depressed
And my body didn’t looked that great

I was constantly hungry
My cravings were out of whack
I was killing myself slowly
My mine was starting to crack

I found this Site
Was is an Accident or God’s Plan?
Then I found about Dr. Atkins
What a great man!

He saved my life
Which was full of self hate and despair
If only he knew
I hope now he’s aware

Now I’m in charge
My cravings are under control
I’m done with Yoyo-ing
And those Low Carb Trolls

I have tons of energy
I only eat when I’m hungry
Who would have thought
I am no longer in agony

I am back at the gym
I finally had the courage to go
I’m killing that treadmill…
“Go Red Go”

I am a work in progress
My journey isn’t complete
I have struggles ahead
38 more heats

I have learnt so much
In those 117 days
And it’s thanks to everyone here
You deserve the praise

Your guidance and stumbles
Have kept me on track
I’ll never find a way
To pay you all back

There is so much sharing
On this site
I think you guys
Are DYNAMITE

I’m raising my water glass
To each one of you
From the depth of my soul
God Bless You!

Peace
red

I buy those bagged salads. For the first time in forever I actuly eat them before the experation date or they have a chance to get brown and slimy. I used to waste so much produce :)

Nice one cutie, nice one :D .

Maybe we'll start a trend - low carb poetry :thup:

Hi LadyBelle.

bagged salads haven't reached the former Soviet Republic of Belarus yet :p .

In the winter it's all you can do to find old ladies in the market who make a few roubles by growing lettuces on their balconies :daze:

Robert

I'm just a girl from Iowa
and nothing rhymes with that

I used to be overweight,
ain't saying I was fat.

Started with some exercise,
read the Atkins book

Now I'm full blown low carb
And how the men do look!

Feeling really good today
Best I've felt in years

Thank God for latte breves
and ultra low carb beers!

Fantastic Iowagirl. Funniest one yet. Come on guys - try it - bet you always fancied yourself as a poet :D
Robert :wave:

Hi. I'm new here. I found these boards by searching for "low carb poetry". Two nights ago I just cranked out a couple poems, and thought it would be fun to contribute.

The first is a corny limerick. The second is more meaningful (to me anyway).

#1: An Atkins Limerick

When people start calling you "fatkins"
It's time to start studying Atkins.
Enjoyment is easy
but food is so greasy
you'll have to stock up on some natkins.

#2 The Way Less Traveled

Ahhh, when I look upon the low fat way
the way I tried and tried and tried again
the way was hard and long and brought dismay
from starving virtue until binging sin.

And when I look upon that way I see
a source of many cravings gnawing deep
with meals of sweet and empty calorie
that made me high until they made me weep.

The day was sweet, that day I'd finally learn
how insulin can come so strong and fast--
the day I'd finally make the low carb turn
and feel like I had never in the past.

The inches melted fast at first, then slow
I gained an almost tantric peace within
A zen-like middle way I'd come to know--
No hungry virtue and no binging sin.

Ahhh when I look upon the low carb way
the way I'm happy knowing I have tried
I ponder how I feel and have to say
The way has left me fully satisfied.

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I look forward to lurking for a while!

By the way, I loved the one from Iowa girl (the others were good too). I'm definitely curious about what you look like !!

Jim.

Congrats on your success thus far, Jim and thanks for digging this thread up. Can't believe there weren't more responses! Come on, everybody!

And btw, you would have to shield your eyes - I'm that lovely. :lol:

Alright Iowa girl, I've got my shades on. Let everyone else get theirs on, too, and then hit us with a picture of your 5'3" 143-pound loveliness.

The way you talk, I'm thinking the experience of seeing you walk into a room could burn some major calories. Excellent side benefit! :agree: It might even inspire more poetry. :wiggle:

Alright, that's enough of that. :nono:

I'm off to eat some chicken slow cooked with onions, celery and cabbage. I think I'll liberally sprinkle some parmesean cheese on it.

Am I using the smilies right??

--Jim

Depends on what you want the smiles to convey! :lol:

Actually I am working on the picture thing. I have no digital camera, no scanner....so technologically challenged, I am. But! A friend of mine told me you can have film developed onto a disc and download this so....I think I might be on to something.

I'll invite you to the unveiling. (nah, that one was too easy..)

Wow. I usually think of myself as a fairly bright guy -- able to use the ol English language pretty well and all that. But I'm having trouble understanding this one.

Please explain.

My paranoid fear is that there will be an unveiling and I won't be invited. Please tell me you're not teasing me :cry:

Ahh -- another poem inspired:
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About what's in parentheses
Oh Iowa Girl, if you please,
explain it to me
and then we will see:
a sincere girl? or just a big tease?

Please invite me to the unveiling. Please, Please, Please.

-Jim

oh, my. what have i stumbled upon here? :eek:

My thoughts exactly!! (hope my mom doesn't catch me here!)

When I get a pic I will send it your way, Jim.

Where's your's? *foot tapping*

Another limerick (and I apologize in advance)

I used to eat carbs by the bucket
One day I woke up and said ~#*& it
I'm now eating smarter
No longer a farter
When I see hi-carb food I just chuck it

Pure poetic genius...sigh!

Come on all you readers - let's have some more!

There once was a low carber from Nantucket...

Ok, You've forced me to be creative. LOL.....



I will not eat these eggs and ham
They make me fat, Sam I am :nono:

But would you eat them with some cheese? :p

I will not eat them with some cheese.
Too many calories, if you please. :nono:

But would you eat them with some oil? :p

I would not, could not with some oil.
Too much grease makes my blood boil :nono:

But would you eat them with some cream? :p

Sam I am, don't make me scream.
I could not, would not eat some cream. :nono:

I will not go until you try.
That low-fat junk is all a lie.
You say you can not, will not eat.
But try this high fat, low carb treat! :p

Ok, you win. I'll try your food.
And then you'll see you're one wrong dude.
My butt will swell. My cholesterol will rise.
Right before your very eyes.
But I will eat, dear Sam I am
I will eat your eggs and ham. :nono:

My word! They're great! I love them, Sam!
I do so love your eggs and ham!
I feel great. And thinner too!
I'll take some cheese. Not one, but two!
And give me cream! An ounce or more!
Fried in oil! My taste buds soar! :yay:

Oh, how I love these eggs and ham.
Thank you, thank you, Sam I am! :agree:

~Angi~

Love it!!!!

Nice poem Angi! :thup:

-Jim

! i LOVE IT! im saving that one. :)

Hey, a little off topic, but how do you get the PM (personal messages??) to work? I can't send any, even to myself.


Here's another LC Limerick
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Yes, get lots of fat in your diet
feel free in your cooking to fry it.
Some experts advise
that this way is not wise
but the tape makes it hard to deny it.

I'll have to try some other styles. (enough of the limericks!) For instance, I love the rhyme scheme in Robert Frosts Poem (I think it's) "stopping by the woods on a snowy evening" (or something like that) You know "Whose woods these are, I think I know, his house is in the villiage, though. He will not mind me stopping here to watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer ... "

Something like...
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"Stopping by the fridge on a hungry evening"
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Whose carbs these are, I do not know
I think I'll quickly dump them, though.
I will not have the fat come back
Until my six-pack abs do show.

My body needs a low carb snack
To keep from gaining inches back
Some sausage or some eggs with cheese
Will keep my weight loss goals on track.

With cravings gone I lose with ease
When offered steak, I say "yes please"
This time I will not face defeat
I have the will of Hercules.

No taters, noodles, corn or wheat
I've months before my time's complete
And pounds to go before I cheat.
And pounds to go before I cheat.

Cheers!

Jim

Excellent Jim! Now, I'd like a haiku...

Jim-

You have to have 25 posts in order for the PM system to work for ya-

Haiku-

Eat fat and lose weight
Screw all that low fat thinking
Give me some butter now.

LOL!!! She shoots, she scores! Ten points for Paleo!

Thank you, Thank you. I will be in town all week.

Thanks for the heads up on the PM Paleo. I guess this is post number 6 for me. Nice Haiku, by the way.

--Jim

Iowagirl--I'll get you your Haiku, but I need to know the rules for haiku better (Paleo?). What is it, three lines, with 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables? Are there any other rules? (not that I always follow the rules :angel: )

-Jim

(to the tune of "The Beverly Hillbillies")

Now listen to my story 'bout a doc named Bob,
Poor and overweight he was becoming quite a slob,
Then one day he was workin' on heart
And thought up a plan so the book he did start..
Atkins, that is...low carb.