I was fatboyslim for a while (unfortunately not any longer)

I MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT MY WEIGHT

I must do something about my weight…is what I used to say all the time
My diet starts on Monday…was another favourite line

I wasn’t always that size you know…I haven’t always been big
In my teens I was actually really thin…you could almost play tunes on my ribs

In my twenties I had a comfy life…but it started to go wrong
With my sit down job, I became a slob…and the weight started piling on

As I approached my 30th birthday…the middle age spread was here
I think it was possibly something to do with…the pizzas, the chips and the beer

With my 40th just round the corner…the charts said I was obese
Again it was beer and takeaway food…most of it covered in grease

I didn’t have any excuses…I was eating too much and was lazy
But each time I looked in a mirror…the reflection was driving me crazy

The scales were telling me 18 stones…surely that couldn’t be true
But once I’d admitted the scales were correct…I knew what I needed to do

My wife suggested Slimming World…I said I would give it a try
But when it was time to go to the class…I really just wanted to cry

I walked through the door with a pounding heart…not really wanting to stay
But then Christine, our “Leader” gave me a big smile…and my fears just melted away

She gave us a “new member talk” and I listened…trying to take it all in
I didn’t believe it could possibly work…and my head was starting to spin

But the following day I read through my pack…and it all began to make sense
So I switched on my brain, focussed my mind…and started with a vengeance

I loaded our fridge with fruit and with veg…and plenty of pots of Muller
And with all the free food I can honestly say…I’d never felt any fuller (yes I know it's wrong but it rhymes)

When Thursday came round I stood on the scales…keeping my fingers crossed
But it was my turn to smile, as I looked at the dial…and realised how much I’d lost

It really inspired me to stick to the plan…and I became totally hooked
Especially when people kept telling me…how much better I looked

Ten months later and I’d lost 5 stones…and I aim to maintain it forever
And will I go back to the unhealthy snacks…what do you think?…Never!

I’m now fit and I’m healthy and I food optimise…It’s part of my new way of life
So my thanks go to Slimming World, especially our class…and of course to my darling wife