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Topic: Hard and Soft (04/23/09)
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TITLE: A Diary Perspective | Previous Challenge Entry
By Kellie Henningsen
04/30/09 -
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ADD TO MY FAVORITES
There was to be no more growing for me
But my mid section didn’t get the word
It started to expand and turn jiggly
Annoyed I was at this weight gain
The scale had never before been an issue
I determined a flat stomach would be mine
As I sniffed and grabbed a tissue
I nibbled on cucumbers and lettuce
And drowned myself with water
I did sit ups until I was sick
I knew it would be worth all the bother
In time, the scale showed a weight loss
But the squishiness just wouldn’t change
My wedding day was around the corner
But my rock hard abs weren’t in range
At long last, my dream came true
My stomach was amazingly hard
I showed it off beaming with pride
I no longer felt any lard
That all changed the day I gave birth
My firm stomach was instantly mushy
I vowed I could still make it happen
If only I could be a little more pushy
Throughout the years and more pregnancies
I watched my stomach change
While I still desired those rock hard abs
I realized I might be a little deranged
After the childbearing years were over
I functioned in a continuous blur
As motherhood took over my life
I had no time for a stomach cure
Once the kids were a little older
I brought out the exercise gear
Sweating to Billy Banks and Leslie Sansone
I resolved that this would be my year
Months later while sporting my muffin top image
I was cleaning in the basement one day
I found a diary from when I was sixteen
And was shocked at what it had to say
“A flat hard stomach…I will have!”
My own words came back to mock me
At sixteen, I couldn’t achieve this goal
How could I possibly now make it be?
My diary made me stop and think
What is really important in life?
Is it to look like a twenty year old model?
Or to be a great mommy and wife?
Six pack abs and rock hard muscles
Are just not going to happen for me
I need to accept myself the way I am
And start to live life more contentedly
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