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THE WEIGHT GAME:
THE SAME BATTLE, DAY AFTER DAY, YEAR AFTER YEAR, DECADE AFTER DECADE, THAT I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING, DAY AFTER DAY, ITS A SHAME:
IF I LET DOWN MY GUARD, AND CATCH MYSELF NOT:
IN A MINUTE, JUST LIKE THAT ALOT OF EXTRA WEIGHT SADLY I GOT:
THE WEIGHT GAME:
FOR I KNOW IN THIS WORLD, THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, AND THERE ARE MANY MILLIONS AS ME, WHO FIGHT AND STRUGGLE DAY TO DAY THE VERY EXACT SAME:
MY WEIGHT IS FAR ABOVE THE NORM:
I AM NOT PROUD OF MY BODIES SHAPE AND FORM:
I KNOW THERE ARE THOSE WHO WEIGH MORE THAN I:
AND I KNOW THE CHAMPION THAT I AM, AND I CANNOT GIVE UP, AND GOTTA KEEP ON A FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT, GOTTA GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT AND TRY AND TRY AND TRY:
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS I HAVE PROBABLY LOST A MILLION POUNDS OR MORE:
I STRUGGLED WITH MY WEIGHT FOR TWENTY YEARS WHEN I WAS IN THE MARINE CORPS:
I ALWAYS WAS KNOWN FOR MY STRENGTH-STAMINA AND ENDURANCE:
BUT WHEN I WORE MY DRESS UNIFORM, MY STOMACH WAS ALWAYS TIGHT IN MY PANTS:
LEAN, GREEN,MEAN, AND A UNITED STATES MARINE:
WELL I WASNT LEAN, I WAS GREEN, I WASNT MEAN, BUT YES I WAS A UNITED STATES MARINE, I NEVER TOUCHED ALCOHOL, CIGARETTES OR DRUGS, BUT I WAS HUSKY, STRONG AND CLEAN:
AFTER I RETIRED, I BEGAN A TWENTY YEAR CAREER IN NURSING, AS A NURSING ASSISTANT, CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT, THEN AS A RESTORATIVE NURSING ASSISTANT, AND AN LVN--LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE, AND WORKED TEN YEARS AS A DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHAB NURSE, AND IN NURSING HOME, FOR TEN YEARS TAKING CARE OF MY OLD FOLKS EVERYDAY:
I RAISED MY FAMILY, ALL MY KIDS THE BEST THAT I COULD IN EVERY WAY:
BUT THE WEIGHT GAME, REMAINS THE SAME:
I ALWAYS TOLD PEOPLE, THAT THE FAST FOOD PLACES, THE WORKERS AT THE DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW, THEY WERE MY FRIENDS, AND THRY KNEW MY NAME:
SO YOU CAN NEVER GIVE UP THE SHIP:
AND IM TRYING THIS NEW DAY TO REGROUP AND BUILD MY MOMENTUM, AND EAT RIGHT, MAKE THE BEST CHOICES, AND TO NOT BE TOO EXTREME AS I HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST, AND STARVE AND MEALS SKIP:
SO AS IN EVERYTHING, WE MUST KNOW OURSELF AND SEEK SELF IMPROVEMENT, FIRST:
AND IN THIS SIMPLE POEM--THE WEIGHT GAME, THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT VERSE:
FOR IN MYSELF, I DO BELIEVE, AND I KNOW THE CHAMPION THAT I AM:
I KNOW THAT TO ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING THAT I CAN:
I WILL NEVER ACCEPT MYSELF CARRYING THIS EXTRA WEIGHT:
I KNOW AND I BELIEVE IN MYSELF THAT I CAN ONCE AND FOR ALL CHANGE MY LIFE AND FATE:
THE MISSION OF MY LIFE, IS TO REACH OUT AND TO HELP ALL OTHERS WHO ARE STUCK AS I-- HAVE BEEN IN THIS WEIGHT GAME:
TO SQUARE MYSELF AWAY FIRST, THEN TO BE THE EXAMPLE, AND REACH OUT TO ALL OTHERS WITH UNDERSTANDING , AND MOTIVATE THEM THE SAME
THE WEIGHT GAME, IT CAN BE WON::
FOR ME AND EVERYONE:
IF YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN, WELL THEN YOU JUST MIGHT:
SO THATS THAT, AND REALLY HALF THE FIGHT:
IF YOU BELIEVE IT, THEN YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT:
WE ALL DESERVE TO BE OUR ABSOLUTE VERY BEST, PERFECTLY FIT:
12--NOVEMBER--2015:
BY; JOHN D. JUNGERS:
THE SAME BATTLE, DAY AFTER DAY, YEAR AFTER YEAR, DECADE AFTER DECADE, THAT I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING, DAY AFTER DAY, ITS A SHAME:
IF I LET DOWN MY GUARD, AND CATCH MYSELF NOT:
IN A MINUTE, JUST LIKE THAT ALOT OF EXTRA WEIGHT SADLY I GOT:
THE WEIGHT GAME:
FOR I KNOW IN THIS WORLD, THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, AND THERE ARE MANY MILLIONS AS ME, WHO FIGHT AND STRUGGLE DAY TO DAY THE VERY EXACT SAME:
MY WEIGHT IS FAR ABOVE THE NORM:
I AM NOT PROUD OF MY BODIES SHAPE AND FORM:
I KNOW THERE ARE THOSE WHO WEIGH MORE THAN I:
AND I KNOW THE CHAMPION THAT I AM, AND I CANNOT GIVE UP, AND GOTTA KEEP ON A FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT, GOTTA GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT AND TRY AND TRY AND TRY:
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS I HAVE PROBABLY LOST A MILLION POUNDS OR MORE:
I STRUGGLED WITH MY WEIGHT FOR TWENTY YEARS WHEN I WAS IN THE MARINE CORPS:
I ALWAYS WAS KNOWN FOR MY STRENGTH-STAMINA AND ENDURANCE:
BUT WHEN I WORE MY DRESS UNIFORM, MY STOMACH WAS ALWAYS TIGHT IN MY PANTS:
LEAN, GREEN,MEAN, AND A UNITED STATES MARINE:
WELL I WASNT LEAN, I WAS GREEN, I WASNT MEAN, BUT YES I WAS A UNITED STATES MARINE, I NEVER TOUCHED ALCOHOL, CIGARETTES OR DRUGS, BUT I WAS HUSKY, STRONG AND CLEAN:
AFTER I RETIRED, I BEGAN A TWENTY YEAR CAREER IN NURSING, AS A NURSING ASSISTANT, CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT, THEN AS A RESTORATIVE NURSING ASSISTANT, AND AN LVN--LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE, AND WORKED TEN YEARS AS A DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHAB NURSE, AND IN NURSING HOME, FOR TEN YEARS TAKING CARE OF MY OLD FOLKS EVERYDAY:
I RAISED MY FAMILY, ALL MY KIDS THE BEST THAT I COULD IN EVERY WAY:
BUT THE WEIGHT GAME, REMAINS THE SAME:
I ALWAYS TOLD PEOPLE, THAT THE FAST FOOD PLACES, THE WORKERS AT THE DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW, THEY WERE MY FRIENDS, AND THRY KNEW MY NAME:
SO YOU CAN NEVER GIVE UP THE SHIP:
AND IM TRYING THIS NEW DAY TO REGROUP AND BUILD MY MOMENTUM, AND EAT RIGHT, MAKE THE BEST CHOICES, AND TO NOT BE TOO EXTREME AS I HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST, AND STARVE AND MEALS SKIP:
SO AS IN EVERYTHING, WE MUST KNOW OURSELF AND SEEK SELF IMPROVEMENT, FIRST:
AND IN THIS SIMPLE POEM--THE WEIGHT GAME, THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT VERSE:
FOR IN MYSELF, I DO BELIEVE, AND I KNOW THE CHAMPION THAT I AM:
I KNOW THAT TO ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING THAT I CAN:
I WILL NEVER ACCEPT MYSELF CARRYING THIS EXTRA WEIGHT:
I KNOW AND I BELIEVE IN MYSELF THAT I CAN ONCE AND FOR ALL CHANGE MY LIFE AND FATE:
THE MISSION OF MY LIFE, IS TO REACH OUT AND TO HELP ALL OTHERS WHO ARE STUCK AS I-- HAVE BEEN IN THIS WEIGHT GAME:
TO SQUARE MYSELF AWAY FIRST, THEN TO BE THE EXAMPLE, AND REACH OUT TO ALL OTHERS WITH UNDERSTANDING , AND MOTIVATE THEM THE SAME
THE WEIGHT GAME, IT CAN BE WON::
FOR ME AND EVERYONE:
IF YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN, WELL THEN YOU JUST MIGHT:
SO THATS THAT, AND REALLY HALF THE FIGHT:
IF YOU BELIEVE IT, THEN YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT:
WE ALL DESERVE TO BE OUR ABSOLUTE VERY BEST, PERFECTLY FIT:
12--NOVEMBER--2015:
BY; JOHN D. JUNGERS:
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