This is the blog about our weight.
This is the story of our fate.
This is the first day of a journey,
Lord, I hope it's not too late.
This is the trek that’s never done.
This is a hot dog without the bun.
This is the person standing on the scale,
Praying to lose a ton.
Pictures before, pictures right now.
Put up on the blog for the world to say “wow.”
Pictures before, pictures right now.
Remind us all of when we were a fat cow.
There is no drug that makes us thin.
It’s just us inside this skin.
It’s not important where we wind up,
Just important we begin.
The excitement of this journey’s got me shaking inside,
Tell my old life goodbye.
Pictures before, pictures right now.
Put up on the blog to show you’ve made a vow.
Pictures before, pictures right now.
Remind us all not to eat so much chow.
Comment to me, every objective,
Every goal you want to achieve.
Comment to me, all you want to accomplish,
All that matters to you and me.
We are too tired of too-tight fits.
We’re losing our weight but not our wits.
We are going, and we won’t quit no matter
How tough this road gets.
Pictures before, pictures right now.
Put up on the blog to show the whole world how.
Pictures before, pictures right now.
Remind us it’s time to tell your fat ass “ciao.”
Pictures before, pictures right now.
Put up on the blog to let us take a bow.
Pictures before, pictures right now
Remind us all the time is now, now, now.
Note: This was the post that I asked some of my blogger friends to provide me "before and after" (or "before and DURING" as a couple of them rightly pointed out). However, a funny thing happened once I got them plugged into the post. I got inspired. I got swept up in just how powerful those images were, and I felt like they didn't warrant a light-hearted approach. They deserved respect. Thanks again to everyone who participated and thanks for all the fantastic comments and emails yesterday–they made my day.
