I thought that this was a very motivating poem. When I start thinking about the 30 pounds I have left to loose I sometimes get very discouraged. I try to change my mindset and think about loosing 1 pound 30 times. I've posted this in my bedroom on my weight loss bulletin board.

Only One Pound!

Hello, do you know me?
If you don't, you should.
I'm a pound of fat,
And I'm the HAPPIEST
pound of fat that you
would ever want to meet.
Want to know why?
It's because no one ever
wants to lose me:
I'm ONLY ONE POUND,
just a pound!
Everyone wants to loose
three pounds, five
pounds, or fifteen
pounds, but never
only one.
So I just stick around
and happily keep you fat.
Then I add to myself, ever
so slyly, so that you
never seem to notice it.
That is, until I've grown to
ten, twenty, thirty or
even more pounds in weight.
Yes, its fun being ONLY
ONE POUND OF FAT, left to
do as I please.
So, when you weigh in
keep right on saying,
"Oh, I only lost one
pound." (As if that
were such a terrible thing.)
For you see, if you do
this, you'll encourage
others to keep me around
because they'll think I'm
not worth losing.
And, I love being around you -
your arms, your legs,
your chin, your hips and
every part of you.
Happy Days!!
After all, I'm
ONLY ONE POUND OF FAT!!!