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I think I've lost a bit of weight,  

I really need some scales.

I got into a rare old state

As big as hump-backed whales.

I was a hippopotamus;

So large and fat and strong,

But then I realized the fuss

Was that my life was wrong.

So now I try and walk a bit

And drink the H2O,

I'm slowly getting much more fit

And shapely, don't you know!

My smile is broad and sunny

And my mind is sharper, too,

I'm a happy little bunny,

Not a hippo or a moo.

So when my clothes drop off me

And crumple on the ground,

I'll dance around in naked glee;

And be slim instead of round.

Mud, mud, glorious mud....

I have grown into a hippopotamus  over the last few years. That man of mine feeds me far too well. So, last night when I was lying in bed but couldn't sleep, I decided to do something positive to help reduce my weight.


Being comfortable and relaxed, it was easy to begin self hypnosis. I kept my body totally relaxed, breathed slowly and rhythmically and felt the life-giving energies tingling through my being. I concentrated on my breathing and sunk deeper into a trance.  What a happy, contented and powerful place to be.


I already had my reasons for wanting to lose weight, so now I had to confirm them, gently but firmly so that I had good intentions and incentives to succeed;

• One of the seven deadly sins is gluttony. When half the world is starving, it seems crass and immoral to eat more than is sufficient.
• My weight is affecting my breathing at night, so my health is suffering.
• I now have very few clothes to fit and I can't afford to buy more.
• I want to feel good about myself and have energy and new vitality.
• I have never enjoyed being a hippopotamus.

I repeated my reasons and my goal over and over until I felt ready to begin my venture. Then I drifted off to sleep.

I'm full of good intentions and doing well but I want to chart my progress and can't find my bathroom scales! They seem to have gone missing when we moved house. Very annoying. Anyway, I promise to keep you posted.