Fun While Dieting?

Half the Fun?

“Getting there

is half the fun!”

Not if you’re

on a diet…

The Celebration

I finally made it

I lost ten pounds

I look terrific

my clothes fit well

even a little too loosely

I have new cheekbones

a smaller waist

can tuck my shirt in

instead of needing a loose blouse

to hide my big hips

How shall I celebrate?

With a triple scoop of ice cream?

a large slice of New York cheesecake?

a big piece of lemon meringue pie?

a huge portion of chocolate mousse?

a whole box of candy?

Oh, well!

I guess I’ll have some low-fat cottage cheese

on a small piece of salt-free melba toast!

Published Books of Poetry by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.

Thoughts for My Weight Management Club

Wrong Century
by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.

If I lived in the time of
Rembrandt or Rubens or Renoir
when women had full breasts,
large buttocks and big thighs
where dimples and folds,
were considered beautiful
if I were living then
I would be much too thin

But I live in the time of
Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue magazine
and so I’m too fat


Calorie Saver
by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.

I’m so glad that cake was tasteless
that the filling was like glue
that the icing looked like toothpaste
I’m so glad

I’m relieved dessert was awful
that the ice cream was too sweet
that the cookies were like cardboard

I didn’t eat

Natasha’s Law

Natasha’s Law
by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.

Murphy’s Law states that
“anything that can go wrong, will
and always at the worst possible moment”

Parkinson’s Law says that
“work will expand to fill
all the available time”

The Peter Principle observes that
“everyone rises eventually
to a level of incompetence”

And now hear my discovery:
“possessions will expand
to fill all the available space”

This process is not reversible
possessions don’t shrink
when space is reduced

I speak from experience.

Published Books of Poetry by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.







Natasha's Words for Families

Is This Where I Was Going?: Verses for Women in the Midst of Life

In a Nutshell: Feminine-Feminist Verse

Natasha's Words for Lovers

A Hundred Scoops of Ice Cream

Over the hill-- and loving the view: Poems to celebrate growing older

Did I Sound OK?

Did I Sound OK?
by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.

Fifty people at the meeting—
I want to say something,
but is it relevant,
and is it pertinent?
And, is this the time?
Or should I wait?
Perhaps it is dumb
Or has it been said?
I wish it were not so important
for me to sound clever
and original
whenever I talk,
wanting every time
to make an important contribution
to the goings-on.
I hate wanting others
to respect me.
I hate caring so much
that I should be liked.
Why should it matter?
But it does,
damn it, it does!
So with pounding heart
I say it—

Was it OK?
Tell me—how did I sound?

Published Books of Poetry by Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D.







Natasha's Words for Families

Is This Where I Was Going?: Verses for Women in the Midst of Life

In a Nutshell: Feminine-Feminist Verse

Natasha's Words for Lovers

A Hundred Scoops of Ice Cream

Over the hill-- and loving the view: Poems to celebrate growing older