At this time of year, when everyone is making New Year's Resolutions, I thought it would be fun to share a parody on Count Your Blessings (music by Edwin O. Excel) that my mother wrote many years ago (no date was given in her notes). It is called:

Count Your Calories

Words by Susie Blair                                                                                     Music by Edwin O. Excel

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When upon your scales you're weighing every ounce

When you're stepping off and feel your belly bounce

Count your many calories, name them one by one

And it will surprise you what your food has done.

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Count your calories, don't forget a one

Dough nuts, cakes and cookies seem like fun

Count your French fries, Did you eat a ton?

Count your many calories see what food has done.

2

When you think of others who are lean and slim,

Does your heart grow heavy as you think of them?

Count your Mister Goodbar, every single bite

And you'll know the reason that your clothes fit tight.

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Count your Hershey's, count them every one

Extra cheese and chili on your hot dog bun

Count your Snickers, don't forget the Mars,

Count your Milky Ways and other candy bars.

3

So amid the dress shop as you try on clothes

Polyester stretches every body knows.

Searching in your closet, garments hanging there,

All those pretty dresses that you used to wear.

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Count your blouses, how your wardrobe grows

Count your dollars spent on queen size hose.

Was it chocolate? Was it jelly beans?

Count your many reasons you can't wear your jeans.

4

Are you ever burdened with a load of guilt?

Looking at your body that your food has built?

Scrounging in the kitchen, see the foods you chose,

And you'll know the reason you can't see your toes.

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Count your calories, praying as you eat,

Veg tables and milk and lean fresh meat.

Count your calories! You'll start feeling great.

Keep on counting calories soon you'll lose some weight.

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