You Look Good (for Having Three Kids)
29 Apr 2010 2 Comments
in GRAVITY Experiment Tags: baby, breasts, dumbbells, gravity, kids, Roman lifts, sports bras, Total Gym, treadmill, water weight
GRAVITY Experiment Day #18
Today’s weight: 146.5 (woohoo – let’s hope the curse is broken for good!!!)
Pounds lost / pounds to go: 4.0 / 11.0
Exercise: 30 minutes GRAVITY training on the Total Gym; Roman lifts with a Therabar, Get-Delt-With-It with 5-lb dumbbells, and abdominal series for 10 min at the end
I was working out the other night on the treadmill and we were telling a client in the clinic about the GRAVITY experiment. She looked at me and said, “You look good for having three kids.”
I took it as a compliment but of course I analyzed it. “For having three kids” is the kicker. Does that mean you look good – sort of??? Or you look good – except for that crepe-like skin at your mid-section and saggy chest from the 27 months you spent carrying 30 extra pounds of baby, breasts, and water weight??? What you talkin’ ’bout, Willis???
I can’t wait until I get the “you look good” without the disclaimer (and it can’t come from my husband). Sweetheart, you can continue to compliment me but I’ll continue to insist that you’re lying and have to say that (but don’t stop).
On a side note, I must eat my words about not being able to feel a difference in your stretchy clothes when your weight changes. I haven’t noticed a difference in my scrub pants but my sports bras are gaping – dang it!
Women are Complicated
13 Apr 2010 4 Comments
in GRAVITY Experiment Tags: Billy Blanks, complicated, Country Crock, dogs, kids, Tae Bo, The Amazing Race, Wal-Mart, women
GRAVITY Experiment Day #2
Today’s weight: 151.5 (this is the point where I usually would have quit)
Pounds to go: 16
Exercise: 5 minute warm-up on arm/leg bike; 30 minutes GRAVITY training; 10 minute stroll to and from the bus stop with the crazy dogs (and kids)
Alright, so here I am super-motivated and had one of the best “first days” I’ve ever had. Yes, I got in the final 10 minutes of cardio I said I would. After 4 minutes of going up and down the stairs last night at 10:41 p.m. and nearly dying, I opted to do Tae Bo-esque moves in the middle of the living room while trying to watch Sunday night’s episode of The Amazing Race. I would have made Billy Blanks proud (or sad, either one).
On the food front, one of our patients brought in 3 gourmet pizzas yesterday for the staff for lunch – I vaguely remember learning something in elementary school that a large portion of our taste comes from our smell. Even though I tried sitting towards the door of my office to get a whiff, the insane smell of those pizzas didn’t make my turkey sandwich and apple taste one bit better.
I even avoided an open container of M&M’s all day yesterday – that takes some willpower! And what do I have to show for it – a 1-pound weight gain. If I weren’t blogging I would have quit this morning – that is what I have done for the past 15 years at least.
But here’s the deal – women’s bodies are complicated. I should know – I’ve had one for 33 years. Guys, this may come as a surprise to you but sometimes women can’t even figure themselves out. I do know that when I start working out, I gain weight. It’s been a phenomenal motivator over the years (insert sarcastic tone here). But if you look at it like, “Wow – can’t wait to see what my body is going to do tomorrow?!” it makes it a little better. Okay, not really.
The good thing though is that I made time for activity today – it wasn’t easy and I still have to go to Wal-Mart tonight (literally the only things in my fridge are eggs, milk, old oranges, single-serve applesauce, and a tub of Country Crock). BUT – I feel like I have accomplished something today 
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