You haven't seen me naked

Don't be scared by the title of my post.
I thought and thought about about using it.
An attention grabber, don't you think?
Too weird? Too rude? TMI for sure.

But, I went for it.


So, I've been asking myself these questions for years...
Do these jeans make my butt look fat?
Do my arms jiggle?
Does my derrier trail behind with it's own rhythmn?
It's always up when the rest of my body is going down.
For me, the answers to these pressing questions was sadly "yes"!

 

Here's the deal, people.

I am NOT (not, not, not, NOT) a workout lover.
Never have been.
My body has been ready to tackle the joys of exercising
but my mind has not.
I know you think that's totally opposite, but's that just my way.

Wanna hear what I did years ago when I decided I wanted to get in shape?

Bought a stability ball to use as my desk chair.

(I didn't really buy it to get in shape but knew that it was helpful.)
So, I sat and sat and sat...and nothing happened.

The ball does not get you into shape in case you were wondering.

It's a great chair, though.

It actually helps you engage your abs while sittin' and bloggin' all day.

It engages your legs, too.

The biggest benefit for me was that I didn't turn into a question mark while my spine turned to mush as I sat all day.

Much better posture - which means better core muscles.

Have you ever noticed how your kids have the best posture?

Straight sitters.

Well, the ball does it for me, too.

Back to the work-out...

I was a dancer in my younger years....and we won't say how many decades have passed since.

The dancing kept me in great shape.

Can't really dance anymore.  Don't know where my mojo went, but it's gone.

Don't get me wrong.  I can cut a rug to any form of disco song.

I just can't jazz dance anymore.

I'll try to do a little jazz move and my girls will look at me like I'm crazy.

They've asked me if I really took dance when I was young.

What?
I was a great dancer back in the day.

Trying to hide behind the hubby during family pictures didn't work.
Check out that hip spread.
Picture taken in Dec. 2007

The other thing I would do is jam and workout to prepare for something big; like my wedding or my high school reunion.

I would do it!

I could always get into shape.

My legs were always the greatest part of my body until...I got older, plus stopped working out.

That's right.  Age did me in.

It happened.

No fitness = flab

No exercise = fat stored as cellulite

Yep - I said it.  I'm flabby and full of the "c" word.

When I voice this complaint to my friends, they always say "you look great (and I know they mean for my age). 

My reply.  A quick thank you and then I say "you haven't seen me naked".

As gross as that sounds, it's kinda true.

I look O.K. in clothes and NOT  O.K. without them.

Eeeeek.

Me no likey.

So I finally have made a commitment to work out 4-5x/week and try to get back into good shape.

I've got her and her that I workout with every now and again.

It's great to have a friend join in....plus, it keeps me accountable.

But mostly I'm working out at home.

In front of the TV while watching The Today Show with Matt, Meridith, Ann and Al.

Just multi-tasking, in typical fashion.

Getting today's top stories.

And squeezin' the begeezies out of my flabbiness.

Workin' up a sweat.

My good friend, Nancy, is a motivator.

A go getter.
A supporter.

And all with a smile on her face.

She's posting great, motivating ideas on working out.

It's definitely helping me stay focused and commited to working out.

So put on your leotard and leg warmers and join in the new revolution...
exercise!

Do you dig exercising??