Wednesday, February 17, 2010

So Much For Spot Reduction

The phrase that I repeated most often today was Oh my God.

((('Drea Stands Up))) Oh my God.

Imagine a subtle moan if you will.

((('Drea Goes Down The Stairs)))

Oh my God.

Kate delivered a butt-kicking of epic proportions yesterday. My glutes and thighs are maximally sore.

The only option for exercise today was something water-related or nothing at all.

I went to The Heights and the lap lanes were busy so I headed to the lazy river where this guy was swimming against the current. LOL, I tried but I couldn't even walk against the current. Brownie point for him.

I watched from the lazy river and noticed when a lane opened up then made my move. I quickly found out that my glutes and thighs were not the only thing sore. I did ten laps and got back in the lazy river. Change is good, right?

After the lazy river, I got in a very warm hot tub. Nirvana, I tell you and probably just what my sore muscles needed.

This morning, as usual, I got on the scale and sulked (a little) afterwards.

When I looked at myself in the mirror at work, I noticed that my pants were a little baggy. I had on a more form-fitting top so that probably drew my attention to the pants.

The scale is not moving but I definitely have more room in my size 14 pants. It's ironic. Out of all the places that I would like to lose weight, my behind is not one of them. So much for spot reduction.

5 comments:

  1. sometimes that scale does not show our hard work. measurements can be a great way to see results too! :) Congrats on your baggy pants! :)

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  2. TJ,

    Thanks. Yes, the scale has put a spell on me; I'm trying to break the spell with mixed results.

    I kind of half-heartedly measure myself. I need to pause for the cause and break out the tape measure again.

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  3. From that shot I'd say that new pants are looming in your future. The scale doesn't hold all the truth and those pants prove it!! Great job!

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  4. Oh my goodness, look at the slack in those slacks! The scale is fickle; clothing fit is a much better gauge. I can always tell when I'm losing or gaining weight by how LONG my pants are - when I'm fatter they're shorter (I will leave that as an exercise for the student...)

    Nice work.

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  5. @Diane,

    I'm hoping that a size 12 is in my future soon.

    @gingersnapper,

    I'll start paying attention to the length of my pants too. ;)

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