Butt-to-Gutt Ratio Gone Wild

Exercise

Yep, I’m back in the gym. Why? Because my butt-to-gutt ratio is in fierce competition for body dominance, whoever expands the biggest is the winner. I’m gaining weight fast and it’s not even egg nog season yet.

I inhale and my butt pulls at my clothing, I exhale and my gutt snatches it back. These two body parts are fighting over coverage like my clothing is a blanket on a cold winter night.

This is so not comfortable and the gym is the only thing that might keep me on track, so I’ll go.

I went to the gym during my lunch hour, I wasn’t “feeling it” but I never feel good about going until after I’m done with my workout. I turned on the t.v., stuck my earbuds to my MP3 player in my ear and plopped my magazine1  over the display panel on the elliptical machine.

I did a five minute warm up and I thought my first day back in the gym was going to be more difficult, this was nothing. I cranked up the resistance another notch and surprisingly I moved with ease. I checked myself out in the mirror and I can’t help it, I had to look in the trunk.

Mr. Whipple said, “Please Don’t Squeeze the Charmin”, he didn’t say nothing about my butt, so I reached around for a quick grab, just to assess the merchandise.  It’s about six rolls of Charmin back there and I only need four, this machine should help. My calves look decent, but my thighs look like a human storage container for cottage cheese.  I’ll work on that later, after I settle this dispute.

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While I worked out, I also kept a watchful eye on my hair because, at a certain length, it does not do humidity and sweat. My hair goes into a gangsta lean like it’s too cool to be seen with the other side of my hair-do and just separates itself down the middle.   I don’t like hair spray but I had to use it, at least until I can get a hair cut.

I’m about 10 minutes into my workout and I’m not winded at all, a little unusual for a first day workout.  I even started encouraging myself with exercise affirmations “you better work girl” and “you’re in better shape than you thought“. I was moving so fast, I wanted to draw a stick figure on the wall behind me to pretend I was being chased. Yeah, try to catch me. Muahahahahaha.

Even though it was an easy workout, something else was wrong. I know I pushed that resistance button at least 3 times and I’m still standing.  I lift my magazine off the elliptical display and it said: To begin your workout, please press start.

****!

What was I doing for the last 10 minutes!  That’s why I didn’t feel tired, I wasn’t doing a vigorous workout, I was walking.  My legs aren’t strong, I’m stupid.

I pressed the start button and began my real workout.  Okay yeah, this feels different.  Fifteen minutes in and I’m singing another tune “you better get off this machine girl“,  “you’re not in as good of shape as you thought“.

I’m starting to perspire too, a few strands of hair fell into my face and I heard the door open and shut.  There goes my hair spray.  Actually it was a partner from the office, but my hair spray did quit on me and my hair now resembles a mop.  Great.

I put in an additional 10 minutes since I messed up my workout to make it an even 30.  I stopped the machine to get off and I can’t feel my legs.  I’m not sure if my feet are on the floor or not, but I’m moving.  I look like a drunk but without the benefit of alcohol on my breath or in my blood stream.  I still have on my headphones though, so to cover up my stagger, I pretend to dance out of the workout room.  I can walk, just not straight yet.

After waiting for my legs to stop trembling, I hit the showers and do more damage to my hair from the steam.  It’s wet: the scalp, the hair, like I just washed it.  No, I can’t blow dry at work, I have to call in a team of professionals for my hair, it’s not that simple or cooperative.

So I went back to work looking like I just ran a full marathon. I said if people stare at my hair too long, I plan to casually mention that I just came from working out, that should explain the damage, at least for today, tomorrow’s another day.

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59 Responses to “Butt-to-Gutt Ratio Gone Wild”


  1. 1Barbara Swafford

    Oh NaTuRaL, This is too funny.

    I love the title, and your vivid descriptions. To think you did a workout without the machine being turned on is hilarious. I can hardly wait for more workout stories.

    Barbara Swafford’s last blog post..Removing The Blinders And Growing

  2. 2Max

    LMBO!!!!!!!!!!! Val you are a real hoot!!!! Albeit the typo (you know I can’t help myself) this was a great way to start my work day - with a huge LOL!!!!

  3. 3cardiogirl

    Oh that sucks Natural! I did *not* see that coming. I was right there with you feeling the joy that this workout was not as difficult, since you’re in better shape.

    I did just read today (a few minutes ago) that reading on the elliptical machine is not a good thing, since it provides too much of a distraction from what your body is feeling.

    I don’t read on the elliptical for two reasons:

    1. I’m afraid the magazine will fall off and I’ll look like a dork, and

    2. I would go nuts if I could not see every stride made, every tenth of a calorie burned and every second used of the 45 minutes ahead of me.

    Yeah, I’m obsessive. I’m trying to own it.

    cardiogirl’s last blog post..My legs have seen the glory of the Optimax AP-98R

  4. 4Erica

    My My Gurl…. only “natural” can be working out for 10 mins before realizing that it wasn’t on…. as for the 2 typos!! - LOLOLOLOLOL
    The story was quite amusing (as usual)… but then I wouldn’t expect anything else! - you my shero!!

  5. 5Robin

    haha I suspected there might be something wrong with the machine!

    I admire your dedication! I’ve put on weight, and I’m thinking of doing more walks around the block (OK really long walks around really big blocks). Summer is a comin’ here, so there’s extra motivation.

    Robin’s last blog post..Think And It Shall Be So

  6. 6Raj Krishnaswamy

    Great catchy title. Very funny article. Have you ever considered doing stand-up comedy. Looks like you can put out some great material and make a couple of bucks with it. I know I will buy tickets! Thank you.

    Raj Krishnaswamy’s last blog post..Thermal spray tensile testing redundancy

  7. 7meleah rebeccah

    “My hair goes into a gangsta lean like it’s too cool to be seen with the other side of my hair-do and just separates itself down the middle. ”

    That sentence CRACKED ME UP. This whole post is sofa king hysterical. I love when you write like this.

    I haven’t been to a gym in years and I am NOT planning on going any time soon!

    xxoo

    meleah rebeccah’s last blog post..Wait! Isn’t that…?

  8. 8Karen Swim

    ROFL! I saw your comment on Barbara’s blog and had to click the link. I am laughing so hard right now I can barely type a comment. Working out with machine off, the hair (oh man I so feel you on this! mine needs a team of professionals too!) even the pictures HYSTERICAL! I so needed this laugh, thanks for providing it. Oh man, this was funny!

    Karen Swim’s last blog post..September - New Beginnings

  9. 9Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

    I can see why you read and comment on the Urban Panther! You are just as funny. You’ve been added to my reader as a nice like break from all the personal-development/business-building blogs I read.

    Cheers,
    Alex

    PS I hear you on the hair - looks good long or short but never in between.

    Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome’s last blog post..Practicing Flexibility to Remain Steady - Full Text Answers

  10. 10Monique

    rofl… and see, this is why I do not go to the gym.

    I applaud you for being brave. :)
    Monique’s last blog post..Damn You Askimet!

  11. 11Chris

    This is so me. I look in shape but in reality I’m a mess…

    Chris’s last blog post..A Ray Of Light, Part 7

  12. 12Tondy

    LOL, Of course you caught me off guard with “To begin your workout, please press start.” Wish you the best with working out because I hate it, but what can we do? OH by the way, I wish I had a butt…its a long story, something to do with dancing, LOL.

  13. 13liza

    congrats val! i hope i can go back too, i’m also gaining weight fast. sigh if only i have the time.

  14. 14Mary

    Thanks for the visit to my site and the comment. I really enjoyed reading your posts and feel I have found a real sister in this ongoing battle. Will we EVER get there?? We need to support one another for sure.

    Hugs,

    Mary1440

    Mary’s last blog post..My Country tis of thee!!

  15. 15Vered - MomGrind

    Thank you so much for the laugh.

    The way you can laugh at yourself… it’s sweet and honest and I could never ever do that which makes me like you eve more.

    Good luck with getting back in shape!

    Vered - MomGrind’s last blog post..How To Lose 100 Subscribers in 4 Days

  16. 16Marelisa

    Hi Natural: The good news is, if you keep at it slowly but surely your body will get back into shape. I was jogging 50 minutes, 5 days a week on a treadmill, and then I slowly started doing less and less until I was just basically doing weights. Now I’m getting started on jogging again and every day I can do a little bit more. I’m sure I’ll be jogging again for fifty minutes straight in no time. And when I walk out of the gym I look like I just got run over, but it’s worth it :-) Hang in there!

  17. 17Cath Lawson

    Lol Natural - The first time doing exercise after a long break kills doesn’t it? I must admit, I’ve slid off of my Fat Butt project since I got back from Mexico, so I need to get back to it.

  18. 18robert bourne

    I guess a remark about thge fact I ate truck sttop food for years and great quantities at that..and actually lost weight over time wouldn’t be a good thing to say…:)))

    now now put down that saucepan…I hear you have a mean throwing arm,,…..:)))

    robert bourne’s last blog post..The Park With No Name

  19. 19Urban Panther

    To begin your workout, please press start.****!

    OMG you crack me up!!! You totally had me sucked in. I was running along side of you shouting YOU GO GIRL!!!!

    Argh, speaking of which, I really need to get back to running, but the second half of your post scared me!

    Urban Panther’s last blog post..Acting under pressure

  20. 20Natural

    @ Barbara, I wasn’t paying attention, I was watching clean house, I had music and something to read..that’s a lot of pleasure right there…I just got on the machine and forgot. When I saw what it said, I was not happy, that’s why I put in 10 extra minutes. I put myself in detention.

    @ Max the Typo Police, okay I don’t have an excuse for the typos other than it was late and my brain doesn’t process typos. I read right over them, it’s almost as if they never happened. Thanks for the public humiliation. Please come again and check for typos I made in the comments.

    @ CardioGirl, I was feeling pretty pumped up about my non-workout. I always start with the elliptical machine because if I got on the treadmill, I would probably try to jog and it is easier on my knees and sciatic nerve. I really didn’t want to see the numbers, I was checking my watch since I was really concerned about timing. I’m not sure those machine readouts can be trusted anyway…..can they?

    @Erica, that was a first, I blame it on being distracted. I had a magazine. Please buy me an editor, I have other issues than typos.

    @Robin, I hit my head somewhere. I don’t know where, but there’s a wall with a dent in it. I’m not dedicated yet, but I never really do give up. I might stop for a while, but I’ll start again for sure. I’ll get there if I keep going to the gym. The adrenalin is great. Summer is leaving here, that’s right you are down under.

    @Raj, hello and thanks for the compliment. Um yes, I have thought about doing stand-up, actually I do it everyday for free. I should go back and bill all those people I made laugh. Several people have told me I missed my calling, not to worry, when I get hungry, you will find me on a street corner near you – doing stand up – not lie down work.

    I was thinking of writing someone in Hollywood asking for a job, I still might. Let me put the call out there, here’s my resume (this post) and the interview summed up in one sentence: If there’s anyone out there who can sign a large paycheck reading this and needs a comedy writer, please email me, I am for sale.

    @Meleah, I curled my hair this morning and the humidity split it down the middle, it had “Moses Was Here” written all over it. My hair stylist moved and I moved, it’s not as easy as it was before. I wonder if she’ll consider moving in with me? I need a flipping hair cut!
    I think you are okay on not going to the gym.

    @Karen, now I’m laughing again too. I have never done that before in my life, I was really distracted. I couldn’t read the panel, but was able to still push some buttons. I was mad for a second, but as always, was able to laugh later. Glad you had a chuckle too.

    @Alex, hey there, I know you. Well I know of you. I mean I know who you are. UP makes me laugh all the time, she is very amusing. Thanks for adding me to your reader. Right you got it, long or short never in between. LOL.

    @Monique, I don’t want to go, but I always feel better after I go. Actually I feel sleepy, but I’m glad I went. I make better food choices when I do go to the gym and the power I feel in my legs, after I get the feeling back, works for me. :)

    @Chris, I look like I’m in shape, but I don’t feel like it, especially when clothes are tugging for coverage. I feel like the Hulk in some blouses, I can just rip them apart with one good flex. My pants forget it….too much attention for me.

    @Tondy, you should have seen my jaw drop. I thought I was working out, I’m so glad I looked. It won’t happen again, that the good thing about making mistakes. LOL. I’m going to fall off the wagon though when they put the eggnog out, I know this already, so I’ll try to lessen the damage by starting over and again.

    @Liza, thanks. I’m going to give it another go. I really don’t have that much time which is why I go during my lunch hour, it’s just downstairs. I might have to cut down my computer time to do a little in the morning as well.

    @Mary, I enjoyed visiting your blog. I have it booked marked, will stop by again.

    @Vered, I have to laugh at myself, sometimes I wonder if anybody is getting “this” on tape. I watch myself do stuff and I have to laugh…out of body experience I guess. Thanks, I want to get back in shape, I want to eat better, I want to feel healthier and not carry this extra weight around. It’s tough.

    @Marelisa, that’s what I hope to do. A little bit more everyday. You can jog for 50 minutes. Whoa. The most I’ve ever done was 15. Now I can jog for 5 whole seconds. I’ll hang in there for sure.

    @Cath, it sure does kill…brain cells, discombobulation to say the least. First day jitters. :)
    @Robert Bourne, nah it’s cool Robert, I won’t hit you with a sauce pan. Men lose weight faster than women anyway…why I don’t know, we’re the ones always on the move, we should get some kind of weight rollback for constant activity.

    @Urban Panther, I was right there with me! You do not want to see those letters behind the asterisks after I realized my workout had not started: 1 vowel, 3 constantans, exclamation mark. If I could have ripped my hair off my head, I would have, but I said that’s what I get for thinking I could walk and chew gum. I’ll pay more attention next time.

  21. 21Bamboo Forest

    Thanks for the laugh.

    Good for you for working out! Good luck with your regiment, exercise is one of the best things one can do for their health. It’s also very beneficial for ones mental well being.

    Bamboo Forest’s last blog post..The Stain Demon Can and Will Taint Your Life

  22. 22Anonymous

    HAHAHAHAHA!!! That is SO funny! ROFL! I love the ‘gangsta lean’ hair, and the six rolls of Charmin when you need only four! LOL!

    I hear you. We bought a treadmill recently and together with my iGallop that’s my morning exercise routine, plus twice-daily dog walks. It’s so hard to keep motivated! I asked my chiro if the iGallop would be a good idea for my back problems and she said yes, it would, but only if I used it EVERY DAY. And she’s right. After a three week holiday, I was jelly again, walking hunched over again, tilting to the right again. *Sigh*

    They used to have a poster up at the gym I’ve just quit from. It showed a sweaty person working out and the tagline read ‘The never-ending struggle to stay in shape’. Never a truer word was writ.

    Sorry, forgot my name… I’ll add it

  23. 23Jay

    D’uh - Could figure out how to add my details. That was me in the above comment. ;)

  24. 24Tammy

    I LOVED IT! What a great post! I never noticed it before, but yeah my body kinda looks like Mrs. Incredible too. I’m scared about that! LOL! Have a great weekend! :o)

    Tammy’s last blog post..Jenn’s Having A Contest

  25. 25heidi

    You are hysterical! Made me laugh and laugh! Good for you for getting back to the gym. I swear there are days it is like pulling teeth to get me there.

    heidi’s last blog post..The Worlds Best Water Bottle-I Am Never Without It! Filters As You Drink!

  26. 26Roschelle

    LOL!!!! you are so funny. I love the way you write. Work it girl…get that hourglass figure!!!

    Roschelle’s last blog post..Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?

  27. 27sandy

    fetching picture of you by the way sandy

    sandy’s last blog post.."Honey, where’s the dog?"

  28. 28Kathy

    The only way I’d go to a gym is if you went with me. I’d be laughing so hard I wouldn’t realize I was working out. Hilarious post!

    I have a very strange body configuration. My bottom is two sizes bigger than my top. All the junk is in my lower half, which makes me look exactly like Mrs. Incredible. And finding pants that fit is a workout in itself.

    Kathy’s last blog post..Plastic Bag Update

  29. 29Al at 7P

    Hi Natural - you brought a smile to my face today!

    Al at 7P’s last blog post..What’s More Important: Who You Are or What You Do?

  30. 30Towr

    OMG! this is my first time here and I really fall in love with your writings. I read the Meet the Blogger, this entry, and will still read more…

    English is not my primary language therefore I always wish that I can also write English articles that are as beautiful as yours.

    Thanks for the LOL!

    Towr’s last blog post..I don’t care because you don’t

  31. 31meleah rebeccah

    I curled my hair this morning and the humidity split it down the middle, it had “Moses Was Here” written all over it

    HAHAHAHHAHAHHA

    girl you are tooo funny!

    xxoo

    meleah rebeccah’s last blog post..Is This Really Who Was Want As A Vice President?

  32. 32Shamelessly Sassy

    I love the whole Butt to Gut ratio thing. That is hilarious. Great blog, by the way.

    Shamelessly Sassy’s last blog post..Someday

  33. 33Natural

    Bamboo, welcome. When I was doing it on a regular I saw results, so I would like to get back on the wagon and give it another go. If I exercise more I probably won’t be so duh…as I have been lately.

    Anonymous aka Jay, yep, my hair does the lean, people thought it was a new style. Lol. The only thing that motivates me is if I go on a regular basis, if I can get a streak going. It is a never ending struggle, which I better watch out for because diabetes runs in my family.

    Tammy, thanks. I love that movie, the Incredibles, and when Mrs. I. looked in the mirror at her rear end, I cracked up….almost typical woman. When your butt doesn’t fit in your pants/suits and it’s too tight, you wonder when did this happen. lol

    Heidi, man if I could lose weight from laughing, I would bottle and sell it. I need to make it a habit. I do love when I finally feel energized.

    Roschelle, what’s up! Thank you. I bought some shorts just weeks ago and now they are tight. No room for my behind. It feels weird, I don’t do tight clothes.

    Sandy, hello. You’re fetching a picture of me from how I describe my body? Huh. Always nice to ‘see’ you.

    Kathy, what’s shaking? To that, I usually reply: body fat. Kathy, I think we could go to the supermarket and be found doubled over with laughter in the cookie isle. I saw an almost full length picture over at IDoThings and you look good, whaddaya talking about? My body is strange as well..it’s starting to spread.

    AL, thanks brother. I can always use a laugh myself.

    Towr, I’ll have to go over to your blog to see what your native tongue is, but welcome to my blog and all its craziness and thank you for the huge compliment. That means a lot.

    Meleah, oh my hair is lying down doing obeisance to the floor, it’s so disloyal to my wants and desires..that’s why I’m going to cut it. The humidity, heat and the summer are brutal on my hair.

    Shamelessly Sassy, thanks. I had fun writing it….not going through it, but how can I not laugh. Didn’t start the machine?

  34. 34Lana

    Kudos to you for managing not to get horrendously bored (or some weird infection,) at a gym! I can’t do it anymore. I much prefer brisk hikes through the woods, myself.

    Lana’s last blog post..Hurricane Gustav (& Aftermath) Video Log

  35. 35Jai

    Your post was hilarious! I know exactly what you mean about getting off the machine and not being able to feel your legs! I have lost my butt…i think it went to my stomach since that seems to be getting bigger and I’m not prego!

    Jai’s last blog post..Not your momma’s shapeware

  36. 36Angie

    You’re too funny! At least you made yourself go, even if you didn’t have the machine on for the first 10 minutes! And I have issues with the humidity and my hair too. I went to FL for a week and said I’d have to shave my head if I lived that near the ocean!

    Angie’s last blog post..What To Get A Sick Child

  37. 37Sarah

    And that would be why I avoid machines for a workout. I’m that chick that gets flung off the back of the treadmill and through the plate glass window!

    Sarah’s last blog post..I can’t believe I’m about to do this.

  38. 38Jacqueline

    Workout…lunch hour? Now, that’s a bold move. ;-) I enjoyed it.

  39. 39Natural

    Lana, I probably have something by now, I know those nasty people don’t wipe off the machines when done, but I do….just as long as I don’t get lymes disease. I was walking outside a little at lunch time before heading back into the indoor gym.

    Jai, hello. My legs were just fine while I was exercising, but the minute I got off the machine, they were jelly and unstable. Took me a while to stop walking around like a drunk, lol.

    Angie, welcome and greetings. I didn’t feel like going, but I went because I need to get back into it and I forgot to press start. I was so busy with my magazine, my MP3 player and the TV that I forgot. Shaving our heads sounds like a good solution until the winter time, I hate hats.

    Sarah, hello and welcome. oooh, I haven’t been thrown by a machine, yet. The treadmill caught me off guard one day and I did end up on the floor crawling to the stationary bike, but only because I was doing too much and got an awful pain in my leg.

    Jacqueline, yep, I go at lunch time. I can’t do mornings and when I get home, I can’t do evenings. :) A half hour 4 days a week for starters is what I’m aiming for..I have a bike a home, some weights and other things I could use if I wanted to do something here. Thanks for stopping by!

  40. 40meg

    That sounds exactly like me when I go to the gym, which I need to go to ASAP.

    meg’s last blog post..Stroppin’ Away

  41. 41Rebecca Smith

    Hi, Natural -

    “Butt-to-Gutt Ratio”?!? Hysterical. And the picture of the woman from The Incredibles illustrates your point beautifully. Thanks for making me laugh and starting my Monday on a happy note :)
    Rebecca Smith’s last blog post..The scoundrels’ dictionary

  42. 42Dot

    I wandered over here from the CommentLuv at MomGrind — your title was irrresistible! Now I have a new blog to enjoy. Thanks for the laughs, I needed that. I’m someone who actually did get flung off the back of the treadmill (shouldn’t try to retie my shoe on a treadmill).

  43. 43JD at I Do Things

    Oh, hilarious. I wish you lived near me (do you?) so we could work out together. We’d have a blast, comparing how big our butts were and lamenting over our mops of hair.

    But good for you: getting out there and getting started. That’s the hardest part. Well, no, actually the hardest part is remembering to turn on the machine, but it sounds like you’ve got that part down.

    NO MORE BUTT! NO MORE GUTS!

    JD at I Do Things’s last blog post..I Research Kittens so you don’t have to

  44. 44*lynne*

    I think for me it’s a poor boob-to-butt/gut ratio, because my gut & butt seem the same (XL) size, and I swear my belly sticks out more than my boobs! :p

    Hey, you were still working out (a very low level, sure, but still moving and burning *some* calories!)… I suppose if you used the treadmill instea do fhte elliptical this wouldn’t have happened, but I’ll assume you’re like me and much prefer the elliptical?

    *lynne*’s last blog post..… has marriage made me more of a geek?

  45. 45Mark Salinas

    Great post! :)
    Mark Salinas’s last blog post..The Active Child with Rosabel Yip

  46. 46meleah rebeccah

    well….did you cut your hair? Did you have a good weekend? Cmon! I need me a Valerie update!!

    meleah rebeccah’s last blog post..My Daddy And 75 Cents

  47. 47Natural

    Meg, I was at the gym today and of course I wasn’t reading, but I had a note pad with me and I did the same thing, but this time I remembered to start the machine. One woman walked in the gym room with just her bra, men were in there, she didn’t realize her shirt was not on? I wonder what kind of air are we breathing in down there.

    Hi Rebecca, thanks..those are the two issues I’m dealing with right now, butt and gutt…they must share fat genes. Have no boob issues, no boobs.

    Dot, hello and thanks for stopping by, I have already been to your blog, nice place you have over there. Ouch, you tried to retie your shoe? oh no. Did you become one with the wall?

    JD, I’m not sure where you live, I think I saw ChiTown, the Windy City somewhere. I’m in NJ, that’s close enough, come on outside, meet you on the highway, we’ll do jumping jacks on the yellow stripes - that should slow down traffic and earn us a few donations.

    Hi Lynne, well I don’t have any boobs, it would be nice if I could push all the fat up and move it around, like a Mrs. Potato head, just replacing one part for another. I use the elliptical to target as many areas as possible in very little time. Thanks for visiting.

    Mark Salinas, thanks. I know you probably have lots of exercise stories to tell.

    Meleah, nope I didn’t cut my hair. My magician is many miles away and getting there is like a field trip with a brown bag for lunch. I’m dealing with the mop, I thought about cutting it myself. If I let someone else do it, they will surely butcher me. I’m concocting an update, it’s in my head, I’m just not ready to push. I’m in labor, yeah that’s it.

  48. 48Corrina

    Oh my LORD this post had me in a FIT of laughter! I wish we could work out together because we’d be able to laugh at each other! I am DYING to witness your hair’s gangsta lean.

    You are hilarious. Good luck on the next treadmill adventure. :-)
    Corrina’s last blog post..In Memory…

  49. 49BloggerNewbie

    You are too funny. I’ll have to pay attention to my own inner dialogue the next time I am on my treadmill. And if I keep looking at my extra 10 lbs, that will be soon. I just have to convince myself it’s a good idea :)

  50. 50Natural

    Corrina, we sure would have a great time laughing. I wish I could burn enough calories from that alone. My poor hair, I might have to change my style because it’s not made to be up at this length. I need to find a stylist nearby my house. I work on top of a mountain and have been walking outside at lunch time downhill. On the first day coming back up the hill, I almost caught a bus, almost died. It was easier the 2nd day, great exercise, my body was sore to the touch.

    BloggerNewbie, I have to laugh at myself. I do some funny stuff, without even trying and then I get to write funny about it too. I will say I have not forgotten to start that machine since. I wish we had say over where the weight landed, wouldn’t that be a good idea. :)

  51. 51carla

    I so understand the feeling! I now work out exclusively at home (running, spinning bike, weights, etc) but I always have anxiety whenever I step into a gym. That usually only happens when I’m traveling and staying at a hotel.

  52. 52Don Mills Diva

    Here via Mom Grind and I can see why she you loves you - GREAT POST!

    Don Mills Diva´s last blog post..Let him be

  53. 53Natural

    Carla, that’s cool you can work out at home. I do a few things here, but I need something challenging…like weights.

    Hey Don Mills, thanks. Vered is great, real cool and caring.

  54. 54Debby

    I am sure there is now going to be a study done of all women over the age of 30 and their butt to gutt ratio. That has to be one of the most orginal sayings I have heard in a while. Keep up the work girl, you can do it and remember some guys like a little more to love so don’t feel to bad while you are working in off.

  55. 55Natural

    Hey Debby, I’m sure you are right, there is a study for everything. :) Yeah, I just need to lose a little bit in the front and a little in the back and then I”m good. No complaints.

  56. 56Kevin from Elliptical Machine Reviews

    I had a tremendous gut and got rid of it by changing my diet (after a scare that involved clogged arteries and bypass surgery). Eliminate trans and saturated fats, cut down on sweets and get on a treadmill or elliptical for 20 minutes a day. That’s all it takes to get rid of your gut!

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  57. 57NaTuRaL

    Kevin, you make it sound so easy. Cut down on sweets, that’s about a meal and a half for me. I’ll do some stretching tonight, that’s about it and I don’t even know if I can call that exercise.

    Oh yeah and people are looking at my belly right about now. I took my gym back home yesterday, will see what I can do over the weekend. Need to drop a few lbs, really.

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  58. 58Fred Dibnah

    I was pleased with the stone I lost after getting a new puppy (last dog was 15 years old so didn’t need much walking), your story reminded me how much I loved the egg nog last year!! I think I’ll take the ‘hound’ for extra long walks ’til Xmas :D

  59. 59Natural

    Hey Fred, well now I’m giving up the whites: bread, rice, pasta. Will see how it goes. I can’t walk a dog. :)

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