Okay so we're at 2 full weeks of hitting the gym. We're only going 2 days a week right now but man its nice. I am getting excited every Tuesday & Thursday because I know we're going to the gym and that I'm going to work out all the tension I have built up. Last night wasn't a great workout. I wasn't feeling 100% but I went and I completed the workout. I am proud of myself for that. Thursday I will make up for the slacking off last night.
After the gym we went to Walmart. I needed a new bra. I hate buying bras so I only do as rarely as I can get by with. I decided to look around at the clothes and sports bras and things like that hoping to find something to work out in. First of all the selection of workout clothing they have is only made for people that are sticks. And I'm no stick. Why is it so hard to find workout clothing for big girls? I mean seriously, we're the ones that really need to work out and yet there's nothing for us to wear to do it. And honestly, I wanna be cute in the gym too. I know more than one lady that got frustrated by not having anything to wear to work out in and quit for it.
Secondly, sports bras. OMG what a challenge that is. I should not have to pay $50+ bucks for a stupid bra to get sweaty in. I just want something plain and simple to hold the girls in place so I don't get black eyes. It's bad enough that when I run, the extra fat on my belly, arms, legs, etc. jiggles, but geesh having the girls beating on me and ending up sore is just adding insult to injury. The sports bras they have at places like Walmart MUST be made for those poor women that do not need much support or that can get by with no bra at all. However, most of us big girls, require more than a flimsy piece of stretchy cotton. Otherwise watch out! I know ladies that have had to wear 2 sports bras at the same time to control the chaos, or had to wear one smaller than what they needed and suffer being uncomfortable.
I wish the fashion industry would wake up. We're not all skinny. We don't all want to be skinny. We're not all perfect size B cups, or even C cups. We do not want to wear large flowers or bold stripes that do nothing more than emphasize our fat. We do not think it's cute when you take an outfit that was made for a size 6 and just make it a size 22 and call it plus sized. We also do not appreciate the fact that we have to pay more for that larger size. It's the same price if a buy a size 8 vs. a size 10, so why not the same price if I buy a 22?
Okay on to Biggest Loser and then I have to get back to work. I found last night's show interesting. I do not think their little home experiment went as well as they wanted it to. People did not come back from home showing large pounds lost. Two people did I know, but overall the losses were not that great. I love Jillian telling yellow team to stop the bullshit with excuses. However, the stuff Jillian came off with about losing inches instead of pounds.....well I am not sure how I feel about that. I have read all over the place that it's not about a number on the scale and that sometimes you will lose inches and not pounds. I mean obviously if you are working out like they do on BL campus and eating controlled like they are, you are going to lose weight. You are not going to lose inches and not pounds. However, for us average Joe's, I think a reasonable diet and exercise can have you losing inches and not pounds. Mostly because you can eat enough to keep the weight from dropping off but at the same time work out enough to tone the muscles up to show a inch loss. It seemed like, to me, bad information, or at least put out there badly. I am glad Joelle finally got kicked, she obviously did not want to be there, she was there for the money but did not want to put in the real effort.
Okay so anyway back to work!
After the gym we went to Walmart. I needed a new bra. I hate buying bras so I only do as rarely as I can get by with. I decided to look around at the clothes and sports bras and things like that hoping to find something to work out in. First of all the selection of workout clothing they have is only made for people that are sticks. And I'm no stick. Why is it so hard to find workout clothing for big girls? I mean seriously, we're the ones that really need to work out and yet there's nothing for us to wear to do it. And honestly, I wanna be cute in the gym too. I know more than one lady that got frustrated by not having anything to wear to work out in and quit for it.
Secondly, sports bras. OMG what a challenge that is. I should not have to pay $50+ bucks for a stupid bra to get sweaty in. I just want something plain and simple to hold the girls in place so I don't get black eyes. It's bad enough that when I run, the extra fat on my belly, arms, legs, etc. jiggles, but geesh having the girls beating on me and ending up sore is just adding insult to injury. The sports bras they have at places like Walmart MUST be made for those poor women that do not need much support or that can get by with no bra at all. However, most of us big girls, require more than a flimsy piece of stretchy cotton. Otherwise watch out! I know ladies that have had to wear 2 sports bras at the same time to control the chaos, or had to wear one smaller than what they needed and suffer being uncomfortable.
I wish the fashion industry would wake up. We're not all skinny. We don't all want to be skinny. We're not all perfect size B cups, or even C cups. We do not want to wear large flowers or bold stripes that do nothing more than emphasize our fat. We do not think it's cute when you take an outfit that was made for a size 6 and just make it a size 22 and call it plus sized. We also do not appreciate the fact that we have to pay more for that larger size. It's the same price if a buy a size 8 vs. a size 10, so why not the same price if I buy a 22?
Okay on to Biggest Loser and then I have to get back to work. I found last night's show interesting. I do not think their little home experiment went as well as they wanted it to. People did not come back from home showing large pounds lost. Two people did I know, but overall the losses were not that great. I love Jillian telling yellow team to stop the bullshit with excuses. However, the stuff Jillian came off with about losing inches instead of pounds.....well I am not sure how I feel about that. I have read all over the place that it's not about a number on the scale and that sometimes you will lose inches and not pounds. I mean obviously if you are working out like they do on BL campus and eating controlled like they are, you are going to lose weight. You are not going to lose inches and not pounds. However, for us average Joe's, I think a reasonable diet and exercise can have you losing inches and not pounds. Mostly because you can eat enough to keep the weight from dropping off but at the same time work out enough to tone the muscles up to show a inch loss. It seemed like, to me, bad information, or at least put out there badly. I am glad Joelle finally got kicked, she obviously did not want to be there, she was there for the money but did not want to put in the real effort.
Okay so anyway back to work!
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