Well, it's been awhile since I posted here and that's because I've been slacking. The scale proves that in large numbers. I'm about ten pounds over where I want to be (at least) before the summer starts. You know the summer is nearly here, right? It doesn't seem that way with snow still falling in March but the summer will be here before you know it.
You know what else is coming when the summer arrives? Beach bodies. Girls in bikinis, dudes showing off their mighty six-packs. I know for a fact that girls worry about how other (often times younger) girls look in their bikini's, but (and I can only speak for myself here) as a fella I worry about how I look without my shirt. I was not kind to my body for many years and the damage shows. I do not compare favorable to the dudes with abs. Not at all.
The sad sack of loose skin still remains, still as ever stubborn as ever to get rid of. The stretch marks are still there. The blemishes are still there. I will be judged accordingly when it comes time to don a swimsuit. At least in the past I could get away with wearing a shirt (often times I didn't because I was 'proud' of who I was, laughable as that seems now) because no one wants to see the fat guy. It's an unspoken beach rule but one some choose to acknowledge.
I have no such excuse now. I can hide under a shirt but I have no reason to other than how I'm uncomfortable with showing off something so sad/horrible looking. But that's my penance for being the glutton in a past life.
That doesn't mean I'm giving up on it. I have, roughly, two months to trim down those ten pounds (which I can do in two weeks to a month, easily) and try to minimize the loose skin that still remains. Pilates is my method of choice.
Why? Simply put, results. Because of Pilates I fit into clothes I couldn't before and I have core strength. I have abs, but they're not visible sadly. But they're there and I use them every day and I hope to continue to develop them as I go along in life.
So, today, Blogilates (the Pilates I do via YouTube) posted a new workout calender for March. Focusing on Bikini Bodies, of course. I hit up the workout page for today and picked one I thought looked applicable to me. I picked video number three and was promptly taken back into the heat of things.
Sure, I could have stuck with the beginner calender but I've been doing that plenty. I remember most of the exercises I did there and have, from time to time, done them when I felt like it. I figured this would make this video less challenging, but I was wrong. Three minutes in and I was already feeling my pulse race. Then this shows up.
What kind of torture is that? That was the one that took the most out of me. Butt Pikes. The name isn't flattering but the burn? The burn is real. The rest of the video was a struggle, a mighty one at that, as I was thrown further and further into more ab-centric workouts. Which is exactly what I asked for, though I totally overestimated my ability to deal with it.
By the end, I was glad it was over and I'm totally willing to lay in bed and veg for the rest of the day. I will not but I'm willing to. Personally, I have will today to do workout things and I'm probably going to do some more. Maybe even outside (in the negative degree weather because ... well, because I can?).
But this video kicked my butt. Holy hell, did it ever hurt. You want some intense workout, do this video.
As for me, I'm gonna worry about the beach and nurse my wounded pride. Thanks for reading folks.
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