I Got To Steppin', Yo.

[LeeAndra]

Confession: I've belonged to three different gyms over the last five years (though not continuously)... and I can count on one hand how many times I've actually been to one of those gyms to work out. :o

However, now I have this boyfriend who does marathons all the friggin' time and wants to eat healthy (dang him & his sensibilities!), so I joined the gym, too. Sigh. I hate working out. I get all... sweaty and hot and dirty and jiggly. There is LOTS of jiggling, people. Jiggle is not my friend.

And I confess that I have put off going, aside from the time I went to sign up, for the last two weeks BUT (and not the jiggly one!)... I went last night! I WORKED OUT!! BF was at class, so I just gritted my teeth and changed into my pink Thumper 'That's How I Roll' teeshirt & black workout pants and just DID IT. That's always the worst part for me, kwim? The just doing. There's always a lot of thinkin' and talkin'... but not so much DOIN'.

ANYWAYS, I did those stair stepper thingymajigs for 25 minutes like a rockstar. Come to find out, I have quite the pottymouth when I'm talking to that little voice in my head telling me I'm too tired, too fat, quit already, etc. Mostly, it was a lot of, 'Game on, b****!' and 'You will do what I say 'cause your a** is mine, b****!' I never curse IRL, so who knows where those bad thoughts came from... but they kept me on that thing until my routine was done!! *lol*

BF sat me down afterwards to ask me abt my goal(s). Honestly, gurlies, I have a completely shallow end goal. Being fit, healthy lifestyle, blah blah... :thumbdown: You know what I want?! I want to go to the runners' store that BF always goes to and get some of those obnoxiously teeny-tiny slit up the side shorts that barely cover your cash & prizes and an obnoxiously teeny-tiny tight as a mofo exercise cami in a size MEDIUM and wear the frick out of 'em. Working out, to run errands in, to his parents', to church... I want people to think it is the only thing I own and gosh, how lame and trashy am I to wear that everywhere and oh my, did you check out the sweet stems on that one?!

*lol* Okay, so maybe I would put something more appropriate over TOP the outfit when I went to church. But I'd still be wearing it underneath, so it would still count.

Confession: I'm pretty sure this is way TMI-overshare. And I don't care. :p

[Angela Spangler]

You go girl.

[Becca Bonneville]

LOL! I totally feel you girl! Go for it!! Inspire the rest of us! I so need to do some "intentional" excercise! LOL!

[mrsmbm]

I want to go to the runners' store that BF always goes to and get some of those obnoxiously teeny-tiny slit up the side shorts that barely cover your cash & prizes and an obnoxiously teeny-tiny tight as a mofo exercise cami in a size MEDIUM and wear the frick out of 'em. Working out, to run errands in, to his parents', to church... I want people to think it is the only thing I own and gosh, how lame and trashy am I to wear that everywhere and oh my, did you check out the sweet stems on that one?!



Heck yeah, I think that's what we ALL want! Good for you for going!

[ColleenSwerb]

The cash and prizes reference had me on the FLOOR! LOLOL!!!

Girl, deep down, we all have that same goal (or at least one similar to it). Yea the being healthy is a side benefit, but damit, we all wanna be hotter! Lol!

And way to go! the weather is clearing up today so I'm jazzed to go home and walk my 4 miles :)

[jmama]

:D I say go for it girl! You had me cracking up the whole time I was reading this.

[lhaslem]

Rock on LeeAndra!!!

[KristinCB]

awwwwww you make me laugh!!!! lollol..

How about this.. one year from now you post a picture on this very thread wearing those "teeny-tiny slit up the side shorts that barely cover your cash & prizes"

:) YOU CAN DO IT!!!!

[lauren grier]

LOL hey.. whatever your motivator is it's just that a motivator and we ALL need one :D My goal is to look HOT by July and fit into some old capris :D :D LMAO That's it.. I want to be HOT :D :D

[Emmy]

looking hot seems a tad more motivational than being "heart healthy".....LOL

How on earth did you hook up with mr. fit boyfriend? that just cracks me up. :p

[ditzyscrap]

I've recently started losing weight, and yeah...it's not any of those "good" reasons to want to lose weight...I want to look GOOD! It's all about appearance, baby! LOL!

I need to get a membership to the gym...I hate living out of town, though...and having to friends around here. I was going to ask Mason's teacher, who walks every night (and I see her every night, lol) if I could walk with her. But now she's moving away in the summer. I might still see if we can walk together until then, but I'm sad about that!

[crecia27]

ROFL! You go girl! :thumbup: Can't wait to see the page you do of you in that outfit!

[LenaGardner]

This is the funniest thing I've ever read! Looking steamy hot totally counts as a motivator...probably better than getting healthy! You go girl!

[LeeAndra]

:p :p to Emmy :p :p

He picked ME, thankyouverymuch. He saw my profile on Yahoo! and contacted me after reading it. So there. Of course, this begs the question, 'Well, after he picked you & you found out he was a marathon freak, why did you respond?' I know how your little evil mind works, Emmy.

[It's okay, gurls. I can call E. evil. She's my digi BFF. We're cool like that.]

His (ironically very short) profile listed that he liked rollerblading (gasp!), running (gasp gasp!), and had a son (gasp gasp gasp!). Three strikes and you're out, right?! But I'm a softie and an idealist and thought, 'Well, might as well at least respond. What else do I have to do?' It wasn't even b/c he had a cute profile pic up because he really didn't. *lol* I think the one he had up was when he had glasses and no facial hair and was abt 30 pounds heavier! That's a man for you.

Then he comes to the door... whoa, baby!! :wub: He said my profile picture did not do me any justice, either. After a 22 hour first date, we knew there was something special here.

He's just always liked his ladies voluptuous. *shrug* I don't get it, but I like it. I've seen the pictures of past flames, so I know it's true! Even now, he told me on the way back from dinner last night, 'You're not doing this for me, right? Because I like the way you are and the way you look, but if you're doing this because you want to, then I will be your biggest coach.'

He's the one who wants to buy the c&p shorts now as visual motivation for me. I can't imagine why... :D

Thanks, gurlies, for all the support!! I will have to take Kristin up on her challenge of posting my picture here later as proof... but I'm aiming for this summer, not next year!! Woot!

I'm also glad to know that, deep down, women don't care abt being healthy, just being hot. Good to know I'm in good company with that motivation!

[MelissaL88]

My goal is to look HOT ... :D :D LMAO That's it.. I want to be HOT :D :D


DUDE!!! I am SOOOOOO there with you! LMAO :D :D

[scrappychic]

LOL - cash and prizes - :D - gotta use that one!

[crecia27]

My husband and I started dieting together yesterday - so my goal is all about getting to goal weight before him. Everything else will be gravy! LOL :o

[my3hens]

LMAO your crackign me up here!! Congrats on working out though, jeez I realy need to get motivated. Did I really just say jeez?? LOL!

[kscwgirl]

OMG. LeeAndra. I cannot breathe I am laughing so hard. The people at work think I'm CRAZY. LOL Seriously girl. Try to not be so funny. LOL

[lizzyfizzy]

OMG!! you are too funny! my goal right now is not being met and frankly it's pissing me off. i was doing so well...going to the gym 4-5 times a week, workin it on the eliptical, doing my yoga class. right now i can tell you that the gym has not seen my face in 2 weeks. WTH! why pay for a membership if i am not gonna go?!? ok...so today is new. stop beating myself up. {breathe}

LOL

my goal is to look hot for my 10 year wedding anniversary that is being spent in a room overlooking the pacific in hawaii! also, my 10 year high school reunion is in aug. OY-VAY. why do i stop when i get closer to my goals?!

WOW...this is long. sorry. ;)

[lizzyfizzy]

OMG. LeeAndra. I cannot breathe I am laughing so hard. The people at work think I'm CRAZY. LOL Seriously girl. Try to not be so funny. LOL

i'm glad you are feeling that...this post made me pee a little (is it ok to say that?!?!) LMAO!!! not really...you know. ;)

[LeeAndra]

Aw, thanks. :wub: I'm glad it amused you. It's so hard to tell, for me, when what I'm trying to say will come across like it's supposed to. Usually, someone either totally gets me and thinks I'm beyond hilarious... or totally doesn't and just thinks I'm an idiot. :)

Although that goofiness is my true personality, I usually 'hold back' IRL because I'm so insecure abt the way I look. If you don't know me well, you would think I'm actually very quiet and shy, especially in public. I'm hoping that once I shed some of the pounds, I will shed some of the inhibitions, too.

[meems]

rofl, you should have a column somewhere

i hear ya about IRL vs digi personality. I'm the same way.

[junebug]

You go girl! I should work out. but i won't,lol. i started doing pilates for a week, loved them, then found out i was pregnant (this was with my second child, 2 and a half years ago, lol) and have never started them up again!

[Kat Stokes]

LMAO. ITA - It's about how we look, not how we feel!!! I was in the same boat right after I had my 2nd DS. I started walking. I'm down 20 lbs from before I got preggo but I would really like to lose another 10 and tighten up the tummy so I can actually wear a bikini on my cruise next year... now just to find the motivation to do those damn sit-ups. :glare:

[sillescrapper]

rofl, you should have a column somewhere

i hear ya about IRL vs digi personality. I'm the same way.

This is what I was gonna say! You are funny girl!

I just got back from the gym (and that's a BIIIG deal over here!) so I totally hear ya. I spent the whole time, sweatin' on the treadmill, trying to tell myself how healthy I will be, how much more energy I'll have. What evuh!! It's totally the hotness that matters!

Keep it up! Maybe we should start a workout-to-get-hot support thread!:thumbup:

[kamahrt]

OMG you are so funny!!! You go girl! I have been trying to get out walking to get my butt in gear - this digiscrapping hobby has NOT been good for me - I am so lazy (eh um flabby) now. Could you write me daily motivational emails just like this one to keep me going! lol

Kristi

[LeeAndra]

*lol* La!! We need a 'bringin' sexy back' QT blinkie!! *lol*