I’ve been semi-regularly doing the Jillian Michaels'* 30 Day Shred. I know that technically you’re supposed to do it for 30 days in a row, but come on. Who has time to do anything for 30 days in a row? Also, I’m not doing this because I’m completely overweight and I need to slim down or my heart will explode, I’m doing it because I don’t want my arms and legs to have the consistency of bread pudding. I’m doing it because twenty minutes is an easy commitment four or five times a week. I’m doing it because my boyfriend is made of muscles and sometimes we wrestle and I hate to lose. Usually, when we wrestle, it’s in one of those I-can-get-off-the-couch/OH-NO-you-can’t! sorts of things. I am ALWAYS the one trying to get away and he is ALWAYS the one making sure I can’t get away.
Typically, if I win, it’s because I’ve employed one of the following two methods 1) I tickle him. He is waaaaaaay more ticklish than I am. 2) I wriggle out of my pants and run away. This usually only works if he’s holding on to my bottom half. It’s pretty effective, though. I’m sure that he’s surprised every time he doesn’t dominate me. But hey: I’m wily, bitches.
Anyway, 30 Day shred: YES. It’s still working. Now I just need to focus on eating fewer brownies. I don’t think that my ingestion of sugary/chocolatey foods is doing me any favors…
*Please note: Jillian Michaels is so much nicer on the DVD than she is on the show. I really hate the mean, demoralizing, screamy trainers you sometimes see asking you if you're a pussy because you won't do one more push-up. BUT! She's not like that at all. She's much more: "You can do this! We're in this together! You WILL NOT GIVE UP!" Which I think is cool. Yesterday I ordered a yoga DVD of hers and I'm hoping that it's as good as the Shred. I'll keep you posted...
EDITED TO ADD: Happy St. Patrick's Day. My Man is out of town at an algae conference so I'm meeting a pal after work for sushi and likely beers. Or in Bahston: beeahs.
Have fun and be responsible, peeps.
4 comments:
So...20 minutes, huh? This seems to indicate that I need to actually PLAY the DVD rather than leaving it on the shelf and staring at the spine? Is that what you're getting at? You may need to spell this out for me.
Also, the wrestling...yes, DAMN those boys with their muscley genes! I find getting a death grip on the thumb to be more useful than you might think. Kind of immobilizes the whole hand and buys you a little time while they stare at the trapped thumb in confusion.
I will attempt to employ this "thumb trap of doom" next time...
Ugh, yeah, I should do the Shred. I can't do the shoulder-lunge thing because I have sad little shoulders. And you've met Ted--do you think I EVER win? Nope.
algae conference? Really? Wow, that sounds really dull. And I like microbiology.
Also, Frau, the image of you and your DH wrestling just made me laugh out loud. like a tiny little peakinese jumping onto the back of a great dane hoping to bring him down!
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