Shannon’s BodyBlog

I thought the progress pictures were meant to show changes made over a period of time.

Instead I see picture after picture of ass shots taken at every conceivable angle….all on one profile.  "This is my cellulite", "This was taken to show I can touch my toes", "This is to show that I do a great job at wiping my ass".  Oh, and "This is what my va-jay-jay looks like when I straddle a camera".
And PLEASE spare us from the near daily progress pics that seem to be obsessed with the ass.  "This is my ass today", "This is what my ass will look like tomorrow", and "This is what my ass looked like yesterday".
I’ll tell you this, I saw a film in my highschool health class of a gyno exam that showed it all…the cervix and everything.  I don’t need a repeat performance, thanks.   Leave the gynecological exams in the doctor’s office.  Spreading your legs to show your open faced ham sandwich is not showing progress.  Unless you’ve figured out a way to bench press with the ol’ poontang.

I also suspect some of you have photo shoots with Stevie Wonder.  With a string of extreme closeups of different parts of the body, I can’t tell if I’m looking at a hamstring, lower back, shoulder, what?  What is it you’re trying to show?   Sometimes I can’t even guess at what that body part can possibly be.
A few women can’t bear to show head to toe shots, YET they have no problem showing pics focusing on their cleavage.  What’s up wit dat?
And let’s call a spade a spade here.  If you are showing nothing but cleavage….or you’re bent over showing nearly your whole bare ass….or your legs spread wide open, you are sending out a message that you want to show off more than that.  So if you don’t want PM’s from men asking you to send them nudes, then don’t show off provocative pics like that.

And the funniest thing is when I see a blog written about being annoyed about the PM’s asking for nudes, and the next thing I see is an even more provacative pic in the progress pic section on the woman’s bodyspace.
NOTE TO MEN:  Don’t bother asking for nudes to see in private.  They’ll put it all out there for the taking.

Cardio:  400

Weight Training:  chest, calves

Breakfast:  Maltex + protein powder = mud (29g prot)

no coffee

Lunch:  grilled chicken on whole wheat bun (30g prot)
broccoli

Dinner:  chicken (40g prot)

apple

1/2 cup brown rice

few pieces sushi

I did a bit of shopping yesterday and found the perfect pair of jeans for me.

I tried on the Gap Curvy, but the waist "gapped" so much I could fit a small child down my backside and carry him around like he were in a papoose.

I’ve always loved Levi’s and that all American vibe they have.  A pair of Levi’s and a white t-shirt is my favorite outfit.

I went to one of the department stores hoping to find some Levi’s and after trying on some styles, no go.  Everything fit but the waist….there was soooo much room there.

I wound up at Macy’s and wanted to try Levi’s one last time.  I tried on a pair of size 6’s and found that the waist didn’t gap that badly.  So a crazy thought came to me…..

Maybe I’ll try on size 4’s.

I found the same style in a SIZE 4:  4 Medium low rise boot cut 545.

They fit PERFECTLY!  YAY!

The waist comes right up to the top curve of my butt, it’s roomy enough in the backside to not flatten me out (dammit there’s no way I’m doing all of those squats and walking lunges to walk around with a flat ass), I don’t have to suck in my stomach to button them, and I have no muffin top whatsoever.  They’re very comfortable with that little bit of stretch.
BUT, I have to say that if I let myself go just a little bit, then all bets are off wearing those jeans.  So they’re going to keep me disciplined!

Because of that, I’m very nervous about giving away my old jeans :S

Cardio:  500

Breakfast:  1 whole egg, 4 egg whites (21g prot)
2 slices whole wheat toast (8g prot)

coffee w/ skim milk

Snack:  protein shake w/ milk (32g prot)

Lunch:  turkey chili (25g prot)

mixed vegetables

Snack:  coffee w/ scoop of protein powder (24g prot)

Dinner:  chicken (40g prot)

1 cup mixed vegetables

sweet potato fries

Does anyone ever see ground turkey in trees?  (ba-dumbum-chhh).

Captcha gave me this number for a comment I left…941-5200.  Call and see what happens.

Breakfast:  1 whole egg, 4 egg whites (21g prot)
coffee w/ milk

Snack:  cottage cheese (24g prot)

Lunch:  Grilled chicken sandwich (approx 25g prot)

Snack:  protein bar (20g prot)

Dinner:  Shrimp and chicken (21g prot)
rice noodles

Does anyone ever see ground turkey in trees?

Call this number and see what happens 941-5200.  It was given by Captcha.
Breakfast:  1 whole egg, 4 egg whites (21g prot)

coffee w/ milk

And then I’d do some extra cardio to make up for it.

Breakfast:  1 whole egg, 4 egg whites (21g prot)

whole wheat toast (4g prot)

coffee w/ milk

Snack:  cottage cheese (12g prot)

Lunch:  Veggie burger on whole wheat bread (26g prot)

milk (8g prot)

Snack:  protein shake w/ milk (32g prot)

Snack:  protein shake (24g prot)

Dinner:  a chili-ish meal (ground turkey, beans, chopped tomatoes, low-sodium beef broth) (30+g prot)

I was home alone with the kids last night and was ready to settle in for some nice cuddles and relaxation when my 7 year old daughter gets up and brings my Iron Gym to me.

"Mom, can you hook this up for me?"

"Sure, you want to do some pullups?"

"Yeah, I need to get strong to fight a girl tomorrow."

What??

"Why do you want to fight this girl?"

"She said SHE wanted to fight ME at recess to see who would be Katelyn’s best friend."

Whatever happened to passing notes in class asking to check off the yes or no box to see if someone would be your BFF?

I took it with a grain of salt and hooked it up anyway because she’s pretty good at doing pullups and I love watching her.

She asked me to unhook it so she could do pushups.  So I set it on the floor and watched her tiny little chicken butt rise and fall while her pointy elbows stuck straight out at her sides.

She had enough of working out and we were about to settle in once more when my 5 year old son picked up the Iron Gym.

"Mom, can you put this up?  I need to fight someone too."

"Who do YOU need to fight?"

"A girl."
"What girl?"

"Marissa."

"Why do you want to fight Marissa?"

"For Carter."

"Why do you want to fight Marissa for Carter?"

"So I can sit next to him."

I told him he’s not going to fight with anyone but he could do some pullups, so I stuck the Iron Gym in the doorway and hung him up there.

He’s the towhead of the family, so he, with his blond hair, pale skin, and his tighty whities, looked like a skinny strand of spaghetti hanging there.

He couldn’t lift himself at all…I don’t know if he realized how to do it…so being completely vulnerable and at my mercy, I tickled him under the arms and took him back down.

Then he wanted to do pushups, but I stop these crazy shenanigans and got them settled in to watch Hanna Friggin Montana.

NICE relaxing night came AFTER they went to bed and I had the remote control all to myself.

Weight Training:  legs

Cardio:  400
Breakfast:  2 whole eggs, 4 egg whites Maltex (32g prot total) coffee w/ milk

Snack:  cottage cheese (12g prot)

Lunch:  1 cup whole wheat macaroni (7g prot)
salmon (21g prot)

milk (8g prot)

Snack:  protein shake w/ milk (32g prot)

Snack:  protein shake w/ milk (32g prot)

Dinner:  whole wheat veggie wrap w/ lf cheese (20g prot)

milk (8g prot)

Snack:  casein protein shake w/ milk (36g prot)

Why is it that clothing designers have to create jeans that do not fit a round ass?  I’m not talking round hipped, round assedness.  I’m talking about them creating jeans that do not have enough loose in the caboose (heh).

I mananged to get to a size 6 a while ago which fits fine in the thighs and the waist.  But my ass is all squashed inside of it.  And when I walk around, I can’t get the full range of motion in my steps and forget about bending over.  I get so cranky wearing them.

I do plenty of squats, lunges, etc and it’s firm, but goddamn if I can’t find a pair of jeans to mold around my butt.

Back before I was heavier, I did find jeans when I was a size 8 that fit perfectly….because they were stretch jeans.  Levi’s.

So when I dropped some weight, I bought a pair of Levi’s stretch in a size 6.  But I didn’t try them on because I wasn’t in the mood to go into the funhouse of horror with the way they have the mirrors and lighting in the dressing room.

I found once I got home that they changed the cut!!

Now I have to resort to wearing my old size 8’s that I can pull up and down without unbuttoning them.

This weekend I’ll go on a shopping trip to find that perfect pair because I am a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl and I miss wearing a well fitted pair of jeans

Weight Training:  shoulders, abs
Breakfast:  2 whole eggs, 3 egg whites (21g prot)
2 slices whole wheat (8g prot)
coffee

Lunch:  Salmon, whole wheat macaroni salad (32g prot)

milk (8g prot)

Snack:  protein shake w/ milk (32g prot)

Snack:  protein shake w/ milk (32g prot)

Dinner:  salmon (26g protein)

broccoli soup

Snack:  casein protein shake w/ milk (36g prot)

Weight Training:  back, calves, abs

Breakfast:  3 whole eggs (21g prot)
2 slices whole wheat  (8g prot)
coffee w/ milk

Lunch:  1 cup rice (4g prot)
Snack:  protein shake (24g prot)

Snack:  protein shake made with milk and strawberries (32g prot)

Dinner:  fish (21g prot)

broccoli soup

noodles (4g prot)

cottage cheese (12g prot)

Snack:  casein protein w/ 1.5 cups milk (36g prot)

Total protein:   162

Weight Training:  chest, calves

Cardio:  400

Breakfast:  Coffee w/ milk

protein shake (24g prot)
Snack (breakfast):  protein shake w/ milk (32g protein)

oatmeal.

Lunch:  1 cup whole wheat pasta, salmon (39g prot)

Snack:  1 whole egg, 4 egg whites (21g prot)

Dinner:  Mock baked ziti (whole wheat macaroni, cottage cheese (12g prot), sauce)

2 Turkey burgers (36g prot)

Snack:  casein protein shake w/ 1.5 cups milk (36g prot)

Protein total:  200

I see people write:
"I ate a cheeseburger with fries and a Coke"….but at least I knew what I was doing was WRONG.
"I went to the gym and didn’t put in the effort I normally do"….but at least I did something.

I had some chips and ice cream cake yesterday, but you won’t hear me say "but at least it wasn’t a lot of chips….but at least it was a small piece of cake."

My perfect diet isn’t perfect now and if I keep doing those little cheats here and there thinking "but at least" kinds of thoughts, my goal will always be out of reach.

So today as penance, I will burn 600 calories this morning and 600 tonight to make up for it.  Overdoing it with the double duty SUCKS.  I’ve made it so it’ll deter me from having cheats thinking I can make up for it by burning it up to offset the damage.
I know I have to be disciplined in sticking with my goals.

A.M. Cardio:  600

P.M. Cardio:  600

Breakfast:  1 whole egg, 4 egg whites (21g prot)
whole wheat toast

coffee w/ skim

Snack:  protein shake w/ milk (32g prot)

Lunch:  chicken (+/- 15g prot)

cottage cheese (24g prot)

Snack:  1 can tuna mixed w/ salsa (32g prot)

2 clementines

Dinner:  Salmon/whole wheat macaroni salad (33g prot)

carrots

Snack:  casein protein w/ milk (32g prot)

Protein Total:  189