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phineasjoneshaha sun, i'm up and you're not.
yesterday was a great day for the simple reason that i spent it all with my girl. we didn't do anything crazy exciting but we did all our little things together and it was lovely. one of those things we did was go to the gym. and i'm feeling it today, yo. not half as much as last time. maybe that's a good sign? i think i worked out just as hard. hm. i really love the sore-muscles-from-a-good-workout feeling. i don't think it's a masochism thing, i think it's just that i like the reminder that they're there and that i used them.
being at the gym makes me think about my body. funny that. it's a tricky topic, as we (my body and i) haven't had the greatest relationship these past few years. it's sort of abusive on my part - plenty o'food and hardly any exercise. and as a result i've gained quite a bit of weight and lost some much cherished strength and flexibility. i'm hoping this gym thing will help me get some of that back. but. there are still things i like about my own body and i thought it would be a good idea to think about them as a way not to get discouraged by not being instantly in better shape...
i'm tall. i like being tall. not super crazy tall, but as tall as or taller than most women i know. i have long-ish legs. i'm curvy - even when in good shape, i'm rounded, not angular. i have a round bum, i like that. i think my breasts are quite nice - we all know already that i enjoy holding them. i'm quite flexible, even when not working on it (goofing around yesterday, i discovered i can, while standing, put my ankle on rach's shoulder. hee.) and i like that my body responds so quickly to being used - muscles firming up and becoming visible after just one workout. yeah. i like all these things and i'll try to keep them in mind next time i catch myself in the gym mirror and think, 'oy.'
what do you like about your body?
i hope it goes without saying that i don't think any of these things are inherently better than other body attributes. i just like them on myself. for example, most likely if i were short, i would have said i like being short. just a matter of perspective.
yesterday was a great day for the simple reason that i spent it all with my girl. we didn't do anything crazy exciting but we did all our little things together and it was lovely. one of those things we did was go to the gym. and i'm feeling it today, yo. not half as much as last time. maybe that's a good sign? i think i worked out just as hard. hm. i really love the sore-muscles-from-a-good-workout feeling. i don't think it's a masochism thing, i think it's just that i like the reminder that they're there and that i used them.
being at the gym makes me think about my body. funny that. it's a tricky topic, as we (my body and i) haven't had the greatest relationship these past few years. it's sort of abusive on my part - plenty o'food and hardly any exercise. and as a result i've gained quite a bit of weight and lost some much cherished strength and flexibility. i'm hoping this gym thing will help me get some of that back. but. there are still things i like about my own body and i thought it would be a good idea to think about them as a way not to get discouraged by not being instantly in better shape...
i'm tall. i like being tall. not super crazy tall, but as tall as or taller than most women i know. i have long-ish legs. i'm curvy - even when in good shape, i'm rounded, not angular. i have a round bum, i like that. i think my breasts are quite nice - we all know already that i enjoy holding them. i'm quite flexible, even when not working on it (goofing around yesterday, i discovered i can, while standing, put my ankle on rach's shoulder. hee.) and i like that my body responds so quickly to being used - muscles firming up and becoming visible after just one workout. yeah. i like all these things and i'll try to keep them in mind next time i catch myself in the gym mirror and think, 'oy.'
what do you like about your body?
i hope it goes without saying that i don't think any of these things are inherently better than other body attributes. i just like them on myself. for example, most likely if i were short, i would have said i like being short. just a matter of perspective.
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Date: 2004-02-15 06:42 pm (UTC)I like being tall too. And my long legs are probably my favorite part(s). Also, no matter how pudgy I might get, my waist stays small. As a teen, I could've given Scarlett O'Hara a run for her money.
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Date: 2004-02-21 09:15 pm (UTC)ooh, tiny waist. that's fun. you could star in any number of period films.
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Date: 2004-02-15 10:02 pm (UTC)My hair. My wrists. My eyes and lips. My feet.
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Date: 2004-02-16 02:15 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-02-21 09:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-02-16 11:13 pm (UTC)seriously, though, about two years ago my body and I had a bit of an argument, and we haven't spoken much since. it decided it wanted to gain weight, which it had never done before, and sleep more, which seriously cramps my social life. so, here i sit, 15 pounds overweight and eating on a box of girl scout cookies instead of exercising.
and it doesn't help that i hate gyms.
anyway, body stuff aside, i'm glad you and your girl had a wonderful day just being together. all relationships can use one of those periodically. :-)
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Date: 2004-02-21 09:08 pm (UTC)but i kind of like the gym, once i actually get there and start moving.
the most frustrating thing is that i think other people whose bodies are similar to mine look perfectly fine. but when it's me, i feel like i look awful, and my confidence is gone. and that's what hits the social life. bleh. sadly, the only thing for it is to get my ass moving. alas.