Workout Wardrobe
Greta and I took yoga on Wednesday morning. I showed up in a giant Roots Canada t-shirt and navy blue sweat pants. Greta had a giant army green t-shirt and army green capri length yoga-esque pants.
I think we did pretty well during our yoga class. At one point Greta appeared to be choking to death during a position where you put your feet over your head. I don’t know the name of it but essentially it’s a bicycle gone way over the top. She said it felt like her hyrnia had sluiced through her esophagus. That’s no good.
My moment of yoga NO WAY was when they asked us to just lay on on backs and breath at the end of the class. It appears 
I can’t do this. Apparently someone has replaced my lower spinal chord and attached soft tissue with a jellyfish that likes to electrocute me. That’s no good.
Today Greta and I attended a spinning class. I’m not even going into the fact that I was the fattest one there. That’s no good. This time I wore a lime t-shirt size XXL from Target and black draw string athletic shorts, XL. Greta had on that giant army green combo again. I’m also not going into the fact that the mirror lined room reflected my image and I resembled a linebacker for the Lime Green Bay Packers on sweating to death on a tiny bike. That’s no good, so I’m not going into it.
But we also handled spinning pretty well. Sure at one point I looked at Greta and said F*** and later she growled “this was a great idea” as we were told to increase our tension. That’s no good.
No what I am going to go on about is Greta and I need new outfits. We work out at a suburban YMCA, it’s really nice, and our giant t-shirts aren’t cutting it. I saw coordinated workout clothes, shoes, and headbands. Problem is I CAN’T wear a tight little t-shirt top. My junk would ooze out of the bottom, the sides, and I’m pretty sure the neckline. I chose the giant t-shirt because it provides shelter for the back fat. If I wore a tight little top (de rigueur at the Y) everyone would see all my extra stuff. I don’t want to be self concious along with being electrocuted by jellyfish or clearing Greta’s airway. That’s not good.
Seeing all the fit people at the YMCA I realize I do need to step up my wardrobe game. So I’ve given myself an incentive system. I am going to continue to wear my tent sized workout clothes until I complete two weeks of yoga, spinning and running. But just for showing up, whether I’m thinner or not, I will reward myself with some cute workout outfit. I will also reward Greta by not insisting she go shopping with me.
Greta and I did yoga and spinning at the YMCA this week. That is good.
you know you probably hurt some linebacker’s feelings in Green Bay… poor Nick Barnett is probably sobbing, “that lady Greata, she thinks I’m the prototypical fat person… doesn’t she know these shoulder pads and helmet only protect me on the outside”
i hope you’re happy with yourself. poor, poor Nick Barnett.
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Here via twitter. Good for you for working out. I have a treadmill in my basement, so I don’t have to worry about wearing anything more than good shoes and a bra (always, always the bra!).
Working out in a public setting can be intimidating. I think the reward system you’ve worked out for yourself sounds great. Good luck!
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furious – No NFL linbackers were harmed in the making of this blog post. That I know of.
Kim – Welcome! And thank you for the encouragement. We need it!
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I know you said your big ol’ tee came from Tar-jay but they really do have cute workout outfits. My workouts consist of running laps around my yard like some post-partum Ashley Judd in Double Jeopardy except the kids are my prison and my mama doesn’t sing country music (well, she does but no one wants to hear her.) Oh, I’m sorry. Am I writing a post on someone else’s blog again? ‘Scuse me.
well i am glad you girls are trying this first! i am moving back to the states in november and i plan on joining the y. i will be keeping up with how you do so i can write my plan to attack my fat. keep it up!
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I work out in a t-shirt and exercise pants. I am afraid I am not too fashion aware when I am at the gym. I have written a page about Roots clothing although I do not have any of their workout wear. You might be interested in reading it if you like Roots items and you can find it at http://www.squidoo.com/RootsCanada.
Brenda
“Sure at one point I looked at Greta and said F*** and later she growled “this was a great idea” as we were told to increase our tension. That’s no good.”
Sounds like you were increasing the wrong kind of tension.
Yes, that is good. And don’t increase that tension unless you want to. It should be funnish and a little work but not torture, IMHO
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::Nicole is cheered by the idea of shopping and would happily go hunt the clearance racks for cute workout gear if she in fact lived anywhere nearby to Kiki::
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I am laughing so hard tears are rolling down my cheeks! This is EXACTLY why Wii Fit is my new BFF. I can wear whatever I want and nobody but the stupid Wii tells me I’m fat!
I’m sweating along with the two of you!
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I’m so happy to have found this blog – you crack me up.
You should guest post for us over at Cincinnati Losers.
Hilarious!
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wonderful post))
Good night, bloggers =)