How many make the effort?

[mklinden2010]

Women have to work at being women... In many ways.

My SO and I are fortunate in attending a lot of workout classes together. Lately, we started at a new place and as I enter each class (we're trying them all) I keep hearing, "Oh, look! We're going to have a guy in our class!"

Now, that's about as rude as, "Oh, look, we're going to have a chick in our class!" But, I can see where they forget the proprieties when these classes seem to spend almost every minute with the instructors saying, "OK, work for that tight butt. Now, work for those flatter abs!" and, "OK, this one is good for shaping those loose upper arms.. Now, this one for that tighter waist! Come on, girls, it's just about swimsuit season!" This goes on hour after hour, all day long - just read the schedules...

Now, the classes are not difficult, at least not for me, but a lot of the women, even the younger ones, break into a sweat and usually start making jokes about half way through to signal that they're really getting winded, hot, or, tired. Still, the class presses on - making "new" women by the hour.

So, my question to the CD/TS/TGs reading here is, are you making a like effort to "shape up" as these (some) women are doing? Or, are you just padding up, covering up, and, making up to cover up the marshmallow underneath?

[Karren H]

Ice hockey!! 70 games a year in an over 25 league.. Ohh look we have a guy playing hockey who has no body hair!! Lol. Plus almost daily exersize at home and walking at lunch...

[Veronica75]

So, my question to the CD/TS/TGs reading here is, are you making a like effort to "shape up" as these (some) women are doing? Or, are you just padding up, covering up, and, making up to cover up the marshmallow underneath?

A bit of both at this point, but putting some effort into the one helps make the other one less necessary (and I mean shaping up more to cover up less, but my statement works wonderfully both ways).

[JoAnne Wheeler]

The best way to shape up is to quit using the jaw muscles so much


JoAnne Wheeler

[Michala]

Exercise at least 3 times a week. Do do exercises to reduce waist size as well as to reduce my weight so I look better in the clothes I have.

[kellycan27]

It's almost another full time job with me. Running 5 miles a day, the gym twice a week,kickboxing two or three nights a week. Don't eat this, don't eat that,read the label.

[Angel.Marie76]

My GF and I are looking into Yoga classes soon, I already have the paperwork, just need the time and scheduling.

[Phyliss]

You better believe I "make the effort" . I got rid of all my "fat" clothes and I'm too cheap to buy bigger AGAIN

How else am I gonna keep fitting into these size 8 pants?

GET OUT THERE AND SWEAT.

[JeanneF]

Bicycling and yoga. Whatever exercise I can do that doesn't cause me to build muscle mass.

It's a whole lot easier to look femme when you don't have a male pot belly.

[StevieTV]

Hmmm...let me see... Nordic walking, cycling, aerobics, stress are amoung the few activities that help me stay in shape. My doctor recommends only eating things without labels (fresh fruits and veggies) and my aerobics instructor says she avoids anything with more than 3 ingredients.

[DonnaT]

So, my question to the CD/TS/TGs reading here is, are you making a like effort to "shape up" as these (some) women are doing? Or, are you just padding up, covering up, and, making up to cover up the marshmallow underneath?

Making the effort.

I was 5"9" and weighed 155 when I married, and 3 years later was up to 186, even with all the military workouts.

Last August I was up to about 284, standing a little under 5'9".

By December I was down to 258. Lots of swimming

However, since then I haven't managed to lose anything. Well, actually I've lost and regained the same 2-3 lbs over and over again.

I changed my workout some, but continued the swimming. No help.

But I look about 234. The difference between actual weight and the look is probably due to muscle and the flat Dunlap tire hanging over the belt that is easier to hide than a pot belly.

I doubt I'll ever get back to 155, or even 175, due to the muscle mass, because I really don't want to lose that part of the weight. I need all the strength I can get as I get older. Those 30 foot ladders ain't getting any lighter when I need them to work on the house.

So, hopefully I'll start losing again, but having no thyroid makes it a little harder to do, and get close to 175.

[Kayla Shadows]

So, my question to the CD/TS/TGs reading here is, are you making a like effort to "shape up" as these (some) women are doing?

I try.Did real good with diet and being physical at work last year.If I had to do something,I did it the hard way.It'll be the same this year.

I usually only buy healthy food.Cleared room and set up the total gym for when I feel I didnt do enough at work...theres always more to do though,lol.I want my stomach really nice.Stopped smoking last week which is awesome.Summer will be here soon enough.A girls gotta look good hehe

Don't eat this, don't eat that,read the label.

I hear ya'.I try to always make sure I read that label.Thats where trans is a evil,evil word.

[RWillow]

On the bicycle every day, 1 hour inside on the trainer in bad weather, 25 to 30 miles on the roads in good weather, road miles add up to 3,000 per year. Sit ups everyday usually 75-100, lights weights to cut down on flab every day. All of that helped shed 55 pounds in one year, hope to get into a size 10dress someday (soon).

Renyta

[Joy Carter]

I'm fifty nine. I stopped working at it ten years ago. Up about another thirty pounds. Lost an inch in height due to degenerative dist disease. I now have a prosthetic hip, and the other is making noise. I'm still in good heath considering.

[Natalia]

I haven't gained or lost a pound since High School - 34 years now...

BP 120/80
Cholesterol perfect.
Golf - 5 handicap.

I was an alternate on the Olympic Wrestlling Team and have kept my physique all these years.

[Natalia]

I haven't gained or lost a pound since High School - 34 years now...

BP 120/80
Cholesterol perfect.
Golf - 5 handicap.

I was an alternate on the Olympic Wrestlling Team and have kept my physique all these years.

Oh yeah...I forgot...I neither exercise nor diet in any way. Perhaps a beer and a good brisk 'sit'.

[Leanne2]

For eight years I did 60 minutes of cardio a day, three days a week. I was in great shape. But then I burned out on doing the same thing (climbing stairs) so I switched to bicycling last summer. That worked pretty good until this winter. Then I just quit. So now I have gained weight and a pot belly.
I got a new bike today and the weather is much better so now I have no excuse not to exercise. I wish I could play on some sort of team but my crazy work schedule won't allow it.
My wife wants me to join a gym but she would want me to be hairy to avoid suspicion. I can't do that. Leanne
P.S. Natalia; yes we all hate you. (just kidding hee hee)

[Nicole Erin]

How else am I gonna keep fitting into these size 8 pants?

GET OUT THERE AND SWEAT.

Size 8? Bitch.

Me, I like to go for walks with my MP3 player.

[TGMarla]

I'm not much into workouts. I stay active, watch what I eat (sort of....) and always walk the golf course rather than ride a cart. I'm lucky I don't really suffer from a huge weight problem, because I have enough trouble just maintaining the weight I have now without ballooning up a weight class.

[Sara Jessica]

Women have to work at being women... In many ways.

First of all, women don't have to work at being women. That's because they ARE women, there's no work involved. But it seems everyone kind of knew what you meant.

We have to work on our figures simply because we care about our bodies, perhaps no matter how we present to the world.

As for me, I refuse to become an all too common image of an aging male who hasn't a care that his body turns into a marshmellow due to inattentiveness as he ages. I am not so inclined to let that happen to me and as a result, I get to keep a pretty sweet feminine figure as well. I pretty much weigh the same now as I did 15 years ago in my mid-to-late 20's.

I get a decent amount of exercise but I'm certainly no gym rat, and I enjoy food and drink but don't typically binge. Everything in moderation has worked pretty well for me.

And that size 8, yeah, that's me as well .

[tamarav]

[SIZE=4]One hour of exercise daily, 7 days a week. Eat a vegan diet, lost 105 pounds from 5 years ago, think good thoughts and chase little voices in my head...[/SIZE]

[StephanieC]

Actually, I'm currently in a exercise program at work...goal is 10,000 steps a day and/or 1 hour of exercise. I do have a membership at Bally's but I no longer work nearby so I go to the high school instead. In nice weather, I bike to/from work. I like using the WII Fit...yoga, strength training, aerobics, and balance. (Gee...never realized I was so unbalanced.)

[Jess_cd32]

I plan on restarting ab workouts again soon for both sides of my spectrum.
With the warmer weather getting here I plan on walking alot more to and some mild weight lifting just to stay in shape.

[Persephone]

"Come on, girls, it's just about swimsuit season!"

I belong to an all-women workout center and, along with my spouse, go for a 30-minute exercise circuit about 3 times a week.

I also usually do a fast walk/run for about 30 minutes every morning, although I've been on-again/off-again over the past few weeks.

My spouse and I and our son joined Weight Watchers about 2 years ago and that is one of the best things I've ever done. If you really follow their program you don't "diet," you're not hungry, you learn new ways to eat, and you loose weight!

I've lost around 50 pounds and *L*O*V*E* being a U.S. size 6-8 (slightly higher on top, your individual weight loss and body style may vary).

My spouse lost around 90 pounds and my son lost a bit over 50 pounds.

And we've all managed to keep it off for over a year!

I feel a lot healthier and a lot more confident about my appearance, both en femme and en drab.

Enjoying life like never before!

[LisaMcall]

I started yoga a couple of years ago and it is the best thing I have ever done regarding exercise. I wish I had started when I was younger. Its a great workout and the classes are almost all women and most are very friendly. Watching how they conduct themselves in this setting is a great learning experience.

Lisa