Reaching a superficial goal

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Reaching a superficial goal
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Thu, 04-28-2005 - 12:43pm
I've been saying one of my goals is to look like I work out, not when lifting but just standing around. Well, someone at the food pantry today asked me if I worked out a lot that you could really tell by my arms.





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Registered: 03-11-2004
Thu, 04-28-2005 - 1:14pm
well good for you! i'm sure a lot of people think you look like you work out, though, silly!
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Registered: 10-27-2003
Thu, 04-28-2005 - 1:28pm

I was thinking about you today at the gym. I haven't been lifting upper body in a couple of months, but I have been swimming for the past 3 weeks. Well, I was in the shower when I noticed that my arms looked buffer than when I used to lift. I thought, "Jean needs to swim more!" lol, maybe if you work your tricepts and shoulders and not you biceps, your arms look stronger :P Who knows!

Kudos on your compliment.

Paula

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 04-28-2005 - 1:45pm
That's awesome. It's funny..that's one of my goals to. I want people to look at me and think 'she works out'. I'm far from that but, when that day comes, it will be a good day. Take the compliment for what it's worth..that's wonderful!!!
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 04-28-2005 - 1:52pm
LOL, when I told our surfing teacher that I was a fitness instructor, I was waiting for him to say, "You are???" or at least do a double take!

Jean,






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Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 04-28-2005 - 1:53pm

I totally have a swimmers body since I lost weight.






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Registered: 11-15-2004
Thu, 04-28-2005 - 2:55pm

I would say anything for extra scrapple but I"m SURE that this guy meant what he said and you have awesome arms.


I never really thought about what people say about whether or not I look like I workout.

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Registered: 03-11-2004
Thu, 04-28-2005 - 3:06pm

oh please, you looked very fit in your surfing swimsuit!


along the lines of what paula was saying, i noticed the other day that now that i'm getting visible abs again, they are much more "long and lean" muscular than they were last

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Thu, 04-28-2005 - 3:08pm
Cool--just in time for Hawaii! I definitely believe yoga and pilates can give you great abs. I've said before, the tightest my abs have felt is when we were doing that push up challenge and I was doing over 75 a day on the ball. It's all core work!

Jean,