Concrete buns??

I used to make concrete buns… but that was before I worked in a bread bakery where I learned not to do that anymore… come to think of it, I also learned to improvise and experiment there, rather than being stuck to recipe… not a bad lot of lessons, eh?

Got an email from a friend joking that I’m aiming for “buns of concrete”, *lol*, rather than “buns of steel”. (Yeah, ok, maybe you had to be there. I thought it was funny at least.) Not sure I prefer that turn of phrase though – while both are obviously strong, concrete seems rather stodgy, steel more malleable, elegant, fluid. Who wouldn’t want malleability, elegance, and fluidity?

Anyway, there is progress! I have lost a total of 4 inches, an inch off the waist, hips, and each thigh. I’m pretty happy with that. My upper arms have not gotten any bigger, but even so they seem to look better – a little less tricep wave, and little more bicep – *grin* always good news to a gal!

My biggest issue so far is with consistency. Because each of the exercises is still so new to me, I spend a lot of time making sure my form is correct as I perform them. For me, that takes a little away from the enjoyment – I don’t like to do things I’m not good at, heh, and slack sometimes, or do stuff I already know how to do instead of what’s scheduled. But I know that strangeness will pass, and soon the exercises will feel comfortable and familiar. I look forward to the day I walk into the gym and feel “I’m home!”