i embarrass myself sometimes, not feeling so supermom, side effects of motherhood

Super Shredheads

I’ve been shredding again. The last time I only managed to last 22 days before a lethal combination of fried chicken + fatigue resulted in a swift and decisive end to my exercise plans. To be fair, it was deliciously crispy chicken with golden brown skin that was fried to perfection – the kind worth getting fat for.

For several days after that, I dreamt of Jillian Michaels yelling at me to “fight for it” as she pinned me down in a stranglehold and confiscated my bucket of Popeyes. It was brutal.

The great thing was that in those 22 days, I converted at least 10kg of fats (more or less) into pure unadulterated muscle mass. And I know this because when I sucked in my stomach really hard, I could see the faint outline of pectoral muscle definition. Oh, sweet definition, how I’ve missed you. Once upon a time before I had kids, I once had stomach muscles. Now, I have one rather large mass of soft-ish tissue.

Yes laugh away, but pop 2 kids and then we’ll trade pictures of our jiggly bits.

That was probably the only reason why I even lasted 22 days in the first place – visible results. I could feel myself getting fitter just after one week of jumping jacks and bicycle crunches. By day 10, I stopped feeling like I was going to pass out from sheer exhaustion.

But discipline is a funny thing. The moment you stop, it takes you 10 times the effort to get back on track. You either progress or you start regressing.  I was down with a bout of food poisoning and after 3 days of non-exercise, all my resolve had turned into cravings for ice-cream and mee pok with extra lard. And the longer I didn’t exercise, the more difficult it got to put in that DVD again because I knew I’d be back to square one with all that huffing and puffing. Vicious cycle, really.

I just realized that it’s now the middle of August and I’ve still not achieved my resolution of completing a full 30-day shred. That leaves me 5 months to get to it.

I was doing my shred the other day and Kirsten was standing by eyeing me with interest. So I casually asked her “want to join mommy, sweetheart?” She pondered a moment and back came her reply. “I don’t need to do exercise, only mommy needs. You do your exercise very well ok.”

“Well, thanks a lot, princess. One of these days, you’ll have jiggly bits of your own.”

Guess I’m just going to start by putting on my running shoes every morning and see how far I get.

What’s your exercise regime? Need a little help here. 

Previous Post Next Post

You Might Also Like

17 Comments

  • Reply qiu xian August 11, 2011 at 2:31 pm

    I use the stairs instead of the escalator whenever I take the MRT. Does it count? Heh.

    • Reply Daphne August 11, 2011 at 6:23 pm

      That’s not bad. I loathe stairs. I used to make the husband carry me up staircases back when I was a lot lighter. These days he says its impossible.

      • Reply qiu xian August 12, 2011 at 9:49 am

        my husbands says respect to yours for even trying. *fist pump*

  • Reply Shiqin August 11, 2011 at 2:40 pm

    Haha that last convo bit with your baby girl really crack me up!

    I run about 3x a week, after work. Just a short run around the neighbourhood and I only stop after I start panting, which means I only do about 10-15 minutes of running. Not sure if that’s doing me any good because right after I pile on back with dinner!

    • Reply Daphne August 11, 2011 at 6:24 pm

      Haha I get really hungry after I shred too! It’s like my body is telling me to eat back all the weight I lost.

  • Reply Yvonne August 11, 2011 at 3:21 pm

    Lots of play with Allysa! Carrying, lifting her, going for walks, chasing and walking after her is sufficed to let me loose all post-natal bulges and gain a pair of tone arms. But of course, I still have that jiggly bit which I will consider as a badge of honour. And a good pair of Spanx.

    • Reply Daphne August 11, 2011 at 6:25 pm

      Spanx!! I’ve been wanting to get one, is it effective? Also, does it give you a hernia?

  • Reply San August 11, 2011 at 3:37 pm

    Hmmm… Exercise regime? You spake of something I knoweth not much of unfortunately. For me. Sigh. *Going back to my Reese chocs*

    • Reply Daphne August 11, 2011 at 6:27 pm

      Hahahaha nice one! Although Reese chocs don’t really do it for me. But fried chicken, that’s another matter altogether.

  • Reply Pearlyn August 11, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    Join me for yoga at River Valley? Purchased vouchers from Groupon at Om Shiva Yoga for $18, 4 x 1hr sessions. I’ve been trying (very hard) to get into pose. Heard could sweat buckets!

    • Reply Daphne August 12, 2011 at 9:20 am

      Seriously? Ok I’ll join you the next round and hopefully I don’t break something while trying to get into pose. I’m nowhere near as flexible as you are.

  • Reply Sarah August 11, 2011 at 9:36 pm

    I wonder what your neighbours under you think when you shred hahahaha. I did it in my room at the old place and my housemates thought I was doing some construction

    • Reply Daphne August 12, 2011 at 9:25 am

      It’s extremely quiet when I shred because there’s a lot of control and power. Usually the kids don’t even wake up, I’m that quiet. Also I do the jumping jacks on the yoga mat so it absorbs the sound haha.

      • Reply Sarah August 12, 2011 at 11:28 am

        hahaha nonsense. eh, can hep me bring mooncake when u come? double yoked ones please!!!!

  • Reply Lin August 11, 2011 at 11:00 pm

    Sign up for pilates. Guaranteed to shed weight + tone up. Yoga doesn’t really help you lose the fat, as from my observation that many yoga instructors (even expert ones) have tummy, albeit less jiggly ones.

    • Reply Daphne August 12, 2011 at 9:27 am

      Hahahaha maybe the yoga instructors just like to eat a lot of fried chicken after their yoga classes. And pilates look quite relaxing, like just a bunch of stretches, although I haven’t tried it myself.

  • Reply Madeline August 12, 2011 at 5:02 pm

    Been wanting to try it, but have been procrastinating.. Think i might not even last 2 days so kudos to u for making it to 22. I prefer swimming. Can’t stand sweat dripping down my neck cos Singapore is just too hot.

  • Leave a Reply

    CommentLuv badge