Get In Shape, Girl!!
Any woman who has borne children can tell you. After each child, it's harder to get in shape. Because 1) We have no motivation. 2) We have no willpower. 3) We have children with us 24/7. 4) Muscle tone is a thing of the past. Lately, I have noticed that it has become difficult to sit up straight or stand up straight. This may be due to the 8 1/2 years I've spent hunching over to care for, pick up, or listen to my children. It's sort of a protective, accommodating hunchy-thing moms do while nurturing their kids. When that activity is combined with my poor ab muscles that have been stretched apart to their limits three times, it forms what I like to call the: Limp Noodle Core Yes, my core muscles are now approximately the consistency of al dente pasta. Possibly overcooked cafeteria-style noddles. Starchy, flabby, tone-less muscles. And that post-baby pooch. That's a special item. I remember being an in-shape teenager (oh,...