The Muffin Top Challenge

The workouts have been going great! My shoulders, Chest, and arms have shown much progress. There has been one ongoing issue. An issue that prompted this new workout in the first place. Besides my wicked farmer's tan, this "issue" has made me very uneasy in taking/posting pictures without a t-shirt on. To be honest with you, even with a shirt on, there have been many pictures taken in the last couple months in which I looked "fat" or even oddly shaped (you can stop laughing now).  This issue..."muffin top". This was an expression I first heard from my cousin Shannon during her going away party from a company we were both employed at. Muffin top is when body fat hangs over the top of your pants. This issue has plagued me for years. As a matter of fact there was a picture taking of me (Thanks Ken) many years ago during a primary activity at the East Hampton town beach. This picture (actually there was a few of them) shows me wearing only my swim suite. My farmer's tan was embarrassing but still not as bad as the muffin top I had going. Oh sure, my shoulders looked good, as did my chest...but nothing could distract from the bell-shaped or bell shaped lower half of my body.

My new diet and workout has helped me shave many calories each workout. Adding jogging to my regimen has also made a huge difference. But nothing...nothing has helped get rid of my muffin top. The good news is it has not gotten worse. It could be lack of patients on my part or it could be my need for perfection ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkh-RitYuGg ). Either way, I would love to see less of the muffin top and more of a Randy Orton look. I realize that it's only September and I have two months left before the deadline, but I was hoping I would have made much more progress in that area. On a side note, I did learn a great way to burn calories is to do a workout with weights first and then cardio right afterwards. This helps burn more calories quicker. I'll explain the reason behind that theory in a future blog. 

So what do I do now? I do the one thing I always do when I seek more knowledge....GOOGLE!! Burning calories is the most important part of an ab workout. The other part...is the actual ab exercise. So I'll be spending time on GOOGLE and YOUTUBE ( http://www.youtube.com/ ) looking for another ab exercise to add to my arsenal. I hope in the near future that I'll have an opportunity to take and post pictures of my abs...but most likely not gonna happen until November. Well, until next time....STAY AWESOME!!