I AM WOMAN: Time to work on that beach body!

You know that annoying person who feels the need to workout and sign up for gym classes after sitting on her ass all winter. Well, that person is me ...

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I AM WOMAN: Time to work on that beach body!

POSTED: Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 10:00 AM

Filed Under: I Am Woman

I may be crazy, but at least I look cute (Jillian Weir-Reeves)

A perfect complement to weekly dude column "Man Cave," Jillian Weir-Reeves' "I Am Woman" adds a feminine touch by chronicling the weekend adventures of a single social butterfly in the city of sisterly love.

You know that annoying person who, once the weather gets a little warmer, feels the need to workout and sign up for gym classes after sitting on her ass all winter? They try to encourage their entire group of friends to workout with them in preparation for the “ultimate beach body." Well, that person is me. It's like a switch goes off in my mind and I feel compelled to workout. I jump right into the swing of things with Vitamin Water, Ensure shakes, Luna Bars, Pilates, yoga in the morning, and cute little exercise clothing. I look pretty legit to others, but all my close friends know I’m a fraud.

Along with the exercise, I've convinced myself that all the time spent in the gym needs to be coupled with dietary restrictions. I allow myself meat twice a week, sweets once a week and I try to drink three glasses of water a day. I keep track of my weight day by day as if I am going to see immediate results.

So, of course, I was completely sore on Sunday. My legs and abs felt like they were wrapped in a million rubber bands. I stayed in bed all day, not wanting to move or even raise my arm to change the
TV channel. I did manage exert all the energy I had for the day by waddling to the kitchen to make myself a salad. As painful as it is, I will be in the gym come Monday and Tuesday. I have no idea why I put myself through this annual torture. Maybe it is a curse of sub-conscience vanity?

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