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Ow ow ow grrr
Went to the gym, which is the first time I've been back since I went to Hawaii. I'm so slack. So now every muscle of my body is aching, but I suppose it's a "good" ache. There are, however, more fun ways of getting aching muscles, but this is what one has at present, so one has to make do.
I've got a new personal trainer, who I'll see once a fortnight. She seems pretty good, except for one slight niggle. She was asking me for my aim for working out, and my default thing is muscle tone. I said to her specifically that I'm not interested in weightloss per se: if it happens, it happens; otherwise, who the hell cares, so long as I don't get all blobbly. She said, "Oh, that's fine, one of my fittest girls is a big girl, and she's really amazing" blah de blah, for just a wee bit too long.
Hm, you know what? I don't define myself as a "big girl". I'm average. I'm just getting a little bit sick of people calling an average, size-14 woman with tits, but also a waist, "big". I mean, fuck it. Also, fuck the clothing manufacturers who stuff the shops with clothing from sizes 8-12, when, actually, it's the minority of women who are in that size range. Then fuck them for saying "but most of our sales are in those sizes" because you know what? If they actually made appealing clothing for 14-16 and up, for the majority of women who are in fact average or "big", with reasonable quality and for a reasonable price, I'm sure they would find their sales there improving no end. Fuckers.
(Yes, I tried to go shopping for a suitable summer jacket for work yesterday. Idiot me. One linen jacket might have been ok, other than the fact that only sizes 8 and 10 were available, and it was beige. Urk.)
I've got a new personal trainer, who I'll see once a fortnight. She seems pretty good, except for one slight niggle. She was asking me for my aim for working out, and my default thing is muscle tone. I said to her specifically that I'm not interested in weightloss per se: if it happens, it happens; otherwise, who the hell cares, so long as I don't get all blobbly. She said, "Oh, that's fine, one of my fittest girls is a big girl, and she's really amazing" blah de blah, for just a wee bit too long.
Hm, you know what? I don't define myself as a "big girl". I'm average. I'm just getting a little bit sick of people calling an average, size-14 woman with tits, but also a waist, "big". I mean, fuck it. Also, fuck the clothing manufacturers who stuff the shops with clothing from sizes 8-12, when, actually, it's the minority of women who are in that size range. Then fuck them for saying "but most of our sales are in those sizes" because you know what? If they actually made appealing clothing for 14-16 and up, for the majority of women who are in fact average or "big", with reasonable quality and for a reasonable price, I'm sure they would find their sales there improving no end. Fuckers.
(Yes, I tried to go shopping for a suitable summer jacket for work yesterday. Idiot me. One linen jacket might have been ok, other than the fact that only sizes 8 and 10 were available, and it was beige. Urk.)
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The other problem area is thighs. I have thighs, not matchsticks. However, what I do not have is a big butt. And if trousers are cut to fit my legs, they also seem to assume my butt is about 6 inches wider than it is. *sigh*. I mean, I can guarantee the trouser legs will be about 4 inches too long anyway, but I'm resigned to having short Irish potato-digging legs.
You've hit it on the head with the "disposable fashion" thing. Yes, teenagers will go out and buy tons of crap they will wear about three times before discarding it. But you know, I don't want to buy polyester tent-pants from K-mart either. I like decent fabrics and nice cuts, but the only way to get those seemingly is to pay over $100 for a shirt (here in Australia) - and that's only if you can find the right size.
Still, I hope that getting to the gym more regularly works out well for you. It makes me feel a hell of a lot better if I'm feeling fit and strong. I've kind of resigned myself to not ever seeing size 12 again, but I'm not too fussed about that. Stopping smoking is a biggie, and I have seen through my friends that it can take up to five years for your system to find its equilibrium again. Here's hoping it won't take THAT long!
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Seriously, when I'm in good shape, I'm a size 14, and I still find a lot of 'large' and 'x-large' sizes are too small (partly because in those lines, a 'small' fits a cabbage patch doll). Even at my most healthy and fit, a mere 153 pounds on a toned 5'11" frame, I was only down to a size 12, and was still a C-36, though I didn't fill it out as well (but a B cup was still a bit tight). *sigh*
Stupid clothes manufacturers. *grumble*