Thighs & Tummys

There is a website that shows different types of tummys and I have come to the conclusion that I have a stress tummy. In response to this, I have focused on getting my sleep and been trying to include yoga or pilates AT LEAST once a week to de-stress. I took the images from the site and made this quick graphic on polyvore.com to illustrate the differences between the bellys. I added the lines because I was having trouble distinguishing the bloated and stress belly. The stress belly sinks in more then poofs out at the bottom, while the bloated belly is just wider and starts poofing out almost immediately. The website says a bloated tummy is often flat in the morning and swells by the end of the night. I experience that sometimes, but I wouldn't say most days. The stress belly is for "over-achievers" and people who might often skip meals, or experience IBS which may cause bloating. Anyway, I believe I have a stress belly.

The website also lists tips for each belly type which is kind of cool. I'd suggest you check it out!

Also, I started my March focus workouts targeting my thighs. I apologize for the pictures, but I think it's kind of necessary if I want to compare before the workouts and after. I bought Jillian Michael's Killer Buns and Thighs DVD and did my first one on Monday. It was hard! I can't imagine doing this all month and not seeing a change in my thighs!!  The DVD has three parts; level one, level two, and level three. I think I'm going to spend 1 week on level one (Doing it Mon/Wed/Fri) and then I'll spend one week on level two, and the last two weeks of March on level three so I get the optimum results. Currently I'm doing the easiest version of the moves because even though the section is for beginners, it's not for real beginners like me! These moves are hard and by the middle of the workout, my thighs didn't want to do what I was trying to get them to do. lol. I'll post a picture at the end of the month with my results.