I promise to commit myself to you fully. We all know it's not easy to do that but I also know that I must. There have been times in the past when I have not done all I said I would do. There have been days when frankly I just forgot about you. Or didn't want to face you. But that's behind me now. I promise to give you the time and attention you need. I promise to take you—us—seriously, and to value and make the most of the time we spend together. Today, tomorrow, and every day.
Except weekends. I mean, everyone needs a little time off.
You see when I committed myself to busting that mom-flap—the extra chunk of flubber round the midsection brought about by having babies—I specified only 5 minutes, 5 days a week.
Five minutes! You'd think I could have managed that. But I confess that since the last time I posted on the matter of the mom-flap, I've had my weak moments of falling off the ab workout wagon. Some lasted whole weeks. Okay, I was sick. Okay, I was traveling...but yes, we all know that, okay, I am also just making excuses for poor motivation. Because even 5 minutes 5 times a week is really hard on weak, post-C section tummy muscles. Five minutes is like a triathlon for the tummy of a tired and lazy mom, even when a fantastically fit and funny personal trainer-type mom named Kelly has personally customized a 5-minute ab-flab workout for Crabmommy and her fellow mom-flap-busting readers. Even then.
I will admit I started with enthusiasm on my mission to banish the absolutely flabulous tire around my waist. Like many a mom, I had grown tired of the spongy skin roll spilling over my jeans, and I was motivated to do something about it. So, apparently, were many of you. So many of you vowed to join me in the mom-flap exercises Kelly created for us! Which brings me to ask, 3 months down the line: where are you in your tum trim tactics? Are you sporting a new and seriously solid band of abs like a stack of sushi knives? Or did you quit in disgust after the first week of bicycle crunches and retire, crushed, to the couch with a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos? Or are you, like me, somewhere in between—in the squishy middle of things?
If you're still rigorously busting your midsection and haven't missed a day, inspire us with your story in the comments below! If you tried it once and gave up, try again! If, like me, you've been on and off over this tummy torturing trimester, come back to the fold. Renew your vows and together we can banish that belly-jiggle. Since I renewed my vows two weeks ago, I haven't missed a day of mom-flap-murdering and I'll tell you it feels so good. Actually, it feels very bad—exercise always does—but I can say for sure that even a sporadic few months of 5-minute tummy tweakouts has improved my overall ab vibe. I may not possess any visible core strength, but somewhere in there, deep beneath the wibbly layers I feel...something. And that's a heck of a lot better than nothing.
Dear readers, I need you to keep me focused. Seriously, please join me! I need to be held accountable! I need group motivation! If this is the first you've heard of the mom-flap-busting pledge, but you don't dig the extra, Boppy-like layer of midriff squishiness you gained post-baby, join us for a short and not very sweet workout. Follow ours or make up your own, but whatever you do engage your abdominals: just 5 minutes, 5 times a week. Together, we can grow stronger every day!
I'll be reporting back next month. Meantime, are you with me? You heard me. That's right, you.
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