Pump Some Iron & Get "Girlified!"

I read a lot of weight loss blogs. A couple lately (here and here) have discussed the fact that they have become “more girly” as of late. Both of these ladies do a lot of weight training and that got me thinking. I too have become more “girly” since I began weight training. So what’s up with that?

Here’s my theory: Since I began lifting weights, I take a lot more pride in my appearance. I mean, people, I’m still overweight. But I look (and feel) a lot better than I have in years. And even though there are times when I weighed less, I wasn’t as fit. And when I was thinner and fit, I took a lot of pride in my appearance. Just because I was a weight lifting army sergeant, didn’t mean I couldn’t clean up good enough to give the college girls down at the dance clubs a run for their money! *lol*

Last year I started making a point of painting my toenails. This year I even had a pedicure. And I wear make-up almost every day. Not a whole bunch, but I used to not bother with it much. And I dug out my nice Clinique face products and wash my face every day – with real soap instead of just water or whatever.

Here’s to the powerful influence of weights on girliness!