Contortion update: Ankle-grabbing... getting there... sorta!

So... we are officially entering Autumn tomorrow! With the changing of the seasons, my stretching practice times have shrunk considerably with school and work :/. I have not lost any of my newly acquired (ninja) skills over the Summer, but I have been doing just enough to maintain them and to progress at a snail's pace... which is still progress, but very frustrating!

I have been practicing doing oversplits and needle scales over and over and over, in addition to basic stretches. All of this just to gain more flexibility in my back. Like I said in a previous post, when it comes to flexibility, there just seems to be no end in sight! So now that I can get into a chest-stand, next up is being able to grab my legs while back-bending. Starting at the ankles, and then working my way up.

I will be going on vacation soon (will still be stretching every day, of course!), but hopefully I can twist and mangle my schedule enough to allow for those long serious stretching sessions of Summertime when I get back.

♥ Bambi

Apparently my pictures are tasteless...

Update: I just want to THANK each and every one of you who have sent me words of encouragement, whether it was from yesterday or from earlier in my training. It just reaffirms that this community is, in large part, full of good people willing to learn, willing to share, and just willing to be open-minded in our journey to better ourselves. We may share differing views on fitness, but we can all agree that this is no place to demean and pull people down. What makes this place so wonderful to me is that in seeing others actively push themselves towards their goals, it PUSHES me to do so as well. And for that reason, I am not going any where. You all inspire me, and will continue to do so!

Normally I would not give this stuff the time of day; but I have heard from many, both men and women, who have experienced similar things, so I will acknowledge it this one time.

A lot of creepy things derive from this site. Those of us who put ourselves out there risk having our pictures stolen and put up on websites and adverts that we have no association with whatsoever, being stalked on personal sites, and garnering attention from sociopaths who get off on demeaning others.

Lately, I have been getting threatening messages from an individual, or a few individuals. I would not know, since the coward does it anonymously. His latest gem:

To be honest, I am not really that offended, since these are run-of-the-mill nasty remarks. But I AM baffled by what this person could be getting out of doing all this. What thrill could a person get from being so hateful?

Okay, I admit... I am a tiny-bit offended. Not so much by the attacks on my character, but by the attack on my craft and creativity. I do not think my pictures are tasteless at all. So, cordially, a **** you to this individual.

♥ Bambi

Maintaining an hourglass.

As any woman on here learns, we cannot spot reduce where we want to lose fat. Once one place starts, the others follow. Face, arms, thighs, waist, buttocks. And...

... boobs. I have heard and read of many of my sisters' plight. It is always a constant recitation of alphabets reading backwards. We know our D-C-B-A's very well. But it is one lesson most of us would not mind forgetting!

I now stand at 34-25-35. So in trying to maintain an "hourglass" figure, I am now looking at more crunches (especially side crunches for the oblique muscles to keep the midsection fit), lunges, and some weights to balance out the upper and lower body.

It is, essentially, a fine balancing act. I will win some and I will lose some. But somewhere in that middle ground is a Bust & Buttocks utopia!

♥ Bambi

Another belly-dancing video...

Been taking a belly-dancing class since last month. Five sessions in so far. And yet within that time-frame, I have learned so much about arm and foot work, and working the torso more. I am in love with Egyptian belly-dancing!


At the last session, the instructor told me I could be a pro if I keep at it. That was definitely motivating.

♥ Bambi