Gut Be Gone

[shanmonster]

Courtesy of the extremely piercing screeches of children pretending to be fire engines, my headache is growing worse. f00 is busy making me supper, though. It's a beans and feta night.

I've set a new goal for myself. I want to be able to do this with my tummy:

f00dave claims I'm already having some discernable progress toward this goal, but it's infinitessimal in comparison to the photo!

Eventually, I want to be able to do this again, too:

I used to be able to do that last belly sucky thing until I was about ten years old. I was able to completely bury both fists up beneath my ribcage. Then somehow, I seem to have forgotten how to do this. But if I could do it once, and effortlessly, I'm sure I'll be able to relearn it, given time.

It would seem that this ability goes a long, long way toward removing and preventing stomach cramping. Considering that's been a longstanding problem of mine, this might prove to be much more than just a freaky trick.

I'll be quizzing my yoga instructor(s) about it, big time.

Comments

[diatryma.livejournal.com]

One question: what will you do with your intestines?

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Digest food with 'em, I suppose.

[f00dave.livejournal.com]

That first one looks revolting, and rather anorexic, too. You have the side dents when you tense up already, but I *don't* think you need to go *that* far. Yuck!

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

She's not anorectic. Click on the first picture to take a look at her in other poses. She looks like she's in great shape.

[f00dave.livejournal.com]

I did, yesterday. It's hard to be sure it's the same woman in all the poses. And nevertheless, I stick by my original interpretation: she looks anorexic. (And yes, that's just as acceptable a spelling as anorectic. Be different, why don't you? =] )

[swirlingchaos.livejournal.com]

I gotta agree with you, f00. That look is pretty unappealing. I have to admit though that she looks pretty yummy in some of the other pics (but only when she's not trying to squeeze her tummy up out of her ears) :P

[starsorstreet.livejournal.com]

I was able to do the second photo quite easily when I was practicing astanga yoga regularly. Funny thing... if I'm not as focused as I should be, some form of kegel tends to happen vagina-wise producing quite the queef. Sorry if that is tmi.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Ha! That's funny! There were no queefs when I did it as a kid. Just the big hollow spot under my ribs.

[lickthefrog.livejournal.com]

My co-worker's husband can do the first one... I don't think I could ever do it, even if I could i wouldn't be able to look at myself in the mirror, or it would scare me away from ever being anorixic!

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Apparently, it looks really, really cool in motion, and scary in still shots. Kinda like abdominal rolls in dance. This is just belly rolls taken to a new level. With this control, you can do perfectly articulated belly rolls from side to side in addition to the top to bottom (and vice versa) rolls.

[lickthefrog.livejournal.com]

my stomach is saying to me " DOn't even think about trying that! ok lady?!? You've put me through enough right now! Back off"

I don't think she's happy with me right now... :( too much spicy food.