Comments on: Bounce http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/11/26/bounce/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:03:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: ks http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/11/26/bounce/#comment-2187 ks Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:37:48 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/11/26/bounce/#comment-2187 Yeah, it isn't just the very overweight that have to deal with the jiggle. I'm slightly over my BMI range, but I have the post-pregnancy squishy belly and large-ish (38DD) breasts. And anything more than a fast walk on the treadmill is just painful. I also have a large ass, and I concur on the yoga/pilates complaint as well. Anything that involves me laying flat on my back, and having my lower back be even remotely near the floor, just isn't going to happen. My poor sister is heavier than me, with way larger breasts (I don't know exactly what size she is, but I can fit my entire head in one cup with room left over--don't ask how I know this), a bigger stomach, <i>and</i> bad knees. She has a really difficult time with most aerobic exercise and I don't think the proper foundation garments are even in existence for her. It sucks all around. Yeah, it isn’t just the very overweight that have to deal with the jiggle. I’m slightly over my BMI range, but I have the post-pregnancy squishy belly and large-ish (38DD) breasts. And anything more than a fast walk on the treadmill is just painful. I also have a large ass, and I concur on the yoga/pilates complaint as well. Anything that involves me laying flat on my back, and having my lower back be even remotely near the floor, just isn’t going to happen.

My poor sister is heavier than me, with way larger breasts (I don’t know exactly what size she is, but I can fit my entire head in one cup with room left over–don’t ask how I know this), a bigger stomach, and bad knees. She has a really difficult time with most aerobic exercise and I don’t think the proper foundation garments are even in existence for her. It sucks all around.

]]> By: annaham http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/11/26/bounce/#comment-2161 annaham Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:12:39 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/11/26/bounce/#comment-2161 <i>But, hey, if you can’t work out because it physically hurts, you must just be a lazy fuck who doesn’t want to exercise because you’re too morally weak, right?</i> And then this assertion gets followed up with something like, "You just have to <i>work through the pain</i>!" But, hey, if you can’t work out because it physically hurts, you must just be a lazy fuck who doesn’t want to exercise because you’re too morally weak, right?

And then this assertion gets followed up with something like, “You just have to work through the pain!”

]]> By: mustelid http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/11/26/bounce/#comment-2159 mustelid Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:18:17 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/11/26/bounce/#comment-2159 Mnemosyne, there's a cutoff for the little-boobed women. I'm *cringes* slightly less than a 32A for most of the month. Since I'm not a fan of Strawberry Shortcake/My Pretty Pony/Baby's 1st training bra (what are they being trained for? Can my current flatness be blamed on lack of proper bra training?), I wind up buying smalls, and tug down a lot. The joys of microboobs...too small for designers to bother w/, yet society and gravity insist on some kind of coverage and restraint. Mnemosyne, there’s a cutoff for the little-boobed women. I’m *cringes* slightly less than a 32A for most of the month. Since I’m not a fan of Strawberry Shortcake/My Pretty Pony/Baby’s 1st training bra (what are they being trained for? Can my current flatness be blamed on lack of proper bra training?), I wind up buying smalls, and tug down a lot. The joys of microboobs…too small for designers to bother w/, yet society and gravity insist on some kind of coverage and restraint.

]]> By: Zuzu http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/11/26/bounce/#comment-2154 Zuzu Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:51:18 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/11/26/bounce/#comment-2154 Ooh, custom Enells? I have one that I use which doesn't really fit me right (surprise!); my right boob spills out of it, and there's that armpit problem. But man, even with the improper fit, it squashes down my boobs like nobody's business, and keeps them from bouncing all over. I'm sure they're expensive, but that's an investment that will probably have to be replaced less frequently than your running shoes, which probably cost more. <blockquote>Plenty of pontificating on the “evils of teh fatz”, plenty of moralizing re: “eat less exercise more” — NO research on the “locomotion of obesity”. Cognitive dissonance in the face of unconscious superiority complex much?</blockquote> Thin privilege. Most fitness professionals, barring certain powerlifters, have never really had to deal with extra fat, since they're often drawn to the field after having spent a lifetime as athletes. It's not something they personally experience, so they don't have to think about it unless they spend a lot of time working with overweight clients (you'll note the trainer they spoke with specializes in overweight clients). Ooh, custom Enells? I have one that I use which doesn’t really fit me right (surprise!); my right boob spills out of it, and there’s that armpit problem. But man, even with the improper fit, it squashes down my boobs like nobody’s business, and keeps them from bouncing all over. I’m sure they’re expensive, but that’s an investment that will probably have to be replaced less frequently than your running shoes, which probably cost more.

Plenty of pontificating on the “evils of teh fatz”, plenty of moralizing re: “eat less exercise more” — NO research on the “locomotion of obesity”.

Cognitive dissonance in the face of unconscious superiority complex much?

Thin privilege. Most fitness professionals, barring certain powerlifters, have never really had to deal with extra fat, since they’re often drawn to the field after having spent a lifetime as athletes. It’s not something they personally experience, so they don’t have to think about it unless they spend a lot of time working with overweight clients (you’ll note the trainer they spoke with specializes in overweight clients).

]]> By: littlem http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/11/26/bounce/#comment-2151 littlem Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:33:50 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/11/26/bounce/#comment-2151 Oy. Plenty of pontificating on the "evils of teh fatz", plenty of moralizing re: "eat less exercise more" -- NO research on the "locomotion of obesity". Cognitive dissonance in the face of unconscious superiority complex much? And it's not just about people of a certain size. I've had size 2 36D friends give up running because of the eternal bounce; they were told post-examination that they were literally damaging tissue. I struggle with some yoga poses and Pilates positions because it doesn't matter if I'm size 4 or 14 (having been both) -- proportionately, I'm ALWAYS gonna carry more weight in my butt. (And they don't even have "holsters" for the bottom the way they do the top.) I think the way sports bras and other sports clothing for women are constructed merely underlines the fact that men are the default people. They're still doing all the medical research (including that for breast cancer, so I understand) on male subjects, right? *sigh* Oy.

Plenty of pontificating on the “evils of teh fatz”, plenty of moralizing re: “eat less exercise more” — NO research on the “locomotion of obesity”.

Cognitive dissonance in the face of unconscious superiority complex much?

And it’s not just about people of a certain size. I’ve had size 2 36D friends give up running because of the eternal bounce; they were told post-examination that they were literally damaging tissue. I struggle with some yoga poses and Pilates positions because it doesn’t matter if I’m size 4 or 14 (having been both) — proportionately, I’m ALWAYS gonna carry more weight in my butt. (And they don’t even have “holsters” for the bottom the way they do the top.)

I think the way sports bras and other sports clothing for women are constructed merely underlines the fact that men are the default people. They’re still doing all the medical research (including that for breast cancer, so I understand) on male subjects, right?

*sigh*

]]> By: Mnemosyne http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/11/26/bounce/#comment-2149 Mnemosyne Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:11:30 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2007/11/26/bounce/#comment-2149 Yep. I may be within my BMI range, but I still carry all of my fat in the boobs, back and belly, and even that amount of bouncing is pretty uncomfortable. Not to mention that EVERY goddamned sports top is made for people with small boobs. Having the D-cups squashed flat only emphasizes the belly, which is of course the part I'm most self-conscious about, so I'm stuck with oversized t-shirts. They're pretty pricey, but I always hear good things about the <a href="http://www.enell.com/sizing.html" rel="nofollow">eNell sports bras</a>. Officially, they only go up to a 52DD, but they can do custom bras, too. Yep. I may be within my BMI range, but I still carry all of my fat in the boobs, back and belly, and even that amount of bouncing is pretty uncomfortable. Not to mention that EVERY goddamned sports top is made for people with small boobs. Having the D-cups squashed flat only emphasizes the belly, which is of course the part I’m most self-conscious about, so I’m stuck with oversized t-shirts.

They’re pretty pricey, but I always hear good things about the eNell sports bras. Officially, they only go up to a 52DD, but they can do custom bras, too.

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