A little vanity break.
Take your eyes off this text and feast them on the photo above…that’s right, take your time and linger on the ripped biceps, the six pack abs, the impossibly narrow hips (two years out of childbirth for Jiminy’s sake).
Damn I want to look like her. Yes I also want to be healthy and be around a long time for my kids and all that stuff. But my dirty little secret is that I want to look like her. (And my guess is that I have a hubby out there who wouldn't mind it either).
But unfortunately, about the only thing my body has in common with Dara’s is its age. (almost…I’m 39 and counting)
Ok, so I get that there’s very few of us who can actually achieve this level of results (because who among us actually has time to train for the Olympics?) That said, at forty-one, Dara Torres is a wake up call for what’s possible.
It’s just very nice to know that jiggling is optional at this stage of life. And I, for one, would like to opt out.
So for all those moments that you, like me, feel like skipping a workout and diving into Ben and Jerry’s--join me in cutting this picture out and plastering it on your fridge.
Because even though my shape may never look like hers (that full time job thing poses a bit of a challenge)--my body can move in that direction--if I so choose to move it.
Thank you Dara for a nice kick in the pants.
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