The unexpected NSV of a lifetime...

tbonethemighty

All of you overly sensitive/easily offended types may wish to leave now...

So, I assume that most of us who remember 1999 are familiar with the pre-/post-Fight Club assessment of someone's Arsch. Pre-FC: cookie dough; post-FC: teak.

Mein Arsch has unfortunately always been of the cookie-dough persuasion. As a corollary of this unfortunateness, I have always HATED wearing thong underwear -- squishiness is worse than no protection against creep, and then I end up with a narrow strip of fabric all up in my no-go zone. Uncomfortable, and only to be extricated with socially unacceptable reaching and adjusting.

I own a few pieces of clothing that require the wearing of a thong. They don't get worn as much as I'd like specifically because of that fact. Annoying. Haven't worn most of them in months. Wanted to wear one of those dresses last week, so I braced myself for the uncomfortableness.

Problem: no more.

This last month, 3 years after starting MFP, 2 years after starting running, and maybe 1.5-1 year after starting bodyweight resistance: there is now enough muscle mass in my cheeks to keep that thong where it belongs. HA. Take that, cookie dough. (Not that we're up to teak yet by any means, but I'll take it.)

And this is a true NSV, as the scale right now is exactly where it was 3 years ago. It's been all over the place since then -- up, down, up down, etc. But my Arsch? Yup, that's showing the results. Ha. Gonna go out today and buy a new thong...

Carry on and please enjoy this lovely Sunday.

TL;DR: I have muscle in my Arsch now. Take that, cookie dough.

toriraeh

Ha! This is fantastic! I've always had the issue of having a very flat butt so when I started working out and my body started changing, that was the one thing I was so excited about! It's still small but I have a cute, round tush now and my hubby LOVES it makes all those darn squats worth it! Hehe

But heck yes. You rock on with your thong!

qn4bx9pzg8aifd

It is with great fanfare on this side of the screen that I send forth the heartiest of congratulations, tbonethemighty!

...and that I inform you of how your Arsch has subsequently been a victory for all of humanity -- and thereby constitutes The Unexpected and Most Powerful NSV of the Human Race (hear me out... )...

The Borg, an almighty nemesis from the Star Trek realm, roamed the 'nether regions' of space... and 'crept' along, in a spaceship that was the very epitome of a 'no-go zone'... and this could-not-get-more-stuck-in-one's-craw scourge of science-fiction outer space, creepily conveyed, to their unfortunate prey (which included humans), the profoundly Dooms-Day-esque declaration that "Resistance is Futile" and "You Will Be Assimilated"... (well, assimilate *this*, you nightmare-scenario-on(/in?)-'crack')... were a "Court of Consumer Protection - Truth in Advertising Division" -like venue to now 'try' this claim -- assuming for a moment that it was even possible to 'charge' the (technically fictitious) Defendants (technicalities! it's always technicalities!) -- it behooves me to inform you that Exhibit A, for the Prosecution, would be "tbonethemighty's Arsch" -- a legal maneuver for which this celebrated court Case would forevermore be referred to (and harkened as inspirational fare for swaths of humanity, long into the future) as "The Thong Initiative"...

...and thus... the world joins you in celebrating the ascension of your Arsch to heretofore unimagined heights (so to speak)... and the supportive nature with which it is so daringly 'up to the task' of all it is asked to do, in the name of 'hold it right there'-edness -- an answer to a prayer -- has made it a kind of 'rock star of thongdom'... and we hereby raise countless lighters, with their respective flames aglow, and 'dancing' along with us, as we sway to and fro... in recognition and celebration of your achievement... and the wondrous newfound strength of your Awesome Arsch (long may it hold)...

tbonethemighty

Thanks, guys!

I'm not a Star Trek fan, so I missed most of the Borg-ness, but I do like the idea of "The Thong Initiative"...might almost be reason enough to go to law school to have it declared thusly. (Hm...if I ever start a band or something similiarly ridiculous, that might be its new name...)

qn4bx9pzg8aifd

tbonethemighty wrote: »

Thanks, guys!

I'm not a Star Trek fan, so I missed most of the Borg-ness,

Basically, they were a formidable foe that could undoubtedly be referred to as being 'bada*s' (not unlike your original feelings regarding your Arsch... )

(Oh, and they *did*, in fact, say to their prey, "Resistance is futile... you *will* be assimilated..." -- not unlike what your Arsch's previous incarnation perhaps 'thought' (regarding resistance training), and non-verbally 'conveyed' to any thong (regarding 'assimilation' (no pun intended involving that first syllable ;P ))... ...but which, after your engaging in (bodyweight) 'resistance', said Arsch (the 'upgraded' version ) could then declare (and triumphantly, I might add, and with some, "oh, yeah!"-infused fervent enthusiasm), "oh? -- I'll show you resistance -- resist THIS -- and, oh, by the way, you will NOT be assimilated, 'thong monster...!'"

tbonethemighty wrote: »

but I do like the idea of "The Thong Initiative"...might almost be reason enough to go to law school to have it declared thusly.

Dare I say (?), that would likely go down in history as being the worst reason to attend law school (ever)...!

tbonethemighty wrote: »

(Hm...if I ever start a band or something similiarly ridiculous, that might be its new name...)

THAT, on the other hand, makes all the sense in the world...


Ladies and gentlemen... we present -- The Thong Initiative!

Thank you... thank you... we'd like to say to our fans, that we're a rather 'cheeky' set of friends , and are big supporters of the 'no thongs in the no-go zone' 'protest' campaign, which has faced much 'resistance' from groups that are 'coming at us' 'from both sides' ... and we'd just like to say... that comfortable thong-wearing should not require any sort of 'ejection seat'-like 'emergency exit' manuevers, let alone any to be actioned in public, and surreptitiously (which is all but asking that one 'do the impossible' (one might as well be expected to 'pull something out of one's as*!' ))... it is crucial that we 'pick and choose' our battles... and that one is NOT it...! Well, we're running 'behind' now , so... without further ado... we're gonna play a fan favorite... and an Irving Berlin classic (from 80 years ago, this year)... that's right -- "Cheek to Cheek"...! ;P