Help needed — See below!
Love the Way You Look!
MRH (my retired husband) is not overweight. I think he’s just right, in fact — and I don’t mean it the way men mean “I think you’re just right” when they’re terrified of saying the wrong thing. Honestly, MRH’s weight is fine. But he doesn’t agree. He walks nearly every day and does push-ups. He rides his bicycle, shovels snow and cuts wood. He can actually get up off the floor without seeking help. I would never say he is in perfect shape, because I have to live with the man, but he is looking good!
See if this sounds familiar to you: MRH looks in the mirror, sans clothes, and does he see a body in excellent condition, a body most men his age would give their retirement benefits to achieve? Oh no – he zeroes in on the slightest of love handles and softness around his middle. Admittedly, this is the most problematic body area for most men, and he of course notices “overhangs” on other guys. But how can he not realize his tummy bulge is almost nonexistent compared to others? Guess it’s not what’s really in the mirror, but your own self-image that is important — to men as well as women.
I’ve read about the Belly Burner waist trimmer belt, and how you Velcro it around your middle and just go about your daily stuff. The belt is wide, more like a truss (please forgive the ugly image this conjures up). In fact, wearing the belt is said to improve posture, increase blood flow (which promotes calorie meltdown, rapid water loss and a raised metabolic rate) to the area and provides needed support with fewer backaches. Brace yourself for another ugly image – sweat is what happens when you wear the belt. Buckets of it. The belt can even be worn even while sleeping, with some danger of a short in your electric blanket.
Well, here it is almost Valentine’s Day, and I can’t decide if I should get MRH a Belly Burner for the occasion. On one level, I think he would love it. This exercise belt might be the very thing that shrinks his love handles and builds his self-confidence. On another level . . . you probably understand my quandary. I really could use some help here. Please advise!
RuidosoToday
Wouldn’t touch that with a ten-foot pole! Kind of like “do I look fat in this?”
Hmm . . . you could be right.
SWEAT? who needs it?!
Eeww! Not us, Monica — him.
Buy him a puppy and leave the belly issue alone. He looks fine.
Alan
Think I’m getting it, Alan. A NO vote?
Not having a MRH or any other kind
and having love handle problems of my own
I feel I am not qualified to comment
Buy it for “yourself”…let him borrow it.
Great idea, Sandy. And HE can pay for it!
Mary, Mary, Mary,
Giving my brother the Belly Burner would be like you telling him he is fat!!! He will know you gave it to him because you doooo think he really needs the Belly Burner.
Give him a box of white chocolates.
Karen
Good point, Karen. But wouldn’t chocolate make him feel fatter? Unless I eat it for him . . .
No way. “Here maybe this will help with the problem that I hereby admit that you have.” Yuck.
I will say that you shouldn’t discourage him from all this exercise. That IS WHY he looks so great, and if you encourage him OUT of this, he WILL have a problem. Healthy people stay healthy because they are vigilant.
I will also say that perhaps he tells you about his trouble spots precisely so that you will tell him he looks great. Try telling him he looks great when he’s NOT working out, and saying nothing when he’s complaining.
You’re lucky your man is such a hunk!!
Swell, Susan – now I’ll have to let him read the post just to get to your comment. Ya big brownie! (Thanks!)