Lately, I have been rather obsessed with the waistline. It started with someone commenting that I have a slight tummy. That was late last year when I was training for my marathon. Imagine that, I was running about 40km per week and I still had a bulging tummy. I can imagine how difficult it is for those who are less active to not develop a tummy. And quite sadly, the pull towards developing a tummy after 30s is very strong. I went around in Sentosa one of those days and was watching some guys playing 2 on 2 beach volleyball. One of them was a middle age Caucasian man who was playing a rather decent game - he could bum, set and spike. Despite that, he still had a tummy. Not many people I know can play a decent game of 2 on 2 beach volleyball so I already consider him very athletic. With the odds stacked so high against the over 30s male, maybe we should all resign ourselves to the fate that it is inevitable to get a tummy after 30s.
Currently, I have been trying to lose the tummy while trying to put on some muscle. Sadly, the weight seems to naturally want to gravitate to my tummy. Here are some tips that I have gathered on making your tummy look smaller.
1. Don't wear body hugging clothes. We know you can afford the adidas body hugging compression top that will cut 0.01% off your 10km time. However, please remove the suit after your run if you have a tummy and please don't wear it into the restaurant. I don't want you to ruin other people's dinner seeing your belly flop up and down. (This happened in real life).
2. Built up the chest and shoulders. It is a matter of illusion. If you can't lose the tummy, built up the chest and shoulders to hide your tummy. Suddenly, the tummy doesn't seem so big anymore.
3. Wear loose fitting clothes. You don't have to look like a monk but if your tummy is not big enough, loose clothing can actually hide some tummy. Especially if your chest is big enough.
Well that ends part 1 of my tummy obsession post. Maybe in the future, I will sum up some better solutions to the problem. I might even talk about something boring like dieting.
