Curvie Girlie The Diary: Mind Playin' Tricks on Me

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Do not! I'm 7 pounds chubbier....damn I guess that ain't a lot.....whatever

Heh, you're just a lean jackrabbit and a curvy bunny all rolled into one.

I think that 7 pound difference may not be visible to the casual observer, even though you may notice every extra ounce. I know I feel like I look better at 165 than I did at 170.

Ya look fantastic!
 
Wow!! You look great in that pic!!! :hurray: If you are only 7lbs off where you were, then you are so close!!!

God I wish I was 7lbs of my goal LOL!!!
 
Bunny, just because the scale says 7 pounds more, doesn't mean anything. Do I have to remind you about a certain 101 min of running that you did just ten days ago? Yoga just about every day? Kicking ass and taking names:boxing:? It isn't about the scale, it's about heart :beating: and fitness level.
 
Oh my fucking god I am soooooooo excited!!!

HOLY SHIT, Y'ALL! I JUST GOT MY FIRST, PUBLIC, BELLY DANCING GIG AT THE S.C. CATALYST NIGHTCLUB ON THE 27TH, OPENING FOR A REGGAE BAND!!!!!!!!!! :party: :eek2: :party: :eek2: :hurray:

Wow you have no idea how happy and excited and thrilled I am! :sifone: I can't fucking believe it! :willy_nilly: I need to do another post because I'm going to need more than 10 emoticons for this one!!! :coolgleamA: :waving:
 
Ok so here's the scoop,

Yesterday I was chatting with Tina, a chick in my belly dancing class whom I just started getting to know, and HA! She's Portuguese, right? SO I was like "You have KALE in your backyard, don't you?" And she said "YES!" I said, "All Portuguese people have Kale, Fennel, and those fruit trees with the orange sweet fruit with the shiny brown pits in them, in their backyard," because my best and oldest homegirl is Port. and HER family does, and also I was talking to the hot farmer boy I like, and he confirmed it one day. Turns out hot farmer boy is Tina's cousin! HAHA! Small world! :rotflmao:

Anyway, I was telling Tina about Dubsteppin' on the first Fridays of every month (Female DJ LB likes me and always puts "me plus 3" on the guest list, VIP baby! otherwise it would be TEN DOLLARS :eek2: to get in and dance!) and she was like, "What's Dubstep?" so I said that it is spooky, bass-y, electronica that samples from Dub Reggae and is kinda Tripper-Music. Well, Christine, a 20 year old cool girl in our class was eavesdropping and said "You like to dance to Reggae?" and I was like, "Hell yeah, who doesn't?" :rolleyes:

THEN SHE ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO PERFORM WITH HER AND 2 OTHER GIRLS WHO ARE REBEKAH'S STUDENTS at the Catalyst in two weeks!!! :hurray: And I was like, "Really??? ME????" *blinking rapidly, little ol me?* She explained that us 4 girls would be trying to get the audience psyched for the Reggae band, so we'd be an opening act sort of, and we'd do some choreography, then do our own thang and go into the crowd and dance around for tips, planting some friends in the audience to tip us to encourage more tips. So I went though a bunch of things in my mind but I told her YES and I'm so THRILLED!!!!! :hurray:

Problems and how I plan to deal with them:

#1 I'm a beginner and not very good. Solution: I JUST started to get the hang of a lot of moves and yesterday in class I had a BLAST. I'm getting much better and more comfortable, and I'm starting to LOVE belly dancing :beating: You know me! I LOVE working towards goals, and you know I have lots of dedication. I got up at 6am to do Yoga this morning for fuck's sake! I decided I'll get up at 6am most mornings for the next 12 days and practice belly dancing instead! In addition to more practice in the evenings. Practice makes perfect :D

#2 I might get stage fright. Solution: No I won't. I might, but I doubt it. I have spoken in front of/made presentations for many people in the past, and I don't have a problem with starting up a dancefloor, I've done it before and I'll do it again--HOWEVER dancing in skimpy-ass clothes in front of a bunch of people who expect me to know some moves IS intimidating. At the very least I can put myself into a meditative state and just keep smiling.

#3 I could screw up the moves. Solution: I'll improvise. Right?? Christine is going to show me some choreography, BUT when we get on the floor and dance around for people in the audience, it's all ME, baby! At least I have a cute outfit. Like Shandy said, it's better to see a hot dancer in a nice outfit who's not so great than an ugly dancer in a shitty outfit who's really good.....well, that sounds awfully shallow, but you get my point, this is pep-talk here!!!

#4 I might be shy about getting tips. Solution: Despite the fact that one tips a belly dancer similarly to a stripper, by tucking dollar bills (and hopefully 5s, 10s and 20s!) into her belt and bra-top, I would be FOOLISH in this day and age to NOT accept money this way. For fuck's sake! I'm pretty poor right now, and I still won't have to take off my clothes, so......shit!

Ok that's all I can think of, I may as well get to the regular posting things:

I forgot to weigh myself this morning because I was in a daze about belly dancing. I thought my abs looked great this am, belly was NOT at all bloated so I could see the muscles and stuff. Last night I enjoyed Yoga after BD, and Chris took me out for a SALMON DINNER too, YAY! I saved half of it for lunch this afternoon because I munched on a bunch of appetizers last night as well. I plan on running in the forest for the first time in maybe 2 weeks! I've been beach-running more, lately, and then it's Yoga class at 7:30. Tomorrow I'm getting together with Christine and we're going to practice our act! Oh I'm still really excited!

It seems like every girl's dream (maybe some shy girls' nightmare) to dance in a cute costume in front of people for money and not have to take her clothes off!!! YAY!!!
 
Val that is awesome that you are putting yourself out there. And I think the tips help too:) Who knows, maybe you could have a second job doing this, having fun and making money! And a little tip if you do get nervous, maybe you can wear some sort of mask seeing as though it will be closer to Halloween!
 
LOL!! BG, totally, but if I wore a mask, then I couldn't make effective eye contact that might get me the most tips! It's all about seduction, baby! :reddevil:
 
I think that 7 pound difference may not be visible to the casual observer, even though you may notice every extra ounce. I know I feel like I look better at 165 than I did at 170.

Thank you Phoenyx, and you know? Have you ever seen the model of 5 pounds of fat? It actually looks pretty BIG, in a way, of course, 5 lbs of fat is typically evenly distributed throughout the body. Can you imagine a 70 lbs model of fat??? It's amazing that many on here, single-handedly, have lost 40, 50, 90, over ONE HUNDRED pounds and yes, when ya get down closer to your goal, 5 lbs definitely is more noticeable!

Wow!! You look great in that pic!!! :hurray: If you are only 7lbs off where you were, then you are so close!!!

God I wish I was 7lbs of my goal LOL!!!

Hey--you'll get there :) With your exercise and eating habits, I definitely see you getting there. Weight loss takes a while, usually--and the last 10 or so pounds can be a BITCH to lose! :cuss: I've seen a lot of people on here battle the SAME 5 pounds over and over again for a while. It can get frustrating....fucked if I remember how I got from 145 to 137 last year :confused: I think I was dieting better....Dieting SUX :p

Hey, whoa, you're one hot mama... and not as masculine as I imagined you, lol! :waving:

:smilielol5: :smilielol5: :smilielol5: THIS, my dearest darling, made me laugh my ass off. Seriously!
 
Look @ Curvie on top of the world. Look'n good Mama!!!

Thank you! :) Yesterday I was tripping out over your RMR talk, but I think I understand what you were saying, now :willy_nilly: I certainly HOPE you did NOT really compromise your metabolism as much as you're thinking--you SWIMMER you :D

Bunny, just because the scale says 7 pounds more, doesn't mean anything. Do I have to remind you about a certain 101 min of running that you did just ten days ago? Yoga just about every day? Kicking ass and taking names:boxing:? It isn't about the scale, it's about heart :beating: and fitness level.

Yes, true that. Still, I WOULD like to get rid of at least 5 more pounds of fat. I would LIKE it. I CAN, I just need to actually DIET and I HATE dieting :( Boo fucking hoo :nopity:, huh? I hear and see stories of bitches who just "exercise and eat right" and THEY fucking get to their goals, seemingly without dieting. Well, I'm a HUNGRY BUNNY, and I think I'm just going to have to be a little hungry, a little more often. Gawd I wish I could practice the 80% rule of thumb about stopping eating when you're 80% satiated.....supposedly it's supposed to prolong your life, too......
 
CONGRATS!!! Also, I must add... if you are 7 pounds heavier, it's all in the right places of your HOT body!!! ;) ;) :reddevil:

PSHAW, Flatterer! :p No, thank you very much. My body is the way it is because I worked hard to get it this way. I wasn't lucky or blessed with good genes so much, or anything like that--AND just ONE accident or disease or illness could fuck it all up :eek: I can't talk like that, but it's true!!!

WOOOHOOOO!!!!! THAT'S FANTASTIC!!:hurray::willy_nilly::hurray::willy_nilly:

Congrats on the gig... that's too cool.

Thank you! I know, it IS cool, isn't it?? I can hardly wait! :D
 
first of all CONGRATS!!!!!!!
second-to address your "problems".... Forget about em. it doesn't matter that you're a beginner(though I might have to glare at your for the "not very good" comment) most of the people that will be watching can't tell the difference between beginners and intermediate dancers anyways. just shake it the way you know how to, smile like you know some dirty little secret, and HAVE FUN!!!!
and anyone that says my awesome dancer in a shitty outfit comment is shallow, probably has never preformed in public. ;) at that point, image means a LOT. so hell yeah I'll be materialistic and say honey, grab the hottest outfit and rock it!!! you'll do great. and don't forget to make someone tape it so we can all watch and applaud from the comforts of our computer chairs. :D

:party::party::party:
 
most of the people that will be watching can't tell the difference between beginners and intermediate dancers anyways. just shake it the way you know how to, smile like you know some dirty little secret, and HAVE FUN!!!!
and anyone that says my awesome dancer in a shitty outfit comment is shallow, probably has never preformed in public. ;) at that point, image means a LOT.

THANK YOU! :hug2:

I think you're right--I take pride in my stage face! And black eyeliner always helps. I like being a brunette with big, dark eyes--I like all sorts of "looks" but I DEFINITELY know how to "work" my own, I have several men that could testify, hahaha--whoa that is weird thinking about that seeming that I am a LOSER who can't get LAID :p HAHAHA! Just kidding there--half kidding! No seriously, I stay the fuck away from boys--nothing but trouble! :rolleyes:

Nah, our comment isn't SO shallow because people, especially dudeholes, are visual and YES, it's best to look good in these situations. I think I'll curl my hair. And about the video-recording....:eek: I'll see about it! What about YOUR videos, hmmmmmmmm??? :toetap05: You're the Boss Tycoon of Belly Dancing on this forum! :D
 
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