Sergeant Tony's Blog

MOM JEANS

I have a 10 year gap in my American pop culture knowledge.

From about 1988 to 1998, I’m not too aware of what happened on the cultural landscape in America. Those were my Japan years. So if you’ve forgotten what happened during those years let me remind you:
MC Hammer,
Vanilla Ice,
Bill “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky” Clinton’s presidency,
Backstreet Boys,
Boys II Men,
Seinfeld,
In Living Color … and thousands of things that you’ve probably forgotten.

One of the first things I did when I returned from overseas was to take a crash course in American pop culture by watching lots and lots of Friends and Seinfeld. You have NO idea how much those two shows influenced American pop culture. But that’s for another day.

I recently learned about “Mom Jeans.”

I overheard someone in Walgreen’s say ” … and she’s STILL wearing those hideous ‘mom jeans’.” And then these two women started laughing. I thought it was funny too, and I didn’t even know for sure why it was funny. It just sounded funny. Mom Jeans.

Not knowing what mom jeans were, I went home and Googled “mom jeans.”

Apparently “Mom Jeans” were something forced on American moms in the 90’s. Those moms who needed some fashion help in covering up their “momness” got some denim assistance. I read some interesting and humorous stories and I watched some really funny videos. There are a bunch of parody commercials about “mom jeans” on You Tube. One of those “commercials” ends with the women in the video touting the advantages of high wasted, 9 inch zippered, pleated front, straight leg capri type “mom jeans.” Then they look seductively at the camera and say slowly, with pouty lips, “She’s not a woman … she’s … a mom.”

Since we’re highlighting women’s health and fitness issues this month, and since a lot of you reading this newsletter are moms, I wonder if you’d like to work your way out of mom jeans.

Last week I talked to you about the heart health benefits of exercise and proper eating habits. This week I’m telling you that eating right and exercising intensely will help you throw those mom jeans out forever!

Now before you start pounding away on your keyboards and writing me back with some mean smarty pants response, I know that child bearing can wreck havoc on a woman’s body. I got that. In fact, I’m amazed by the whole process. The fact that you can bounce back at all from nine months of alien invasion and occupation is quite a miracle.

But I know women whose youngest child is in middle school still blaming their flab, fluff, and pooch on their pregnancy!

Moms, it’s not a life sentence, you know! It doesn’t have to be like that.

If you consume right (eating and drinking) and exercise with intensity, regularity, focus, and intention, you don’t have to look old and frumpy … you don’t have to wear those mom jeans. You can be HOT!

So there ya go … you can have health and hotness all for the same investment of time, effort, and self discipline!

If you’ve got a female friend wearing mom jeans (and they don’t even have kids) tell ‘em that they can join Boot Camp for only $75 until next Friday!

Women recruits can join USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP for only $75 during the month of February!

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RARE SATURDAY WORKOUT FEB 23!

This Saturday at 1:30 PM we’ll have a Saturday workout!!

I’m training new assistant drill instructors and they will have a training session this Saturday at 1 PM. If you’d like to be a part of a Guinea Pig Platoon for them to practice on, just show up at Christ Methodist inside the playground at 1:30 for an hour of good exercise. This is only for active duty Boot Campers. No visitors please. Come on out! You’ll be helping these new assistants earn their “stripes!”

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$1,000 REUNION CHALLENGE 2008 BEGINS MARCH 7!

Since June is class reunion month, wedding month, trip to the beach month, take a cruise month, and time to wear shorts and tank top to the mall month, on FRIDAY March 7th we’ll launch “One Grand ($1,000) Reunion Challenge 2008.” This year the Challenge will be a version of the Combat Challenge!

The details:

1. Entry fee is $200. Half of that coming from 2 living, breathing, hold-you-accountable sponsors.

2. Entry fee, with sponsor’s info, is due on the initial weigh-in day. Initial weigh in will be conducted between February 25th and March 7th.

3. Final weigh-in is on May 30th.

4. Optional weekly weigh-ins every Friday.

5. Weight loss tips, ideas, and consultation from Sergeant Tony.

6. The Winner is the one who loses the highest percentage of weight!

6. The Winner receives $1,000 and a FREE month of BOOT CAMP!

7. The Winner’s SPONSORS each get their money back AND a FREE month of BOOT CAMP!

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NEW LOCATIONS FOR BOOT CAMP!!!

In the next few months USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP will be starting TWO new locations!! We’re expanding (not moving to) Colliverville/Germantown and Mid-town. Each new location will offer a 0530 class to begin with.

USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP Mid-town is set to begin training on March 3rd @ 5:30 AM at EVERGREEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, across the street from Rhodes College!

If you live in Midtown, let me invite you to attend the very first workout at USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP — Midtown on the 3rd at 0530. The Quarterdeck at Evergreen is behind the gym, in between the gym and the ball field. It’s safe, easy to find, and well lit!

I’ve been asked if Boot Campers can attend either location, or do you have to commit to one or the other location. You can attend either location!! One person told me that they were going to double up, working out at Midtown in the morning and East Memphis (Christ Methodist) in the evening! (You go girl!)

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How old are you REALLY? Go to www.realage.com and find out!

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RENT MY HOUSE IN EAST MEMPHIS!

My house on Southern, in the Colonial View neighborhood (between Target on Colonial and The Half Shell on Mendenhall) will be available for lease on April 1. GREAT LOCATION!

It’s a geographical oddity, 5 minutes from everywhere! (My apologies to the Coen Brothers!) More details and a picture are on the blog: http://usmcfitnessbootcamp.com/blog/

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FIVE PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT

Send me the names and email addresses of five of your friends and I’ll add them to the distribution list of this BOOT CAMP NEWSLETTER. This will help some of you who end up forwarding it anyway! They’ll receive the newsletter and nothing more. I’ll never solicit them individually to buy anything or join anything.

So, click “Reply” and send me those five names right now and then you can come back and finish THIS newsletter!

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HALF MARATHON TRAINING THIS SATURDAY!

Half marathon training continues this Saturday, February 23 at 8 AM @ Shelby Farms. We’ll meet in front of the Visitor’s Center. This will be in preparation for the Nashville Half Marathon or any other late April event.

EXTRA SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EVERYONE: Since EVERYONE has a weekend homework assignment of one hour of continuous cardio, EVERYONE is welcome to come out and join us for an hour for FREE. Fee’s for the half marathon training are: $75 for active duty boot campers and $100 for non-boot campers.

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SERGEANT TONY’S COMBAT THE FAT CHALLENGE!

The 10 COMBAT CHALLENGERS will be joining us soon, so be ready to accept them with friendly open arms! Make them feel welcome and at home at BOOT CAMP!!

Be proactive and introduce yourself WARMLY to someone new standing near you. That’s just a good policy for ALL the time!

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FORMER BOOT CAMPER LOOKING …

TJ Talley, a former evening boot camper, is looking for a new career opportunity. TJ’s sends:

“I have 17+ years experience as a medical administrative assistant, 6 months in a clinical setting for a large cardiology group, seeking employment as a medical administrative assistant, or clinical position offering entry-level training.”

Let me know if you’d like TJ’s contact info.

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WEATHER REMINDER

If the Memphis City Schools close due to the weather, USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP will also stand down. No classes.

Additionally, if the severe weather sirens are going off and you see the Wicked Witch fly by, stay at home and hunker down!

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“Bummed about that gut?” asked Peyton Manning.

If you’d like to know how to get rid of your trouble spots, read the blog entry entitled “SPOT REDUCING MADE EASY”! I have the answer to your questions about losing your love handles, saddle bags, back fat, belly fat …

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To your continued good health and fitness!

Sergeant Tony

Sergeant Major Tony Ludlow
USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP, Commanding
4888 Southern Cove
Memphis, TN 38117
901-644-0145

www.usmcfitnessbootcamp.com

www.shaklee.net/tonyludlow/main