Chapter 6 - Brianna Tries Exercise

Chapter 15

Something had to change. Brianna knew it. Without a doubt, and seemingly without noticing, she had become a lazy, sweaty, fat girl. And now - the time had come to exercise.

The thing is - even when she was thin, Brianna had never intentionally exercised. An okay metabolism and walking had taken care of things for her. Still, she had never been in what experts would call “good shape”.

And with an extra 60-70 pounds on her small, 5’1 frame, things had only gotten worse. Alex sometimes had to give her a little push when getting up from the couch - something she’d always appreciated, but never really examined until now. Or, when going up the stairs to their apartment, she’d grip the railing for dear life as she huffed, wheezed, and panted.

Though she didn’t have workout clothes, Brianna did have some old sports bras in the back of her closet. Unfortunately, they were for much smaller boobs than her’s had become. Having bought new bras recently, Brianna knew she had graduated to a 42DDD - and for reason, persisted in trying to stuff her melons into an old 38D.

Her back too, had become so much fatter, the bra cut into her skin, while boob spilled out of the tops and bottoms of each cup. the scene was comical - and Brianna gave up in lieu of one that actually fit.

Slapping on a pair of XL panties that barely managed to contain her fupa that, too, was partially obscured by her meaty thighs - Brianna put on a skin tight pair of anti-chafing undershorts. She looked a bit like a sausage, but she was ready to exercise.

Alex had found her a few different home workout channels on YouTube. Bringing them up on their TV, she selected a HIIT video. Her eyes went wide as she watched this gorgeous male instructor go through intervals of push ups, jumping jacks, crunches, lunges, and squats.

As Brianna sought to emulate him, the full gravity of her fitness situation fully struck her. Just a few of each exercise left her gasping for breath and sweaty from head to toe. She could barely do crunches, thanks to her gut bunching up. By the end, a mere 15 minutes later, Brianna was red faced and sore. This was gonna suck.

Chapter 16

Brianna’s exercise regimen didn’t last all that long. After that first workout, her muscles cried out in pain. For days afterward, she laid around, “recovering”, and certainly not walking or getting more movement in.

With such an auspicious start, it was no shock that Brianna failed to become a gym bunny. What began as a 3 day a week endeavor slowly became 2, then 1, then not at all.

Brianna had a pile of excuses to justify this, though. She was sore, she slept badly, she had to work later, you name it. She also used Alex as an excuse. She knew how much he enjoyed her squishy body, but didn’t want to give him front row seats to her embarrassing take on exercise.

Despite this, Brianna had successfully re-boarded the wagon and began her diet once more. So once again, their cabinets were filled with the old alternative alternatives - and stability returned, to an extent.

Her weight aside, Brianna and Alex were beginning to outgrow their lives in Japan. It had been nearly 3 years and they had the future on their minds. Marriage and, maybe one day far in the future, kids had been discussed - and Tokyo was no place to build a nest egg and settle down.

As Alex explored job opportunities back home, Brianna explored her own avenues. After working for 7 years on her last degree, she had jumped headfirst into teaching, not necessarily her planned route in life.

Now they were thinking about moving back, she saw an opportunity to pivot. That’s what led her to apply and get into a Data Science MA program in California. And as fortune would have it, Alex found plenty of job prospects there too. But first, a quick trip back home…