Calf reduction is a popular surgery in South Korea. There are many ways of undergoing this procedure, but the most common is cutting away some of the gastrocnemius (calf). Another option is nerve-blocking through injections of toxins into the legs, which causes the muscles to atrophy and shrink. You can read about it here.
Ew, what-the-frick?!? I really like my 무다리/radish legs! They are big and strong, and they carry me over long distances. I also think they look pretty great, and I'm definitely not embarrassed to wear skirts or shorts because of my calves.
I would most definitely never undergo some kind of hideous reduction surgery in the name of skinnier calves. Gross.
For comparison, here is my 다리 ('leg') next to a 무 ('Daikon radish'):
My gams look like edible root vegetables, not like little chicken legs.
Today, I took my radish legs out for an eight-miler in the rain. I'm not sure if I'm going to run a very speedy race next weekend. I'm psyching myself out, and I'm not sure if I can hold goal pace for 13 miles. Here are my splits:
- 10:37
- 10:06
- 9:54
- 9:52
- 9:53
- 9:08
- 8:52
- 8:20 (Ran the last half-mile with the boyfriend, wheee!)
Last night, I tried my hand at fudgey brownies from my new Dorie Greenspan cookbook. They were ridonculous:
Check it out with the flash on:
So now, if you will excuse me, my radish legs and I are going to go get some salmonella poisoning from undercooked brownies!
17 comments:
Calf surgery? That sounds like it would hurt. Ugh, for some reason, it makes me feel weird just thinking about it!
You have great calves!
It's sad, all the Korean surgeries... *sigh*. Although I wanted them when I was younger, I don't think I'd get them now. It's just... sad.
Oh man, I SO want the new Dorrie Greenspan recipe book, but I also know what a horrible idea it is for me to have all those delicious baking recipes available at any time.
the brownies look delectible.
I have giant calves too, but I had no idea they could shave some muscle away to make them smaller. WTF?!
I wonder what my calves would be called. Not radish...hmm.
Also, that food looks sooo gooood.
Can't believe what women can do just for getting "pretty".
When I first heard of calf surgery I couldn't believe it. Koreans in general get way too much plastic surgery. Some even get their ribs cut out :/ (for slimmer waistline)
Nevertheless, this post made me lol I guess I have 무다리 too :) Oh, and the brownies look phenom. Salmonella Shmalmonella
Um, those brownies look ah-mazing. Mmm.
And calf surgery? Wow. You are so right, strong legs are a blessing! I can't imagine having elective surgery to make my body LESS effective and weaker!
Stupid Koreans. I'm Korean, but I am SO sick of all this plastic surgery crap. It's disgusting, and even my cousins are doing it. URGH!!!
I'll take your radish legs! They take you to marathons...can skinny legs do that?! My calves are pretty skinny, and I'm annoyed because none of the weight I'm gaining seems to go there...and that means you can see veins. And it's UGLY!
I don't really want to know any more about calf reduction surgery. Ew.
But those muffins and brownies I'd love to know more about!
You'll probably feel better about the race come race day. Besides, race day adrenaline counts for a lot.
Yay for radish legs! I got me some big ones as well. They balance out my thunder thighs :)
ahhh those brownies! :)
i love your calves! they are sexy!!
great run! come cook for me OK!? :)
it's like the chinese and footbinding. i just don't understand...
i think your calves are hot!
I concur, big calves are awesome. I'm super proud of mine!
Your baked goods look so awesome. I realized that I have all the ingredients for those muffins at home right now... hmm...
radish legs! LOL that is so crazy - I can't imagine having surgery for smaller calves! So many things I'd fix first... j/k!!
ha! i don't think your leg looks like that daikon at all. and you definitely don't have that thin spindly tail thing coming off the end of your leg. my calves are far from skinny and can barely be contained in some of my old boots, but i;m happy not to have scrawny legs.
I wish I could see the Korean Characters! Do I need to install some special plug-in? (I used firefox)
I have heard about that procedure before. It is strange how standards of beauty are different across cultures.
What is your goal pace for the half? I bet you can hit it ;)
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