Greetings, Thong Board! Long-time reader and recent convert to the style here. This is my first post ever, so I hope you like it (or at least don't hate it)!

I've been thonging for many months now and love the unparalleled comfort and support. I also like the smooth feel under clothes and against the body. I could never go back to stuffing tons of fabric under my trousers and having it twist and bunch up all the time (you know, boxer shorts).

However, there's no denying that wearing a minimal-cut style that exposes your rear makes you much more body-conscious. The first time I saw myself wearing a thong in a mirror, I thought, 'Nice thong, shame about the body!' Okay, maybe I wasn't that harsh on myself. More like, 'Nice thong, okay body, but could do with some work.' I'm not old or fat, but because I don't get a lot of physical activity or any sport in my day-to-day life, I'm not toned either.

So I decided to exercise and stretch a little each day. I walked whenever I could, took the stairs instead of lifts, avoided some fatty foods I used to eat, etc. I managed to lose a bit of weight and looked trimmer as a result.

I bought an exercise mat and did Pilates each day. I was told that Pilates is excellent for flattening abs and toning the whole body, so I gave it a try. To oversimplify what it's about: your abdomen is your body's core and contains deep muscles (other than the superficial 'six pack' ones), which can be worked by pulling navel to spine (i.e. sucking in your gut) and moving the arms and legs according to each exercise, while keeping your core tight and breathing correctly (out on the movement, in on the release). You can really feel it working and it wasn't a huge surprise to notice that my body felt and looked increasingly toned as each week passed. What did surprise me was how flat it got my abs. When I say flat, I mean seriously flat, and much better looking than they've ever been. I've actually looked at them, the first few times, and said, "Damn!" to myself. :)

Digressing a little, I've read that many other guys have also been motivated to get into shape by wearing thongs, so I'm not alone. I guess if you wear big, baggy clothes, it doesn't matter as much if you let yourself go, because you can cover it all up and be as fat and hairy as you like. Obviously, this isn't the case if you wear thongs. Anyone who does is going to have an incentive to stay in shape, keep trimmed 'down below' and be more clean and hygienic. It goes to show that wearing thongs can actually have unintended health benefits!

Anyway, back to the point of this excessively long post! So, I was losing weight, toning my body and flattening my abs -- all good, but none of which matter most to me as a thong wearer. What I really wanted was a nice butt. So I got a bike and rode it for several hours each week. Cycling combined with Pilates would surely give me great results, right? I thought so until recently. My girlfriend and I were fooling around in the bedroom and we got to taking photos of each other naked. She took a photo of my ass and when I saw it, I was horrified! When you look at your rear in a mirror, it's from an angle, so you don't really see it properly. I thought mine was okay, but what I saw in the photo was sort of saggy and shapeless. Yuck! Cycling and Pilates did nothing for me! What's weird is that when I'm doing these activities, my buns do feel firm and toned, but at any other time they're soft and a bit shapeless, like the workout hasn't had any effect.

Please could you recommend some effective (and preferably easy) exercises to work the buns and make them look good?