6 Weeks and 4 Days until my first 5K! I have so much work to do! Last night was an “off” night for me on excercise. The old me would have just loved laying on the couch vegging out to the TV. Now I can’t seem to sit still. I feel like I am doing something wrong not working out on my off day.
Tonight is my BL Wii night. I’m down to the last two weeks then I’ll move on to something else. I bought Bob’s Biggest Loser Boot Camp DVD. I read the back of it the other night and it said that I would need kettle bells and a couple of other things.,… so I think I’l lmake the Kettle Bells be my reward for finishing the Wii program.
Kettle Bells, a reward, Who am I? Those things are expensive though.
I’ve been breaking out on my face like a teenager in puberty. Except that when I was a teenager, I never broke out. Oh I ocassionally had one zit pop up, but never a full scale breakout. I asked my Dr about this at my last visit on the 5th and he thinks it is a hormone imbalance. He said that fat stores estrogen and when you are burning fat the estrogen is released. Interesting, I’d never heard that before. I thought maybe it was just because I sweat alot more. However I have religiously cleaned my face after every workout to help prevent breakouts and it doesn’t seem to be helping. I’ve tried Clearasil, astringents, scrubs.. I ‘m not sure what else to do.
I did hop on the scale this morning. 213.8 lbs
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January 19, 2010 at 9:44 am
It's just Me
Congratulations!
If you are anything like me, it has taken a while to take this first step. I have only recently started to run (still in the run/walk phase), so I know what you are going through…
What *are* kettle bells, anyway?? lol!
As for the breakouts – I’m glad to hear that your doctor knew something about them. It sounds logical that if working out is still new, that your body might react differently to the hormone surge. I will have to keep that in mind. =) I’m not sure how else to get rid of them, as it sounds like you have tried everything. I guess just make sure to have a clean face before you go running. I have a habit of forgetting to wash my makeup off before I go. Mascara everywhere! =)
Anyway, I wish you luck on your journey, and I hope that if you have time you are able to stop by my blog. Maybe we can help motivate each other! =)
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January 20, 2010 at 9:34 am
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