Temps Dropped and I Got Hives

I've been waking to temps below 40F lately and my body has reacted. It's somewhat subtle and only I notice it, but I've developed hives down the outside of my thighs. It happens every fall as soon as it gets the slightest bit cold. Never mind that temps will hit the 70s again next week. The hives will probably go away until the next cold spell. 

Of course, my body doesn't follow standard parameters and recommended treatments don't really work. I'm not taking antihistamines for this (cold urticaria) although this morning I slathered my legs with "itch cream." If it's not insect bites, then it's just temperature in general. I feel like such a "hot house baby."

My dermatologist PA recommended I use retinoid cream and the liberal use of sunscreen for those disconcerting but apparently harmless spots under my eyebrows. I don't consider this cosmetic vanity. It's not like I'm looking at a face lift or botox or liposuction. I just don't want to look like a crazy woman who doesn't know how to apply eyebrow pencil to her brows. Especially since I'm not wearing any makeup.

I skipped the gym yesterday, but made it today. No one on any of the ellipticals. There's a removable cup that can be placed inside the broken bottle holder and both #2 and #3 are broken. I take the cup off of #2 and put it on #3, because honestly, who the heck wants to pedal a machine that clunks? Wind Breaker shows up to claim #1 just as I'm down to the last 5 minutes of my session. Apparently, pedaling the elliptical is all he does for hours, and then he leaves without doing anything else.

I got my three sets of pull-ups done, granted that last set was a bit weak. But I still got my reps. Slightly better "mileage" on the elliptical and (made it past 2.8). Slightly more steps on the step machine. Slightly better distance on the cross-trainer. Yaaaay me. The Aerobics Room was empty and very cold. I'm okay with that. A young guy comes in later and I notice him doing a handstand against the wall and then planks. The Aerobics Room is one of the few places where there is an actual wall no encumbered by mirrors or equipment. I still have discomfort (numbness & tingling) in my right foot and hip but it doesn't last too long. Just enough to be annoying...

17 Oct 2024 11:30-1:30

Thursday — All Cardio Chillats!

Brilliant Day — Timolol / sciatica

Precor elliptical #3

Program 2

Time: 30 + 5 (5572)

Distance: 2.84

Cal: 315

Avg Hr: 155, 185-79

New FB: 54-130

HGPU 15

Matrix StairMaster (R)

Manual timer 8+2 cool down

Minimum 5 minutes

Speed 5 (45-50) / 29-36 (2-1)

Steps 449

Floors 28

Cal 67

Hr 127 

HGPU 15

Life Fitness X-Trainer #3

Program Manual L1

Time: 12 (+3min cool down)=15

Distance: 1.42

Cal: 115

Avg Hr: 120

HGPU 15

20 Hip Bridges

Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch

DeadBugs 20 x 5

Piriformis stretches

Quick Child’s Pose

Cat stretch 12

Child’s Pose

Fire Hydrants 30 x 2

Bird Dog Planks 60s x 2

Push-Ups 25 (minimal tingle)

Arm rotations 20

Air Squats 25

Neck stretch / Eye yoga