I get to the gym late, but at least I'm there. It's been 5 days, so nearly a week that I've been mostly sedentary. Of course, even though the gym was open for a few hours in the morning, there was no way I was going to exercise. Didn't go on Wednesday either as I had a lot of foods to pick up, as well as a dermatology appointment. My spots haven't changed and my skin is peeling a lot on my face. Need better hydrating cream? The dermatologist's office tells me to have patience and I have a follow up in January.
It was recommended that I really slather myself with moisturizing cream to mitigate the hives I develop from the cold. It dawned on me that I have a jar of cold cream that I use to clean my face before bed. It's a generational thing: my grandma used Pond's Cold Cream to clean makeup from her face. My mom preferred the pricey brands like Clinique which she could only buy from a cosmetic counter at Macy's. Yeah, that's not me. But there's nothing that says I can't just apply a big dollop of cold cream to my skin. My skin is so dry that it doesn't take long for the cream to literally disappear. I also have a new steroidal cream just in case the hives get too frisky. So far the cold cream seems to be working!
The gym is chilly and Wind Breaker is on elliptical #1. I grab the cup holder from #2 and pop it into the broken bracket on machine #3. I don't even get close to 2.8 but it's a good cardio warm up. Sadly, pull-ups don't go well. They aren't horrible, and I get past a dozen (whew!) before spending 10 minutes on the step machine. The second round of pull-ups goes a little better. Then onto the cross-trainer. Much better there. Maybe I'm finally seriously warmed up?
By the time I get to the Aerobics Room, there's one gal doing her own thing with some DBs and a bearded dude I sorta recognize (as a regular) doing walking lunges with a DB in his hands. It's late and I'm only doing what's on my list. Skip the Wall Sits. Maybe do them tomorrow...
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