My Biggest Hang Up
Monday, July 22, 2013 at 8:22AM Last night I was watching a recorded episode of Extreme Weight Loss. If you have not seen the show I suggest you check it out. I like anything where the end result is positive and uplifting regardless of the struggles along the way.
Participants spend one year with trainer Chris Powell helping them to lose weight and get fit. It is Extreme and at times he can be in your face but he never feels mean, or gets nasty with people. It's why I enjoy it so much, that human touch of caring is what sets this apart from other weight loss shows.
You should also know that each episode is the entire year process so you don't have to tune in next week for results.
So I said to myself, "I need this. I need to get on this show." And the first thing that I think about is the image of me on a screen with no shirt on.
No way!
They always show the participants in either a bathing suit (women) or shirtless (men) at the beginning and refer back to it throughout the year to compare progress.
Why you ask would I not want to stand there on tv without a shirt? Not because of my fat believe it or not. As much as I hate to look at myself in the mirror the fat is second in what disgusts me.
It's acne.
A few weeks ago on DSMA Live out of no where I started talking about it and I have NEVER spoken to anyone by my wife about it before. For a long time I have been struggling with acne on my back and chest. I have tried over the counter stuff, showering several more times a day besides the daily shower I take each morning. Nothing has worked.
This sort of thing is easy to ignore because unless you see me without a shirt you really wouldn't know. So even though I have a swimming pool at my home I never get in it unless I am alone or with extremely close family.
The last time I was at Doctor Awesome's I mentioned my issue. He asked me if I had ever talked to a doctor about my acne before. I told him that I had but that the doctor told me that it was because of my diabetes and there is really nothing they can do unless I get my diabetes under total control.
"Georgie, Georgie, Georgie. How about this? George Bush is the reason you have acne. How does that sound?" He explained that just because I have diabetes doesn't mean I have to live with acne forever. It also is not the cause.
We all know diabetes can affect our lives in lots of different ways but it does not mean that every single thing wrong is because of diabetes and it ABSOLUTELY does not mean that you are just meant to DEAL WITH IT because you got dealt a crumby hand!
This Thursday I have an appointment with a dermintologist who is very versed on diabetes and knows my doctor well. He assured me that she would help.
"Don't worry Georgie, we will get you taken care of soon." My doctor never lets me leave without some comforting word. I cannot tell you how much I appreciate that.
Soon my weight will be my biggest struggle and maybe then I will consider calling Chris Powell over to get me in gear.
One thing at a time right?
Reader Comments (32)
I love extreme weightloss! I find it so inspiring! And I've dealt with acne too. Hope you find something that helps.
George, that just sucks. One of my kid brothers has facial acne and still takes preventative antibiotics for it. I'm sure there's something that will fix this for you, though I don't envy the work you may have to do to find it.
I really dropped by to say hello for #dblogcheck day. I wish you the best of luck with clearing this up. I'd swim with you any day.
#dblogcheck I struggle with acne on my face, even as an adult. Very frustrating!
I really thought we would grow out of getting acne as adults! Such a vicious lie they tell us just to help us get through the teenage years!
Thanks for sharing this, G. I've struggled with that myself. For me, I've used both the Proactive formula that doesn't require a formula and then there's also an Rx that helped - clindamycin phosphate topical solution 1%. Anyhow, thanks for posting this.
Ok, I totally cracked up at the George Bush line! LMBO!!!
I love your doc. :-)
Thanks for sharing! I might need to check out that show too-sounds interesting and maybe even motivating to lose some lbs!