Accepting yourself

These days love is bringing me self confidence.  I am enjoying a new level of self-confidence.  I am also returning to a place where i care about myself and my appearance.  This in turn is leading to me caring about my body - solely for the sake of feeling better and being a better me. I truly believe that i must "put my oxygen mask on before i can help anyone around me."  One more cliche i am living in my life is the old adage that "if momma ain't happy, nobody's happy."  I am feeling better. I've ordered a new Body Media armband with bluetooth link and i have new shoes for walking with new inserts.  My Jillian DVD's are loaded on my iPad.  I may have found the ideal workout spot in our house:  THE BATHROOM ! ! !  It is big and open and set apart from the boys rooms and the kitchen where David is likely to be after the boys are put to bed!!!

In November of 2012, my face started breaking out with Female Hormonal Cystic Acne and it was painful and itchy and ugly and embarrassing.  I visited the PA at Southlake Dermatology.  I was put on a treatment plan that included Monodox, an antibiotic, Ziana a retinol anti bacterial gel and Spironolactone to control the acne.  The results have been great, but i'm sure they could be better if i made a better effort at washing my face and using the gel and taking the meds.  Well today, i did it. I bought a "brightener" for the spots left behind after the cystic acne cleared up.  It was $125.00.  I charged it but and having a hard time justifying it for myself. I will use it and it is going to make these spots go away.  Everything that Southlake Dermatology has suggested has worked out wonderfully.

Things are coming together for me in a new way.  This just doesn't feel like i'm doing lip service to being healthy.  I am living these new changes and living this new life.