Chubby Mommy

So, here I’ve been all smug about finally working out, making an effort to get in shape instead of merely typing about it, and actually watching what I eat. (Not so much on the latter.)

Then today I decide that, because my workout was so hard and the weather was so nice, I’d dig out my swimsuit and go for a dip in the hot tub. Hadn’t I earned that kind of pampering, after all? Wouldn’t my sore muscles love the opportunity to sit and soak in warm, balmy waters?

Yeah. Sure. But then I saw the one thing in the mirror — other than my butt — that truly grosses me out: backne. You know, the zits you get on your shoulders, back and, yes, sometimes even your backside… a/k/a back acne?

Which, incidentally, is not something I dealt with prior to exercising. And it’s not a pretty side effect. Oh, sure, I’ll spend a fortune on weight loss pills that don’t work, but having to shell out for the best acne treatment and then apply it to rear end? Well, that’s one side of exercising nobody ever warned me about.