I struggle with this subject because I don't want to be 'young' and pale but I don't want to be 'old' and aged pre-mature.
Since I've been 16-years-old I have worked out and tanned on a pretty regular basis. I go through spurts which are not only un-healthy but are a little compulsive and then I flip and go the extreme in the other direction.
I once told my grandma I don't care if I died today as long as I had a 6pac and was tan. Vain...I know. But isn't the business I'm in. I can't tell you how many stories of myself or those I work with I have from people saying don't like your hair, you look pale, you look better in person..blah blah blah.
So I continue to tan, go on crazy fad diets to drop a few lbs over night and well it finally caught up with me yesterday. Not only was I tanning but I was doing it with no goggles on.......why? So I don't get the lines over my nose or to my ears.....vain, I know.
Well it seems I burned my eye lid to the point it hurts to open it all the way, I can't get my contact in and its nearly swollen shut. But of course what is my attitude, well at least I'm tan. I thought about going today just to determine I better give it a little time.
Is it silly, my attitude and for all those that share the same attitude. To put aside health issues like pre-mature aging, skin cancer and dehydration from these fad diets? I already know the answer---but changing my mind is unlikely.
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
Bri
2 comments:
I wont try to change your mind but I will share more story.
I was forever like you. must have that tan. Was the darkest around here for years, i drove the tractor, did everything outside, with nothing more than skimpy tanks and bikini tops on. Never a t-shirt, that would cause the farmer tan. Brian, my skin sucks! I hate it and wish i could change it, but i have no one to blame but myself. As you will eventually. I no longer go near the sun very often.
The eyes, seriously, that is just stupid Brian! there is one thing i never want to loose and that is my eye sight. Being born without would be different, you wouldn't know what you had lost. When my thyroid went nuts, so did my eyes. Its miserable and scares the hell out of me when it started to happened. I now have uccular migraines, had never had them before. They arent major, but they really scare me cause they say it can also be caused from detached retina. So everytime it happens, I have to go to the eye dr.
Only you can protect them! There are top quality topical tanners now, there is no excuse for being "silly" about it.
That is true--there are bronzers that you can use that will tan you without going tanning. I have an idea...maybe I'll try that for a week and see how it works. I know I'm damaging my skin now--I just refuse to be pale and whatever the cost is. But after hearing what you had to say and knowing of others that have poor skin because of the sun I should look at other choices. ;0) Thank you Mother PS!
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