Tuesday, February 10, 2009
I think I'm finally well
It has been a long week. I got bronchitis last weekend. It was one of the worse cases of it I've ever had. I guess it was intensified because my immune system has been through a lot the last 2 months. I know I am ready to get healthy. On top of being sick, school has been about to kill me. I am so far behind. Every time I think I'm getting close to being caught up, my program either won't work, or they assign extra at school. I am getting a little closer finally. I'll be very happy when this quarter is over. Next quarter I'm not getting behind like this. It's so much easier to do good work when you get to do it as it is assigned. My weight loss has been slow this month too. I lost 40 pounds the first month after surgery. So far this month I have only lost 12. One week I actually gained 2 pounds. I got to 302, was excited because that meant I should have broke 300 by the next week. The next week when I weighed, I was at 304. That was tough. I know there will be periods where my loss will be small and slow, but gaining was hard. I think I'm breaking through that slow period now. I weighed today, 7 weeks after surgery. I was at 300.0. It was a wonderful site, but a bitter one as well, because that means I am SOOOO close to breaking 300, my first weight loss goal, but still not there. Hopefully by next week I will have made my goal. I need to start getting some exercise in, I know that will help speed up the weight loss, plus I'm starting to get flabby skin on my arms and legs. I need to start toning before it gets way out of hand. And my hips are driving me crazy. I'm getting smaller everywhere except my hips. I have got to do something to get them smaller. I unfortunately am unable to get to a gym right now. So I don't know how to go about doing that. If anyone has suggestions on exercises I can start doing to firm up and lose the hips, that don't require a gym, please let me know. I have lost 52 pounds since surgery, which is great, but I still have a long way to go. I am ready to start really living my new life. And can't wait to see what will develop as I go.
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I do believe you can find a gym to go to. All it takes is a lot of looking in your area. Try the hospital to see which ones they recommend. Ask people in your support group which ones they go to. In the mean time here are a few that I have seen on the Biggest Loser that you can do from home.
ReplyDeleteThe one where you stand against the wall and then squat and hold. Hold it for one minute. I tried that one tonight- its hard but you can do it. Do say 10 reps of those.
Lunges- they did those tonight. Put one leg behind you and lean forward on the leg that is in front until your knee is bent. Hop up and do the other leg. Do 2 sets of 10 of those.
Now... I know you cant do push ups yet from the floor.... but you can do them on the wall. Stand up and put your hands on the wall- scoot yourself out from the wall so that you are like leaning on the wall with your hands. Do a standing push up. Its harder than you think. Do 20 of those.
Walking- At least 30 minutes a day. What I want you to do is walk for 3 minutes to warm up- getting increasingly faster. Then power walk for 10 minutes- almost jogging but still walking. Slow down for 2 minutes. Power walk another 10 minutes. Then cool down for 5 minutes getting slower and slower. Walking is very important and you need to walk faster. Get your endurance up.
Touch your toes- (or as far as you can go) 2 reps of 20
Thats all I have right now. :-) Good luck. Will post more later.