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Okay… for those of you familiar with my blog you may notice I changed the title from “Jessica’s Journey with Weight Watchers” to “Jessica’s Journey to Healthiness”. This is because I have not gone to a WW meeting since I last told you about it. I cannot really afford the expense right now, and since I was not even really going, it does not make sense for me to pay. I will use my knowledge and continue with points tracking for this new plan of mine ultimately until graduation. Then I will decide whether or not to continue with WW or to do calorie counting. I may join WW again when I get a little closer to my ultimate goal for the support. Though the gals on this web-site are certainly fantastic support.
So I had been somewhat struggling with my weight until just recently when I got really really sick; a combination of the flu (not swine flu), bronchitis, and pneumonia in my left lung. After a month of wheezing at night (I honestly did not feel sick, sick until just over a week ago) and then a weekend in which I could not breath, felt like I was drowning, I went to the health center on campus and had to do a series of tests including: chest x-rays, blood test, and pulmonary test. After a week of feeling like I was dead and a pack of antibiotics I feel a lot better. I still have some gunk in my lungs, but with that week of sickness came a blessed surprise of weight loss back down to almost my lowest.
For a long time there my weight crept back up to right around 240. Now it is back to 234, and for some reason I feel like the loss of 6lbs makes it a little less daunting and a little more realistic. Short term I am planning on really trying my best with my WW points until graduation. I just started week 6 today in the quarter, and there are 10 weeks, followed by a week of finals. My graduation is the Friday of finals week. So including this week, I am planning on sticking really strongly to eating within my points and working in exercise for the next 6 weeks.
Ultimately I want to be working out at the gym 5 days a week; 45 minutes on the elliptical and then some combination of abs and weights for at least a half an hour. I would really like some tips on the exercises I should do for my abs and what kind of weight lifting I should do. If you use the machines what ones should I try and what other exercises should I be doing? I am completely lost when it comes to a plan that is not cardio. Help.
Alright, for a reward I am going to get a haircut. I also am going to find a book I want or possibly a series. I really LOVED Twilight. I know… I hate that I love it so much, but it is probably a girl thing. Honestly I started reading it because I am from Port Angeles, WA which is right by Forks; I became addicted though and had to buy the next book as soon as I finished one. After I finished all of them I was so bored and sad with no Twilight haha. I looked up suggestions online and ended up buying the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. Part of the reason I chose this series is because there is now a show on HBO called True Blood that is based on the books, and this show happens to be by the same people who did Six Feet Under which is one of my favorite shows of all time. Truly, the series changed my life haha. My friend and I watched the whole series a couple summers ago and gosh, I just love them is all I can say.
So I am using my starting weight as 234, because that is what I weighed in at with clothes at the doctors last week. Friday will be my official weigh-in day. I do not know how much weight I can lose in these next 6 weeks, but I am excited at the possibilities. After 6 weeks I will re-access and figure out where to go from here.
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Hey Jessica! I’m so glad you’re back on and blogging!
So, you asked about weights and abs, which is kind of complicated haha. When I lived abroad two years ago, I went to a gym where they set you up with a weights routine which is what taught me how to use all of the different machines.
If you belong to a gym I bet there is someone there who can show you how to use them. I do a variety of both free weights and machine weights and do two different rotations that I alternate 5 days a week. I do machines that work out my back, arms and legs as well as doing squats with a 30 lb barbel, bicep curls with a 40 lb barbel along with many other exercises for my calves and arms etc. I try to increase the weight every few weeks. I also do a bunch of ab exercises including using the captains chair, using the ball to do crunches on, crunches, bicycle crunches among others. While I think doing weights and abs has really helped me get strong, I think if you are going to start doing them at the gym you should have someone show you how to use the machines and what weights to use so that you don’t hurt yourself.
I’m glad you’re back!
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