Cory's Quest for a Healthier Life

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Hi Cory
I have read some of your diary not all . You sound like you are doing really well .
I have not really kept a diary before so I’m getting some tips by reading yours and others . This is really motivating me
 
Hey Cory! Sounds like you are settling into the new house and doing some updates - that's awesome! Congrats on the new position at work! And awesome job on the soda free ... dang that's tough!
 
Ok guys, it's been a year since I last posted here. I'm basically at the same weight I was and I think I could use some of the wonderful support I can always find here to refocus myself. I'll probably make a more detailed post later today and check back in with some old friends. I hope everyone has been well!
 
Hey Cory, welcome back to the forum! Maintaining your weight for a year is actually a great thing. Looking forward to reading about your future progress!
 
hey Cory... i read your first post and the last two pages... doing any work on getting us to Mars?

by the way.... less than a year ago i was pushing 230 and now i'm in the 160's, so your goal is totally realistic... if you get smart about nutrition as i did.

good luck.
 
Thanks for the welcome back guys! Overland, I might be a cog in the larger machine that could get men to Mars.

Ok, so what have I been doing for the last year? Quite a bit, actually. My powerlifting gym closed and I joined a place closer to home. The equipment isn't as nice, but I appreciate less time in the car. I joined a hip hop dance team and participated in what was essentially an adult recital. My zumba studio closed, but I started hiking more instead. A friend and I have decided we're going to hike in Nepal in a couple years. Things were actually going pretty well and I was making some moderate progress. Then in late December, I pulled something pretty badly and took 12 weeks off from dance. I maintained during this time and was still weightlifting, but I found weight loss more difficult without the consistent cardio. In the first week of April I finally felt like I was ready to go back to regular activity. Literally the same day I made that decision, I dropped a kitchen knife on my foot and basically cut the tip of my toe off. Wound up with 5 stitches and a really mangled looking middle toe. It's been about 3 weeks since then and I have done nothing but gain in that time, mostly due to boredom and no outlet for my anxiety. I haven't done anything active in almost a month and it is very frustrating. I am afraid of stressing the wound too much, but if my understanding of how the stages of healing go is correct I should be ok in another couple weeks. I just wanted to come back here because I'm feeling so discouraged and irritated with how this year has gone so far.

But I'm still soda free, so I have that.
 
Wow, that's quite a rollercoaster of a year! Sorry to hear you've been struggling with inuries; it's awfully hard to keep you're weight when you're suddenly and involuntarily sedentary, even without the anxiety. Depending on how the scar is looking your toe might need a while longer or it could be good for normal walking. Biking on a statonary reclining bike shouldn't normally be a problem at this stage but I'm not looking at your specific toe when I'm saying that.
 
Ok, the weekend was a very fun horror show. My family and I went to Cleveland for a cousin's wedding. I'll put it this way: it was a 21+ wedding with an open bar and catered by some very good food trucks. By far, one of the most fun weddings I've been to. We also went to the Cleveland Art Museum and ate at some pretty awesome restaurants.

Got back on track yesterday though:

Breakfast - peanut butter and blackberries, 312 calories
Lunch - egg salad sandwich with carrots and pickles, 572 calories
Dinner - grilled pork chop with asparagus and strawberries, 470 calories
Snack - fudgescicle, 100 calories
Total - 1454 calories
 
Sounds like a fun weekend indeed! Maybe I'm revealing why I need this forum here but sometimes you just have to take the opportunities life offers you.
 
Ok, quick recap of the last week or so. Monday through Thursday I did pretty good. Friday was my birthday, Saturday was my birthday party, and Sunday had wound up being pretty bad too just because a friend came in to celebrate my birthday with me and he was absolutely still in party mode. There's been a lot of stress/celebration eating at the same time since Friday. My birthday was kind of...eh. My car broke down on the way home from work and then I crawled under my crawlspace to turn my garden spigot on and found water around my sill plate and some wet insulation. So I have to get both of those things fixed and I haven't been able to find a way to work on Monday. I can work from home, but I hate to do that if I don't have to. On the positive side, I got my front flower garden planted. It's been a labor of love for the past month or so. I managed to get it all dug (by myself with a shovel) and then I cut my toe and it has been on hold. Finally got my flowers in and it's going to be stunning in a few weeks. My birthday party was good. My brother and his girlfriend organized it and invited some mutual friends, including my best friend from home. I was very touched that he drove 4 hours to come celebrate my birthday with me. We also did fondue, which was amazing....but also very calorie dense. My toe is also mostly back to normal. That means I can go back to the gym this week and I am SO EXCITED! Got a good menu planned too, to try and help myself make good choices. I've got wild sockeye salmon with corn and brussel sprouts, porterhouse steaks with salad and vegetable kebobs, and some teriyaki chicken. Wish me luck!
 
Today was kind of stressful. I dropped my car at the garage this morning. They kept it for a couple hours and couldn't reproduce the problem I was having, so they gave it back to me and I drove it to work in order to host a meeting. It started having its issue again while I was driving it. Did my meeting and then immedilately left work to take it back to the garage. They definitely saw the issue then and took it back. Hopefully I'll have it returned tomorrow. Also got my gutters cleaned out. They were completely blocked with sprouting maple trees. I have this HUGE maple in my yard that produces seeds at a pretty prolific rate. They were completely clear two weeks ago. No change yet on the leak.

Point is, this all made me want to eat a whole bag of chips tonight, but I didn't. I maintained my plan and ate 1487 calories today. Here's the breakdown:

Breakfast: oatmeal with strawberries and sunflower butter, 387 calories
Lunch: chicken teriyaki, 663 calories
Dinner: taco lettuce wraps, 503 calories.

Today was VERY sedentary. I spent most of it either working at home or in the car. I know the inactivity is not helping my stress/anxiety. I am definitely going to get back to the gym tomorrow.
 
All that and still sticking to your calories? I am very impressed! Hope the car's ok tomorrow and you can get to the gym.
 
Dropping in to say hello. That's great you stayed on track yesterday. It can be triggering when those issues that are out of our control constantly get in the way and some of the them don't go away. I know the frustration and stress! Lately, I find getting up every 15min or so and going to the kitchen or to take care of a task helps a lot to get steps in. My fitbit reminds me but I don't follow it to a t, it's just there. Sometimes difficult on concentration but I think overall, it seems to be healthier for me and I think I'll adapt to working that way. Keeps the aches down too.
 
It's been a busy couple of days. Got my car back yesterday and it appears to be fixed. Gutters are clean. Now I just need to deal with the leak in my crawlspace and maybe I can get some zen back. Although now I'm worrying about my neighborhood development. There's a new housing development possibly going in somewhat close to me and the current proposed solution to give access to the neighborhood is to widen my road and put in a stoplight. It would substantially increase traffic in my neighborhood. I moved an hour outside of the DC suburbs (and consequently commute an hour to work) to get away from this. I DO NOT want this in my back yard. I'm from a small town and I like the small town I currently live in. Guess I'm going to town council meetings for the forseeable future. Ugh. I'm stressed out just thinking about it.

In positive news, I have done pretty well the last two days.

Tuesday food:
Breakfast: Bagel with cream cheese, peach jam, and blackberries - 361 calories
Lunch: mexican casserole - 609 calories
Dinner: salmon with brussels sprouts and corn - 609 calories
Total: 1579 calories

Today's food:
Breakfast: peanutbutter and blackberries - 312 calories
Lunch: chicken teriyaki - 663 calories
Dinner: steak, grilled vegetables, and salad - 627 calories
Total: 1602 calories.

I also managed to go to the gym yesterday. First time in basically a month and a half, but the toe seems completely healed. It is frustrating though because I feel like I'm basically starting over.
 
Good for you, for the prospective involvement in town council meetings! That's so valuable, to have real community input.
 
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