Cory's Quest for a Healthier Life
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Loch
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I've always thought about doing pilates. It sounds like it can be really enjoyable. However, I don't intend on buying a gym membership or pass for a while, so no groups for me just yet.
Glad you're foot is doing better! I'd be so depressed if I couldn't at least do my hour + of walking.
Glad you're foot is doing better! I'd be so depressed if I couldn't at least do my hour + of walking.
-Cory-
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Camila: I really enjoy pilates. It's a great workout for the core, especially if your core isn't very strong because you can tailor it to your needs and modify most of the move to be easier or hard depending on your experience level. If you have any interest, I'd definitely give it a shot.
Clarissa: I'm really lucky to go to a big college that offers a lot though the fitness program. :]
Mystic: We just have to hold strong! Some days are easier than others.
Mandy: Thanks! I'm really close to a month at this point. It doesn't feel like it's been that long.
Loch: I've been wanting to walk lately, but it's been so freaking cold for the last couple weeks. However, I think it's supposed to warm up this week.
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Just a quick update tonight. I may or may not get around to other people's diaries. Zumba kicked my ass tonight. So. Much. Jumping. I mean, it's good for me, but it is really hard for a person of my size. And I hate the feeling of all my fat bouncing with me. Oh well. Just more motivation to keep going, right?
Food was ok today. I ate a bit more than I wanted to, but not enough that it should hurt me. I had my smoothie for breakfast, leftover chicken and veggies for lunch, a tangerine for a snack, my brother made penne with alfredo for dinner (not my first choice right now, but I wasn't cooking so....), and then a post-work out glass of chocolate milk. My brother can be very supportive in a lot of ways, but he isn't always cognizant of how what he picks to cook might impact me. Like tonight he picked alfredo because it's really easy even though he knows that I'm trying to eat lower carb and steer clear of things like alfredo sauce. Maybe it sound selfish, but there were so many other things he could have picked to make that would have been just as easy. I'm not sure why he had to pick that.
Clarissa: I'm really lucky to go to a big college that offers a lot though the fitness program. :]
Mystic: We just have to hold strong! Some days are easier than others.
Mandy: Thanks! I'm really close to a month at this point. It doesn't feel like it's been that long.
Loch: I've been wanting to walk lately, but it's been so freaking cold for the last couple weeks. However, I think it's supposed to warm up this week.
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Just a quick update tonight. I may or may not get around to other people's diaries. Zumba kicked my ass tonight. So. Much. Jumping. I mean, it's good for me, but it is really hard for a person of my size. And I hate the feeling of all my fat bouncing with me. Oh well. Just more motivation to keep going, right?
Food was ok today. I ate a bit more than I wanted to, but not enough that it should hurt me. I had my smoothie for breakfast, leftover chicken and veggies for lunch, a tangerine for a snack, my brother made penne with alfredo for dinner (not my first choice right now, but I wasn't cooking so....), and then a post-work out glass of chocolate milk. My brother can be very supportive in a lot of ways, but he isn't always cognizant of how what he picks to cook might impact me. Like tonight he picked alfredo because it's really easy even though he knows that I'm trying to eat lower carb and steer clear of things like alfredo sauce. Maybe it sound selfish, but there were so many other things he could have picked to make that would have been just as easy. I'm not sure why he had to pick that.
-Cory-
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Well, I'm a bit disappointed with my weigh-in this week. I only lost half a pound, but I have to think I'm about to start my period. It's about time for one, but it's always so hard to know since my PCOS makes my cycle pretty irregular. Oh well. It's a new week.
Yesterday's food wasn't so great. I'm at my parents' house, so the choices are limited. I also wound up going to my friend's first roller derby bout and there was an after party. Collectively yesterday, I ate bacon and eggs, leftover pasta, and a calzone that's basically stuff with mozzarella cheese, chicken, and buffalo sauce. It was a really carb and protein heavy day. I maybe would have liked to make other choices, but there wasn't any fresh fruit or vegetables to actually eat.
Going to yoga tonight, which should be good. I haven't gone to an actual yoga class in a while and I'm really looking forward to it. I'm also trying to make todays food choices better. I won't be at my parents' house all day, so I have more leeway with dinner. Plus, my dad went grocery shopping with a list my mom sent him with and he bought fruit for once. So far I've had oatmeal and grapes and I'm planning to eat a salad for lunch because there's lettuce in the house now. I have some leftover calzone I'll probably eat for dinner and roast a few veggies to fill in the cracks.
Yesterday's food wasn't so great. I'm at my parents' house, so the choices are limited. I also wound up going to my friend's first roller derby bout and there was an after party. Collectively yesterday, I ate bacon and eggs, leftover pasta, and a calzone that's basically stuff with mozzarella cheese, chicken, and buffalo sauce. It was a really carb and protein heavy day. I maybe would have liked to make other choices, but there wasn't any fresh fruit or vegetables to actually eat.
Going to yoga tonight, which should be good. I haven't gone to an actual yoga class in a while and I'm really looking forward to it. I'm also trying to make todays food choices better. I won't be at my parents' house all day, so I have more leeway with dinner. Plus, my dad went grocery shopping with a list my mom sent him with and he bought fruit for once. So far I've had oatmeal and grapes and I'm planning to eat a salad for lunch because there's lettuce in the house now. I have some leftover calzone I'll probably eat for dinner and roast a few veggies to fill in the cracks.
MysticRealm
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It's so hard eating well at parties! I was just at one yesterday and definitely ate less awesome than I would have liked! You're off to a great start today!
-Cory-
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Mystic: I usually try not to be perfect at a party....just limit the damage.
Loch: I'm mystified. It must not be coming because I still haven't started and the food cravings have gone away, for the most part.
G-Dude: I'm almost at a month!
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Ok, so today was pretty good. I had my smoothie for lunch, acorn squash with roasted veggies and ricotta cheese for lunch, two tangerines, some chicken and dumplings for dinner, and some coconut milk. Zumba was good tonight too, although it was crowded. There were like 70 people there. Usually there's half that many. The floor got all wet and slippery with everyone's sweat and towards the end it was actually quite a challenge to keep my footing. Hopefully the New Year's res crowd will leave soon.
Physical benefits aside, I realized something at the gym tonight. I've actually made quite a few friends there in the last six months or so. More than I realized. None of them are my best friends, but they're people I like to see and catch up with when I see them. And we clearly have something in common if I see them there three times a week. :]
Loch: I'm mystified. It must not be coming because I still haven't started and the food cravings have gone away, for the most part.
G-Dude: I'm almost at a month!
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Ok, so today was pretty good. I had my smoothie for lunch, acorn squash with roasted veggies and ricotta cheese for lunch, two tangerines, some chicken and dumplings for dinner, and some coconut milk. Zumba was good tonight too, although it was crowded. There were like 70 people there. Usually there's half that many. The floor got all wet and slippery with everyone's sweat and towards the end it was actually quite a challenge to keep my footing. Hopefully the New Year's res crowd will leave soon.
Physical benefits aside, I realized something at the gym tonight. I've actually made quite a few friends there in the last six months or so. More than I realized. None of them are my best friends, but they're people I like to see and catch up with when I see them. And we clearly have something in common if I see them there three times a week. :]
-Cory-
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Just had to pop in. Will make a longer post tonight. I'M SO EXCITED! Today I made the decision to start horseback riding again. I rode for a long time in middle school and high school, but quit when I hurt my back. That was about five years ago. I've wanted to do it again ever since my back started feeling better, but by that point I was 18 and my parents weren't going to pay for it anymore. I've been telling myself for the last couple years that, "it's too expensive, just wait until you have a full time job, it's not a smart way to spend money right now." But I can't stand not doing it anymore. I miss it all the time. It's $20/lesson usually with 1 lesson/week. I can just work an extra hour and a half to be able to afford it. Right now the sacrifice in time is worth it. ASKDNVAOWIJEAPHNAV!!!
I feel so good.
I feel so good.
Quercus
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We had mostly mules growing up but a couple horses too. I used to trail ride with a draft mule named Toby. He was a bit over 17 hands. Nothing else would put up with me for long rides (I was young, but never little). He'd still try to nip me any chance I gave him. He wasn't much fun in the woods and it was a long way down if you got swept off. Congrats on getting back in the saddle. Prepare for a lot of soreness as you get used to it again.
MysticRealm
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That's exciting that you are going to get back into riding! I'm sure you'll love it (and be terribly sore the first few times!)
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I promise I'll get caught up on diaries tomorrow! I just had to post really quick. This isn't even about weight loss, but I really wanted to put it here.
Tomorrow is the day I go to my old barn and talk to an old friend there about riding again. I'm so excited. It's 12:30 in the morning and I laid down an hour ago to go to sleep and I can't. I've been thinking some about why I quit last time. Part of it was my back and leaving for college, but part of it was that I was getting very very frustrated and maybe a little jealous. I was only 18 at the time and admittedly not as mature as I am today. At that point I had been riding for 7 or 8 years and had gotten very good, but there was only so far I could advance. My family is upper middle class, but frankly compared to most of the people who ride at that barn we had no money to speak of. I mean, most of the people there were RICH. I watched all of these girls who had been riding for half as long I had been get these beautiful show horses and then go on to compete at state and sometimes national levels. At the time it really hurt to watch these girls advance their semi-professional riding career even though they hadn't devoted as much time to the sport as I had. We just didn't have the money to pay for a $20,000+ show horse plus boarding, farrier, and vet bills. I think that's partially why I felt so disenfranchised with it when I first quit. I kept hoping that my experience would help me somehow, but didn't have the maturity to realize that sometimes you just have to have the money. I'm not as immature as I was at 18 and I think it will help me to keep my enjoyment in a way that I couldn't before. If it's really important for me to have a show horse and compete in national competitions then it will happen when I have my own job and can make the financial sacrifices to make it happen. Right now I just want to ride. Even if it's just on the squatty old broodmare that used to grouch around the fields.
You know, I think this does have at least a bit to do with weight loss. I feel like I'm worth spending a little money on now. Saving is important and I want to make sure to continue setting some aside right now, but I also deserve to do something I enjoy. I think I had trouble seeing that before I started this journey.
Tomorrow is the day I go to my old barn and talk to an old friend there about riding again. I'm so excited. It's 12:30 in the morning and I laid down an hour ago to go to sleep and I can't. I've been thinking some about why I quit last time. Part of it was my back and leaving for college, but part of it was that I was getting very very frustrated and maybe a little jealous. I was only 18 at the time and admittedly not as mature as I am today. At that point I had been riding for 7 or 8 years and had gotten very good, but there was only so far I could advance. My family is upper middle class, but frankly compared to most of the people who ride at that barn we had no money to speak of. I mean, most of the people there were RICH. I watched all of these girls who had been riding for half as long I had been get these beautiful show horses and then go on to compete at state and sometimes national levels. At the time it really hurt to watch these girls advance their semi-professional riding career even though they hadn't devoted as much time to the sport as I had. We just didn't have the money to pay for a $20,000+ show horse plus boarding, farrier, and vet bills. I think that's partially why I felt so disenfranchised with it when I first quit. I kept hoping that my experience would help me somehow, but didn't have the maturity to realize that sometimes you just have to have the money. I'm not as immature as I was at 18 and I think it will help me to keep my enjoyment in a way that I couldn't before. If it's really important for me to have a show horse and compete in national competitions then it will happen when I have my own job and can make the financial sacrifices to make it happen. Right now I just want to ride. Even if it's just on the squatty old broodmare that used to grouch around the fields.
You know, I think this does have at least a bit to do with weight loss. I feel like I'm worth spending a little money on now. Saving is important and I want to make sure to continue setting some aside right now, but I also deserve to do something I enjoy. I think I had trouble seeing that before I started this journey.
Wow it it amazing to see changes beyond the physical...that's how you know you are REALLY making progress. You are growing and that is something to be so proud of. I imagine it must have been hard not being able to fully pursue something you are so passionate about. But it is so great that you might be able to start riding again. You will have to keep us updated on how that goes!
MysticRealm
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My riding career has had similar aspects to yours in the frustrations. Though when I was younger my parents helped me buy 'expensive' horses, they were still far cheaper than the majority of people's horses and I had to buy them young and green to be able to afford anywhere near the quality of others. So I'm constantly having to buy a new green horse, drop down and do the itty bitty stuff with it till I get it trained up enough to do the higher stuff (which you have to cross your fingers it can do), then I either end up with an injury, or something, and have to drop right back down and start over again. I also get to show a lot less than most people (especially now) and can't jet off with the rest of my barn to show down in the states. In fact, I can't even stay at the same barn as them as I can't afford it, and I can't be in 'full training' like they are as I'm not at that barn and I can't afford it. So I have to try to take in as much knowledge and fix my issues while lessoning 4 times LESS than everyone else. It's a frustrating sport in that regard.
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Oh Cory, that’s great news! I hope you’re able to start riding again very soon. I too have loved riding for as long as I can remember. My aunt who passed away last year lived on a farm and I used go there every weekend in my early teens to go riding. “My” horse was named Blaze. I believe he was a morgan. He was so very sweet. I used to climb an apple tree out in the field too to knock the apples down for them. They loved me and I loved them. When we go to the Dominican later this month I’m hoping we’ll have time to go riding on the beach. I’ve always wanted to do that.
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