Cory's Quest for a Healthier Life
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-Cory-
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Oh man, the last couple of days have been stressful. Had issues with getting my car registered and was basically driving it around illegally for a couple of days and hoping I didn't get caught. I finally got that sorted out today and it is so nice not to have to deal with the stress of it anymore. Food and exercise have been good. I went to zumba yesterday and people are starting to recognize me. I think this could be a good place to make some friends.
I've also decided to set up some rewards for certain weights. The first one will be when I hit the 240s. I'm going to buy some workout clothes that look cool under the blacklights at zumba. I'm not sure if I want to do rewards every 10, 15, or 20 lbs. I'll think on it more and try to decide what weights earn a reward and what that reward will be.
I've also decided to set up some rewards for certain weights. The first one will be when I hit the 240s. I'm going to buy some workout clothes that look cool under the blacklights at zumba. I'm not sure if I want to do rewards every 10, 15, or 20 lbs. I'll think on it more and try to decide what weights earn a reward and what that reward will be.
-Cory-
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So, I originally had planned to go to zumba today, but nixed it. I decided to stay home and clean instead. I think it was a good choice. Plus, my caloric intake today has not been enough to accomodate zumba. It wasn't necessarily intentional. I just ate low calorie thing by virtue of leftovers and what I had planned to prepare for dinner. Fruit salad for breakfast, posole soup for lunch, and chicken soup for dinner. All of these things are nutritious and taste really good, but none of them are overly high in calories. I think my intake today is around 1100. Now, that's pretty good, but definitely not enough if I'm going to go do zumba.
Tomorrow's dinner is going to be a calorie bomb. I think I explained a couple posts ago that I try to have one calorie heavy meal each week, even if I don't go over my daily maintenance level. It's this chicken spinach pasta bake. Not going to lie, I'm really excited to eat it.
I've also decided on some rewards/weights.
249 lbs: blacklight friendly workout clothes
235 lbs: new all-clad pot (expensive!!!)
220 lbs: new high thread count sheets (not something I'd buy for myself unless I really needed it)
199 lbs: sky diving! (my mom and I said we wanted to go a couple years ago, but there's a weight limit)
175 lbs: playstation 4
160 lbs: Haven't decided here yet. It's my goal weight and I feel like the reward should be pretty big/meaningful.
Tomorrow's dinner is going to be a calorie bomb. I think I explained a couple posts ago that I try to have one calorie heavy meal each week, even if I don't go over my daily maintenance level. It's this chicken spinach pasta bake. Not going to lie, I'm really excited to eat it.
I've also decided on some rewards/weights.
249 lbs: blacklight friendly workout clothes
235 lbs: new all-clad pot (expensive!!!)
220 lbs: new high thread count sheets (not something I'd buy for myself unless I really needed it)
199 lbs: sky diving! (my mom and I said we wanted to go a couple years ago, but there's a weight limit)
175 lbs: playstation 4
160 lbs: Haven't decided here yet. It's my goal weight and I feel like the reward should be pretty big/meaningful.
anna.banana
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I love the idea of having rewards for reaching your weight goals. I might do some of that myself.
Black light Zumba sounds so fun!
Black light Zumba sounds so fun!
-Cory-
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Thanks guys! I think I might actually hit my first goal this weekend. Weigh in day is Sunday.
Today was good. I had oatmeal for breakfast, chicken soup for lunch, and a pasta casserole for dinner. The casserole was pretty calorie dense, but I consciously made the decision to eat that today. The rest of the week has been filled with pretty big deficits. To be honest, my deficit today was still pretty big, but I got to the point where I really didn't want to eat anymore and it kind of doesn't make sense to me to eat until you're uncomfortable just so you can shave some off your overly large caloric deficit. I also went to zumba tonight. I was really dragging towards the end. I'm not sure if it's because I've been eating too little relative to my activity level, or if lack of sleep is the culprit, or a combination of the two. I can fully admit that I have not been getting enough sleep lately. Closer to six hours every night rather than eight. I know it's not good, especially when you're trying to lose weight, but I can't seem to make myself go to bed any earlier.
Going to do another zumba class tomorrow. I'm a little bit nervous. It's with an instructor that I haven't been with before and he's supposed to be really intense. Whenever I go to a new class I'm always a little worried about being the fat girl who can't keep up. I'm sure I'll come home tomorrow and come on here to say how great it was, but that doesn't help my anxiety tonight.
Today was good. I had oatmeal for breakfast, chicken soup for lunch, and a pasta casserole for dinner. The casserole was pretty calorie dense, but I consciously made the decision to eat that today. The rest of the week has been filled with pretty big deficits. To be honest, my deficit today was still pretty big, but I got to the point where I really didn't want to eat anymore and it kind of doesn't make sense to me to eat until you're uncomfortable just so you can shave some off your overly large caloric deficit. I also went to zumba tonight. I was really dragging towards the end. I'm not sure if it's because I've been eating too little relative to my activity level, or if lack of sleep is the culprit, or a combination of the two. I can fully admit that I have not been getting enough sleep lately. Closer to six hours every night rather than eight. I know it's not good, especially when you're trying to lose weight, but I can't seem to make myself go to bed any earlier.
Going to do another zumba class tomorrow. I'm a little bit nervous. It's with an instructor that I haven't been with before and he's supposed to be really intense. Whenever I go to a new class I'm always a little worried about being the fat girl who can't keep up. I'm sure I'll come home tomorrow and come on here to say how great it was, but that doesn't help my anxiety tonight.
Delsid
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I was dancing around my living room yesterday (that's how I rock!) and it made me remember the Zumba classes I used to go to. My lack of coordination and the ability to follow dance or aerobic routines is pretty amazing so I remember absolutely loving this one instructor's classes, she didn't see it as a 'dance' class, but just as a chance for people to get a bit silly with cardio. There was another one though, and she used to take it so seriously, all these super complex routines and stuff, she had a little crowd of followers, girls who were clearly into dancing and were amazing at it but I made sure I stayed away from that class 
Hope the class was enjoyable!!!
Hope the class was enjoyable!!!
I´m terrible at dance routines. It´s not that I don´t enjoy them but I need them broken down into their basic components - all of which must be practiced a bit so my body understands them - before being able to follow along. Nothing worse then going to the first class of a beginners series and having the instructor decide they can start with something less boring. Been that way forever but now that I´m overweight I don´t even try because I feel judged.
-Cory-
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Cate and Amy, the new class was great. It was taught by this young guy. The class was also really intense, but not more than I could handle. It doesn't hurt that this guy is INSANELY positive and really tries to motivate people. Usually I'm a pretty cynical person, but I really appreciate that attitude in this setting. I think it's because I'm oftentimes afraid of being judged by really fit people and being found lacking.
Delsid, I think it's amazing how different each instructor is. I take a class with this one girl who mostly just flails around the whole time, this other guy makes a legit Latin dance class, and the guy I took the class with yesterday is all about hip hop. You just have to find what works for you, right? I'm not as into the Latin dancing, so I'll stick to flailing and hip hop.
Lama, I think if zumba is something you're interested in trying (and I'll pretty much recommend it to anyone), you shouldn't let that stop you. Everyone starts out like that. The first month I went, it was an absolute train wreck, but I found that the longer I did it the better I got at picking up the routines on the fly and the easier it was for me to retain them. At this point I only need to do the dance like two or three times before I remember all the basics of it. Also, pretty much anyone I've ever met who taught or took a class are very positive and nonjudgmental.
So I think we're in for sort of a long post today. I'm feeling verbose. First things first, I lost 5 lbs this week. Holy shit, that is a lot. I don't think I want to lose that much next week because I'm kind of afraid that means I'm not eating enough to sustain the activity I'm doing. I'll either eat a little more or work out a little less; maybe a combination of the two.
Yesterday was both great and terrible. I did zumba in the morning, then my mom called and told me she found a couch for me. I have been kind of passively looking for one. My dad, who retired last week, decided to go ahead and bring it up. Honestly, I think he was bored and wanted to visit because it's a four hour drive. It was really nice to see him too. Before he showed up, I cleaned for like two hours. Not because he was showing up, but more because Saturday is the day I've kind of set up as the time for me to get the most cleaning done during the week. Then he showed up and we had to heft this couch up two flights of stairs. The stairs at my place are really narrow and have a low ceiling and the couch is a HEAVY sumbitch. It took us about forty minutes to to it. Then I made us a nice dinner of rainbow trout, baked potato, and roasted veggies. I plugged all my food and activity for the day into myfitness pal and it said I had like a 3500 calorie deficit yesterday. I essentially lost an entire pound yesterday.
Today has been much more sedate. My dad left and then I went to zumba, but I think that was a mistake. Today would make the third day in a row I went to the class and I think I really should have taken a rest day. It didn't hurt or anything, but I could clearly feel how fatigued my muscles are. I had originally planned to go to zumba tomorrow too, but today showed me that I'm really not at the point yet where I can do more than two days in a row. I used to do like four or five days, but I worked up to it. So, for the rest of the day I'm just going to chill and probably sit on my couch more than I have been and tomorrow I will not go to zumba and try to only do some light activities, like walking.
I would also just like to say how much I like the new zumba place. Honestly, it's a little sketchy, but everyone there is so positive and friendly and there are a lot of different kinds of people. I've seen a woman who looks to be in her early 70s, there's a young guy who is really fit who comes, there are a couple of girls bigger than me (which almost never happens), there are people who clearly have had dance training in the past and people who clearly have no idea what they're doing but rock it out anyways. It's just hard to feel like you don't fit in when everyone is so different, but brought together by/for the same thing.
Also, because I hit and surpassed my goal of 249, I ordered my new clothes. I attached a picture of one (tried to get the others, but they wouldn't save). The decal is supposed to glow under the blacklight. Shirt number two is black with a rainbowish tiger on it and shirt number three has a pug with headphones on it.
Delsid, I think it's amazing how different each instructor is. I take a class with this one girl who mostly just flails around the whole time, this other guy makes a legit Latin dance class, and the guy I took the class with yesterday is all about hip hop. You just have to find what works for you, right? I'm not as into the Latin dancing, so I'll stick to flailing and hip hop.
Lama, I think if zumba is something you're interested in trying (and I'll pretty much recommend it to anyone), you shouldn't let that stop you. Everyone starts out like that. The first month I went, it was an absolute train wreck, but I found that the longer I did it the better I got at picking up the routines on the fly and the easier it was for me to retain them. At this point I only need to do the dance like two or three times before I remember all the basics of it. Also, pretty much anyone I've ever met who taught or took a class are very positive and nonjudgmental.
So I think we're in for sort of a long post today. I'm feeling verbose. First things first, I lost 5 lbs this week. Holy shit, that is a lot. I don't think I want to lose that much next week because I'm kind of afraid that means I'm not eating enough to sustain the activity I'm doing. I'll either eat a little more or work out a little less; maybe a combination of the two.
Yesterday was both great and terrible. I did zumba in the morning, then my mom called and told me she found a couch for me. I have been kind of passively looking for one. My dad, who retired last week, decided to go ahead and bring it up. Honestly, I think he was bored and wanted to visit because it's a four hour drive. It was really nice to see him too. Before he showed up, I cleaned for like two hours. Not because he was showing up, but more because Saturday is the day I've kind of set up as the time for me to get the most cleaning done during the week. Then he showed up and we had to heft this couch up two flights of stairs. The stairs at my place are really narrow and have a low ceiling and the couch is a HEAVY sumbitch. It took us about forty minutes to to it. Then I made us a nice dinner of rainbow trout, baked potato, and roasted veggies. I plugged all my food and activity for the day into myfitness pal and it said I had like a 3500 calorie deficit yesterday. I essentially lost an entire pound yesterday.
Today has been much more sedate. My dad left and then I went to zumba, but I think that was a mistake. Today would make the third day in a row I went to the class and I think I really should have taken a rest day. It didn't hurt or anything, but I could clearly feel how fatigued my muscles are. I had originally planned to go to zumba tomorrow too, but today showed me that I'm really not at the point yet where I can do more than two days in a row. I used to do like four or five days, but I worked up to it. So, for the rest of the day I'm just going to chill and probably sit on my couch more than I have been and tomorrow I will not go to zumba and try to only do some light activities, like walking.
I would also just like to say how much I like the new zumba place. Honestly, it's a little sketchy, but everyone there is so positive and friendly and there are a lot of different kinds of people. I've seen a woman who looks to be in her early 70s, there's a young guy who is really fit who comes, there are a couple of girls bigger than me (which almost never happens), there are people who clearly have had dance training in the past and people who clearly have no idea what they're doing but rock it out anyways. It's just hard to feel like you don't fit in when everyone is so different, but brought together by/for the same thing.
Also, because I hit and surpassed my goal of 249, I ordered my new clothes. I attached a picture of one (tried to get the others, but they wouldn't save). The decal is supposed to glow under the blacklight. Shirt number two is black with a rainbowish tiger on it and shirt number three has a pug with headphones on it.
AmyLu
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It sounds amazing, Cory! (BTW, I like it when you're verbose!) I have absolutely no coordination or rhythm. I can't imagine ever giving Zumba a go but you make it sound immensely appealing!
And 5 pounds?!? Wow! You're doing something right, but I think you're smart to make some adjustments.
And 5 pounds?!? Wow! You're doing something right, but I think you're smart to make some adjustments.
Delsid
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That gym sounds right up my street. Here hardly anyone exercises, but EVERYONE seems to be taking selfies So cool that you really like it there!
I used to really like the silly 'Latino' zumba classes, it was hilarious and a really good work out.
Really cool to hear that you're listening to your body and making sure you have rest days! Overdoing it is never a good thing.
I used to really like the silly 'Latino' zumba classes, it was hilarious and a really good work out.
Really cool to hear that you're listening to your body and making sure you have rest days! Overdoing it is never a good thing.
-Cory-
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Really struggling to be positive tonight. It wasn't a very good day. Nothing specifically bad happened most of the day, just a lot of really little annoying things that taken all together made things not so good. Then I went to zumba and there was a different instructor than I was expecting. She wasn't bad. I just wasn't into her particular style and was kind of bored the whole time. Then on the way home I realized that you can't see the stars here and it made me REALLY homesick and lonely. After I got home, I found out a friend from back home is throwing a party this weekend and I didn't get an invite. It's not a distance thing either. He has other friends where I'm at the he invites to the parties he throws. I'm sure it wasn't intentional, but it's hard to brush it off because I'm in a bad mood from the rest of the day. So right now I'm mostly just sad and really wishing I could see my brother or my best friend right now. Hoping tomorrow is better.
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