Cory's Quest for a Healthier Life
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Don Keykong
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Sorry about the sad ending to the day, Cory. I hope you had a good Easter otherwise.
Sorry that you couldn't get to yoga! That's gotta be frustrating, but life will do that sometimes. Hope you cheer up a bit 
You really are doing incredible well! Since I have joined here I have constantly made note of how determined you are...it is very motivating for me!
Hope your today is better than yesterday.
You really are doing incredible well! Since I have joined here I have constantly made note of how determined you are...it is very motivating for me! Hope your today is better than yesterday.
-Cory-
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I did really well today. I did pilates and really tried to push myself. I'm just now starting to feel a difference in my core strength. Unfortunately, the muscles don't adapt as quickly as the circulatory system so it takes longer to see the effects of strength training than it does for cardio.
My brother and I got this combo meal thing from a local restaurant. You can pick between whatever they've fixed today and the food is always fresh and well prepared. I wound up with chicken, grilled veggies, and some mac and cheese so I'm feeling pretty good about that. It comes with a soda (there's no choice for a different drink) and I walked away without it. It took every fiber of my being because I paid for it by paying for the combo meal. I hate walking away from things I paid for, but I'm really serious about cutting out soda for the time being.
My brother and I got this combo meal thing from a local restaurant. You can pick between whatever they've fixed today and the food is always fresh and well prepared. I wound up with chicken, grilled veggies, and some mac and cheese so I'm feeling pretty good about that. It comes with a soda (there's no choice for a different drink) and I walked away without it. It took every fiber of my being because I paid for it by paying for the combo meal. I hate walking away from things I paid for, but I'm really serious about cutting out soda for the time being.
Great Job on saying no to the soda! Especially when its included its so easy just to justify it by being like oh its a waste not to- gotta turn it around and say no its a waste of calories- which you did! Bravo!
I Agree with the others. A nice walk on a rest day is a great way to recover and still feel on track
I Agree with the others. A nice walk on a rest day is a great way to recover and still feel on track
Kiwi_gal2013
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Ooh good work Cory!! I am the same with feeling like i have to eat/drink things i pay for but im learning more and more these days that its not a bad thing if i dont
keep up the awesome work
keep up the awesome work
-Cory-
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Today has been good. I feel really good about my food, for the most part. I had cornflakes with strawberries for breakfast, a salad for lunch, and spaghetti squash with chicken and asparagus in alfredo sauce for dinner. I also have had a cupcake. I had to make some for a friend's birthday tomorrow. I will fully admit that I put double the butter in, but that's how you make good cake.
Went to zumba tonight. It was the weirdest feeling. I got to the end of the hour and I was like, "Huh, we're done already? I could go for another hour...." I wish I had more time to maybe drop in on two classes occassionally, but I'm not sure how I can fit it in right now.
I'm really having some scale anxiety this week. I'm afraid of going to weigh myself this Saturday and being the same.
Went to zumba tonight. It was the weirdest feeling. I got to the end of the hour and I was like, "Huh, we're done already? I could go for another hour...." I wish I had more time to maybe drop in on two classes occassionally, but I'm not sure how I can fit it in right now.
I'm really having some scale anxiety this week. I'm afraid of going to weigh myself this Saturday and being the same.
Spaghetti squash...yumm! How awesome was that feeling after zumba? Don't worry too much about the scale...your hard work is clearly paying off if your endurance has improved so much! The scale will catch up in due time so long as you continue to work as hard as you have been!
Don Keykong
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You know this, but I'll say it anyway: No worries about the scale. You're living right -- in time, the scale will follow.
Keep it up, Cory!
Keep it up, Cory!
Verobc1
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Hey Cory
I just finished readin your diary....WOW the exercise impressive!!! I like it!!! That chicken in red wine sounds delicious I will have to try it!!! Keep it you are doing great!!! About the scale with all the exercise you are doing I bet you are building muscles did you take measurements when you started? I find that sometimes the scale goes up or won't budge but if you take measurement they went down a bit....But just look at the improvement in your fintness level wow.....just that proves that you are doing it right!
I just finished readin your diary....WOW the exercise impressive!!! I like it!!! That chicken in red wine sounds delicious I will have to try it!!! Keep it you are doing great!!! About the scale with all the exercise you are doing I bet you are building muscles did you take measurements when you started? I find that sometimes the scale goes up or won't budge but if you take measurement they went down a bit....But just look at the improvement in your fintness level wow.....just that proves that you are doing it right!
Justina
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Hey girlie, well done on the zumba!! Awesome - you just gonna get better!
It happened to me last time around (when i did the whole weight loss thing) Into 3 months and I was doing 3 back to back classes in the gym (3hrs) - body sculpting, cardio & belly dancing - & then I got down to the beach for walking!!!
Way to go!!!
It happened to me last time around (when i did the whole weight loss thing) Into 3 months and I was doing 3 back to back classes in the gym (3hrs) - body sculpting, cardio & belly dancing - & then I got down to the beach for walking!!!
Way to go!!!
-Cory-
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I did have a good one, Camilla. Well, mostly.
My food was not good today. I had a cheese burger and fries for lunch and then came home and my brother made Mexican lasagna, which I ate entirely too much of. It's delicious, but not very good for you. I struggle so much more with the food than I do with exercise. I love to exercise now....but I also still love to eat. Not that eating is a bad thing, but I find it a little more difficult to control. I'll have to work on it a bit.
Exercise was good though. I managed to do two fitness classes back to back today. Yoga and pilates. I think my core is going to be very sore tomorrow and Friday.
Not weight loss related, but still good none the less. My high altitude balloon team has set a launch date for the 27th. That's not much time at all. With the model I calculated, we should be able to get around 120,000 ft, plus or minus a couple thousand. Super excited.
My food was not good today. I had a cheese burger and fries for lunch and then came home and my brother made Mexican lasagna, which I ate entirely too much of. It's delicious, but not very good for you. I struggle so much more with the food than I do with exercise. I love to exercise now....but I also still love to eat.
Not that eating is a bad thing, but I find it a little more difficult to control. I'll have to work on it a bit.Exercise was good though. I managed to do two fitness classes back to back today. Yoga and pilates. I think my core is going to be very sore tomorrow and Friday.
Not weight loss related, but still good none the less. My high altitude balloon team has set a launch date for the 27th. That's not much time at all. With the model I calculated, we should be able to get around 120,000 ft, plus or minus a couple thousand. Super excited.
Kiwi_gal2013
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Dont worry too much about not eating fantasticly, sounds like you would have burned a good portion of it off with your exercising, Good for you
Isnt it cool when you actually enjoy excercise lol makes it so much easier to be motivated to do!
Isnt it cool when you actually enjoy excercise lol makes it so much easier to be motivated to do!
-Cory-
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Thanks for the encouragement, Kiwi! I keep telling myself that.
Quercus, it's so awesome. This is actually the third time I've participated in this team. The first one got to 108,000 ft and we recovered the payload and pics; the second one got to 112,000 but we didn't get anything back. Everything landed in the ocean. It traveled almost 400 miles. The wind was just moving way too fast. We weren't expecting that at all, based on our experience the first time. I'm really hoping we get everything back this time. I was pics at 120,000 ft. A lot of people don't manage to get payloads with cameras that high.
Quercus, it's so awesome. This is actually the third time I've participated in this team. The first one got to 108,000 ft and we recovered the payload and pics; the second one got to 112,000 but we didn't get anything back. Everything landed in the ocean. It traveled almost 400 miles. The wind was just moving way too fast. We weren't expecting that at all, based on our experience the first time. I'm really hoping we get everything back this time. I was pics at 120,000 ft. A lot of people don't manage to get payloads with cameras that high.
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