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Monday, January 21, 2013

January is Not my Friend but I'm Not Giving Up!

Well the food poisoning was gone and I was exercising,  in the groove again and feeling good. Last Thursday  I had a riding lesson. We were riding in the back of the indoor arena which can be spooky at times. For those of you who don't know, horses pay attention to everything in their environment. If something is moved or out of place they notice. Sometimes the littlest thing in a different place makes them spook.

A nice combination of things happened all at once--some ice/snow fell off the roof outside and made a loud noise, water dripped on us from the roof, and we rode past some jumping poles that were off to the side in a different place than normal. Add to that it's been Freezing here and I hadn't ridden Koda in 5 days and he was a little "fresh."

What happened was so fast my novice brain didn't have time to react. He did a very fast sideways spook/turn and I was thrown off, landing on my head and right shoulder. Luckily I made the right decision and wore my helmet that day or I would have been in the hospital I'm sure. It took me a few minutes to get up and I was dazed and confused. I had a really bad headache. I couldn't remember exactly where I was and that scared me because I realized that I had my first (and hopefully last) concussion. My whole body hurt and neck and shoulder were really sore for three days = another exercise break. Sigh...






What I'm taking from this is that first, I am lucky and glad I didn't have a severe head injury or break anything. I am feeling much better today.  Second, sometimes things just don't go as planned and you have to work around it. Third, never give up!! I'm not giving up riding, I need to learn how to read my horse better, become a better rider (and learn how to fall better would be helpful too ;-). I'm not giving up on fitness and exercise just because of a few setbacks. Keeping perspective is so important because it really is the journey and not just the destination.

And I'm looking forward to February! Hope your January is going a little better than mine. ;-)

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  1. Oh Sandrelle... I'm so sorry. OUCH!!
    Yes, I'd say you were blessed to have your helmet on. I love what you're taking from this especially the never giving up! I think January is proving to be a challenge for many of us... cuz I'm sure feeling the opposition. But I'm not gonna give up either!!!

    I hope you can get back to your exercising and riding sooooooon!! :)

    Love,
    ~Margene

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  2. Ouch! Scary stuff - glad you are on the mend. Do you ever do any ground work, lunging or round pen work to get the "fresh" out of your horse and get him using the thinking side of his brain instead of the reactive side before you ride? I always find indoor arenas to be spookier places than riding outside - lol.

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My Life, Health and Fitness Goals for 2011!

  • Appreciate my healthy body by being active and fueling it with good food, understand my limitations but push through them when I know I'm not giving it my all! ( Give myself a B-/C+ for this)
  • Maintain a healthy-feel good weight, gain strength and fitness!--eh, it was a hard year. did ok
  • Go back to school--started the process, accepted into school, still working on transfer of credits, etc. Plan on summer/fall next year (waiting for free tuition!)
  • Give up Diet Coke for good! DONE!!
  • Give up bottled water (unless traveling or on vacation) DONE!!
  • 4 mile Dirty Girl Run--July 2--DONE!
  • Take horseback riding lessons--started 7/29!
  • Finish century bike ride--did not happen this year. I did not get enough training time in. Next year!
  • 10K Dirty Dash Sept 24--done!
  • Hike Mt. Timpanogos (15 mile RT, 4580 elevation gain)--planned--not done, weather got too cold and schedules got changed. :( Next year!
  • Dance lessons with hubby--registered for class in Jan 2012

Health and Fitness Goals accomplished in 2010!

  • Maintain weight 129 lbs or less through healthy eating and exercise, continue to get lean and strong!--Finishing the year in the low 130's, which wasn't what I wanted but I'm ok with it. Did get stronger! ;)
  • Submit my story to Prevention's "Picture of Health" contest--done! 1/19/10
  • Finish Lifetime Fitness mini-indoor triathlon March 6th--done!
  • Finish 5K or longer race--done! 7K, 4/26/10
  • Goldilocks women's 60 mile bike ride May 8--Done! 47 miles
  • Finish at least one Sprint Triathlon-- Iron Girl Triathlon Las Vegas 5/15/10--DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Finish a century (100 mile) ride--Utah Lake Century 8/7/10--NOT done, next year
  • Finish Insanity 63 day challenge Aug 30 - Oct 31--not finished, too hard on my knees and missed weight training
  • Try Bikram (hot) yoga--done!! 11/20/10
  • Be featured in Shape Magazine--December 2010 issue--DONE!!

Health and Fitness Goals accomplished in 2009!

  • Maintain my weight at 122-127 lbs through proper eating and exercise and continue to get lean and strong!--done
  • Pass ACE Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant Exam-- 09/01/09--passed!
  • Take intro martial arts class--done! 8/14/09
  • Teach Weight workshop classes-- done! 9/8/09
  • Send my story to Shape magazine--done! 9/27/09
  • Do at least one chin up! --done! 1/25/09
  • Share my story at work - Healthy Balance--done, in 02/09 issue

Health and Fitness Goals accomplished in 2008!

  • Join the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR)--done! 10/14/08
  • Take and Pass ACE Personal Trainer Exam by the end of December 2008--PASSED!!!!! 12/3/08!
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  • Take fencing class--done! 9/08
  • Achieve and maintain my weight at 123-126 lbs or less with proper eating and exercise--done!

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