Hey guys,
Thanks for sticking with me. It's been a long couple of weeks for me, and I just recieved word that I'm actually making some progress! My clothes are fitting a little bit looser with every passing day! I could not have done it without the support of a few very special people, most importantly, my brother Justin. Without him, I would have already failed, my life would be chaos...
I simply cannot imagine a world without my brother.
I just finished reading Bret Hart's "Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Pro Wrestling." It made me realize a few things that I hadn't before. One of those things is the importance of family. More specifically, the way one can look to certain family members to always support them, no matter what endeavours they may face or decisions they have made. I am lucky enough to have a brother I can count on to do basically anything for me, and I would try to do the same for him.
Bret had a brother like this. Bret and Owen were as close as brothers could be. On their journeys, they would discuss life, problems at home, troubles at the "Hart House," and they shared many laughs, pulling pranks on, or "ribbing" other wrestlers and joking with each other. As I read about this bond between brothers in Bret's autobiography, it made me think a lot about me and my own brother. We've had our share of arguments, but our relationship has grown so strong since he and I have been traveling together to work and school, respectively. Bret and Owen found solace in each others company, while living in the so-called "Cartoon World" that is the Pro Wrestling Business. They even endured the tragic loss of their brother Dean to kidney failiure. Unfortunately, God brought Owen home on May 23, 1999, after an accident caused him to fall 78 feet to his tragic, untimely death at the age of 34. Like I said before, I cannot imagine a world without my brother, and absolutley dread a world where I had my brother and then lost him.
As you see, I seem to have come full circle with Wrestlers that inspire me to try to be healthy. This is not true. I just draw such a large amount of my inspiration from Bret Hart. I will be writing about him at least one more time soon.
Until then, my friends and enemies, my heels and faces.
"Nearly Dashing" Cory Herbert
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
worst week
Hey guys...
thanks for being patient with me. It's been just over a week since I've last posted.
This week just had nothing going on for me. The weather absolutely sucked. It's been unbelievably cold and snowy, and I just haven't been able to get outside as much as I should be. In turn, it's made me feel pretty lousy and useless. This week has just sucked out loud.
On a brighter note, two good things have happened this week. I was mentioned on a radio show! The Figure Four Daily is a radio show by Wrestling guru Bryan Alvarez. I dropped him a quick email, and all of the sudden BAM! He mentions me on the show! I got several facebook requests and followers since that little advertisement... KEEP IT UP BRYAN! Also, I have been reading a lot more. I am simultaneously now reading Hitman, by Bret Hart, and A Lion's Tale, another wrestling autobiography, by Chris Jericho.
thanks for being patient with me. It's been just over a week since I've last posted.
This week just had nothing going on for me. The weather absolutely sucked. It's been unbelievably cold and snowy, and I just haven't been able to get outside as much as I should be. In turn, it's made me feel pretty lousy and useless. This week has just sucked out loud.
On a brighter note, two good things have happened this week. I was mentioned on a radio show! The Figure Four Daily is a radio show by Wrestling guru Bryan Alvarez. I dropped him a quick email, and all of the sudden BAM! He mentions me on the show! I got several facebook requests and followers since that little advertisement... KEEP IT UP BRYAN! Also, I have been reading a lot more. I am simultaneously now reading Hitman, by Bret Hart, and A Lion's Tale, another wrestling autobiography, by Chris Jericho.
Chris Jericho is a man with all the confidence in the world. He always says...
I AM THE BEST IN THE WORLD AT WHAT I DO.
Now I am not very far in the book, but I do believe me and Jericho were a lot alike when we were younger. We idolized wrestlers. We saw them as superheroes, and we wanted to do all they could do, talk the talk, walk the walk, fly from the top rope and cover the other guy for the old 1-2-3 count. The people we looked up to, however, seemed to all be 6 foot 8, 300 pounds of all muscle, and just completely larger than life. It is an obvious fact that not everyone can look like that. That is why we must set a reasonable goal. View someone with talents that seem to be matchable in terms of what you can do yourself. For Chris, this man was the late, great Owen Hart. Owen wasn't too buff. He wasn't too tall. But the acrobatics he performed while in the ring were like nothing anyone had ever seen before. To reach his goal, Chris would have to take a different route then most professional wrestlers. He would follow a path set into motion by Owen Hart, and eventually would become the WWE's first Undisputed World Champion, and consequently becoming the best in the world at what he does. It was official.
I need to look at the world in a similar way. I know I'll never be in the greatest shape. I'll never be 180 pounds, running marathons and swimming across the english channel. Those are goals that just seem unreachable to me...
for now.
Thats why I've set my goal at 250 pounds for now. Thats why the title of my blog begins with "One Step Closer..."
A step at a time is the only way to go. As for the outcome, who knows?
Maybe I'll be on Broadway...
Maybe I'll be in the ring.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
God. Now Go.
hey guys.
I'm disappointed to say that the past week hasn't been particularly excellent for me. With the snow, and school starting there have have been plenty of distractions to keep me from staying on a healthier path. Sometimes you have to find motivation from a place you don't usually go to. Sometimes that place has been there all along, and never seemed to be an option until there were no others left. I'm talking about God.
God never seems to help when you need him, but that is only because he can tell you have it in you to keep going on your own. I'm reminded of the prayer/poem "Footprints." It tells the story of a person walking through his life on a sandy beach alongside the Lord. Much of the way, he noticed that during the lowest points of his life, only one set of footprints was made, whereas God promised he would walk with him always. This was troubling, and he questioned God. "Why, when I have needed you most, you have not been there for me?"
God replied, "The times when you see only one set of footprints, that is when I carried you."
God is there always. This brings me to a story from a person who played a big part in my spiritual life. She used to work in the World Trade Center. Before the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the buildings, there was one much earlier, I believe it was in '96. A bomb was detonated in the lower part of the tower, and this person was up on a high level. As she headed down the seemingly endless stairs, she happened upon an elderly gentleman in a wheel chair. He couldn't make it down the stairs himself, and dark smoke was filling the air. She and another man stopped to help him get down. The man was wearing very expensive business-wear, and he used his jacket and belt as leverage to get the man down the stairs. It was pitch black by now. She decided to let the other man go, and would look out for the elderly man herself. The younger man questioned her.
"Who will look out for you if I leave?"
"God. Now go."
She tells this story now, as God carried her through the hardest time of her life. He will help me too.
I'm confident of that.
I'm disappointed to say that the past week hasn't been particularly excellent for me. With the snow, and school starting there have have been plenty of distractions to keep me from staying on a healthier path. Sometimes you have to find motivation from a place you don't usually go to. Sometimes that place has been there all along, and never seemed to be an option until there were no others left. I'm talking about God.
God never seems to help when you need him, but that is only because he can tell you have it in you to keep going on your own. I'm reminded of the prayer/poem "Footprints." It tells the story of a person walking through his life on a sandy beach alongside the Lord. Much of the way, he noticed that during the lowest points of his life, only one set of footprints was made, whereas God promised he would walk with him always. This was troubling, and he questioned God. "Why, when I have needed you most, you have not been there for me?"
God replied, "The times when you see only one set of footprints, that is when I carried you."
God is there always. This brings me to a story from a person who played a big part in my spiritual life. She used to work in the World Trade Center. Before the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the buildings, there was one much earlier, I believe it was in '96. A bomb was detonated in the lower part of the tower, and this person was up on a high level. As she headed down the seemingly endless stairs, she happened upon an elderly gentleman in a wheel chair. He couldn't make it down the stairs himself, and dark smoke was filling the air. She and another man stopped to help him get down. The man was wearing very expensive business-wear, and he used his jacket and belt as leverage to get the man down the stairs. It was pitch black by now. She decided to let the other man go, and would look out for the elderly man herself. The younger man questioned her.
"Who will look out for you if I leave?"
"God. Now go."
She tells this story now, as God carried her through the hardest time of her life. He will help me too.
I'm confident of that.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
2 weeks in!
Hey guys!
We're just about 2 weeks in and things are going quite fabulously! Greater than I could have hoped!
My clothes have started to fit a bit looser already! My self-esteem is as high as ever, and I'm feeling a whole lot happier than I have in a long time. This might not say much for the weight, but considering that I was, well to put it frankly, trying to end my own life only a mere few months ago, this is more than I could have ever hoped for. I thank all of my friends and my entire family for standing by me during the rough times, and I can now promise that things will be better. I feel like I am literally on top of the world.
If you'll notice, my background has changed. It is now a quote and picture of WWE Champion The Miz stating,
I DON'T GET BITTER.
I GET BETTER.
The Miz, arrogant though he is, has actually been my recent inspiration. Going back a little while, many thought Mike "The Miz" Mizanin was simply a "flash in the pan." He had been on a few seasons of MTV's "The Real World" and he just happened to think he could wrestle. He soon became part of a dominant tag team with the high flying "Johnny Nitro" John Morrison. The partners eventually went their separate ways, and many expected a little blast from the past, claiming a replay of the early 90's team "The Rockers." This team consisted of 2 fast paced, high flying superstars. One was named Marty Jannety. He would be a somewhat successful solo competitor, and often a crowd favorite. Even an Intercontinental Championship. What was his partner's name? It was the Showstopper, The Heartbreak Kid, and eventually dubbed Mr. WrestleMania. It was WWE legend and soon to be Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels. He would go on to conquer every aspect of professional wrestling the WWE had to offer.
What does this have to do with Miz and Morrison? Many said Morrison was the "Shawn Michaels" of the team. He was expected to rise fairly quickly to the top, and earn every possible accolade. Miz was to be the "Marty Janetty." He would be successful, and maybe even have somewhat of a following. What actually happened? The Miz is on the top of the WWE, earning first the US Title, the Money in the Bank briefcase and soon after, the WWE championship. The Miz overcame odds that were completely against him, and he did so in his own loud-mouthed, trash talking way. Nobody can stop the Miz right now, and nobody can stop me right now. I am on top, and nobody will bring me down.
Thanks for reading
keep on enjoying!
"Nearly Dashing" Cory Herbert
We're just about 2 weeks in and things are going quite fabulously! Greater than I could have hoped!
My clothes have started to fit a bit looser already! My self-esteem is as high as ever, and I'm feeling a whole lot happier than I have in a long time. This might not say much for the weight, but considering that I was, well to put it frankly, trying to end my own life only a mere few months ago, this is more than I could have ever hoped for. I thank all of my friends and my entire family for standing by me during the rough times, and I can now promise that things will be better. I feel like I am literally on top of the world.
If you'll notice, my background has changed. It is now a quote and picture of WWE Champion The Miz stating,
I DON'T GET BITTER.
I GET BETTER.
The Miz, arrogant though he is, has actually been my recent inspiration. Going back a little while, many thought Mike "The Miz" Mizanin was simply a "flash in the pan." He had been on a few seasons of MTV's "The Real World" and he just happened to think he could wrestle. He soon became part of a dominant tag team with the high flying "Johnny Nitro" John Morrison. The partners eventually went their separate ways, and many expected a little blast from the past, claiming a replay of the early 90's team "The Rockers." This team consisted of 2 fast paced, high flying superstars. One was named Marty Jannety. He would be a somewhat successful solo competitor, and often a crowd favorite. Even an Intercontinental Championship. What was his partner's name? It was the Showstopper, The Heartbreak Kid, and eventually dubbed Mr. WrestleMania. It was WWE legend and soon to be Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels. He would go on to conquer every aspect of professional wrestling the WWE had to offer.
What does this have to do with Miz and Morrison? Many said Morrison was the "Shawn Michaels" of the team. He was expected to rise fairly quickly to the top, and earn every possible accolade. Miz was to be the "Marty Janetty." He would be successful, and maybe even have somewhat of a following. What actually happened? The Miz is on the top of the WWE, earning first the US Title, the Money in the Bank briefcase and soon after, the WWE championship. The Miz overcame odds that were completely against him, and he did so in his own loud-mouthed, trash talking way. Nobody can stop the Miz right now, and nobody can stop me right now. I am on top, and nobody will bring me down.
Thanks for reading
keep on enjoying!
"Nearly Dashing" Cory Herbert
Sunday, January 9, 2011
a step backward
Hey guys.
Sorry it's been a little while since i've last posted. Unfortunately I took my fist step backward yesterday. A potluck family party combined with the rotten weather made it a bad day for weight loss. But thats just all the more reason to move forward at an even greater pace. Just got back from a VERY cold walk, and probably will take at least one more today, after a short break, maybe a shower, and a snack.
I have been receiving an unbelievable amount of support from everyone around me, and I have to let everyone know how much that means to me. At the end of the day, I can still be a Diva, and the fact that people are taking notice is part of the reason I'm working this way. I need the support to keep going on. I have been spreading the word like crazy, between facebook and twitter. Some WWE stars have actually gotten back to me as well, which was extremely motivating and exciting.
Once again, I can't thank everyone enough for their support, but hopefully a clean bill of health will be thanks enough. If not, let me know if there's anything you need me to do. I have a newfound sense of energy and happiness most of the time now. I can only suspect it's due to this motivation and love I've received.
Thanks again, Keep following
"Nearly Dashing" Cory Herbert
Sorry it's been a little while since i've last posted. Unfortunately I took my fist step backward yesterday. A potluck family party combined with the rotten weather made it a bad day for weight loss. But thats just all the more reason to move forward at an even greater pace. Just got back from a VERY cold walk, and probably will take at least one more today, after a short break, maybe a shower, and a snack.
I have been receiving an unbelievable amount of support from everyone around me, and I have to let everyone know how much that means to me. At the end of the day, I can still be a Diva, and the fact that people are taking notice is part of the reason I'm working this way. I need the support to keep going on. I have been spreading the word like crazy, between facebook and twitter. Some WWE stars have actually gotten back to me as well, which was extremely motivating and exciting.
Once again, I can't thank everyone enough for their support, but hopefully a clean bill of health will be thanks enough. If not, let me know if there's anything you need me to do. I have a newfound sense of energy and happiness most of the time now. I can only suspect it's due to this motivation and love I've received.
Thanks again, Keep following
"Nearly Dashing" Cory Herbert
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
working harder
Hey Cenation! hehe
Just been a few days. I've been keeping up with dieting really well-- better than I thought I would do.
I've been reading a bit more lately as well. Trying to be an all around better person this year. I've been reading Bret Hart's autobiography "Hitman." (Big surprise, I know)
Reading his story makes me realize how lucky I truly am. He had so many siblings, and his family was not wealthy in the least. They made do for a long time with hand-me-downs and big pots of oatmeal. I get to have full meals every day, I get to watch TV, wear my own clothes, visit my best friends, and do countless other things I take for granted every single day of my life. I am so blessed, and it's about time I start making the most of the wonderful life I've been given.
Bret once said,
Just been a few days. I've been keeping up with dieting really well-- better than I thought I would do.
I've been reading a bit more lately as well. Trying to be an all around better person this year. I've been reading Bret Hart's autobiography "Hitman." (Big surprise, I know)
Reading his story makes me realize how lucky I truly am. He had so many siblings, and his family was not wealthy in the least. They made do for a long time with hand-me-downs and big pots of oatmeal. I get to have full meals every day, I get to watch TV, wear my own clothes, visit my best friends, and do countless other things I take for granted every single day of my life. I am so blessed, and it's about time I start making the most of the wonderful life I've been given.
Bret once said,
"What is the point of calling yourself the best if you truly don't believe that in your mind?"
I start believing in myself today. I can be the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
One day in....
Hey peeps!
One day into this experiment. Been stuck inside most of the day, the weather has been too cold, even inside my home. Slow start by eating a bit lighter than usually. It's about 6:25, I've finished dinner, and I wont eat any more until morning.
I've looked into some exercises I can do inside. I've cleared the floor of my room, and have some light weights for cardio workouts. With IO on my Television I can access some workouts (most of them are directed toward women, but I'm not complaining) and I can stream them directly into my room! Isn't technology amazing? The only thing holding me back is the thrilling Law and Order SVU reruns on USA all day. No excuses anymore.
WWBD
What would Bret Do?
He would suck it up. He can take the blows and move forward, as strong as ever. Nothing ever stops him.
Bret suffered a stroke in 2002, paralyzing the left side of his body. I'm positive that a marathon of TV reruns never pulled him away from any sort of work he knew he needed to do to gain his health back.
He provides me more inspiration than he will probably ever know.
Thanks for tuning in.
"Nearly Dashing" Cory Herbert
One day into this experiment. Been stuck inside most of the day, the weather has been too cold, even inside my home. Slow start by eating a bit lighter than usually. It's about 6:25, I've finished dinner, and I wont eat any more until morning.
I've looked into some exercises I can do inside. I've cleared the floor of my room, and have some light weights for cardio workouts. With IO on my Television I can access some workouts (most of them are directed toward women, but I'm not complaining) and I can stream them directly into my room! Isn't technology amazing? The only thing holding me back is the thrilling Law and Order SVU reruns on USA all day. No excuses anymore.
WWBD
What would Bret Do?
He would suck it up. He can take the blows and move forward, as strong as ever. Nothing ever stops him.
Bret suffered a stroke in 2002, paralyzing the left side of his body. I'm positive that a marathon of TV reruns never pulled him away from any sort of work he knew he needed to do to gain his health back.
He provides me more inspiration than he will probably ever know.
Thanks for tuning in.
"Nearly Dashing" Cory Herbert
The Mission
Hey WWE Universe. My name is Cory Herbert, and WWE is going to save my life. I am 19 years old, and I weigh about 365 pounds. Obviously, I can't continue living life as I am. That's why I, along with my brother, Johnny, have set a goal. 100 Pounds by August 14th, WWE SummerSlam, 2011. The reward is attendance to the event itself. Me and my brother will travel across the country to Los Angeles, and see the spectacle that is SUMMERSLAM!
This is just a small step forward towards a healthier lifestyle. I'm positive this will be the hardest thing I will ever have to do. I will surely need the help of the entire WWE Universe behind me. Thats why I'm asking, begging. Tell every WWE fan you know! WWE is saving lives, including mine.
This Blog will be updated regularly with my thoughts and concerns about this mission. As you can see, the background of this page for now is Bret "The Hitman" Hart. Every week I will pick a WWE Superstar who inspires me, and gives me the drive to continue on this difficult journey. Bret has overcome struggles in each his personal and professional life. He has more strength inside of him than anyone I can think of. Thats why the first week of this project is dedicated to one of my heroes, Bret Hart.
Thanks for joining me.
"Nearly Dashing" Cory Herbert
This is just a small step forward towards a healthier lifestyle. I'm positive this will be the hardest thing I will ever have to do. I will surely need the help of the entire WWE Universe behind me. Thats why I'm asking, begging. Tell every WWE fan you know! WWE is saving lives, including mine.
This Blog will be updated regularly with my thoughts and concerns about this mission. As you can see, the background of this page for now is Bret "The Hitman" Hart. Every week I will pick a WWE Superstar who inspires me, and gives me the drive to continue on this difficult journey. Bret has overcome struggles in each his personal and professional life. He has more strength inside of him than anyone I can think of. Thats why the first week of this project is dedicated to one of my heroes, Bret Hart.
Thanks for joining me.
"Nearly Dashing" Cory Herbert
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