Friday, January 30, 2009

It's Jorge!

Hey everybody. I hope y'all are staying to your exercise & healthy eating. I'm doing somewhat okay. Mexico was taco after taco after taco! How aweful huh? It was a good time but of course eating out fast food on the road doesn't help me reach my goal. I did help the group avoid Whataburger for some little cafe. I think it was a healthier choice...considering the double meat double cheese was crying for me. Well that burger & fries would have been around 1100 calories so surely the cafe was better.

I don't think the taco stands are that bad, well, the worst is when they flip the tortillas in oil (optional). But the corn tortillas are small, they don't put a bunch of meat in them, and you stuff them with veggies. I think that makes for an ok meal.

New Stats:

Jan 22nd Jan 30th
Weight 346.0 lbs 343.2 lbs
BMI 45.7 45.3
Fat% 37.1% 34.9%
Fat Mass 128.4 lbs 119.8 lbs
Fat Free Mass 217.6 lbs 223.4 lbs

New goal weight is 257 lbs.
Goal weight by reunion: 315 lbs

I hope this is accurate. I'm not losing much weight but am losing fat and gaining non-fat. I wonder if you can gain non-fat that fast...we'll see how these numbers hold up next week. Now my 15% fat goal yields me a weight of 257 lbs. So that is a bright spot for me and with that I tell you others that have low weight loss that maybe you are "replacing" fat. That's what you ultimately want so don't get all depressed and act out by going to Chili's and just eating the endless chips & salsa or by treating yourself to Valentine's Day candy. Keep it up! In due time we will reap what we have sown and like Pam keeps mentioning, it will feel so good that we will have a hard time making those bad choices again. It's mind over fat and I need a lot of that. The results seem to indicate that I am doing well working out in my zone. Amy & I have been going for 1 hour on the ellipticals and that is what we need.

Be wise this weekend! Superbowl is going to be a challenge!
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4 comments:

Karl, Andrea, Kaden and Leland said...

Way to go Jorge! You are doing great. Really? An hour on the machines? I am doing 40 minutes and thought that was ok. I will step it up and do an hour with y'all!

January 30, 2009 at 4:01 PM
Jorge said...

Now that is the Andrew we know, sometimes love! Eh. Can someone sign her up for the next marathon in Des Moines, once it thaws...

January 30, 2009 at 5:35 PM
The Boyd Gang said...

Well, I spoke to Amy and she asked me to contribute to the blog since I do so well! Well I am here to tell you that I don't do so well. If you consider a having a bad body image and a low self-esteem doing good, then I am doing great. I am working on my body image and self-esteem but I still have a long ways to go. Since you all have been so open and honest, and I've taken this off my personal website, then I guess it is time for me to share.

Growing up my mom was ALWAYS on a diet. She was always trying to lose weight, trying to look better, etc. I have to give her credit for teaching me to at least eat healthy food, but she didn't teach me anything about loving the body that God gave me. Now that I look back, I can see that she didn't know how to love her self and didn't realize what a wonderful mother God had made her. I also know now, that she had several friends that struggled with eating disorders so she was surrounded by women that hated their bodies.

With all that said, I was always the fat kid growing up. I was one of, if not, the biggest girls in my class until the eight grade. I can remember going swimming when I was in the seventh grade and hearing one of the guys yell “Free Willy,” as I jumped off the high dive. That was the last time I ever jumped off the high dive. I can remember my mom telling me that if stopped drinking cokes and eating candy, I could lose some weight. Once I started athletics, I dropped the pounds and started to get attention from some not so nice guys. All this led me down a path that I truly regret today. I had no self esteem; I thought I was fat, very ugly, and unworthy. I also spent four years in a relationship with a guy that was emotionally abusive. Telling me any chance he had that I was a little chubby, you better not eat that, no one else will ever want you, etc……

So, leaving high school I had a very horrible relationship with food. I ate when I was sad, mad, scared, happy, lonely, depressed, or just bored. I didn’t eat to feed my body. I ate to avoid facing my emotional scars. My emotional eating led to binging and purging. I would eat, and eat, and eat until I could stand it. And then……..you know the rest of the story. I did this for several years off and on. During this time, I watched my sister struggle with her own eating issues and felt helpless. I didn’t know how to help because I was so lost in my own problems. I was dating Lane and we were working on building my self-esteem. I say we, because he was my life saver. He helped show me that God made me beautiful and made me for a purpose.

Today, I can proudly say that I love myself for who I am. God me special, He made me unique, He made me for a purpose, He made ME. I still find myself looking at other women and wondering how they can be so skinny. Why can’t I lose this last 10 lbs? If only I was a little smaller, I would look so much better. These thoughts enter my mind often and I have to stop and pray. I have to start counting my blessings and refocus. I have to remember what is important. Before we started having children I prayed for all boys. I didn’t want girls. I didn’t want them to go through all the struggles I went through. I didn’t want them to face this mean and ugly world. Well, God had different plans. Plans that included 3 beautiful little girls.

My goal is to be a Godly woman that my girls can look up to. I want them to see me taking care of my body. Not someone who is always dieting, comparing myself to others, or putting myself down. I want to be healthy. I exercise because it makes me feel better. I like to eat fruits and veggies because they make me feel good. I hate the way I feel after I eat a real fatty meal. I feel sluggish, sleepy, and gross. I currently weigh 151 lb and would like to weigh 140 lb. I am nursing so I can’t cut calories but I can exercise and make good choices. Just this morning, I was putting myself down because I still can’t wear my old jeans. Then at church, one of the ladies told me that I was looking really good. Isn’t God great! He knows my struggles and is always encouraging. Thanks for letting me share.

February 1, 2009 at 3:20 PM
Anonymous said...

Jorge, good for you. You will make it. I am trying to envision a lean trim Mexican engineer. Keep up the good work. Here is another tip I found. Go to the grocery store every week and stock up on healthly foods. If you are well prepared it's easier to have a successful week. Also, eat only the reduced fat foods that really taste good to you. Pam

February 3, 2009 at 4:03 PM

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