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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
From Jordan Rubin’s Desk:
I haven’t met a heavyset person who wouldn’t want to lose weight, but from my vantage point, many obese individuals harbor attitudes similar to the classic “five stages of grief,” as articulated by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in her seminal book, On Death and Dying (Scribner, 1997).
The five stages are:
1. denial
2. anger
3. bargaining
4. depression
5. acceptance
I’m willing to wager that if you’re battling your weight, you could place yourself among one of those five descriptions. You could be denying that you’re really overweight, that all you have to do is set your mind one day to taking off those “extra” pounds on your waist and hips. You could be angry about your lackluster physical condition and appearance, harboring resentment that you’ve always been heavy or were born into a family that fed you crummy foods growing up. You could be at the bargaining stage where you’d do anything to lose weight—like undergo expensive gastric bypass surgery or take a pharmaceutical with dangerous and embarrassing side effects. You could be depressed and feel like you have no future . . . and no hope of reaching your perfect weight. Or you could be at the final and most dangerous stage—acceptance, a feeling that you’ll always be obese and there’s nothing you can do about it.
I’m seeing more evidence that being overweight is a societal norm among the cultural elite. Weight and body image issues are squeezing into college course catalogs as “fat studies” emerges into a growing interdisciplinary field in universities around the country. At Harvard, students can sign up for “Body Sculpting in America,” which examines the social and political consequences of being overweight. The University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee offers a course called “The Social Construction of Obesity,” which is taught by Margaret Carlisle Duncan, a human movement sciences professor who challenges the alarmist message about the obesity epidemic in America.
Elsewhere, students on a dozen campuses are organizing groups that focus on promoting “fat acceptance.” One of those, Sheana Director, a San Diego State University graduate student, co-founded Size Matters to fight the prevailing attitude that being fat is a moral failing rather than the result of complicated factors. Ms. Director wants the freedom to say “I’m fat” with a sense of defiance and pride. I’m all for feeling good about yourself, but I’ve met far too many people who tell me they don’t feel much vitality when they’re so heavy that they can’t see their shoelaces. They are eating their way to an early grave in more ways than they realize.
For many with waistlines in the beer belly range, a sizable weight-loss industry has stepped into the vacuum, thanks to the insatiable appetite of more than 70 million Americans claiming to be on a diet at any one time. The U.S. weight-loss and diet control market tops $50 billion annually, according to Marketdata, a market research firm that has tracked diet products and programs since 1989. That works out to $136 million a day spent on the following:
• calorie-free soft drinks like Coke Zero allow dieters to continue sipping their favorite fizzy drinks without guilt. (I’ll have a lot to say about how unhealthy diet soft drinks are in Chapter 4, “Drink for Your Perfect Weight.”)
• books promising the “newest” approach to weight loss, plus a handful of perennial bestsellers: Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution, The South Beach Diet, and Dr. Phil’s Ultimate Weight Solution: The Seven Keys to Weight Loss Freedom. Harvard Law School researcher Ethan Zuckerman, using sales rank data found on Amazon.com, estimates that nearly 11,000 books on dieting—with a value of $150,967.19—are purchased just on Amazon.com every day.
• medications like rimonabant (also known by its brand name Accomplia), which works on a newly discovered system in the brain that is involved in the motivation and control of the appetite. Other “fat-blocking” drugs for long-term obesity therapy—Xenical (orlistat) and Meridia (sibutramine)—inhibit the absorption of about 25 percent of fat that is consumed. A non-prescription version of Xenical called Alli hit the market in the summer of 2007, setting off a feeding frenzy in Southern California pharmacies, where it flew off the shelves in spite of a price tag of around $60 for a bottle of ninety capsules. You’re not going to like Alli’s notorious side effects, which include fecal urgency, loose stools, and gas with an oily discharge. Alli’s official website carries this ominous warning: “It’s probably a smart idea to wear dark pants, and bring a change of clothes with you to work.”
• gastric bypass surgery, in which surgeons staple or bind the stomach with an adjustable band. This creates a small pouch able to hold only a few ounces of food. Celebrities such as singer Carnie Wilson, Today Show weatherman Al Roker, reality show star Sharon Osbourne, talk show host Star Jones Reynolds have sung the praises of this potentially dangerous surgery after shedding hundreds of pounds. “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson, who has advised less-than-svelte contestants that they might want to lose some weight, underwent gastric bypass surgery in 2003.
• commercial chains such as Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, and NutriSystem, where dieters commit to “customized” diet plans. More than 7 million have signed up for these structured programs, which include “phone meetings” with a trained consultant as well as the consumption of diet meals purchased directly from the company.
• over-the-counter diet pills such as Xenadrine EFA, CortiSlim, One-A-Day WeightSmart, and TrimSpa, which are heavily advertised on television and radio and alluring ads in supermarket tabloids. They target the lose-weight-quick crowd with breathtaking copy describing how their “miracle ingredients” and “breakthrough formulas” are “clinically proven” and “guaranteed to work.” Anna Nicole Smith, before her untimely death, was a TrimSpa endorser who claimed that she was “hotter than ever” after “just twelve weeks” of taking the diet pill.
• diet food home delivery, where affluent dieters pay as much as $1,200 a month (per person!) for healthy meals to be delivered daily to their doorstep. A handful of companies such as ZoneChefs, Seed Live Cuisine, and Jenny Direct (part of Jenny Craig) are cashing in on this booming market.
• weight-loss summer camps for heavy teens, which are a predictable outgrowth of the childhood obesity problem in this country. These types of camps didn’t exist in my parents’ time because the demand wasn’t there. Today plump teens seek to turn their lives around at places like Camp La Jolla and Camp Shane.
Adults don’t have summer camps, although there are a number of discreet but expensive “fitness spas” (a description that sure sounds better than “fat farm”) that you can check yourself into if you have the time and the dinaro. In the world of weight loss, anything is possible if you have the money and the time.
Copyright ©2008 Jordan Rubin
Posted in Training, Nutrition, Other
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
After throwing out my lower back I finally got back into the gym to work out! Woohoo!
BACK:
Free Motion Machine (FMM) lat pull downs: On bent knees I faced away from the machine and did 2 sets of lat pull downs with 70lbs on each side 12 reps on each.
High Row on FMM: 2 sets, till failure, 100lbs on each side.
Wide grip lat pull downs: 3 drop sets, each till failure, 70lbs, 60lbs, 40lbs.
TRICEPS:
FMM Tricep extentions: 2 sets, 50lbs on each side till failure with static hold at the end.
Rope tricep extentions: 2 sets 100lbs until failure with static hold at the end.
Posted in Training, Competition
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Good morning all!
Well today is the day that I go to a training class called Project Measure Up with The Health Collaborative of San Antonio. It is for the Fitgram pilot program that I am working on and for volunteer services! I am not sure what is going to go on, so we will see! I will be there from 9 till 2 pm! I am excited to meet new people and to see who else out there is ready to help change the lives of these kids and young adults!
I hope everyone has a blessed and great day!
Posted in Training, Other
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Well we switched it up a bit now since we are 71 days or almost 10 weeks out! We worked on shoulders and abs today instead of shoulders and bi’s. Tomorrow we will touch up on Bi’s, but mainly focus on back and tri’s.
SHOULDERS:
Dumbbell lateral raise: 1 set, 20lbs, 3 reps.
2 set, 25lbs, 3 reps
3 set, 20lbs, 4 reps
4 set, 15lbs, 10 reps
5 and 6 set, 10 lbs, till failure
Sitting shoulder press on Free Motion Machine: 1 set, 80lbs on each side, 12 reps
Incline bench prone shoulder press on FMM: 2 sets, 40lbs on each side, till failure.
Bent over delt raises: 2 sets, 15lbs, 12-10 reps.
ABS:
Sitting Upright Reverse Crunches: 2 sets, 15lbs, till failure
Incline Bench Reverse Crunchs: 2 sets, 25reps with a hold at the end.
Ab bench resistance band crunches: 2 sets till failure.
Posted in Training, Competition
Monday, August 18th, 2008
One of my best friends sent this to me today and it really touched my heart to know that she thinks about me and is routing for me in my competitions! Thnk you Adaia!
Isaiah 40:31
"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew {their} strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; {and} they shall walk, and not faint."
Keep you heads and hearts turned towards the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart and the strength and energy to achieve them.
God Bless!
Posted in Training, Nutrition, Other, Competition
Monday, August 18th, 2008
Hey Everyone!
So my trainer was sick all weekend long, bless his heart…he never gets sick and he found out that he is allergic to mold the hard way! Well today was leg day and he was too sick to work out so I decided it was time to see how far I could push myself on my own…hehehehe needless to say I nearly made myself sick, but it was so much fun…lol.
I ended up working out at UIW Wellness Center because I felt like having others around me pumping iron would motivate me, and it did.
Here is what I did, I concentrated on quads today.
Warm up: 2 sets of 15 reps of jump squats.
Leg Extension: 4 sets. First set at 100lbs for 12 reps, 2, 3 and 4 at 120lbs 10 reps.
Close legged Leg press: 4 sets. First set at 200lbs at 12 reps, Second Set at 290lbs at 10 reps, Third set at 380lbs 10 reps, Fourth at 430lbs at 10 reps.
Stationary Lunges: 3 sets at 80lbs, 12 on each leg.
Dumbell Leg Extensions: 4 sets at 10lbs, 12 reps.
Front Squats: 3 sets , 45lbs at 12 reps.
Posted in Training, Competition
Monday, August 18th, 2008
BACK:
Close grip barbell row: 3 sets 70lbs 12 reps
Close grip lat pull downs: 4 sets 12-10 reps, 1 and 3 set at 70lbs, 2 and 4 set at 50lbs.
Standing cable row: 2 sets at 60lbs, 12 reps
TRICEPS:
Free Motion Machine cross cable extentions: 2 sets, 12 reps 50lbs.
FMM tricep ext: 2 sets till failure at 40lbs.
Posted in Training, Competition
Friday, August 15th, 2008
Well, LOL here I am…a very busy person but bound and determined to get back up on stage. I have even flipped my handle bars on my stationary bike to fit my laptop so I can work on projects, speeches, and homework while I do my 100 minutes of cardio a day! I felt like I was
wasting time…so I fixed it!
Lately, there has been some things that stick out in my brain one of them is selfishness. I know that there needs to be some selfishness in us, its a preservation mechanism, but to completely loose yourself in it, is a different story. Unfortunately in the competition realm, it is a selfish sport and there is a fine line. But, can’t anyone earn a little bit and stay true to themselves and practice what they preach and stay true to why they originally started competing and trying to make a difference in the first place?? For some yes, and some no. I sit here and wish that everyone could be a little less selfish because it would definately make this world a nicer place to live in.
My goal for competing has changed somewhat, I want to stay focused and make sure I am true to myself and those around me and keep my original plans in motion because people look up to me and I wouldnt want to disappoint them and everything that I promised….because my head got to big to fit in the same room with them.
Yes, I compete for myself, this has been a 6 year long drive that has been instilled in me, only God knows why!…but never the less it has helped me grow in knowledge about health and wellness and teach me how much people DONT know! I strive to educate and to build the fire back up about keeping the body healthy. Look at it this way, if you dont have your health, you dont have anything! God gave us this one body, and if we distroy it we only have ourselves to blame. The lack of knowledge can kill you!
I want to be accessible to people, not too high and mighty (or atleast act that way) so that people dont even want to come near me or talk to me! I do not want to be fake or go back on my word, or twist my words around to suit me at any given time. It all boils down to being selfless, and giving and putting what talent God gave me into practice to help others, not hinder and boast in my own glory….because like my grandfather used to say about that "a hundred years from now, no one will know the difference."
I want to make a difference and if I can reach or touch one person with my selflessness they may pass it on and do that for someone else! I will not lose myself and if I start too my husband is sure to put me back into place in a loving and kind way but he also keeps me grounded and I thank the good Lord for that because I know how easy it is to fall into that category of selfishness that is over the top….lol…
I will first and formost say that it was not all me that got me there because if it wasnt for the great team of people, family and friends…but mainly God up above, I wouldnt be where I am today!
So thank you all for helping me and lets all do each other a favor and check ourselves, is your heart in the right place or is it all just a selfish act to get attention. Because, honestly attention makes you feel good for 2 seconds and then you want more… where does that leave you? Making someones day by reaching out to them will leave a lasting impression on that person as well as yourself and give you a sense of lasting joy that can only be received from an act such as that!
Good Morning!!!! lol…have a great day and be safe!
Posted in Training, Other, Competition
Friday, August 15th, 2008
SHOULDERS:
Seated barbell over head press: 4 sets at 12 reps, each set increase the weight decrease repsby 2 and the last set do a drop set till failure.
Seated free motion machine over head press: 4 sets at 12 reps on the first 60lbs on each side. 2nd set at 10 reps with 50lbs with a static hold at the end, same for third set. 4th set drop the weight to 30lbs and rep out those shoulder presses till failure and then a static hold at the end.
BICEPS:
Olympic bar curl: (bought ripped my biceps outta my arms! it was awesome!) 3 sets 45lbs, 1st set was until failure, 2nd and 3rd were 6 regular curls 4 negatives! Since the bar is so long you have to stabalize more! This was a great exercise to get the blood pumping!
Free motion machin side hammer curls: 2 sets at 50lbs till failure both times.
Posted in Training, Competition
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
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Hey Everyone,
Well, tomorrow is my debut so to speak for the Women’s Sports Foundation! I will be speaking as a spokes person (WNSO Natural Athlete) for Go Girl Go! at the Harlendale School Districts Cirriculum meeting tomorrow and the following day! I will be speaking on the importance of helping girls with their body image and how media and school life affects that, as well as on the eating disorders of obesity, bulimia and anorexia in San Antonio and how to help prevent it even before it surfaces!
Please keep me in your prayers that I may be a helpful influence to these individuals!
Thank you!
Meagan
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