Ang 41-anyos na si Earl, tumitimbang ng 400 pounds o mahigit 181 kilos. Kuwento niya, tatlong taon pa lang daw siya, obese na siya. Sa ngayon, nahaharap din siya sa mga kondisyon tulad ng gout arthritis at type 2 diabetes. Dahil dito, mas naging pursigido siyang magbawas ng timbang para mas maging malusog ang kanyang pangangatawan.
Panoorin ang kanyang fitness journey sa ikalawang bahagi ng #KaraDocs episode, ang #QuittersDay.
Panoorin ang kanyang fitness journey sa ikalawang bahagi ng #KaraDocs episode, ang #QuittersDay.
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00:00This past week on CaraDocs
00:15Miss Cara, this is called a pole.
00:17So this is a vertical pole.
00:19What we do here is we climb the pole.
00:21And today, I will teach you how to climb it and my basic tricks.
00:26Daniel, yes!
00:27And, up!
00:30It's okay, it's okay.
00:32Hold on, about two seconds.
00:35Yes!
00:36It's so easy.
00:37It's really tiring.
00:38Yes!
00:40Yes!
00:42It's cool, yes!
00:44But you know, every time it takes a while,
00:47it's a bit tiring, right?
00:50Yes, it's true.
00:51Ah, so this is how it's done.
00:53Do you lose weight?
00:56Yes.
01:04In aerial hoop, instead of climbing a vertical pole,
01:08a big circle of steel is needed to ride and do challenging poses.
01:17Aerial is a technique.
01:18Yes, it is.
01:19It's different.
01:20It's not for beginners.
01:21It's also for beginners.
01:22But, as I said earlier, the pain of aerial apparatus is different.
01:27What is it called?
01:29Aerial is like a pluck.
01:31So, it's a circular metal apparatus that is hung in the air.
01:35Performers or students use the hoop to perform tricks, acrobatic poses, and plucks.
01:44Leggings
01:47We should wear leggings.
01:49It's better if the skin is covered.
01:51Compared to the pole, the more skin, the better.
01:55Because the grip that we use in the pole is not that much.
01:58Skin.
01:59So, again, it resembles a clock.
02:01We have 12, 3, 6, and 9.
02:04So, this is where we perform.
02:07This is called a hoop.
02:09This robe is called a spandex.
02:13Now, let's go to the 9 o'clock hoop.
02:16We're going to press it towards our chest.
02:18We're going to hook our right leg.
02:20Okay.
02:21We call this the back of your knees.
02:24Then, we pick it and hook.
02:26Keep your heel closer to your butt.
02:28So, it's locked.
02:30Yes.
02:31Once it's secured, you can release your left leg.
02:34And, ha!
02:35So, this is called the light.
02:38You have another variation.
02:40If you're confident in holding this position,
02:43you can bend your left leg.
02:45Grab it with your left hand.
02:47Wow! This is really hard.
02:49I just squirt.
02:50Recover.
02:51Put both hands on the hoop.
02:52Step on the floor and release your leg.
02:55Here.
02:56Yes.
02:57Then, let's hook.
02:58Yes.
02:59Like this?
03:00Yes.
03:01Extend.
03:02Extend downwards.
03:03Nice!
03:05It hurts.
03:06Yes.
03:07Can you release your leg?
03:08No.
03:11I feel like I'm going to throw up.
03:15That's how strong Samah is.
03:17Yes.
03:18I told you that there are different types of fake.
03:21But, the pain is worth it.
03:22I promise.
03:23See?
03:24No.
03:25Earlier, I said that I will remove one hand.
03:27Why?
03:28I said that I don't think I can do it.
03:30I can only do the right and left.
03:34The right arm is on the hoop.
03:36Then, the left arm will reach the same leg.
03:38So, it means that I can only do one half of my body.
03:42It's really painful.
03:44It's really hard.
03:46Wow!
03:47I feel like I'm going to throw up.
03:50Yes.
03:51We need to do a pull-up.
03:53So, we can stretch our body.
03:55So, we can sit on the bottom.
03:59Wow!
04:00Now, I understand why people are addicted.
04:04Because you will have small improvements.
04:08Then, you will get better.
04:10Right?
04:11You have to isolate.
04:14Yes!
04:15Yes!
04:17Yes!
04:19Do you want a scanner?
04:20I can't do it.
04:22I can't do it.
04:25According to the Clinical Practical Guidelines for the Screening and Diagnosis of Obesity in Adults in 2023
04:32by the Department of Health,
04:34the number of overweight and obese adults almost doubled in 2019 compared to 1998.
04:41At present, 27 million Filipinos have this condition.
04:47According to the WHO,
04:50heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, liver disease, and several types of cancer are connected to obesity.
04:59Only a few children have become obese and overweight like Earl.
05:06When I was in Grade 3 or Grade 4,
05:10I was already heavy.
05:12I weighed 150 pounds.
05:15Can you imagine?
05:16At that age, I was already very big.
05:18As far as I can remember,
05:19I was able to eat.
05:20But, I wasn't able to eat a lot.
05:25As time goes by,
05:28I accumulated all the food I ate.
05:31Even though he is heavy,
05:33Earl still tries to be active in sports.
05:37I don't have a reference of a person who is fat or fit.
05:42I just feel that
05:46you can get fat easily.
05:49Although, I can play basketball.
05:52But, as time goes by,
05:54when you train basketball,
05:56you have to exercise.
05:58Your resistance gets longer.
05:59You get heavier.
06:01When you jump,
06:02sometimes, you feel joint pains
06:05because you are heavy.
06:06But, when it comes to basketball,
06:08even though you are wearing rubber shoes,
06:09I can still spin.
06:10So, there are times when you can't play.
06:13His world almost stopped
06:15when he felt something different in his body.
06:19When I went to the doctor,
06:21he told me that I have gouty arthritis.
06:25That's when it started.
06:26I felt that I have a problem.
06:28I continued to enjoy myself.
06:31At that time,
06:32I just drank Yossi.
06:34Because, I can do it.
06:35I just drank a painkiller.
06:37Even though, I was limping,
06:39I was able to walk.
06:40When I got injured in my foot,
06:41it didn't heal.
06:42It got bigger every day.
06:44Every 3, 4, 5 days.
06:47I told myself,
06:48this will get better.
06:49I'll just put some medication.
06:50But, it didn't get better.
06:51It got bigger.
06:52Until one day,
06:53when I removed the cover,
06:55the skin got infected.
06:59In 2022,
07:00Earl was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
07:04He weighed 400 pounds.
07:08I told myself,
07:09should I give up?
07:11Should I just leave my daughter?
07:13Who will take care of her?
07:15Your partner is not abroad.
07:18So, what will you do?
07:20Those were the questions
07:22that came to my mind.
07:24I realized that
07:25I should do something.
07:28Experts added that
07:29most of us have a sedentary lifestyle.
07:35Still, the biggest factor
07:37would be the lifestyle.
07:38So, it's still a lifestyle
07:40if we see what we do.
07:42Especially, we start with the kids.
07:44We can simplify looking
07:46at their activities.
07:48Before, they were running.
07:51They play outside.
07:53But, for now,
07:54most of our kids are just sitting down,
07:56doing their gadgets.
07:57A lot are sedentary.
07:59If we look at the nature of work,
08:02what is the biggest worker
08:04for young adults?
08:06Usually, they are in call centers.
08:09They just sit there.
08:11Office workers just sit there.
08:13Students just sit there.
08:15Even as doctors,
08:16we just sit there.
08:17So, physical activity
08:19or sedentary lifestyle
08:21is the biggest factor.
08:25So, we can just do deliveries.
08:28What do we deliver?
08:30Mostly, fast food.
08:32These are not healthy food.
08:34This is what we call a calorie-dense diet.
08:37We don't get a lot of nutrition,
08:40but the calories are high.
08:43And then, of course,
08:44the size or portion of what we eat.
08:47For us, it's big or large.
08:51Go large.
08:52So, it adds to the calories.
08:54So, I think that's very important.
08:56Of course, there are patients
09:00who have certain conditions
09:02like other diseases
09:03that may be also associated
09:05with obesity or fatigue.
09:09We also need to look
09:11at how we can change our lifestyle.
09:14When we talk about lifestyle modification,
09:16it also includes proper diet
09:18and exercise, of course.
09:20Then, of course,
09:21behavioral intervention
09:23because there are patients
09:25or people
09:26who just want to eat.
09:29When they're happy, they eat.
09:32But when they're sad, they also eat.
09:36But it's not the end of the world
09:38for everyone.
09:39To start losing weight,
09:41Earl tried a low-carb diet.
09:44In a low-carb diet,
09:46drinks and food
09:49that are high in carbohydrates
09:52like rice, bread,
09:54pasta, and soft drinks
09:57contain more protein
09:59like pork, chicken, and fish.
10:01High in protein, moderate fat,
10:04and if your body allows it,
10:07you can eat green leafy vegetables.
10:10That's the kind of low-carb diet.
10:12They call it ketubor for me.
10:15More meat.
10:17More meat,
10:20moderate fat,
10:22and because I'm obese,
10:23that's why it's moderate fat.
10:24I feel like I went back to high school.
10:27That's the feeling
10:28because there's no more joint pain.
10:31It's not like before where it's regular.
10:33It hurts.
10:34But when I changed my lifestyle,
10:36I realized that in the Philippines,
10:38there are people who are on a low-carb diet.
10:46That's why after almost three years
10:48of a low-carb diet,
10:49from 400 pounds,
10:51Earl now weighs only 292 pounds.
10:56It's like you're free.
10:58It's like you're free from constipation.
11:01It's been a long time.
11:03Imagine, 38 years.
11:05You didn't taste good
11:07because you're obese.
11:09It's been 38 years.
11:12The feeling that you're free from constipation
11:15for 38 years.
11:17The best way to lose weight
11:19is to have a calorie deficit.
11:21In general,
11:22most of our nutritious dietitians,
11:24they'll say you cut down
11:26in the portion of oil.
11:29If you want to lose weight,
11:33you cut down on our carbs.
11:36So, you eat carbs.
11:37One cup of rice is 200 calories.
11:40So, we'll just cut down
11:42a total of 500 calories in a day.
11:45You'll tell him,
11:46Doc, it's hard if you don't have rice.
11:48We Filipinos eat rice.
11:50Or do you eat fast food?
11:53Just remove your French fries, for example.
11:56You already cut down
11:58practically 500 calories.
12:00Do you eat soft drinks?
12:01Remove your soft drinks
12:03if you already cut down a lot of calories.
12:05So, we'll remove those
12:07that you don't need to eat.
12:10Health experts also recommend
12:12what's called Pinggang Pinoy.
12:15We have what's called Pinggang Pinoy.
12:17It's actually advocated by the
12:19League of Partners of Health
12:20and our organization.
12:21The plate is good there.
12:23You divide the plate
12:25into the different portions.
12:27You don't remove anything.
12:28So, one-fourth of your plate
12:30will be carbohydrates.
12:32It can be rice.
12:33It can be bread.
12:35It can be pasta.
12:36It can be sweet potato.
12:38It can be corn.
12:40Then, one-fourth of your plate
12:43is protein.
12:45So, that's your chicken,
12:47your fish,
12:48small portion of pork.
12:50Of course, we'll remove the fat.
12:52But half of the plate is vegetables.
12:55So, highlighting to us that
12:57vegetables are important and healthy
12:59because it's more nutritious.
13:01So, let's imagine it that way.
13:05Aside from eating properly,
13:06proper exercise is also necessary.
13:09Trice walking, running, jogging,
13:12aerobic exercise.
13:14So, that's enough
13:15to lose weight.
13:17But it should be sustained.
13:21We can't love others
13:24if we don't love ourselves.
13:26Because we'll be the problem
13:29of what we love in life.
13:32Let's not let that happen.
13:33Let's fight for ourselves.
13:36Let's not give up.
13:42There's no shortcut.
13:43There's something that you can live with
13:45for the rest of your life
13:46because it's a fitness.
13:47It's like wellness.
13:49That you're looking for health and wellness.
13:50And that's it.
13:51A certain fitness.
13:52If you want it to be sustainable
13:54or you want it to be for effort,
13:55you have to live with it.
13:57Actually, you should have a mindset
13:59that it's not too late
14:00to become healthier.
14:02Yes, it's happy.
14:03To be happy, actually,
14:04that's, I think, something that I learned here.
14:07Whatever my body tells me,
14:09I feel good and I feel happy.
14:12Then, maybe that's my body's way of telling me
14:14that you're in the right direction.
14:16You're doing the right thing.
14:18You're eating the right things.
14:20And you're in the right place.
14:23A fitness journey is not a career
14:26that you have to rush to the finish line.
14:29Every workout,
14:30every healthy meal,
14:32and every effort that you make
14:35will bring you closer to your fitness goals.
14:38Remember, progress, not perfection.
14:42I'm Cara David.
14:43This is Caradox,
14:44the story in every number.
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