THIS GOT TO HURT (about the author)

i'm gene kelly p. blaquera stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weights about roughly 200 pounds. if you get my BMI it is about 31.4 and that number means i'm obese, either type 1 or what have you. i am a medical student and i have a sedentary lifestyle. my daily caloric needs for my current resting state is about 2019 kcal. 

 taken april '10 spelunking at sagada, philippines

also, i had my condition checked last june and the results were drastic! 

my total blood fats (cholesterol) is a hundred above the normal value, and my LDL (bad cholesterol) is ninety above the normal value and it doesn't simply stop there. other significant results were a huge increase in my SGOT/SGPT (liver enzymes) and yes even my uric acid (this might explain my joint pains) - the aforementioned could be a shout out of my liver and kidneys "hey kid we are dying".

after further testing - my abdominal ultrasound came out and i'm positive of having fatty liver. so ok, this is really getting serious. but it won't get as life-threatening-serious since this is not the irreversible-alcohol induced type. 

i did some of my homework, lost some pounds, neutralized some stuff and yes i did diet, but eventually i failed. failed-enough to get me sad and get back to the old 200 pounder. 

to spare the drama, i chose to get back on my feet and move forward. 

one of my readings says that in order to lose 1.5 pounds in a week one must subtract 500 kcal from one's diet. 

i am not in a rush, but my goal is to actually lose about 45 pounds before the month of april. and in order to do that i will drop my daily consumption of food to about 1000 kcal depending to my caloric needs. 

krabi, thailand - the best of beach and climbing

also: i have to save up for this coming summer of 2011 - this got to be big - probably my first out of the country trip and rock trip as well - or if my plans won't stick i'd be happy to have a lump sum of money in my pocket. 

i have to get checked-up with my doctor regarding my condition probably on the month of november. i am not exercising at my current state but i chose to break loose and get motivated - get inspired and start a running career while climbing - i'll start running today and climbing after a month and decide wether or not i'll incorporate swimming and cycling after a steady no skip month of running. 

i pledge to be focused on what i will do, and in order for that to be possible i have to give my all for this one. allez for me! may God be a witness to my words. Amen!

PS: for the next posts i'll be writing about my training and my semi-daily progresses. 

PPS: hey if you have had me seen quite disgruntled some time - this is not about it - this is too shallow for me to be really upset.