I’m Lovin’ this Diet!

Got a video up! I am going to resolve to doing some of these as direct uploads to Youtube to save me some time! I’ll do the nice production value ones as treats.

Day 10

Must get sleep….

Week 1 Overview

Making the Best

I wanted to take a moment and introduce my friend Ahmad Baari. I’ve been following him for a few years and I have loved every single one of his videos. They work for the beginner and for those who are trying to push themselves farther! They apply to every day life and for those on the go. I can’t speak more highly of this man- his attitude and demeanor is nothing but professional and kind and he HELPS people!

In some of his tutorial videos he explains where your heart rate should be,  what you should be focusing on and even dietary changes that would support and benefit you. In others he is doing the exercise himself, not just standing there talking. He physically shows you how you would do it and he is in very good condition.

Here are a few of the things I found written recently on his Facebook Page:

Great class tonight homie!! Looking forward to another mañana! -Christina Balseiro

Love it! This is amazing, Ahmad! And you seem to make all the moves so perfectly and smoothly! I can imagine you have your own ideals and there are things that you know you can do better, but, to me, this is really inspiring and an ideal that I strive for and dream to achieve, one day! The best of luck and we’ll be here to keep you motivated, just the way you’ve been keeping us! -João Bruno Soeiro

 I think about how far i have come, and how much further i have to go. I’m blessed to be part of this team Ahmad . Thanks for doing what you do. Stop it A, Don’t say your trying. Because your actually doing it. -Jeremey Wright

This is just the tip of the iceberg! So if you are looking at finding workouts that work for you, go to his website and download his ebooks! They are literally just a few dollars and what he gives you is useable ASAP! Or contact him! He’s reachable for you! He’s not untouchable… and he wont down trod you or demean you.

Here is a sample of his stuff:

1.30.12 Diet Day!

Today is the day, guys! I got my good foods, I have my date set, and now I am going to start recording EVERYTHING I am doing so that you know you can do it too! My friend mentioned recently how a farmer doesnt plant corn and expect tomatoes, and rightly so! I am planting the start of my new road to health and you get to join me!

Are you needing inspiration?

Here is some inspiration! POODLESIZE!

We’re going SHOPPING!

So I get to start my diet officially on Monday! I’m so excited! I am getting my food list together right now so that I can have what I need!  I am going to be starting in Phase II of the South Beach diet for my meals. Mostly because I am still nursing and although I will be giving nutrients to my son, anything lacking will be sucked from my body. I also don’t want to be putting out lactic acid into my milk by overworking out, so I am going to be starting out slow on all accounts.
On Phase 2 I should be losing about 2+ lbs per week. 12 weeks to lose 24 lbs. That means by mid April I should be well on my way to my  goal weight!

Although the South Beach Diet has an official website, there is a membership fee involved to actually access the functions. Since I do not have a money tree in my yard (yet) I like to use  http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/ who has all the same info on beginning and maintaining the diet as well as help forums.

Here is my shopping list:

Grocery List:

• Turkey and Canadian bacon
• Sugar free Jell-O
• Lettuce & Salad gear
• Veggies from my list
• Chicken breasts and fish
• Nuts (for snacks)
• Low fat string cheese & shredded cheese
• Part-skim ricotta cheese Splenda or other sugar substitute

I have skinless chicken breast and some other beans and legumes already. For those of you who are not pregnant or nursing, you can start on Phase I of the diet (don’t worry it’s only 2 weeks long) and then move to Phase II until you reach your healthy weight.

I will be posting a list of the foods that I will be eating and my daily weigh in and meals as well as my workout routines. -Jyn

Starting?

So I’m sure some of you are wondering, “When is Jyn going to start this epic diet of hers?” Okay so it’s not THAT epic. I really feel humbled against a bunch of you who have already lost 50+ lbs and are still on the road to losing unhealthy weight. I also feel blessed I never have had to go through that.

I think the heaviest I ever weighed was 172 not pregnant. I was 3 months postpartum with my third and had decided to go on the Depo Provera shot which caused me to not only retain my weight but put on more. I was 176 at the peak of that pregnancy. I had tried losing the weight but no matter what I did nothing happened. And then I lost 15 lbs all at once.

Wait a minute…. *takes a pregnancy test* oh, okay THAT’S WHY. Hello Jacob, baby number 4! After Jacob I was introduced to the South Beach Diet and that was my first diet ever.

STARTING THE LOW CARB/LOW FAT DIET

So back to when to start. I have been spending the past week thinking a lot about this. I have also been sick and I’m still a little rumbly in my vocal cords from whatever Im fighting off. I thought it was best NOT to beat myself up while I was down yet. I am also waiting on food.

“RULE of HEALTHY DIETING #1): Do not start a diet if you are not prepared to make a diet change.”

We are running tight right now on a healthy food budget fund. So every dollar counts. Unfortunately in this world of fast food, feeding a family of 9 can be done for $25 at Taco Bell. Sometimes that is cheaper than having a well balanced home cooked dinner (and more convenient). But getting all the low fat, fat free, sugar free and high protein foods I need cost extra $$$ that dont tend to be on our shopping list. Hopefully this will change next week.

 QUITTING COFFEE

Another thing I was thinking about was my caffeine issue. I am honestly shocked at just how many people are not necessarily supportive of my quitting coffee! I get a lot of, “Why are you quitting coffee? I drink coffee because it has *insert some beneficial property here* and it’s good for you!” Okay, so I will not dispute the benefits coffee has. However when your sole purpose in life in the morning is to guzzle a cup o’ Joe because your head is screwed on backwards from your addiction, I think it’s time to take a break, don’t you? This is not to say that I will NEVER EVER EVER have a cup of coffee or a soda with caffeine or black tea again, I just need to find out why I have to substitute my own energy with that of a cup of heavenly dark liquid instead, and fix that first. I have heard some great personal stories of caffeine quitting with positive outcomes.
I did want to give credit to my friend Catherine who (as I was writing this very post) asked me how it was going and how proud she was of me. What a great friend! She gets some kudos for that one!

WORKING OUT

The past few times I went to the gym, I felt like a strawberry in a bowl of peas. I literally walked up to the gigantic towers of tread at the gym, stared at the screens and pushed a whole bunch of buttons until it was rather obvious nothing was happening. I then proceeded to go to the next one over and do the same thing- with the same result. The whole time there were a dozen huffing pounding workees behind me probably snickering at my incompetence.

Yeah, I think I’m going to schedule that trainer free walk through they have. The big question is when they have time. They are pretty booked! I also need to get a combination lock since the parking lot outside has been getting a series of breakins, apparently. Maybe my Mommy-Missile 92′ Landcruiser with the 7 kiddos sticker on back will deter them?

I did do a little mini workout with my girls the other day while we were trying to figure out Capoeira from some online examples. It was fun (and I am broken) but none of us warmed up since it was all off the cuff and extremely awkward to albeit fun. I am getting old, though. I need to warm up my muscles on this stuff. Never again will I do an impromptu cartwheel and flop into 3 days of future back knotted hell.

PRE-DIET WEIGH IN 

So, yes I weighed myself. I have not posted it yet because I really want to include it into my videos first (can’t give away ALL the goodies you know!) I am going to have to get a new home scale because I am finding it tedious to get any good shots of my weight in the gym bathroom. Especially since the scale is directly under the “ABSOLUTELY NO PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED” sign. I will probably break this rule but.. I do respect why it is in place and I promise not to take pictures of other people or their weight or make fun of anyone else who is trying to lose weight. That’s not nice.
The only people I will make fun of are those who think they are bigger and better than me and treat other people badly (so be sure and know, if you are rude and it’s by me- I WILL blog it).

I promise I will get another vlog up soon. Until then, cheers friends and thank you for your support!

-Jyn (Postpartum Loser)

This isn’t just for MAMAS!

Do you know someone who is struggling with losing weight? Maybe someone wants to change a bad habit or change their lifestyle? Did you know that I’m not all about mommies only! Share ஜPPLஜ with other people and spread the love~! For men and women! -Jyn

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