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Hey Folks,
in the past couple months a lot of my friends have had children.

Its pretty crazy,but I guess in my age group, this is the baby making time.

So, I have finished south beach diet. I am loosely on south beath phase 3. I still eat cheesesteaks and some sugary stuff.
Before i used to think, Bacon double cheeseburger, fries, and a diet coke? How does that diet come help the cause at all? Well it does in some part.

If you cut out sugared drinks all together, save for some healthy natural juices... you may not see a difference, but if that plan is added to a healthy diet and exercise... it is possible.

Since april 11th 2007, at 164 pounds, i was able to drop to 147. A little too light, but not i can fit into all my old clothes again. Some of it is still in style! haha

Then on august 1st 2007, i decided to start an exercise regimen. One of my employees is a work out fanatic, so i "pay him" to make me work out. Since i already pay his regular wages, i figure he gets a break from the warehouse, and he gets to work out too.

I am trying to get from 147 LBS to about 165 to 17o lbs more muscle.

Some of the things that have helped along the way.
1. Stability ball. Good for doing iso ab crunches and lower back extensions on the off days.
2. Perfect pushups. This cool little contraption is like a push up bar on a swivel. It helps with forearm and elbow strain. In the beginning i was a little discouraged because I could only do like 8 pushups but sticking with it during the off days has really helped. Now, i am up to 30 . But the workout sets are like 30 , rest, 24 rest, 20 rest. Which is a good number. I highly recommend these. At amazon.com for 40 bucks, or at dicks sporting goods if you cant wait for the shipping!.
3. encouragement from the wife. She is usually enthusiastic when i ask her to feel my chest. hahaha

the next piece of the puzzle is cardio. I tried jogging around the block about 1 mile. I had the baby stroller with me too. I got to 1/2 around and got tired. so i am trying to work my way up to around the whole block with little rest. Eleanor enjoys the jog, I think...

Anyhow, things are pretty good.


South beach works for losing fat. But exercise is good to stay healthy

Sam