Comments on: What do you think about the South Beach Diet?

By: GeorgiaLou

GeorgiaLou — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:46:43 +0000

Hi Jenn,
Thanks for the info you found–it was really helpful to read. Are you ready for your 1/2 marathon? It’s coming up isn’t it? Have you found any good South Beach recipes worth sharing?

Georgia

By: Health | Melatonin Supplement

Health | Melatonin Supplement — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:51:25 +0000

South Beach diet is the best for losing weight although it was originally designed by Arthur Agatston and Marie Almon to prevent heart disease.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:37:16 +0000

Georgia! Thanks so much for visiting! I am honored that a friend and fellow runner is reading my blog. Didn’t you run a marathon last year? I know you have some running tips to share. But seriously, I glanced back through old entries to find where I might have misled you to believe I run 9 miles every day – yikes, I’m sorry, that must have come across wrong – once a week I do a “long” run, this week it will be 11 miles (last week 10), but the other days I just run somewhere between 5 and 7, whatever I feel like (some days are weight or cross training in between). But, of course, I’m training for a half marathon so once I’m done I don’t know what my running schedule will look like, 1-2 miles sounds good to me!

I am not an expert on abdominal muscles, pre or post partum, but I seem to remember that if the muscles separate (or thin out) down the middle they can still be strengthened. Take a look at this article I found, see what you think, but for sure ask your doc about it. There are so many crazy “bodily rearrangements” that happen after a baby. I do know that it is so important for women to regain core strength after delivery. I really like some of the Yoga Booty Ballet workout dvd’s from BeachBody.com.

And here’s a link to an article I did on core strengthening, click here.

By: GeorgiaLou

GeorgiaLou — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:57:56 +0000

Hi Jenn,
I have enjoyed reading your blog lately–since I discovered it. I too aspire to be a lean, strong mom and enjoy discussions on the topic. I don’t know much about South Beach, but I’m curious about the soft-in-the-middle issues. Do you know anything about the abdominal muscles that separate during pregnancy? How long does it take for them to come back together–or do they ever? (or have those muscles always been that way and I just never noticed them before??) When I do crunches I can stick my fingers in between those muscles in my stomach and it feels really weird! Just curious if you knew anything about that.

BTW, I am so amazed that you run 9 miles all the time. I can run 1 or 2 and I now think of you as I finish up my 20 minutes and marvel at your strength and stamina. That’s awesome!
Georgia