Dear Readers,

So, I have been quite busy getting things together. I realize that I have not posted in quite some time and I want to change that today. I hope you guys know that you can always reach me on face-book  and you can track my weight loss updates on my you-tube channel here.

I want to take this time to answer some questions  that I get quite frequently regarding my diet plan and weight loss. If after reading this post you still have questions, please feel free to comment below.

Q and A with Jay!

Are you on Atkins?

While I am not on Atkins, I do follow a low carb lifestyle. I had a hard time staying on the regit Atkins Induction program. So, now I eat  between 25 and 30 carbs daily and I am seeing amazing results.

How much weight have you lost so far?

To date, I have lost a total of 30lbs!

Why don’t you list the nutritional information for your recipes?

In the beginning when I did list the nutritional values, I would get comments from readers questioning the carb count of the recipes. Carb count can fluctuate based on the food brand that I use versus the food brands my readers use. I would have to spend time breaking down each ingredient by carb count to show how I achieve the final number. As you can imagine, this was quite a tedious task for me. I now realize that this information is vital to many of you on a restrictive diet. So, I am working on getting the counts for each recipe added and in the future all recipes will be published with the nutritional information attached to them.

How has your health improved since doing low carb?

Since doing low carb I have seen amazing results with my health.

1. I know longer have diabetes.It is controlled with my diet.

2. I lowered my cholesterol by 30 points. That is right people, eating fat does NOT make you fat! It gets you healthy!

3. I have so much more energy!

4. PCOS and issues associated with this health syndrome, are no longer an issue for me.

Do you exercise?

Yes! Exercise to me goes hand in hand with a healthy lifestyle. I try to go to the GYM 5 days per week. I do 30 minutes of cardio and every other day I do strength training along with the cardio.

How much more weight do you need to lose to reach your goal?

My goal weight is 140lbs. I have 95 more pounds to lose, and I am working on doing that this year. Feel free to follow my journey here.

When will you make more recipes?

I have so many goodies to show you guys, I am constantly writing and creating new recipes. I love cooking and I am always excited to share my recipes. I am reorganizing this blog before I start cooking again.  I should have a recipe video up really soon.

I notice that you have not done a podcast in quite sometime, are you still doing them?

Yes! I am working on getting that organized too.

Do you have any advise for someone who is just starting on a weight loss plan?

I am so flattered by this question,  so here is my advise I say these words to myself daily- NEVER GIVE UP!

I love you guys and I thank you for reading my blog and for the support I receive daily.

So I will be starting Induction again on Monday January 10th. I need to jump start my weight loss for sure.

I am seeking a weight loss buddy,  contact me on facebook if you are interested.

As the clock struck midnight and the new year rolled in, I was filled with a feeling I had not felt in a while. My heart was full.

I was excited and genuinely happy! Maybe the tequila had something to do with that…, or maybe it had something to do with knowing that this year was the year I would lose half of my weight. Or the fact that I had discovered the secret to long term weight loss? (shush)

Whatever the reason, I can now say with great confidence that this year will be my year to accomplish many goals. Some of these goals you will learn about in my latest post, some you will learn about from my videos, and most you can read about in the list below.

Goals for 2010

Train for a 5k

Complete a 5k Run

Stay on Induction for 30 days

Exercise 4-5 days per week

Record 52 recipe videos

Lose 50 lbs

Play a game of tennis

Learn to belly dance

Wear a size 14 jeans comfortably by December 2011

Do a weekly low carb podcast

Take a monthly before and after photo

Goals Not Related To Low carb 360 but still extremely important to me:

Learn to paint like  Bob Ross

Live on a budget

Learn to clip coupons

Go fishing for the first time

Go camping for the first time

Read a new book every month

Picnic at the beach for one day!

Go to the shrimp festival

Go to the Grand Canyon

Now that I have shared my goals with you, I’d love to hear  some of your goals for 2011. You can leave them in the comments below : )

I have not been blogging for some time now because I have been trying to focus on getting my workout and eating under control with the help of the First Coast Biggest Loser Team. I thank you all for being so patient with me. I will be back in the kitchen this week so expect to see more delicious low carb recipes coming up.

I have thought about you all so much and to those of you who emailed me with your personal stories I appreciate you. My goal for creating this blog remains the same, which is to get healthy and to control my diabetes with diet and exercise. I have to say that I am well on my way to accomplishing this goal. I would love nothing more but to have everyone who is going through the struggle of weight loss to join me in getting fit and healthy. I will be starting a new weight loss challenge this week open to all my blog readers and my you-tube subscribers and to all you are seeking better health.

The goal of the weight loss challenge is to lose weight with diet and exercise along with support from each other. I will blog and update you guys about a goal we should complete each week. The challenge will begin on Monday and will continue on indefinitely.

I will be posting a video later today with the details of this weight loss challenge.
I love you all for your your continued support : )

On Monday I will start Atkins Induction. If you are interested in getting started with Atkins, you are welcome to join me. All you would need to do is to sign up for the newsletter by entering your name and email address, and that’s it! You will receive my emails delivered directly to your email inbox.

I will share with you all that I am doing to reach my goal of 30lbs by Christmas. Please email me if you have questions.

Hey everyone, I wanted to share with you my new work out regimen. I am starting to incorporate a work out routine with my low carb diet plan. I am planning on doing a 5 k walk early June so there is no better time than now to start training for it than now.

So here is how this will go, every week I will update you on my fit level for the 5k walk. I will either do it by video or with a blog post.

I would  like to invite you to join me on this challenge.  It will be called  “Jays Couch To 5K Challenge”.

I started doing The New Atkins Induction. And I decided weigh myself and get that over with. I feel so excited because I just know that I can do this!

The picture above shows my daily nutrition requirement. The red arrows show the things I will be paying close attention to as part of my commitment to improve my health this year. So basically I will be watching my carbohydrate intake as well as counting calories and paying closer attention to sodium, fats and protein. This is going to be a big task, but I do believe that it is doable.

Feel free to leave me comments and let me know your thoughts on the graph above. I would also be interested to know if you have ever tried a low carb diet. I am not doing Atkins or The South Beach diet because those diet’s are just too restrictive for me. I plan to incorporate a daily workout plan into my weight loss plan, but more on that later. I will include more specific information about the plan soon.