Sara | LovebyLynn

WOW, I can’t believe it’s been a year since releasing this. This whole project was so much fun to create, I loved it so much that I’m continuing with this journey and creating a better and even bigger form of work out guide for you guys! This time around I’m getting really personal. I don’t want to spill any of it right now, but lets just say I’ve been working on it the past 6 months. It’s been a project to say the least.

So holy cow, a year. Let me just reintroduce what my program is all about. I created this program a little over a year after giving birth to Oaks. It was tried and true. I did all these work outs and couldn’t believe the results I was seeing. I lost all my baby weight and look better than I did pre baby. So I wanted to share this whole journey, and create something for those that are so busy, or just those who want to get the job done quick.

Since becoming a mom, it’s been hard to find the time to get to the gym. Especially when you’re a new mom with a tiny baby that needs all of you at every second of the day. That forced me to get really creative with my work outs. I knew I had fat to lose and muscle to gain, but not a lot of time. So I started implementing a HIIT between each set of my weights. If you aren’t familiar with HIIT, it stands for High Intensity Interval Training. High Intensity Interval Training alternates between high-intensity and low-intensity exercise. For example, sprinting for 30-seconds, then walking for 60-seconds is high intensity interval training. HIIT can be used both anaerobically in the gym with weights and aerobically with cardio.

So with my guide, I implemented my favorite things, jump squats, burpees, or high knees after each set. So here is an example below. I chose a muscle I want to lift that day and did the cardio HIIT in between each set. So chest and triceps are below. I do this with abs, then legs, then shoulders, back and biceps and then a cardio day.

These kind of work outs, gets it all done for you in 30 mins or less, you chose what level and pace you want to go. Thats why its so intense, but it gets the job done. You can do it in your living room, where ever you want. All you need is 2 sets of Weights, a mat and a bench or steps.

The beauty of this whole program is that anyone can do it. It’s designed for anyone. You chose what pace you go, you chose what weight you lift, you chose how many rounds you do. Its designed to push you harder and harder AT YOUR LEVEL. I caps that because everyone is so different with what fitness level they’re at.

So when you start, know this and keep pushing yourself each day, each week and each month. You can start the program over and work a little harder this time around. You can never hit a plateau with HIIT because you are constantly working, burning and beating the strength you were at before. It doesn’t get easier, but you definitely get so much stronger.

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Thank you to all who have joined this program and had trust in it! I really appreciate all your support through this and love seeing you share your journey with me! I can’t wait for another year ahead of this. I’m going to be sharing YOU guys today, who have used this program and shared it with me. If you want to share, feel free to email me at lovebylynn@gmail.com, or simply DM me, whatever is easiest for you. I’ll be over sharing in my stories @lovebylynn and @lovebylynnfitness

Remember this is a lifestyle, not a fad diet or quick fix. I’m in this for the long haul and thats what my guides teach you and thats what I’m all about!

LOVE YOU GUYS!

xoxox,

SARA LYNN

A little while ago, I decided it was time to wean Oaks from the bottle. He was 27 months old to be exact. I never felt the need to, honestly. My doctor told me to take it away at one years old. I thought that was to soon, so I never did.

He loves the baba and bankie, it’s his comfort. It was never an issue for us and really just worked out. You know how you hear things they tell you you should follow and you should take something away at a certain age, well, let me just say, don’t listen to others when it comes to YOUR child. Of course, get advice and appreciate the advice, but that doesn’t mean you have to take it.

I used to feel embarrassed when Oaks was carrying around his bottle, but I got to a point and just thought “you know what, fuck it, I’m not going to care and just do my thing”. Do your thing, own it, flaunt it, who cares. It’s your life, your kid, and they aren’t little forever. The moment I knew it was time to remove the “baba” was when he started to really want it every second of every day, wouldn’t eat much because he’d be getting full off of milk. I started to use it as a babysitter, so I could get work done, and that wasn’t good either. It was fine and dandy for a little, but then It just started to become an issue.

I didn’t plan to do this, and had no idea how I was going to do it. I just got fed up one day, threw the bottle away and then started from there. After that, my plan was to take it moment by moment, hour by hour. I didn’t read up on how to do this, I just did it. I filled up a sippy cup, the NUK to be exact that he still uses, and said “this is your “baba” now” he FLIPPED for 5 minutes. Cried and cried, and then that was that. He was done. He went downstair picked up the sippy and said “baba?” and I said yep!

I’m not even joking, thats how easy it was. I WAS SHOCKED. That was it? I thought this was going to be a living nightmare since he was so damn hooked on that baba.

So after that, my plan was to keep him FULLY distracted, because when he gets bored, he tries to look for his baba. He still wanted to sippy after that because that was his new “baba”. So I just played with him all morning, kept him distracted with his favorite games, favorite foods, took him on playdates with his friend, took him to the park etc. The whole point was to keep him distracted from wanting it. I lay him down for naps and bedtime with his sippy and still do to this day.

The first 5 days, he would ask for it a lot, then he stopped all together for a few weeks. And now we are back to asking for it. It’s hard because its a sippy cup that you drink out of, but I just figured its a sippy and thats the next level down from a bottle. I still will have to distract him some days, but he’s fine for the most part and I’m glad he’s off the bottle. I was getting a little worried about his teeth rotting from to much milk. Only because he wanted it all day long. If he wants it now, I just give him water in his sippy with a splash of milk. For some reason, he has to have milk in it.

This turned out to be such a positive experience and a learning experience. Heres why.

I was using his bottle as a babysitter, therefore not paying enough attention to him, and It made me really sad realizing this. It made me realize how much I was missing out on. Interacting and playing one and one together is very bonding and we did a lot of that. It also made me play with him to distract him, and that ended up being really fun for both of us!

Honestly, you guys get it, it’s boring playing the same game over and over again, but how long will they be this little? Not long. Play the stupid game with them over and over, because to them, it’s the funnest game in the whole world.

It brings me back to memories with my mom playing my favorite games with me. I still remember! We would watch anastasia together and play card games. She was such a good mom and I believe that is why I really pay close attention to the details of parenthood now. She got on the floor and played with us. Even though she was probably so exhausted for playing it over and over, but I never knew she was. I have a lot of vivid memories like that, and I wanted Oaks to remember those things too.

The phones are the biggest distraction. Set down your phone mommas, if you have to, TURN IT OFF. Just for a couple hours and just really enjoy these moments. You will miss them when they’re gone. I really try hard and do this every day. And the days that I don’t do it, I feel like crap honestly, so I pay close attention and control my phone issue. We all have a phone issue. Its an addiction, its like a drug.

So with all that, don’t be afraid to take a step in helping your child grow. The whole bottle weaning isn’t scary or hard. They adapt quite quickly honestly. I got him addicted to the bottle, so I sure as hell can get him off of it. Put down your phones, live in the moment, motherhood is wild ride, its insane and so amazing. I love every part of it, the good and the bad, The hard is really hard, but it helps us grow and learn and get to know our babies. Pay close attention to them, help them learn and really just love the crap out of them.

I linked all the toys, and our clothes in the bottom of this post!