Traveling Hearts

Kawon & his best man were planning on flying to Vegas in December for a little guy time since Mike works for Hotels.com and got a hook up on a room. But something came up and Mike can no longer go, so Kawon asked if I wanted to instead. Cool! But we've already been to Vegas together. Plus with us planning a wedding and flights being so expensive from Dallas even with a room discount we'd be spending a ton of money just to have a good time.

Since Kawon already has the time off from work, we would still like to go somewhere but can't decide where though. So that's you all come in. We need some suggestions.

We thought to keep the cost down we could go somewhere in Texas to avoid paying for airfare, but where. Neither of us are from Texas so we don't really know of any 'vacation' spots that we should visit. I will say that we've been to Houston & San Antonio before, so that leaves us with Austin. We've both been there separately in the past, but what's there to do for a couple's get-a-way. (As I typed this, I just thought maybe I should check Groupon or Living Social for deals, lol) We're also open to ideas for Oklahoma, Arkansas or Louisiana.

All recommendations are appreciated!! Thanks!

Your Special Order Has Arrived‏

That's the subject of the email I received from David's Bridal last week letting me know that the dress that I had ordered is now ready to be picked up. And I still haven't gone to get it yet.

If I had loved it I would have practically ran to the store to pick it up. The fact that I haven't made an effort in that last week to get it, let's me know that it's not the right dress. But I need to though, so that I can start the process of selling it.

If you or you know anyone who may be looking for a brand new wedding dress with no alterations done, I've got one for sale. It's a Oleg Cassini Gown Style Number 8CWG435 in White, Size 16W.



The dress looks quite different on the web than what it actually looks like on. I do have photos of myself if the dress if you'd like to see it, just shoot me an email at teamjenkins79 (at) gmail (dot) com.

Work it Wednesday

A day late...

So, it's been a minute since I've posted anything about my weight loss journey and that's because I haven't been very consistent.

I did manage to weigh myself but the scale wasn't very reliable. At mom's house her scale said one thing and later that night at a friend's house it had a number that was 5lbs lighter. But either way the number was way too high. Like I mentioned before, I weigh more now than ever before and that's just not cool. Don't get me wrong I love that people are in different shapes and sizes, but personally I prefer to be at a healthier weight. Plus, I have a closet full of clothes that I can't fit into and I can't afford to go buy a new wardrobe.

[caption id="attachment_224" align="aligncenter" width="162"] September 15th, my last day as a 32 yr old![/caption]

I was doing really well leading up to my birthday which was on Sept. 16th since I was going to go try on wedding dresses that day. Every morning I did my 2 mile walk/jog before I took the kid to school and when I returned I was consistent with the Nike Training Club app on my phone. Then, Kawon suggested that we celebrate my birthday all week and that's just what we did! The week after my birthday consisted of hanging out with friends, eating out, beer at Oktoberfest and late nights and I didn't work out one bit. The week after that I only managed to get up one morning and workout and that was it. SMH

At that point, I could see a noticeable difference in how I looked from the weeks before. I wasn't as toned. There wasn't anything stopping me from working out except that I was being just plain ol' lazy. And that same ol' thought of I'll just be fat and happy crossed my mind, while chowing down on a whopper from Burger King.

[caption id="attachment_225" align="aligncenter" width="215"] September 29, 2012[/caption]

After lounging around last Sunday and indulging on several 32 ounce soda's that day, it just hit me. I gotta make a change now before I get too comfortable and start gaining weight. I don't want to be that bride where I'm starving the week before because I need to fit into my wedding dress. I want to be in shape and at my goal weight by March so that I don't have that added pressure of losing weight up until the wedding. I just want to have to maintain my weight at that point.

I kept wondering why I wasn't as motivation to lose weight like I was a few years back. Honestly, to lose weight all you need is will-power. You don't need a gym membership or a pricey weight-loss program. I have weights at home, a treadmill in my dining room that I haven't used in over a year (SMH again! A damn shame, I know), 2 copies of p90x in my tv console and free apps on my phone along with plenty of knowledge of what I needed to do. And I still lacked the motivation. Really, I had no excuses.



I woke up on Monday, October 1st with a new a mission. I decided that everyday at 4pm I would do a p90x work out. It's a 90 day program so that means by January 1st, I don't have to make a new years resolution to lose weight because I already did. With the weather finally cooling off here in Dallas there's no excuse to continue my morning walks either.

To take accountability for myself, I got plugged into the Beachbody community from a friend on Facebook, and I'm so excited for my journey. Literally, within minutes of creating a profile I had other members that I don't even know sending me private message with encouraging words and just reaching out to introduce themselves.





[caption id="attachment_231" align="alignnone" width="120"] October 4, 2012[/caption]

Look at these photos!! It wasn't an accident, I put these horrible photos of myself up because it's all about accountability (plus, nobody besides my cousin reads this blog anyways, lol). I know I look like a hot mess in these photos, but just stick around for the after! I'm excited and best of all I'm motivated!