Work it Wednesday's

I don't own a scale and it seems like neither do most of the people in my life. Every time I go to someones house and ask if they have one I could use, either they don't have one or it doesn't work very well. :(

Back on August 22nd, I weighed myself on my mom's not so sure if it works correctly scale and I weighed XXX.  I was shocked seeing that I had weighed the most I ever had, including while I was pregnant. At that moment, I had a goal to lose 10lbs by October 1st and started working out but not consistently.

I started p90x on October 1st and everything was good and I was on track but still didn't know how much I weighed to be able to track my progress. So finally on the 15th of the month I went to a Bed Bath & Beyond and used one of their scales (pitiful, I know). I weighed XXX and had lost 7lbs from when I initially weighed myself in August! Since then I've stayed on track with my workouts only missing a day here and there and changed my eating habits but haven't been as strict as I need to be.

My Team Beachbody coach Lori encouraged me to try Shakeology to help with my weight loss but I waited a while cause I knew if I really liked it I couldn't afford it at the time. In November  I got a few samples from her and after using it for about a week, I had already noticed a difference in how much energy I had, and felt lighter too. I enjoyed it so much that I felt like I was craving it. So much so that I decided to order a month supply of it, and it arrived on Monday, December 3rd!

Being that I'm in my last 30 days of P90X and I'm super excited to see my end results! I'm going hard on my workouts, eating healthy and (absolutely no fast food) taking Shakeology, so had to find out what I weigh now to see how much I'll lose during this last moth. So I weighed myself yesterday at 24 Hour Fitness (no, I don't have a membership. I just went in to weighed myself, cause I still don't own a scale!) and now weigh XXX which means I've lost another 6 lbs!! Woot, woot!!

30 days of shakes, the last 30 days of p90x and starting the New Year off with one less resolution equals one committed soon-to-be bride!!

I'll share more before and after photos at the end so you can see my progress! If you're interested in getting any additional info from the products I mentioned above, just let me know. I'd love to help others reach their fitness goals!

Skin Care Routine

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When it comes to my daily beauty regimen I tend to keep things pretty simple. Just face wash and some moisturizer and that's about it. Typically, I'll either use daily facial cleansing cloths from Target (below) or Cetaphil face wash & moisturizer along with St. Ives Blemish & Blackhead Control Apricot Scrub once a week. I tend to have combination skin where some areas are oily while others are drier.

In the past I've had microdermabrasion done before which I love, and actually still have a session left that was paid for in advance that I plan on using in the spring since my skin changes with the seasons. In the meantime though, I'm trying to remove dark spots, reduce the size of my pores and get a healthy glow.

I break out around 'that' time of the month but noticed that I was breaking out a little more than usual and found this helpful guide via Pinterest that has helped me out a lot.

What is your acne telling you based on its location?[/caption]

It lends true to my facial problems, so I made a few changes to my lifestyle and noticed that I'm not breaking out on my chin and cheeks as much as before.

With our wedding in just 6 months, I'm trying to get my skin looking right and I'm trying to become more consistent with my skin care in general. And hair care too for that matter. I'm a vitamin taker and fill up on them every.single.day. Even though you don't see a change over night, over time I think my vitamins have helped out a lot. Along with drinking tons of water everyday, I'm hoping to look my best by the time my wedding gets here.

I've also seen on Pinterest the pin for teeth whitening by using peroxide and baking soda. Have you? I've been doing that for a while too, and can already see a difference. To be honest I can't afford professionally teeth whitening and I'm kinda scared to try it anyways. I always hear about it making our teeth sensitive so I'd rather try something out instead.

I received a few of these teeth whitening kits from a Shecky's Girls Night Out gift bag a few years ago and never bothered to give them a try. Until now... getting married + free teeth whitening = score! I'll let you know how they work out.

Have some advise for getting your skin & hair wedding ready for a soon-to-be bride, let me know?

Who Wants to Play Fashion Stylist

I can't believe it's December already! Where did November go? Better yet, where did 2012 go?

Here's a peek at what November looked like for me via my iPhone...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Weight lost journey is on track. (Sorry for the bathroom pic)[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Touring a facility for a wedding we were both working at together.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Gorgeous cake from a wedding I 2nd shot at.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="464"] Texas sunset.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Baby sitting Kelsey Monroe.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Registering for wedding gifts at Macy's.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] For weeks I craved french toast.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Kona Grill happy hour.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430"] Headed to get my nails did.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Shakeology samples[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Worked as the Day of Coordinator for this wedding.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="452"] I work out![/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Thanksgiving with the family![/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Hot chocolate to go with the cooler temps.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Favorite drink of the holiday season, Shiner Holiday Cheer![/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] My wedding dress!!!![/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Dog sitting[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Drs. Appts[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Friday night fun with Ms. Kelsey![/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] It's looking like fall![/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Me & Baby Dax[/caption]

The 4th Thursday in November

Happy Thanksgiving all! It's officially the holiday season in my book and for me it's the most wonderful time of the year!

This year for Thanksgiving I did more cooking than I've ever done in the past and it was a success. Normally, we have a turkey that we'll cook or have deep-fried but this year we ordered a smoked turkey from Greenberg; and it was delish! I highly recommend them! Usually, I have my mom make her dressing for me, but this year I did it on my own. And other than forgetting to turn on the oven at first, it came out almost like my moms. Along with the smoked turkey & dressing rolls I also made some southern style greens and tried The Pioneer Woman's Soul Sweet Taters for the first time. I added some cinnamon, nutmeg & rum extract to the taters and they were to die for!

Our day started off by sleeping in and prepping dinner. That afternoon, we headed out to visit some of my extended family whom I hadn't seen in a while, which was nice and then headed to his parent's house to watch some Thanksgiving day football and relax. We finally made it back home around 7:30pm and it was rest & relaxation from there along with some more eating.

The day was filled with much gratitude and I hope everyone had a great day filled with family, friends and food.

I headed to Costco for a tiny bit of Black Friday but that was it. How about y'all? Did anyone do any midnight shopping for Black Friday?

Here's a peek at my day via Instagram...