I finally joined a gym! Yep, you heard right!
As most of you know, two Decemeber's ago someone keyed " Fat Bitch" on the hood of my car. This caused me to get my rear in gear and lose weight. Last year I lost a total of 30, technically 28, pounds just by changing my diet. Wow. Some may say it was an EXTREME diet, but it did the trick! Since I haven't kept to the diet as well as I should, or at all, I've gained 7-8 pounds back. Mama is not happy!! And you know the old saying... "if Mama ain't happy, aint nobody happy!"
There have always been so many excuses on why we haven't gotten a gym membership
* too expensive
* I don't have time to work out
* I don't want to put Pey Pey in another daycare after work
Just to name a few.
Well, the ladies at Peanut Gallery told me about this new gym in Carrollton called Just Fitness. It's pretty close to the house and they were having an awesome deal! How could I resist!?! No membership fee. $19.99/mo. which INCLUDES tanning!!! AND a family member (Jake) can come free Thursday-Sunday. Sign.Me.Up.
At the beginning of the year I started waking up at 545am and walking with my neighbors 5 days a week. I loved doing it, even though waking up that early completely sucks @$$, but I just dont feel like it's doing me any good. Here's a thought, maybe if I ate good AND walked I would lose weight. Just a thought.
Monday is my first day at the new gym and I couldn't be more excited!! Wish me luck! Oh, and pray that I don't hurt/pull/tear and more muscles in my legs!
Much Love,
Kenzie
Friday, April 1, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
i AM alive
I think I win the award for "Worst Blogger Ever". I just realized that my last blog was when Peyton was turning 1, and now he's 3 1/2 months away *tear* from being 2!! I'm sure there are a TON of things that happened since the last time I blogged. Let's recap:
* I got rid of Daisy the jeep, and replaced her with FIONA, the beautiful, sleek, "adult" car Acura RDX
* I made my goal of losing 30 pounds by July 4th. However, I've gained 5 back. Blah. I've started walking 5 days a week at 545 am with my neighbors and momma! The early rising is tough, but it's definitely helping.
* We no longer have a roommate!!! Hallelujah! We love you Mario, but it's great to have our house back.
* We fixed our ongoing-under-the-driveway leak! Can we say, "About time?". It's so nice to have a $50 cheaper water bill
*Jake got a marketing job! He's selling office supplies to small businesses and is loving it so far! I haven't seen a paycheck since he's only been working there for 2 weeks but I think he's found his calling! He's so personable and can sell anything!He could sell alcohol to a recovering alcoholic, he's that good! :)
*My handsome precious little baby boy is no longer a baby. He's the definition of independent toddler. He wants to do everything all by himself! We're about to start potty training since he tells me when he's going pee pee or about to poo poo. I sat him up on his Thomas the Train potty seat last night (he was naked) and he wasn't having it. Odd. He wants to sit on it with clothes on but not when his pants are on the ground. -- Yes, I just had to start singing "pants on the ground" song from American Idol last year --- Oh, did I mention that he's about to be 2? Yea, I can't believe it either. SIDENOTE: Please no one ask when #2 will be on it's way because it ain't happening ANYTIME soon. My daycare tuition is finally going down, along with my ass. I'm about to get Peyton out of diapers and would not like to put another one in them. I'm enjoying the relaxation (and glass of wine) that I get once Peyton goes down to bed and can't imagine tending to another baby (yet). Oh, and did I mention I love sleep. I don't think I'm ready for the late and sleepless nights that I had with Peyton. Not yet, but one day in the (not-so-distant)future we'll have another one! Thanks! ;)
* School districts have been closed for 4 days in a row due to inclement weather. However, Mike Leonard Insurance Agency (where I work) has been open those 4 days. I take that back, I did get to stay home on Tuesday when the ice hit, but my dedicated boss (also my father) was here at 6am. In the past two days I've been here, while everyone else is cozily sitting on the couch with their loved ones, I've had 7 phones calls --- three of those being from my mother. Bored, much? Yes. Perhaps that is why I'm updating my blog. Which I'm going to try and update this as much as possible. I'm sure all my readers are so very excited!!
Much love
* I got rid of Daisy the jeep, and replaced her with FIONA, the beautiful, sleek, "adult" car Acura RDX
* I made my goal of losing 30 pounds by July 4th. However, I've gained 5 back. Blah. I've started walking 5 days a week at 545 am with my neighbors and momma! The early rising is tough, but it's definitely helping.
* We no longer have a roommate!!! Hallelujah! We love you Mario, but it's great to have our house back.
* We fixed our ongoing-under-the-driveway leak! Can we say, "About time?". It's so nice to have a $50 cheaper water bill
*Jake got a marketing job! He's selling office supplies to small businesses and is loving it so far! I haven't seen a paycheck since he's only been working there for 2 weeks but I think he's found his calling! He's so personable and can sell anything!He could sell alcohol to a recovering alcoholic, he's that good! :)
*My handsome precious little baby boy is no longer a baby. He's the definition of independent toddler. He wants to do everything all by himself! We're about to start potty training since he tells me when he's going pee pee or about to poo poo. I sat him up on his Thomas the Train potty seat last night (he was naked) and he wasn't having it. Odd. He wants to sit on it with clothes on but not when his pants are on the ground. -- Yes, I just had to start singing "pants on the ground" song from American Idol last year --- Oh, did I mention that he's about to be 2? Yea, I can't believe it either. SIDENOTE: Please no one ask when #2 will be on it's way because it ain't happening ANYTIME soon. My daycare tuition is finally going down, along with my ass. I'm about to get Peyton out of diapers and would not like to put another one in them. I'm enjoying the relaxation (and glass of wine) that I get once Peyton goes down to bed and can't imagine tending to another baby (yet). Oh, and did I mention I love sleep. I don't think I'm ready for the late and sleepless nights that I had with Peyton. Not yet, but one day in the (not-so-distant)future we'll have another one! Thanks! ;)
* School districts have been closed for 4 days in a row due to inclement weather. However, Mike Leonard Insurance Agency (where I work) has been open those 4 days. I take that back, I did get to stay home on Tuesday when the ice hit, but my dedicated boss (also my father) was here at 6am. In the past two days I've been here, while everyone else is cozily sitting on the couch with their loved ones, I've had 7 phones calls --- three of those being from my mother. Bored, much? Yes. Perhaps that is why I'm updating my blog. Which I'm going to try and update this as much as possible. I'm sure all my readers are so very excited!!
Much love
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
I can't believe it!!
My baby boy turned 1 today!!! Its such a happy day, but a sad day all at the same time. I've realized that my "baby" is no longer a baby. I get weekly emails from Babycenter about what milestones you should be looking for and helpful ideas. Well, each week, up until today, it has said "Your Baby this week". Today, the email said "Your Toddler this week". I about fell out of my chair. Is my baby really considered a toddler now that he is 1 and walking? Oh WOW! It just can't be! On a serious note though, today at 9:53am I was given the best gift a person can receive. The sweetest most precious little boy that I would die for. It's hard to believe that Peyton once looked like this...
And now he is my BIG TODDLER BOY!!!
Happy Birthday Peyton!! I hope you know how much you are loved and how special you are to everyone in your life!!!
Much Love,
Mommy
And now he is my BIG TODDLER BOY!!!
Happy Birthday Peyton!! I hope you know how much you are loved and how special you are to everyone in your life!!!
Much Love,
Mommy
Monday, March 29, 2010
She's alive!!!
Whelp, after 3 long weeks I finally got my car back. She's absolutely beautiful!! Thanks to Don's Collision and the Allstate Check, she is like new!! They even removed "Fat Bitch" off the hood as a present to me! Thanks boys! She died on me Friday night and Saturday because she needed a new battery. so NOW she is running perfectly!
I know I haven't blogged in a while so let me catch you up on everything that is going on in our lives. Jake messed up his ankle playing soccer last Sunday. He broke off a quarter of an inch of bone off , and then fractured another bone in the ankle area. He's going to have to see a Orthopedic Specialist because the doctor believes he tore ligaments and tendons as well. All I can see, and hear, is $$$$$$$. We still have a roommate and now with this accident.. I dont see him moving out anytime in the near future.
My son will be 1 on May 12th. I can't believe it! I'm about to have a one year old. Is this true!?!? That first year went by so fast... just like everyone said it would. Good thing I took lots of pictures to remember all the fun stages. NOW the fun part...SHOPPING for birthday stuff! I need to start looking for invitations, party themes, food, locations.... all the fun stuff!!! My big boy is starting to eat "real food". He's already to the point where he wants to be independent and do things himself. Much more of this 'tude and he can change his diaper himself! HA I keed. He is LOVING being able to feed himself. He ate banana, steamed carrot and potatoes last night using his little pinchers. He's such a big boy! I give him another month and he'll be walking. He's cruising, at a very high speed, around all the furniture and is "rearranging" where Hercules' kennel needs to be. He likes to push it around the dining room! His top 2 teeth are coming down and it makes him look so old! Total of 4 teeth! Whoo Hoo. He's our big boy... wearing 18 month clothes! :) I disobeyed the law and turned his "big boy carseat" around early. He now sits in the middle, facing forward. He loves every minute of it!!
*** I'm "proofing" my blog and just realized how many times I said "BIG BOY". Wow, sorry, I'll find a new adjective for next blog.***
I think I've reached a hump on my weight loss. I'm at a loss of 15 pounds right now. My goal is 30 by July. I've learned to maintain the weight, not gaining any back, and I'm content with my weight loss... for right now. I'm still eating healhty, with an occasional cheat here and there, and the only exercise I'm getting is chasing Peyton around the house. My soccer "career" as officially ended with Jake's accident. We can't afford it, nor can we afford having both of us gimp.
Thats all for now folks!
Much love
I know I haven't blogged in a while so let me catch you up on everything that is going on in our lives. Jake messed up his ankle playing soccer last Sunday. He broke off a quarter of an inch of bone off , and then fractured another bone in the ankle area. He's going to have to see a Orthopedic Specialist because the doctor believes he tore ligaments and tendons as well. All I can see, and hear, is $$$$$$$. We still have a roommate and now with this accident.. I dont see him moving out anytime in the near future.
My son will be 1 on May 12th. I can't believe it! I'm about to have a one year old. Is this true!?!? That first year went by so fast... just like everyone said it would. Good thing I took lots of pictures to remember all the fun stages. NOW the fun part...SHOPPING for birthday stuff! I need to start looking for invitations, party themes, food, locations.... all the fun stuff!!! My big boy is starting to eat "real food". He's already to the point where he wants to be independent and do things himself. Much more of this 'tude and he can change his diaper himself! HA I keed. He is LOVING being able to feed himself. He ate banana, steamed carrot and potatoes last night using his little pinchers. He's such a big boy! I give him another month and he'll be walking. He's cruising, at a very high speed, around all the furniture and is "rearranging" where Hercules' kennel needs to be. He likes to push it around the dining room! His top 2 teeth are coming down and it makes him look so old! Total of 4 teeth! Whoo Hoo. He's our big boy... wearing 18 month clothes! :) I disobeyed the law and turned his "big boy carseat" around early. He now sits in the middle, facing forward. He loves every minute of it!!
*** I'm "proofing" my blog and just realized how many times I said "BIG BOY". Wow, sorry, I'll find a new adjective for next blog.***
I think I've reached a hump on my weight loss. I'm at a loss of 15 pounds right now. My goal is 30 by July. I've learned to maintain the weight, not gaining any back, and I'm content with my weight loss... for right now. I'm still eating healhty, with an occasional cheat here and there, and the only exercise I'm getting is chasing Peyton around the house. My soccer "career" as officially ended with Jake's accident. We can't afford it, nor can we afford having both of us gimp.
Thats all for now folks!
Much love
Friday, February 26, 2010
Poor Daisy
As if my car, Daisy, could take anymore abuse, lets add on another accident to her resume. On Sunday I was driving to my parents house to pick up food, minding my own business, when BAM! I get hit on the passenger side. Some little 17 yr old girl, "didn't see me" and hit me in my passenger side door. It won't open, yet somehow the wind can easily creep through and and make it ever so quiet in my car :\ I got my car adjusted on Monday and there was $3000 worth of damage. Holy macarel. My car isn't even worth that much!! So, long story short, I'm going to get myself a new door and get my car driveable again and pocket ze rest!!! YAY! New bathroom here we come!! :)
Little highlight of what my car has been through over the 8 years of me having her:
-being a pinball on 635 HWY bumping from side to side. No damage
-the numerous fish tailing I've done due to rain, sleet and snow
-Somebody backing into my car at college and taking off the front bumper
- My tire falling off my car, while driving, and rolling down the street only to have 5 Hispanics jump out of a car and steal my tire. Classic.
- I lost control of my car, while fishtailing, hit a curb and uprooted two trees. Quite an experience there. Did I mention the trees cost me, er my dad, $900! I told City of Plano I would plant some very nice palm trees from Calloways for way cheap but they didn't believe me. Hmph.
-Some liquid leaked all over my transmission almost ruining my electrical system. Not to mention the random times when my engine light does come on.
-Someone keying FAT BITCH on the hood. [motivation for the weight loss]
-12/25/09 accident where we slid on ice and ended up totaling a 2010 Lexus. Minor damage done to my car. She's a tank.
-Then the most recent accident where this "licensed driver" hit me and smashed in my door.
Hmmmmmmm and people wonder why I dont feel safe in my car!!! She's been a good car though! It will be a sad, yet happy day when I get to replace her.
Word of advice: Never fart in a tanning bed. Its way worse than a dutch oven!!! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!
Much love
Little highlight of what my car has been through over the 8 years of me having her:
-being a pinball on 635 HWY bumping from side to side. No damage
-the numerous fish tailing I've done due to rain, sleet and snow
-Somebody backing into my car at college and taking off the front bumper
- My tire falling off my car, while driving, and rolling down the street only to have 5 Hispanics jump out of a car and steal my tire. Classic.
- I lost control of my car, while fishtailing, hit a curb and uprooted two trees. Quite an experience there. Did I mention the trees cost me, er my dad, $900! I told City of Plano I would plant some very nice palm trees from Calloways for way cheap but they didn't believe me. Hmph.
-Some liquid leaked all over my transmission almost ruining my electrical system. Not to mention the random times when my engine light does come on.
-Someone keying FAT BITCH on the hood. [motivation for the weight loss]
-12/25/09 accident where we slid on ice and ended up totaling a 2010 Lexus. Minor damage done to my car. She's a tank.
-Then the most recent accident where this "licensed driver" hit me and smashed in my door.
Hmmmmmmm and people wonder why I dont feel safe in my car!!! She's been a good car though! It will be a sad, yet happy day when I get to replace her.
Word of advice: Never fart in a tanning bed. Its way worse than a dutch oven!!! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!
Much love
Friday, February 12, 2010
Flashback
Earlier today I was on facebook, which never happens [insert sarcasm here], and I was invited to become a friend of "Bitter Waiter." I saw that my sister was friends with him, or it, and decided I should do it as well. It sounds funny. This is a man who writes a blog about his career; waiting tables. It could possibly be one of the funniest blogs I've ever read. Now I know how you guys feel when you read mine! HA JOKE! Anyways, as I read all of his blogs I feel that I can totally relate to each run in of Amernians, hillbillies, birthday bitches wanting anything and everything free, rambunctious children throwing their dinner on the floor while the drunken parents aren't paying any attention to them doing this, people that tip crappy or those that don't tip at all, the "hot messes" that can't hold their alcohol, and last but not least... the oh-so-subtle-hand-wave-letting-us-know-your-water-glass-is empty, that he describes in his blog. It makes me have flashbacks to the day when I waited tables. A big shout out to "bitter waiter" for making me realize WHY I dont wait tables anymore. I will remove any and every thought about "aww I miss waiting tables" out of my mind! Its not true!! If you've never waited tables.. dont. If you have waited tables.. dont go back. If you are currently waiting tables... get out while you can!! I'm sure feeding food to a pack of yipping chihuaha's would be equally as annoying, and gratifying as waiting tables would be. Not to mention, the pay might be the same.
To those who've waited tables I definitely encourage you to check out his blog : http://bitterwaiter.typepad.com/bitter_waiter/2009/12/index.html. Whenever you are feeling like your life sucks, read his blog. If you are having a crappy day, read his blog, it will cheer you up. Last but not least, if you are thinking about waiting tables and you've never done it, read his blog. It will definitely make you change your mind!!!
Much Love!!
To those who've waited tables I definitely encourage you to check out his blog : http://bitterwaiter.typepad.com/bitter_waiter/2009/12/index.html. Whenever you are feeling like your life sucks, read his blog. If you are having a crappy day, read his blog, it will cheer you up. Last but not least, if you are thinking about waiting tables and you've never done it, read his blog. It will definitely make you change your mind!!!
Much Love!!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Do I HAVE to get on the scale?
Well, I celebrated my 24th birthday last weekend.... well more like all last month! I didn't stick to my diet as well as I should have so of course I was dreading getting on that scale. I didnt want all my "good birthday fun" ruin the hard work I had done in the first few weeks of my diet. I kind of had the "Go Big or Go Home" motto last week while celebrating. I ate chicken spaghetti at my parents house, pizza and wings ON my birthday, and Taco [no] Bueno on Sunday after my birthday party. Yes, I had my first coke in 4 weeks that day too. YUM! Of course, after eating all this junk food I was NOT about to weigh in on Monday morning like I usual do. Monday morning I started right back on my strict strict diet. Everything that happened last week would not steer me away from the "good path". So Tuesday afternoon, my friend invited my family and I to her house for a Super Bowl party. Uh-oh, the bad path is trying to get a hold of me. She simply just said "Eat really good this week and then you can have some pizza on Sunday." That sounds like a fantastic idea!!! Wednesday morning I got to work and decided I needed to weigh myself so I can see what the damage was and how much I needed to work at my diet. I got on that scale and about fell off of it when I read my numbers! I had lost 3 pounds since the last time I weighed in! WHAT!?!?!?!? Yes folks, I've lost a total of 10 1/2 pounds in the first month of my diet. I was so excited that I went and celebrated with some Uncle Julio's fajitas and a margarita! Whoops! Job well done, now its back on track!! I've learned alot about my dieting. Even if you mess up a little, as long as you portion control and don't OVERDO it, you'll be okay! Thank GOD!!
Little update about Peyton... he is finally getting a tooth!! After teething for what seems like 7 months, his first bottom tooth has surfaced. I can see it, and feel it, when he opens his mouth! Its not pushed up all the way yet but its definitely there. I was starting to worry that my son would never get any teeth and wouldn't be able to eat his birthday cake in May!! It's hard to believe that my son will be 1 in May. It seems like just yesterday he was born. Time really does fly by!!
Much Love
Little update about Peyton... he is finally getting a tooth!! After teething for what seems like 7 months, his first bottom tooth has surfaced. I can see it, and feel it, when he opens his mouth! Its not pushed up all the way yet but its definitely there. I was starting to worry that my son would never get any teeth and wouldn't be able to eat his birthday cake in May!! It's hard to believe that my son will be 1 in May. It seems like just yesterday he was born. Time really does fly by!!
Much Love
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