Kansas City Weight Loss Challenge

I am in week 2 of the Fit Bottomed Girl-Energy Zone eight week weight loss challenge. I have followed Fit Bottomed Girl for about a year and I recently found out that the co-founder of the website is based right here in Kansas City. A casting call went out for women who wanted to lose weight and get fit. FBG teamed with Jessica with Energy Zone, a health and wellness company. Jessica is a nutritionist that moved from California here to Kansas City to raise her daughters with more Midwest culture and values. Her mission in life is to enlighten and empower women to enjoy the journey and love the skin that we are in.

Jessica and Jennipher are a breath of fresh air, just what the doctor ordered for me. I needed to get out of the fog and step out of my comfort zone and get down to serious business. So far this year I have lost almost 30 lbs. I have much more to go, but I am learning not to make food the event and love the skin I am in. I am getting more into me now, almost being here in KC for a year and learning to live life without Moma. Some days are better than others and I know in my heart of hearts she wants me to be healthy, whole and happy. I am getting to happy.

Wow, what a difference a day makes. Spent my first Spring and Summer in KC. Mild,wet spring to a full blown hot sweltering summer. Learning to live life out loud with Moma, getting my weight under control, paying off old debts and working, working, working. The best thing I did this season was to re enroll in Financial Peace University. Class began May 23 and today is graduation. My eyes opened up to my relationship with money and how foolish it is to carry debt. I have been cutting up credit cards left and right. I have a much better grip on my finances and now I am focusing more on continuing my slide down the scale. I have lost about 23 lbs so far this year, now it is time to kick it up a notch and get busy living. I can do this. I can do all things thru Christ who gives me strength!

My last blog

The last entry I made to this blog was the day my Mom died. Wow. It seems like it was just a moment ago. Here I am stumbling through life in a new year 2010 without my Mom being a phone call away. Life is what you make of it and I am trying to move forward in life honoring my Mom as she raised me to be a productive member of society.

Death Watch

They said it isn't easy watching someone die. I am at my childhood home watching life slowly fade from my 78 year old Mom.

Dying isn't easy and watching isn't easy either.

Kelly

It has been awhile

Wow it has been a while since I blogged for the sake of blogging. I have been busy trying to put a new career together, applying left and right for jobs. My Mom's health hasn't been the greatest, so I drove home for the first time last month. I did it, got over my anxiety and to God be the Glory. I wanted to start grad school, still awaiting word from Wayne on approving the waiver, job hunting, purging, cleaning, staying focused!

Celebrating Freedom!

Happy 4th of July to all my family and friends.  If you love your freedom, thank a veteran.  

End of the Month

The wow month of June.  So much.  I am currently laid off, I have learned so much about caring for my natural hair, I started medifast, working on my resume and the next chapter of my life, discovered blogging, vlogging, YouTube and face book (working it to my advantage).  This month we lost Michael Jackson and my friend Lois, oh did I mentioned that I am finally holding myself accountable and losing weight.  Tomorrow will be week 1 official weigh in, here is to less and less of me!

As always,

Amen to Jesus