Welcome to the "The Jones Kingdom": Change Is Good!

Since the time Joey and I decided to try for our last child we knew that the prevention of having another child after Kayleena would be permanent. Although I love children, especially my own precious little angels, I was relieved that I would no longer have to struggle with losing weight. The only two times in my life I was able to drop a lot of weight successfully was when I went off of birth-conrol, so I was sure that this would be a permanent fix to my constant battle with weight. Unfortunately this wasn't the case this time. I worked my tail end off, going to the gym, drinking only slim-fast shakes, and literally starving myself! Still...nothing! Even when I did drop five pounds or so it seemed as though I picked it right back up in a matter of days.

However, these past few months the pounds have been slowly melting away. What changed from a year ago to now? Well I didn't realize it initially but I have come to barely understand the power of thought. What is amazing is that this power, that lies within us all, can also benefit us in all areas of our lives.

I'm still at least 20 pounds away from my all time goal (the smallest I've ever been in my adult life) but I'm 40 pounds closer than I was a year ago. It feels so gratifying when I can stuff a bunch of clothes in a bag and give them away because they are too big! 20 pounds from now I'll be able to furnish a completely new wardrobe and I'm so looking forward to it. Being and feeling healthy is like starting a brand new life.

My amazing friend Natalie Copeland is an outstanding photographer. So I hit her up for a photo shoot. This is the first individual photo shoot I've ever done since I've been married. That's almost nine years! I'm a humble person and I'm not at all vain in any way. But it feels good to see all the hard work start to pay off. Natalie is so creative and we had lots of fun! You're the best Natalie!