Everyone has THE DIET!

You know what is so funny to me? The first time I mention that I am doing the whole weight loss thing again and people are crazy about telling me about this diet or that diet. Reality is, one can not live on pizza and decadent steak dinners every day. I am getting settled in with the reality that I have to eat 6 times a day.

I will be honest, I have not been doing so great with that just yet. Although It has only been 4 days to adjust. My goal is to be fully stocked on the proper food and protein etc by the weekend and rock it out starting Monday and forever after.

Diet is always the wrong word. It's a life style change. It's just so damn easy to enjoy the fabulous entertaining style lifestyle that I preach and eat all of the amazing food at the events that I produce.

Workout is going well. Ryan, is quickly realizing how non flexible I am! He's been great about getting me warmed up and stretched out and allowing enough time between intervals that I don't drop dead. Each work out will progressively get a bit tougher and I welcome it. I was actually sore the other morning and loved it.

Thank you for allowing me to share this journey with you. I have some awesome Valentine's ideas I will be sharing with you next week as well. In the meantime, look for more colorful updates on my weightless journey.

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Day 2 and the Diet Gestapo Attack

I headed in to the gym this morning knowing full well that I would be hating what I was going to find out. I mean let's face it, we all know when we need to lose weight. It comes as no big shocker. What should't shock anyone either is that  I haven't looked at a scale in over 3 months. That should have been my first clue.

I am all about total 100% honesty with you all. This is part of my being responsible and really ready to lose the weight. If you can believe it I weighed in at 241 pounds this morning. OMG!!!! YIKES. I also realized that my body fat was  upwards of 33%. Now if those numbers don't shock you nothing will!

We sat down and came up with a plan that will have me eating literally 6 times a day. One of the most surprising things that I realized was that I do not have to completely stop eating everything I want. It is more eating intelligently and not doing late night eating which I had fallen  back in the habit of doing.

The biggest question for me was what am I allowed to drink! Go figure!!! I found out that my choices of Chardonnay, Malbec and Vodka, I will be totally switching to red wine. I can do that. Interesting fact we are getting rid of all carbonated elements. No club soda even!

With that said, I will be sharing with you my diet and all the before, during and after pics. The goal is to get down to 180! I have a long way to go. I am excited about the journey and looking forward to having it stick this time.

Thanks for following me during this journey and of course I will be continuing the entertaining style updates as well. In the mean time:

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New Year. . . New Me. . . Day 1!!

I got up bright and early to make sure I was at the new gym with the new trainer this morning. I was really excited about it to be honest! I have not  done that in quite some time! So, I arrived and we started the initial fitness evaluation. I filled out all of the necessary paperwork and then came time for flexibility tests.

I was thinking to myself. . I am so screwed! I mean I had not worked out in months. To my surprise, Ryan my trainer told me I was pretty flexible and had great balance. I told him it was all of the experience walking on a boat with a cocktail in hand. I mean you can't spill the wine right?

I do need more flexibility but overall, he seemed to actually be impressed with me.

So, the deal is I will be working out with him Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the mornings. It really is the perfect way to get the day rolling. Full of energy. That is what came back to me the most as surprising. I forgot how much energy you have after you're done.  During the holidays I was needing to take a nap mid afternoon.

The goal remains the same. I am losing 50 pounds or more and will keep it off with a lifestyle change of healthy eating.  That is so tough in my business with all of the entertaining I do.

Tomorrow is going to be interesting. They will be doing body fat % which will not be pretty. However, I am sharing every single detail with you and look for that really scary starting picture.  YIKES!!!

Taking the Show on the Road

I sit here this afternoon sitting in the back of a lovely silver limousine in the back with wifi and a bloody mary enjoying myself with some great music. I and my team are headed to Charlotte with Weddings Radio as the celeb wedding and event producer.

I will be meeting with over 400 brides tomorrow. We will offering our creative insights and showcasing some of the latest 2012 wedding trends. It's funny how things progress. I will be traveling across the country meeting brides and broadcasting live.

It's great I am marrying the concept of a new division that I will be launching later this month with weddings radio. I add to it the LR creative cutting edge brand of event design and entertainment concept development with a nationwide rollout of a new program that will change the entire wedding industry. It is already shaping up to be a huge year!

I want to personally thank you all for your support and I look forward to seeing you soon.

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I'm Engaged Now What? A Wedding Budget to get started.

Congratulations, you and your soon to be partner have decided  to take your relationship to the next level and get married. This is such an exciting time. The holidays are notoriously the most popular time to pop the question. Now that the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is over, it's time to get to planning.

The first thing to do is to find a planner that can help you every step of the way to avoid that unnecessary stress. The first question I like to ask is do you know your budget? It is very important for you to have an idea of what you have to spend on your big day! You would be surprised even in this economy how expensive things can be. With that being said, one of the reasons our clients love us is that ALWAYS manage to find ways to achieve their desires in some creative fashion without breaking the bank.

Now every now and again we are lucky to have that client that money is no object. They are a luxury for us and a lot of fun to produce. However, with that being said, I have really started having a lot of fun creating our client's visions on a budget.

Here are some interesting percentages to keep in mind:

Reception: 50% of total budget: this includes, lighting, event space rental, food and beverage, rentals of all.

Florals & Decor:10% of total budget

Music: 10 % of total budget

Photography/Video: 10% of total budget

Ceremony: 2% of entire budget

Stationary: 2% of entire budget

Rings: 2% of entire budget

Rehearsal Dinner: 1% of  entire budget

Favors/Gifts: 3% of entire budget

Attire: wedding dress/tuxedo etc: 9% of entire budget

Transportation: 1% of entire budget

When a client calls us, we have created a very cool spread sheet program that shows purchase as they are made and inserted. This shows how it is taken out of the over all budget. Our clients find this so very helpful. Do not get overwhelmed. This process is really a great deal of fun. Just trust yourself with a professional and let the fun begin.

You are cordially invited to the wedding of your dreams!

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