My journey will soon began with the 17 Day Diet!

Hi, let me introduce myself. I'm Christy, a mother of 3 and a stay at home wife to a wonderful husband! Ok..So, I never thought that I would keep a blog, but I am about to embark on a very hard journey, and I decided that I want to share it with everyone. I want to be an open book. I think it might help me with this journey...because everybody who reads this blog will be my accountability partner.




How did I get so FAT?! Wow, I don't know where to start...I guess I will take it back to 9 years (prior to having my 8 year old daughter.) Prior to getting pregnant with my daughter, I was in the best shape I had EVER been! I had decided that I wanted to follow my fathers foot steps, and join the United States Marine Corps. I trained a little prior to joining, and once I swore in, I decided that I was going to take it a step further, and train my ass off, so I could graduate at that top of my class in bootcamp. I worked out A LOT. I ran every morning at 5 am. 1 mile became 4 miles over the training process (my good ol Dad got up with me every morning too, to help me train) I was thin, fit, and happy. I was modeling, and feeling so confident. (maybe even a lil conceited.) (look I'm being honest here..lol) Then, it happen. I got pregnant (PEOPLE..USE CONTRACEPTIVES IF YA DON'T WANT TO GET PREGNANT!) So, during my pregnancy with my daughter, I GOT HUGE. the day I gave birth to her I was 250lbs. I'm 5'9" (5'10" on a good day hehe) and I was 150 prior to getting pregnant with her) Yup, I ballooned up!
So, a few years after having her, I lost weight got to 165 and then got pregnant again with my son (who is 5) The day I had him, I was 225. Well, 3 years later I finally got down to 175 then got pregnant again with my youngest who is now 17 mos. The day I had him, I was 225 as well. Oh, and let me mention...in all the weight loss I had prior to..I wasn't even trying..it just fell off. So its not like I learned how to eat healthy or even worked out. It just happen that way...now I'm older..and it doesn't just "fall off" anymore...


Okay...now we are at NOW....I am ...I am...Wow..do I even want to tell you how FAT I am...((thinking)) .......................Okay..I did say I was going to be an open book....so...hear it goes...I am at 218 and a size 18! I know..I can't believe it myself. I don't know how I got here...or even let myself get here...HELL...I know how I got here...I just can't believe I AM HERE. The sad thing is, before the holidays...I was at 208. I gained 10lbs over the holidays! Freaking crazy! I must say, I am a sugar addict! Its like CRACK to me. I am so addicted! I am probably more addicted to sugar than I was to cigarettes prior to getting pregnant with my last child. It's sad because sugar is EVERYWHERE and in almost EVERYTHING. I have got to learn to SAY NO TO SUGAR!!!

So, what I have decided is that I am going to kick start my weight loss journey with the 17 day diet. Yup, that's right..its called the 17 day diet. Its a book by Dr. Mike Moreno and its broken down in 4 cycles of 17 days day. The first one being the Accelerate then Active, then Achieve and finally Arrive. Its all in 17 day increments. but....I believe if I am still needing to lose alot more and still in the 2 cycle...I can redo that cycle again..I think...I haven't gotten to the second cycle....I have only read the first few chapters (all being cycle 1) I also plan on lifting weights and doing some cardio. My wonderful husband is my rock..and I know he will help me with the working-out department.