Christy W.

• Christy W. age 33, Seattle WA
• Start weight: 188
• Current Weight: 173 (and still losing about 1-2 pounds per week)
• The weight loss I've accomplished thus far has taken about 3 months.
  
  

"I am one of Christi Masi's clients with The Healthy Bride.

To sum up my story quickly, I have battled my weight for quite some time, but have not really found anything that worked and taught me a new way of thinking about my body, exercise and food. In preparation for my wedding, I started doing The Healthy Bride Group classes two times a week. I did those for 6 weeks and was so pleased with my muscle gain (even though I lost very little weight at first), that I signed up for another 6 week session, and increased to 3 times per week. I also started doing personal training one time per week, and my fiancé and I started meeting with The Healthy Bride nutritionist one time per week. The results in the last 7 weeks have been phenomenal (I've lost inches almost everywhere, and shed a good deal of weight all while building a lot of muscle). I also, finally, have my eating under control (we've learned how to balance our blood sugar with whole foods), and I feel better than I have in a very long time. My fiancé and I are thrilled that we have learned how to eat and exercise in a way that we can maintain long after the wedding in September. I am still definitely a work in progress, but feel I am on the right path.

I think more people need to know that weight loss is not about gimmicks, but about really changing your lifestyle and incorporating healthy eating and exercise into it. I feel like I've had a complete transformation, and both my fiancé and I are feeling great. My best moment so far had to do with my wedding dress...when I first picked it out, the store sample did not come close to zipping up--the saleslady had to use string to tie it up to give me an idea what it would look like. When I went back a week ago to get my final measurements so my dress could be finished, the store sample zipped up...it was great! It ultimately doesn't matter, since that one won't be my dress, but it still felt great. Christi has literally been a real life saver!"