My name is Kristi and I work as a radio announcer and commercial producer at a Country station in Northern Alberta, Canada.

I didn't become overweight until about third grade, when my parents divorced and my best friend became food. Being a single mom, my mom did her best for my brother and I, but a lot of our meals were with processed food or fast food. PLUS I was a REALLY picky eater as a kid, and she struggled to get me to eat my vegetables. We were also never really taught portion control, and I've struggled with that myself for the majority of my life.

In 2008, I joined Herbal Magic. It was ridiculously expensive, but I went from a whopping 265lbs at 23 years old, to a relatively slim 183 lbs by this past summer. But the program got too expensive and I quit. I also quit eating better, and went back to being a fast food addict. I mainly ate Smitty's, Wendy's and Pizza 73 for 2 weeks straight. Not good. From late July to about early January, I had managed to pack on about 40lbs. I was NOT happy. I couldn't get in to my summer clothes, and a lot of my clothes were getting tight. And my old "fat jeans", the ones that used to fall off me, were getting tight. It was time for a change that I was going to stick to.

It's been my incentive to keep up a healthy lifestyle, and now that the weight seems to be melting off, I feel a lot better. I have a long ways to go...but I will get there!