Day 0- Preparing for the 17 Day Diet

My name is Amanda. I'm 24 yrs. old. I am 5'4 and I weight 156 lbs. I am going to try out the 17 Day Diet and blog about it. My goal is to trim up and eat healthier. I am going to make myself do at least 20 minutes of walking every day, to help with this. 


  ~*~*Disclaimer, I didn't write the 17 Day Diet Book and I don't guarantee your results will be the same as mine~*~*~*


 First Stop, Wal-Mart. Purchase total:  $103.58
 Items I Bought:
- 17 Day Diet Book by Dr. Mike Moreno ($22.50 + tax)
- red grapes                                                 -steam bag corn
-corn on the cob                                          -steam bag mixed veggies
-celery                                                        -frozen bag mixed fruit
-Fat Free Mozz. cheese.                             -peaches
-tomatoes (fresh)                                        -dozen eggs 
-Shredded lettuce                                       -ground turkey (roll)
-1 box lipton green tea                                -light fruit yogurt  
-bag skinless boneless chicken                    -asparagus
-can crushed tomatoes                               -Fat Free cott. cheese
-jug balsamic vinegar                                 -head of cabbage
-lemon                                                      -fresh black berries
-turkey breast                                           -whole carrots
-salmon in a pouch                                    -whole cantaloupe
-egg plant                                                  -tangelos
-sugar free straw. jam                               -x-ta virgin olive oil
-plain fat free yogurt


Second Stop, Tops: Purchase total:  27.96
Items I bought:
-1 jug of Flaxseed oil (pills)                 -fresh okra
-1 bottle acidophilus
-bag baby spinach 


Grand Total Spent, so far:    $131.54.
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I was supposed to buy kefir, which I have no clue what that is and neither did anyone in Tops or Wal-Mart. I bought baby spinach instead, assuming it was a green. I was sadly mistaken, when I googled it at home. 


Apparently kefir is a fermented milk drink. Here is the wikipedia explanation:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kefir  So, since, I have not seen this ingredient anywhere, I will make the kefir smoothie, when instructed to on the diet, instead with soy milk and a acidophilus tablet in it.


**Also, it says to find acidophilus milk...I couldn't so I'm substituting soy milk with acidophilus pill.

Day 0- Preparing for the Challenge

*Blog Feelings*
  Well, right now I am feeling excited to start a new diet and I hope it will work.  I am wondering if my fiancee' is going to be upset that I spent so much on all this food. I am really hoping he helps me with this diet and maybe it will help him too.  We don't eat very healthy and I am pretty lazy, well except for chasing the kiddos. We live in a very small town, but maybe someone in a larger city would be able to find all the exact ingredients in this diet. I have to check Wal-Mart later for a scale. I am going to weight myself at the same time every day and record it along with a picture of my gut...just to see if I can notice any changes. Wish me luck everyone as I embark on my journey.

  ~Time to give my 2 yr. old daughter a bath and put her to bed. Then I will set some chicken out to unthaw for tomorrow