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Candy (Margaret’s Daughter)
Candy – 310 lbs. 5′5″
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Candy’s Story:
All of my life, I have been called fat, even when I really wasn’t. It has been like this badge of shame that I have had to wear. As I have gotten older, my weight has continued to climb. I have made excuses not to do things with my friends when I knew my weight would get in the way – things I would have like to have done.
Now I have a 9 year old child who plays every sport in the world, and would like for me to play with him. Unfortunately, I get too tired or too sore from the overactivity. I often have to quit long before he wants to.
Carrying around all this excess weight makes me feel like I am carrying around another grown adult on my back constantly and I am tired of it. I worry that my child may soon be embarrassed of me. Both of my parents have diabetes brought on by excess weight. I know that I may be on that same path if I don’t get the weight off.
I’m scared that I might not be around to see my child graduate from high school, college, get married or have his first child if I don’t do something. I want to ride the rides at the amusement park and play endlessly with my child. Losing this weight will be a dream come true because I could LIVE, not just exist.
My mom, Margaret, and I are going to change our lives together and the life of my son. We are going to succeed together!
Great success -
7 weeks and 35 pounds lighter! Candy has a new sparkle in her eye and a spring in her step!
How is Candy doing?? Here she is – 17 weeks later and 72 lbs. lighter!!! Fantastic!! She is feeling wonderful and very energetic. Her goal is to be under 200 lbs by Christmas – let’s send all postive thoughts her way!
And here we are – almost 100 lbs. down!
Happy and healthy and having a great time!
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Well, I’m less than 2 pounds away from 80 pounds. That’s truly unbelievable!! I would never have imagined that I could have results like this. My old clothes are becoming very funny. It takes me forever to get dressed in the morning. I use to try to wear somwthing in my closet just to find that it was too small. Now everything is too big, and I still find myself having to try on several outfits before finding one small enough. My son and I chuckle about it every morning. I am constantly asking him, “Do you think I can wear this one more time, or is it too big?” Needless to say, I am getting good at changing clothes! My friends and co-workers are just amazed. I saw one of my friends this weekend that I hadn’t seen since I started the program and they were flabbergasted! They couldn’t believe how much I had lost. I worked in the yard today and am amazed at how much I could get done. Life is great!! I feel like the luckiest person in the world!! Thanks Weight Away!
That is such great news. What I have done is when an outfit no longer fits, I just fold it and put it in a stack that eventually finds its way to the closet at Dr. Lara’s office. Not need to hang it back up. No need to put it in the back of the closet. You will never put it on again, so just get rid of them.
Well, I didn’t lose anything last week. I’m not too surprised because I’ve had so much trouble with holding water> My body is now at the weight that it carried for years. I think it always liked this weight. That’s O.K. though. I refuse to let it win. I will make it let go of this excess. I had a very busy weekend which included some serious yard work! I feel great and feel skinner than I can remember. I’ve been keeping my mother busy taking in clothes. I bought a pair of shorts in August that I couldn’t even come close to fitting into. I wore them for the first time this weekend and laughed when I realized that I was going to have to ask my mother again to alter something for me because they were falling off my waist. Life is good! I’m so happy!! Thank you Weight Away!!! I’m going to see Debbie Lane this week and I can’t wait. I always feel great when I leave her! Keep up the good work ladies!!!
Wow, I thought it would be so hard to get to where I’m at now. I really had given up hope that it was even possible. I still can’t believe it!! I have lost just shy of 75 pounds in 18 weeks!! My co-workers are so amazed. I get comments on a daily basis about how good I look. I kind of chuckle because I know I have a lot more that I want to take off. I think, “boy, they’re really going to be floored when I’m through!” This truly is a transformation for me. I use to be so tired all the time. Now I volunteer at school, help out with baseball, and still work a full time job. I can’t believe how great I feel! I’m actually wearing my 9 year old out now. It was so nice to see Debbie and Susan at the meeting last week. They looked great! I didn’t even recognize Debbie at first. She looked like a whole different person! I hope to see them again soon, and hopefully Josie will be able to come the next time. Tomorrow morning is my weekly weigh in. I’m hoping that I’ve had a good week. I can never tell. When I think about how much I’ve lost, I don’t know that any week is a bad week! Thank you Weight Away Tampa Bay!!!
I’ve been so busy lately that I feel like I’ve been losing whole blocks of time. It wasn’t too long ago that there would be no way for me to keep up with the schedule I’ve been managing. I just can’t believe that I have so much energy to get things done. I have to force myself to stop to go to bed. I’m now down 72 pounds!! Can you believe it?? I sure never would have believed it! I’ve had a few rough weeks with dropping the weight, but I persevered and it sure has paid off.I weigh less than I’ve weighed in probably the last twenty years. I can’t keep up with what’s too big in my closet right now. My co-workers laugh when I wear clothes that I’m “swimming” in. They were skeptical when I first started this, but now they are truly amazed. I feel so fortunate to be involved in this. I cannot thank Dr. Lara and his staff or Debbie Lane enough! I hope to see all of the girls at the “Apple, Cheese, and Chat”!!
You look fantastic! Your right about the swimming clothes. I have dropped off 3 bags of clothes at the clinic in Palm Harbor. I am so glad you found some time to blog so we can share in your celebration. I can completely relate to having the energy and doing more than you once use to. I am hopeful to make it on Wednesday night also. Can’t wait to see you and your mom.
Well this week was not a good week. I seem to have hit some sort of plateau. I didn’t think it would happen quite yet, but it did. That’s O.K. I can handle it. It just makes me all the more determined to have a great week next week.
You are doing so well and this little bump in the path is not going to stop you. You must feel amazing and I am sure your friends must be in shock every time they see you. Keep it up and keep drinking. (water).
Apparently I forgot to log in last week. It’s been a busy few weeks with school starting back up and all. I was very happy to reach the 50 lbs. mark last week. I never realized 50 lbs. would come off so easy. I haven’t been at my current weight in over 10 years. That makes me very happy. I’m very excited about the next 50 and so on! I am so thankful for this program every day! I saw Debbie Lane today, and it’s been a wonderful day! She always leaves me feeling good! I’m looking forward to my visit to Dr. Lara’s office tomorrow. Life is good!!
Well, I didn’t lose any weight this week, but the body fat is really going down. I guess I can’t complain when the body fat is going down. It’s more important than the weight itself. Getting in all the water is the hardest part. I just keep chugging it. Some days I think my body’s sloshing around with all the water. The payoff is so worth it. I hope everyone else is doing well. It sounds like it from what I’ve read. I’m so very glad!
Look at your recent photo, wow, what a change from a few weeks ago!
You rock, Candy!
Ozlem
I’m so proud of you, extremely happy with your progress, keep up the good work.I’ll continue to pray for you.
Be good.
Josie
You should be very proud of yourself. You are doing amazing. Just when I think I have done well, I read your story and see that you are doing terrific as well. As I mentioned in my own blog, be sure to pull out your old clothes out of the back of the closet often. I found that I had already lost too much weight to wear some of the clothes that I had hoped to wear some day. There are jeans that I have only worn once, that are just too large. Anyway, celebrate your life and your accomplishments daily. Both you and your mom are doing really well. Can’t wait to see you soon.