Hey everyone,
My name is Candice i live in edmonton. Im a size 18 and 235lbs (bottom heavy). I just recently had a revelation (so to speak) and need to change my body asap. Im a singer and recently won a major competition and got to sing a couple songs infront of 19,000 people (which included producers,musicians, and their managers and managers scouting on their own). My mom recorded my performance and a week later she couldnt take it anymore and had to tell me...
once i got on stage she could hear people all around her saying "omg shes fat" "wow thats a big girl" and so on... but once i started singing it changed to "wow shes a great singer... to bad shes so fat"
Im not sure what hurt more... the fact that people were saying this or the fact that my mom told me. Either way, once i watched the video and saw just how big i am and when i "tryed" to move around on stage i felt so ashamed, how can i say im comfterble in my body.Im never acctualy going to get anywhere with my singing being fat.
I need to loose the weight so i can do what i love... singing. To be able to go through a set of songs and not be out of breath and have side pains. To dance with my songs... or at a dance club. To look in the mirror naked and love what i see.
Im joining a gym tomorrow and so is my boyfriend (who is my amazing suport) and IM setting my goal......180lbs... thats 55 pounds.
I know i can do it
Candice! You can succeed at losing at this if you make up your mind to do it, and the chickies in here will give you all the support and encouragement you need along the way. We're happy to have you joining us and look forward to hearing from you often. 
