3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

Hi, I'm new to these boards and wanted to take a moment to say hello and tell everyone a little bit about myself. :)

I'm Candace, 20 years old, from Orlando, Florida. I'm a full-time student, working towards a career as a Pharmacist. I'm engaged to my high school sweetheart; we live together and have a Chihuahua named Izzie.

I gained weight when I first started college, which was a couple years ago. Before then, I was in great shape and took good care of my body. But when college started, I was busy all the time and I ate whatever was there at the moment. I stopped exercising and pretty soon, none of my clothes fit anymore. I went from 125 pounds to 156 pounds. I felt pretty awful about myself and since then, I've tried to get the weight off, but I've been pretty unsuccessful so far. I did manage to lose 16 pounds last August through October, but I've recently gained 8 of those back and I'm determined to get back on track and lose the rest of my weight. I'm getting married in March of 2008 and I don't want to have to worry about losing the weight while I'm planning my wedding.

I hope to find encouragement here and I look forward to meeting new people! :)