Good evening everyone,
I found this forum by researching ignite Maxx and stuck around to take a read over your little family here and decided I should maybe join in.
I was not always a heavy girl, I was rail thin up until I was 14. Around that time I was introduced to the wonderful world of Mono. On top of that my grandmother had cancer and was dying. Her one true joy in life was to cook for me. One will never know pain until you have experienced mono, Orange juice and grilled cheese sandwiches being crammed down your throat that is less then a pinpoint wide and painfully lacerated.
Mono killed my metabolism, my energy and my will do be active at all. I was out with it for 6 months. I slowly started to pack on the pounds. Add into that some major depression and you have a good recipe for an overweight girl.
I had no idea how overweight i was to be honest with you. Not until I saw a photo of myself from October of last year. Compared to a photo of myself in January. Needless to say I asked my husband who he had taken a picture of, cause I was sure it wasn't me. Well it was. I was shocked and got home to weigh myself. I weighed 190 pounds by that point. Somewhere between October and January I lost 35 pounds.
Right now I am at 194 and I seem to be stuck at that. However, I am not fretting as I realize that muscle weighs the same as fat, but does take up less room, so even though I am not seeing weight loss, I am seeing shrinking inches. Several people have commented on my weight loss and I am certainly getting some attention.
I don't use any diet pills, just good ol fashioned 8 hours of work on my feet, a weight loss buddy to have a contest with and a treadmill. I did recently purchase a Yoga ball which I will get today. I am excited to use it.
I do however feel fantastic. My depression is a thing of the past and I can hardly believe that, that person was me. So many things for me have changed and all for the positive. I can never go back to the person so i was before. I was just a shell of a person and I live my life to the absolute fullest.
I am five foot two, I wear a size 14/16 and a small to medium shirt. Things I have not worn in AGES. 14 years. I can hardly believe i have to buy a size small and i have no idea what I will wear when I meet my goal.
My main goal was 125 pounds, however alot of my support have been telling me now, that I am not built for that small of a frame. I should go down to 150 and see how I feel then and if i feel I need more to keep on going. However that won't happen if I can't get past this obstacle weight. GRRRRR.
Well I think that is enough of a novel for now.
Oh my nickname.. I am sure some of you are curious. Kandie Apple Sundae.
My name is Kandie and yes that is my real name. I don't really have a nickname until a good friend of mine gave me one recently. Kandie Apple. ANother friend of mine calls me Sundae. So I became Kandie Apple Sundae.
Kandie Apple Sundae
