Skipping the snacks (healthy ones too) and losing weight before wedding

PAV8888

I am going through my mental list of brides whose special day I've witnessed.
I remember some happy ones.
I remember some stressed ones.
I remember one arriving late and trying to put on her shoe while the music was playing.
I remember one being so painted and done up that I was wondering if she could breathe.

I do remember one or two whose wardrobe choice was... let's say not super flattering for their size, and one, much smarter (working for a fashion magazine maybe does that for you) whose plus figure was admirably draped with her dress enhancing her girly assets and fading away the plus extras.

for the ones I've kept in touch with, 0I remember how young they all looked compared to now, a few decades later.

You know what I don't remember?

Whether a single one of them was +/- 10 or even 20lbs from her more recent low or most recent high at that time.

Whether a single one of them was normal weight, vs normal to slim, vs normal to high normal vs...

and you know why? Because in most cases I wasn't staring at their *kitten* or boobs or stomach. in most cases, these being people I knew, I was looking at their faces and the emotions they were experiencing and which I was there to witness.

But that's just me.

The rest of the world should proceed with the traditional diet till you drop, eat it all back plus a bit more during the honeymoon.

GuessIgottalog

lorrpb wrote: »

You are already at a healthy weight! What is your plan to maintain this new low weight after saying "I do"?

Yes maintain the lower weight after. Of course!

GuessIgottalog

PAV8888 wrote: »

I am going through my mental list of brides whose special day I've witnessed.
I remember some happy ones.
I remember some stressed ones.
I remember one arriving late and trying to put on her shoe while the music was playing.
I remember one being so painted and done up that I was wondering if she could breathe.

I do remember one or two whose wardrobe choice was... let's say not super flattering for their size, and one, much smarter (working for a fashion magazine maybe does that for you) whose plus figure was admirably draped with her dress enhancing her girly assets and fading away the plus extras.

for the ones I've kept in touch with, 0I remember how young they all looked compared to now, a few decades later.

You know what I don't remember?

Whether a single one of them was +/- 10 or even 20lbs from her more recent low or most recent high at that time.

Whether a single one of them was normal weight, vs normal to slim, vs normal to high normal vs...

and you know why? Because in most cases I wasn't staring at their *kitten* or boobs or stomach. in most cases, these being people I knew, I was looking at their faces and the emotions they were experiencing and which I was there to witness.

But that's just me.

The rest of the world should proceed with the traditional diet till you drop, eat it all back plus a bit more during the honeymoon.

Mine will be happy and fun! Stress free! And looking fab! Face, books, stomach and all! Looking to achieve the best me for me!!! Not for other people.

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CattOfTheGarage

jason17305 wrote: »

Give up the snacks. Each time you snack, you raise insulin a little(depending if the food is low carb or not). Our parents had it right, stick to 3 square meals a day.

Insulin does not make you fat.

Insulin prompts your body to store extra energy as fat, but it can only do that if there is extra energy to start with. It can't magic up energy from nowhere.

It's about how much you eat, not when.

(And insulin is only involved in the storage of carbs - fat can just be stored as-is, no insulin required. The whole insulin thing is a complete red herring for weight loss).

lady_ghost

1200 calories with three day strength training and cardio sounds unsafe.

lady_ghost

And your 5'9. This is just unhealthy. If your doing strength training 3 days a week you should at least eat 1600-1700 cal a day

GuessIgottalog

lady_ghost wrote: »

And your 5'9. This is just unhealthy. If your doing strength training 3 days a week you should at least eat 1600-1700 cal a day

Some days I go over so it should even out pretty good.

GuessIgottalog

Look_Its_Kriss wrote: »

... anyone else see a loop hole here?
Shes gonna lose the weight she wants by june whatever and then the fun starts and she says shes gonna enjoy... so.. do those days before the wedding not count? is your body going to just decide "Oh shes getting married and these are bachelorette party calories, we wont count those" and that be that?

Okie dokie then.. lol

Lol, ya!!! I will make sure to tell my body that you said this!

I don't care about the calories I eat and what they do when im enjoying my time! It's 2 days!!!! Then off to maintenance on MFP.