"Shredding for the Wedding" - hate that term🙈

gabshite

Hello all👋

So. I've been an avid follower of Slimming World, going from 10st 12lbs to 8st 4lbs on my first attempt. I always gained a little after this - got into relationships, moved countries etc etc, eating what was convenient at the time. I think I've had three different groups in the past 11 years, the most recent continued on to Zoom calls at the beginning of the first lockdown.

In my last SW Zoom call, I had gotten in to a new size bracket (🎉🎊) but I had also found out I was pregnant (🙌).Prior to this, I would walk 10 miles each weekend and do a YouTube workout & I know you CAN follow the same exercise programme you had pre pregnancy during pregnancy but I had had a still born at 21 weeks almost 7 years ago & this pregnancy was classed as high risk so I wanted to take all precautions I could.

During this pregnancy I gained 46lbs (more than 3st!!!🤯🤯😩), I lost 17lbs of that in the first week post partum🙏 I've lost a further 19lbs from then.

My Fitness Pal doesn't take into account that I'm exclusively breastfeeding my 15 week old, I believe that allows for extra cals. Sometimes I exceed the cals MFP allows, sometimes I'm within them, but she's fed regardless💪💪

My wedding is in 7 weeks & 6 days and my aim was to lose another 22lbs. I usually weigh every Monday morning (tomorrow). I ordered my wedding dress 2 sizes bigger so that it could be taken in and I haven't been to try it on yet.

I also don't update my weight or enter correct measurements on MFP, I kind of use it more as a food diary coupled with SW from home - I didn't return to SW class or SW Zoom calls from I found out I was pregnant & I haven't really exercised as much since BB (Before Babe). I do intend to start entering my weight weekly and exercising more!

That's about it🙈Any tips or encouragement appreciated!😬