Newbie trying to lose for best friend's wedding.

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  • tech_kitten
    tech_kitten Posts: 221 Member
    Add me. I'm on here every day, and we can help support each other
  • tech_kitten
    tech_kitten Posts: 221 Member
    I was my best friend's maid of honor last year, and I lost down to my high school weight for it, but I slowly gained it all back over the year, and I am struggling to at least teach myself how to lose slowly and then maintain once I get to the point that I am happy.
  • Skye_NS
    Skye_NS Posts: 214 Member
    Don't forget to measure yourself regularly. Sometimes the weight stays the same for a few days but the inches go down as everything starts to tighten up and tone. That is where I find my motivation. And Very Good Luck!

    I second this! Seeing inches drop can keep you going on the days that the scale is being a jerk.

    Progress photos are also great motivators once you get going. Looking back, I wish I had taken more to show off my hard work but I couldn't get passed that instinct to hide from the camera. :ohwell:

    Make a list of NSVs (non-scale victories) as you go. If you aren't familiar with the term, those are your own personal 'wins' that aren't related to the scale. Maybe you were able to do an exercise that you couldn't before, you suddenly discover you need a smaller size, or maybe you were able to overcome an obstacle.. whatever it is, write it down. Share it to motivate others. I find celebrating the little things makes it easier to put the bad into perspective.

    (Thanks for the add!)
  • janjanorama
    janjanorama Posts: 19 Member
    I'm in a simillar boat, I'm BM for my best friend in Sept, she and the other bm's are sizes 6, 8 and 10, when we first went looking for the dresses they had to order mine in an 18 : (

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