Any future brides that want to start a support group? :)

mattiol4
mattiol4 Posts: 89 Member
edited September 29 in Motivation and Support
Hey!

I was just wondering if there are any future bride that are in the same boat as me and want to lose weight before their wedding and are looking to join a support group! My goal is to lose at least 30 pounds before my wedding next May. It's 10 months away but I want to get started now!

I have had trouble sticking to my diets in the past but this time I need stick to it. So, I am looking for people to help support me on this weight loss journey. I would like it if we can provide support to one another through threads. I think weigh-ins on Friday would be great!

Please let me know if you are serious about joining the group! :)
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  • CuteMommy88
    CuteMommy88 Posts: 538 Member
    Hey I would love to join!!! we haven't set an exact date yet but our wedding will be sometime Oct 2012. I want to lose 25-30lbs by then!!
  • mattiol4
    mattiol4 Posts: 89 Member
    Thanks for joining :) We can do this! I am excited to start this journey!
  • jenlw88
    jenlw88 Posts: 71
    i am so in mine might be in april 9, 2012
  • mattiol4
    mattiol4 Posts: 89 Member
    I think it will be helpful to have some support too! I have been trying to lose weight for about a month now. I eat well and exercise but I alway (without fail) snack before bed. I can't fall asleep hunger -- so I snack a little. I think that snacking has been the reason I haven't been losing any weight. So, my solutions is to eat my dinner later in the day, that way I am not so hungry when I go to bed.

    We can all reach are goals! My goal is to eat 1,200 calories/day and work out 4 times a week.

    Today, my fiance and I are going to play racquetball! We are not very good at it, but it's a good way to spend time together... and burn some calories!
  • mattiol4
    mattiol4 Posts: 89 Member
    India! Wow, that is awesome! I have always wanted to visit there. I am big on globe trotting, but I have never made it to India.

    I am having the opposite problem than you -- I am having trouble staying under 1200 calories! If I go over I try to work it off. However, tonight my neighbors who are moving out invited us over for dinner and they made pizza. I ate a piece because I felt bad rejecting their kind gesture. So, that pushed me over my 1200 :( But I will be better tomorrow!

    We can do weigh-ins on Thursday or Friday; which ever works best for everyone. I will be out of town this week, so I will do it one of those days. But, I think the importance of this group is to be supportive, with the addition of weigh-ins.

    Good Luck Ladies :)
  • runner915
    runner915 Posts: 106
    Hi everyone! I would like to join also. I got engaged a week ago and we are planning on getting married July 14, 2012. I know it is a long time away, but we are getting our engagement pictures taken the beginning of october so I want to lose 10-15 pounds before then and then I would like to be down to my goal weight by november/december so I can buy a dress.

    It will be great to have support because I feel like I'm already stressed with the planning. Weddings are too expensive these days! It is already making me sick to my stomach to think about spending that much money for one day. I keep asking my fiance if we can just elope but he always says no :/ lol oh well I'm excited to get married and celebrate with my fam and friends!

    Thursday or Friday weigh-ins work for me! I need to get to it, I haven't been working out regularly lately. I think group weigh-ins will help keep me motivated!
  • mattiol4
    mattiol4 Posts: 89 Member
    Welcome and Congratulations on your engagement! :-) I also want to lose about 10-15 pounds before our engagement photos. My goal is to lose about 30 - 40 pounds before our wedding and I think I can do it.

    My fiance and I recently got engaged as well and I agree the planning is stressful. I am also worried about the expenses. My fiance and I are thinking about pushing back our date a bit so we can save more money and elevate some of the stress. We were originally planning on a date next May, but it looks like we might slide it back a bit.

    I haven't been working out regularly either... it has been so hot! I am hoping that my calorie deficit will help give me a decent weight loss this week. But, I stepped on the scale last night just to see how I was doing and I was so upset with what I saw! I actually gained weight - only about .6 pounds but I was so discouraged. I don't know how that happened because I haven't been cheating on the food or anything, I am hoping it is water retention from all the sodium I ate.

    Good Luck! :)
  • CuteMommy88
    CuteMommy88 Posts: 538 Member
    Hello Beautiful Brides!! How is everyone staying on track this week? what are you doing to help you stay within calorie limit??
  • kacylaine
    kacylaine Posts: 154 Member
    Hi girls! I just got engaged on Friday after dating this man for 3 and a half YEARS! So, needless to say, I'm ready! We're planning on a spring wedding, either April or May, and I'd like to drop another 20 pounds and do some serious toning up so I can look amazing in my wedding dress. The one I've chosen is pretty unforgiving body-bulge wise!

    I'm looking forward to making friends here! I'm going to think about some goals for me and maybe post them later today, and will post measurements and weight on Friday!

    Congrats all you brides to be!
  • kerriBB37
    kerriBB37 Posts: 967 Member
    I would love to! I got engaged in April and our date is September of 2012. I would like to lose about 20 # and get toned in the arms area! Please add me if you'd like! =)
  • Vhovell
    Vhovell Posts: 286
    Hello!

    I've been engaged to my fiance for almost a year and a half...looking to buy a house before getting married in 2014...a very long time off but i need time to loose the weight!

    Anyone feel free to add me :o)

    PS congratulations kacylaine! and runner 915 (and to everyone else of course!)

    As for staying on track...i've been under my goal and i get weight in the morning so watch this space...
  • angela828
    angela828 Posts: 498 Member
    Hi girls!!

    I am getting married July 14, 2012.. less than a year away! We got engaged in December and I started losing weight in January. I've lost 33.5 pounds so far and am looking to lose another 24.5 lbs to get to my first goal weight of 150! And then I will aim for 140 or 130, depending on how I feel/look!

    Also going dress shopping mid-September so I'd LOVE to be in the 150s for that! :]

    Feel free to friend me, I love having fellow brides as friends :]

    I do my weigh ins on Fridays!
  • healthydoseofglitter
    healthydoseofglitter Posts: 532 Member
    I'd love to join. I am getting married June 29, 2012! 345 days hehe I have a count down at work on my bullentin board. I am currently 228 and I refuse to go dress shopping until I make it to ONEDERLAND. I am hoping to start looking at the end of Novemeber but we shall see what happens. My overall goal weight is 125. For the wedding I would be really happy if I can get down to 175.

    Our color is purple and we picked a venue. I need to call the church, dj, and photographer. Once that is done all the rest is the smaller stuff.
  • InTheRightLane
    InTheRightLane Posts: 33
    I am getting married exactly one month from today! So, I'm in the final stretch of getting toned and trying to lose some stubborn arm fat (I've lost 35+ lbs in the last 3 years and my arms are still huge!) Good luck with the planning process :)
  • eliz_in_pink
    eliz_in_pink Posts: 278 Member
    Sure! I'd love a support group to shed the last 30 pounds or so :)

    I am getting married 5-19-12 to my best friend. We have been engaged since last year and he proposed to me in the middle of a wrestling ring after he won his match (he is an indie pro wrestler!)
  • heidiberr
    heidiberr Posts: 643 Member
    Hey Ladies!

    I'm also a future bride--got engaged in May and getting married June 9th, 2012. I have my dress already---I was within MFP almost a year before getting engaged, but I'd love some support to lose the last 20 or so before the wedding! Congrats ladies! Feel free to add me--love being able to talk wedding planning with other brides to be :)
  • sovannac
    sovannac Posts: 445 Member
    I would love to join. My wedding isn't until September 2012 but it's never too early to start losing, right?!
  • brown_eyed_girl_06
    brown_eyed_girl_06 Posts: 107
    I am already married but I just wanted to stop by and say congrats to all of you ladies! Marriage is a wonderful thing! :smile: And good luck with your weight loss goals. I am aiming to be the weight that I met my husband at (or smaller) which is smaller than when we got married. A combination of college and getting married made me gain some lbs. Congrats to you!
  • mattiol4
    mattiol4 Posts: 89 Member
    Hey everyone! I am excited about all the "future brides" that have recently joined this group! And congratulations to all of you!

    This week I have done already staying within my calorie limit. Yesterday, my fiance and I went out to the bar with our friends that are moving. I was pretty proud of myself for ordering the lightest beer the bar had -- I skipped the fruity drinks which I love. I am hoping that choices like that help the number on the scale go down. I weighted myself this morning to see how I was doing this week and I only lost about 0.4 pounds :( Kind of discouraging. But this week has been so hot that I haven't been able to get out and run with my dog. So, hopefully next week I can start increasing my workout frequency and intensity.

    I will do my weigh-in tomorrow because I am going to be going out of town, Thursday night - Sunday. I hope I at least lose 1 pound.

    Good Luck and Welcome to everyone! Feel free to friend me if you would like :)
  • healthydoseofglitter
    healthydoseofglitter Posts: 532 Member
    kacylaine we have the same ring!
  • sovannac
    sovannac Posts: 445 Member
    Hey everyone! I just joined not only this group, but this entire website and I have to say it's already making me feel better about myself.

    Last week I started my weight loss journey and I was happy when I stepped on the scale after four days of working out to see I was down one pound. I would have been more enthusiastic with two pounds but we can't be greedy, right? :smile: I stepped on the scale at the gym last night and nothing changed and my reaction at first was "That's ok!" but then my fiance stepped on the scale and he was down four pounds since last Thursday. Can you believe it? Not fair at all. I guess I'm not feeding him enough! :ohwell: Guys lose weight so much faster than girls, it's not fair! I'll just keep trekking along.

    How is everyone's work out regiments going this week? Also, do your fiance's work out with you as well? I find that it helps out a lot and you get to bond even more with your future hubby!

    Keep working hard ladies!

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  • mattiol4
    mattiol4 Posts: 89 Member
    My work out regiment was decent this week. It was just so hot... so I wasn't able to run my dog as much as I would like. My fiance does workout while I workout; however, he does only weights. He is so thin and has trouble gaining weight because get this... he thinks eating is "kind of like a chore." Weird huh?! I wish I was like him! He as been very supportive throughout this process and is always thinking of fun activities that can get our hearts pumping. We played racquetball a few times a week -- that burns about 500 calories an hour!

    Good Luck!
  • vdavis_89
    vdavis_89 Posts: 334
    Im in :) We had a date set but the royals took it over (April 29, 2011) lol and i hated what i looked like when i tried on dresses :( I want to get to 160 ultimately (currently 249lbs) once i get under 200 Ill start diggin out the plans again :)
  • vdavis_89
    vdavis_89 Posts: 334
    Crap I cant add y'all fast enough!
  • runner915
    runner915 Posts: 106
    Hello brides to be!

    Are we doing our weigh-in on Friday then? I'm nervous! I haven't stepped on a scale in about a month and in that month I haven't done so hot. Plus my fiance came to my house tonight and wanted to go to the movies and out for Mexican food afterwards :/ but I did leave some food on my plate which is good for me because usually I eat past the point of being stuffed. And I am goign to get up early to run before work tomorrow.

    As far as wedding planning is going, my fiance and I want to have our ceremony at the chapel at the college where we met, but some couple reserved it for three different weekends because they don't know when they want to have it and of course one of those weekends is the one we were planning on having. Hope they decide by next week. GRRRRR We can't really do anything else until we find out which weekend we can have the chapel. Oh and my fiance told me that his mom told him they have at least 150 family members that need to be invited that doesn't even include any of his friends. eeeks I was hoping to keep the whole thing under 250! I am really starting to wish that he would agree to just elope :)
  • kacylaine
    kacylaine Posts: 154 Member
    Wow, you guys are really up on your planning! We've been engaged for a week and we haven't even told everyone yet. It's just not that big a deal to us, I guess, since we've been together for so long and we've known we were going to get married for quite awhile. It's just official now. How long has everyone else been with their fiances? Just curious, I know nearly 4 years is NOT the norm before engagement!!!

    So I set my weight and date goals:

    (I'm not sure what my weight is right now, we will find out tomorrow! I've been afraid to step on a scale since we got back from our mini vacation last weekend...:ohwell: )

    August 31: 165
    September 30: 160
    October 31: 155
    November 30: 150 (which, depending on how I feel, is my goal, and will be when I get my dress!)
    December 31: 145 (stretch goal, just for the challenge!)

    I'm going to post my measurements in the morning and keep track of those, too. I've set my calorie goal to 1500 and will be eating back my exercise calories. If I take it much lower than that, I tend to lose fast for a couple of weeks and then get on this hideous plateu! Ugh!
  • mattiol4
    mattiol4 Posts: 89 Member
    Hey Everyone!

    I am proud to report that I have lost 1 pound since last Saturday! I am thrilled because that wasn't even a whole week! :) I am going out of town today until Sunday so I won't be near a scale or anything!

    My fiance and I were dating for 3 years and 3 months before getting engaged! I thought that was the perfect amount of time. It gave us enough time to graduate from college and figure out the next step. I am also the kind of person that likes to take things slow.

    Good Luck with your weigh-ins!!! :)
  • sovannac
    sovannac Posts: 445 Member
    Does anyone else find it absolutely horrifying wedding dress shopping? When we first got in engaged back in November 2010 we planned originally decided to get married on January 21, 2012 but just recently we decided to push the date back so that he can finish school and also, it would give us more time to save for the wedding and house. So I went dress shopping back in May and it's overwhelming and then it just became a little disappointing. Wedding boutiques should carry larger sample sizes! The places I went too had sample sizes of size 8. I'm sorry, that's not the normal size of a gal with curves! :)

    Anyway, we just celebrated 8 years together last week so we're in no rush to get married. :) We'll get there some day. Hopefully September 2012.
  • Bride2B090812
    Bride2B090812 Posts: 34
    I'd love to join your group. I am getting married 9/8/12 and am just starting my mission to lose weight. I've got 13 months to lose 80 pounds. I used to be thin until about 2 years ago and work stress coupled with moving in with my fiance really took a toll on my commitment to working out and eating right. I'm hoping to be down at least 50 pounds before I go dress shopping next spring.

    SW:229
    GW:150
  • crozierb
    crozierb Posts: 61 Member
    I am excited to join this group! Just got engaged last weekend, and due to a very busy year/summer 2012 ahead, we are looking at less than a year before the big day already- yikes!
    Not that I am looking to lose all THAT much (about 10 lb) but am more worried about all the stress of planning combined with getting in great shape- no idea how to plan yet, but will figure it out :)
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