How many look back at their Wedding photos as wish.....

katherines2230

Glad you posted this. My trainer and I were talking about this recently. He told me not to quit after my wedding in March and honestly I had no intentions to. To me this goes beyond a "big" life event. Im doing this for me, I want to be healthy and enjoy life!

tinacrane

I got married at the justice of the peace in a 'white' dress. I had one four year old, one 2 year old and one 8 week old when I got married. Still have the dress and almost back into it 30 years, 5 kids, and a total pregnancy weight gain of almost 200 pounds later.Yet, my main weight gain came on in the past 10 years with a hysterectomy and menopause!

Amazing, because it's like I am entering a new time, a new era...Different but wonderful! I feel blessed to have the chance to go back to the body God gave me!

P.S. Yeah, the weight flew off after those pregnancies- I was very busy

Rae6503

How odd. It's usually the other way around. Look forward to hearing more stories.

LOL. Maybe you just posted on the wrong board. Chit-chat probably has more people at or near their goals. We no longer have anything to post about on the other boards (and have gotten frustrated answering exercise calorie questions) so we hang out here.

izzyinbliss

Feeling so inspired as I read the thread—all of us taking good care of ourselves and proud to show it off :-)

Like many, I'm a tad too small for my wedding dress now, and feel great about it. I have a couple of other gorgeous gowns from the big day, including an amazing fitted cheongsam, that I'm considering having re-tailored so I can wear them for special occasions.

tameko2

I was underweight for my wedding and 35 years later have no desire to look that gaunt again. But thanks for asking. I think it is for the most part a valid question. When did we stop shutting the bathroom door or wearing make-up/perfume? Time to return to romance and that means looking good and being healthy for the person who deserves it most: the love of your life, that you CHOSE to share your life with.

Or you could do what I did and go into the relationship straight up the way you intend to continue ... I think its weird that people put so much effort into looking/seeimg like a different person when they first start a relationship and its not a sustainable level of existance.

which is I guess related to the original post which is more or less about people letting themselves go in the weight area too. We both gained a lot of weight after we moved in together but it was mostly because we didn't plan how to adapt our habits to each other. My habit of eating a small dinner but eating every day combined with his habit of eating a large/high cal dinner but sometimes skipping meals meant we ended up eating a large dinner every day. The weight thing didn't even really occur to us, its just that when we integrated our lives we forgot to take the weight thing into account.

Its funny, I was saying the other day that I *think* I am about the same size as when we got together but neither of us can remember. I'm really curious about it but obviously my weight wasn't that important to him because it made no real impact on his impression of me. I'm pretty sure I was around this size, overweight but not overweight enough that strangers on the street take notice.

Abigailblue39

Not me, either. I was a in good shape in both of my weddings, now, I even dropped 7 pounds and 2 sizes since then (2002 and 2007)

ninerbuff

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lily1972

I'm very proud to say that 16 years and 5 kids later, I'm back to the same size I was on my wedding (back then 9, now size 6/7... why did the sizes change?) except better! Better cardio, better muscle definition! All thanks to determination, adding cardio to my routine, counting calories with mfp and my wonderful and supportive pals!! Other people who posted their before and afters convinced me that it was possible... and it is!! I love my new lifestyle and my husband thinks I'm hotter than ever :blushing: That's a great nsv! :bigsmile:

airycha

I am the same size I was when I got married.... i am at most 10 lbs more

AlsDonkBoxSquat

Actually I look at my wedding photos and think "I was skinny fat, I look skinny, but I can see the belly under that dress, I would love to be this size on that day."

NeuroticVirgo

I wish I had gotten into better shape BEFORE my wedding.

Me too... I wish I was where I am now back then!

BrandNewMia

I am now the same weight I was when I got married, but I'm in much better shape (just like most of the people that have responded so far!). I tried on my wedding dress a few weeks ago and it was too big, even though my weight is the same. It was a GREAT feeling!

bluevwgurl

I wish I had gotten into better shape BEFORE my wedding.

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SandraMay1982

I think I am about 10 kgs heavier than I was when I got married. haha. and. Well. Now I'm divorced. SO. that leaves a lot to be desired.

I'd love to be twiggy if I ever get remarried, but that's not happening any time in the near future.

Kate6868

I wore jeans and was 10 pounds heavier when I got married. No longing for that shape!

ambermichon

I weighed less when I got married...about 10lbs but now I feel I am in better shape than I was then. I was physically active but not like now.....and I never lifted weights then so I have more muscle now or at least its more defined. But I would like to get down to that weight again. :-)

Emilyannewithane

Hmmmmm....well, I was pregnant, so...yeah. no thanks. Lol.

calibri

Every time I think about getting married, I think of all the people I'd have to pay for to eat and show up that I hate. I'm saving lots of moolah! :drinker:

staceyGO

I only got married in June, and am almost 10lbs lighter... definitely tighter and very stable both personally and relationship-py... being married suits me. Some people get together and get better and some people get together and get worse, becoming a "we" is a big change, but overall it should be a positive one!

ninerbuff

This topic fails here. I should have just put it out on the general public. MFPer's are doing it right!