September Brides..wanna be weight loss buddies?
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I'd definitely try taking measurements, sometimes they make all the difference. Scales can be all over the place and we naturally fluctuate in weight so its hard to know what's your real weight sometimes.0
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Hi there, we are getting married on September 7th by the seaside, Easter and going to France for a wine run really ruined my weight loss. I have decided to start 5:2 in an attempt to lose inches and kilos! Has anyone else been doing the same? I only started last week, lost 2kg in my first week and didn't gain it back after fish and chips for dinner (I was worried that was just the difference between an empty and a full belly), I am gonna try and stick to calorie counts on my feeding days in the short term to lose faster but long term this could be pretty easy.0
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Anyone else feeling the pressure with only 4-5 months left! I feel like I'm not where I want to be and worried that I will get desperate with the time crunch and try some stupid fad diet!
How is everyone else doing with the deadline pressure?!0 -
i'm not doing well at all. I'm like "Eh, I still have 4 months!" and act like I have plenty of time. I've gained instead of lost and it's a horrible feeling. It seems like no matter what I do, I can't lose weight. I know i'm not exercising as much as I should, but balancing two jobs and making time to exercise is hard. I just NEED to do better.0
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Nice to see some new faces joining the board - welcome ladies!
bburg - I second and third the ladies saying to take your measurements. Lol I would also look up wooshes and stalls online - I don't know how much truth there is to it, so take it for what it's worth, but that may be part of what's happening for you. I would also recommend checking out the "In Place of a Road Map" posts in the forums here on MFP - it really helped me to get things moving again on the weight loss. I had stalled out while eating toward a 1200 calorie/day goal. I followed the IPOARM guidance and upped my daily calories to 1450 and added more running (eating back at least part of what I burned) and the scale started moving downward again. Might be worth a try anyways. Keep at it and best of luck!0 -
I'm feeling way behind too. It's been a month since I got down to where I am now, but now I have gained a pound. I am doing about half of what I keep telling myself I need to do, which is depressing. While I'm supposed to be teaching my students (high school), I spend more time researching exercises and fitness motivation that I never seem to actually use. So then I'm mad every morning that I spent the whole previous day thinking about exercise instead of doing. I still have at least 30 pounds to go before I will feel somewhat good about rocking my dress, but 40 would be even better. Right now I am doing 60 minutes of Zumba (kills it on calories!) two days a week, walking for 30-60 minutes about two days a week, seeing a trainer at my gym once a month, and being way more lazy than I should the rest of the time. I just need to make myself get up and go, but when you work 60-70 hours a week, it's hard. My dress arrived this past weekend and I'm so in love with it, but it won't zip up all the way to the top. It's close, but about two inches away. I definitely need it to fit, but needing to have it taken in would be amazing too. I just need to make it happen! Anyway, sorry for my long rant. Just excited and frustrated at the same time. Friend me if you want to help keep each other motivated - I could sure use it right now!!! Thanks all!
Jess
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I am keen on measurements - after all that's how I'm gonna know if I will get into my dress. I want to tone my arms, I also need to make sure my waist and mid section is looking ok, wont be on show on the day but we have a honeymoon after that I wanna look sizzling hot for! I have been lacking in motivation recently but started freaking out about having my little sister's wedding in less than a month, need to fit into my bridesmaid dress and write my speech! Argh!0
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Definitely feeling the pressure!! I still wanna lose at last 40lbs before or wedding but its going very slowly... I'm doing the 30 day shred right now. I'm getting some results which is good, I just gotta get my eating in check. We still have time, let's make it count!0
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Still need to lose 16 of the 18 lbs! eekk!!0
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I know this board is for September Brides but I'm getting married the first weekend in October... looking for motivation to lose about 20 lbs before then. Also training for a half marathon in september. If anyone wants to be motivation partners please friend me!0
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Still need to lose 16 of the 18 lbs! eekk!!
You can still do it - maybe you just need to tweak your settings? I know that you work out a lot, not sure what your calorie goals are. There are some people who dont' lose weight because they are actually eating too low and not too high. Any chance that's the issue?0 -
I am getting married Sept 15. Just was told by the lady that is altering my dress (i bought it off the rack) that she wants to do the "first" fitting August 1st... that's 84 days away! Time to get my butt in shape!0
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It's not impossible I'm not eating enough, actually! Just got a fitbit last week and it's telling me I need to be eating AT LEAST 1700 calories a day AFTER my exercise. I DEF. was not eating that much before! So we'll see if this helps.0
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My first dress fitting is on 6/6! Just a little under a month from now. My goal is to be 5 lbs lighter at my dress fitting!!! that puts me at about 150lbs! I NEED to do this!0
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Good luck! I really hope it helps you! I noticed that I was stalled out on weight loss for a long time when I was doing the 1200 calorie thing on MFP like a lot of people are. Not saying it will work for everyone but I went through the calculations on the "In Place of a Road Map" post (it's a post here in the forums - search for it if you're curious) and as a result, I upped my calories from 1200 to 1450. I also started eating back most or all of my exercise calories (since I used sedentary to calculate my values) and finally started losing weight again.
Best of luck on the fitting and achieving your five lb goal! My first fitting isn't until July 19
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Hi, I'm a late joiner. Getting married on 21 September and trying to lose the last few stubborn pounds. And maybe, just maybe, I might be able to keep the weight off after the wedding too... and beat the yo-yo habit which I have had for the last decade0
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That's how i am. My fitting isn't till Aug 1st... 80 days away... but i just want to put it on once bc i haven't had it on since November!0
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My first fitting is 6/6/2013 which 3 months to the day from my wedding. I am nervous. So far I haven't lost a SINGLE lb! Which may be good becayse the dress fit like a glove, but I really don't want to be 155 lbs on my honeymoon. I'm doing the Whole30 and im' hoping that this will help me drop some weight!0
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Put my dress on this weekend... It just barely zipped and left red marks all over my back and there is NO WAY I would be able to sit down!!! Started going for walks this weekend and did a little jog this AM. I used to run in HS and college but got injured and haven't since then which is about 7 years ago!0
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I just got engaged and I am rushing in for an October 12 wedding! Eek, on top of rushing the planning I need to attack this weight loss. I lost 20 pounds last year using mfp after having my first baby, but now I'm looking to lose that last 10 to fit perfectly into that white dress (why are wedding dresses white? such an unforgiving colour).
My only friend on mfp is off the weight loss wagon, so I'm hoping to get a few friends to keep me on track. Add me if you need some motivation like myself.0 -
Planning is going well for us. I just bought my cake stands which I am super excited about. We don't have a ton of BIG stuff left to do, but we do need to get on printing the invitations. We are mailing ours out on 7/6. I can't believe I'm under 3.5 months!!0
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101 days until the wedding!!! 99 Days until my wedding weekend starts. OMG.
I think i'm losing some weight by doing the whole30. I know that I feel much better than I have. I have a dress fitting next week. I can't wait!!0 -
We had a wedding crazy last two weekends but got a lot of things knocked off our to-do list. Invites and RSVP cards are ordered, the guys' formalwear is picked out, the address list is almost final, picked our cake design and flavors, finished the necklaces and earrings I'm making for my girls, almost finished the cufflinks we're making for the guys, figured out 95% of our wedding ceremony and music,and found/booked a ridiculously good pianist!
Glad to hear things are going well for the rest of you - like bburg, I can't believe it's only 101 days until my wedding!! 0 -
Hi Ladies! I'm a late August bride but it looks like this September group is pretty active so I'd love to join y'all! Please friend me if you're looking for a buddy system. My story: I have struggled with the same 10-20 pounds for years. been on weight watchers since september '12 (for probably the 4th time), and after just losing like 12 pounds (hovering at that 12 mark for months) I decided there was something about the program that just wasn't doing it for me. So I decided to convert to MFP. I'd love to lose another 10-12 pounds before the wedding but time is getting short! I've been thinking about trying out paleo eating in combination with MFP, in the hopes that that would jumpstart this second phase of weight loss. Anyone else on here try that?
I'm a little worried about reaching my goal as I'm having a hard time finding time to work out....my job is constantly at the busy/stressful level and I am still frantically trying to complete the wedding and honeymoon details.....the planning part is really hard! Anywhoo, my dress is in and I have my first try-on tomorrow after work! So exciting! :-)0 -
Hey Ladies- today's update: I signed up for four sessions with a personal trainer! Once a week for this coming month.... I did a "quick sample workout" for 30 minutes with her last night and thought I was going to die. It's amazing to me how I've been thinking I'm working out but totally not pushing myself in that way at all. Anywhoo, I have my next session with her on Saturday (after a social Friday german festival beer-drinking outing), so, either it'll be a disaster or (what I'm banking on) it'll motivate me to keep it in check on Friday nite. :-)0
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Congrats Bride to Be's!! You guys are inspiration - I am a December bride and soo behind on my wedding planning, but glad to see there is a support group for the stresses that come with wedding planning and weight loss in one! Not sure if you all have looked in to it, but I found an amazing, all natural product, Plexus Slim. I have been drinking the "pink drink" and have lost 5 pounds and just over 5 inches in less than two weeks! My friends who have used the product have seen crazy results. Just wanted to throw it out there for the soon to be Mrs's who may be interested! Message me if your interested or visit http://mindyv.myplexusproducts.com/ Congrats again ladies!!!0
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My first dress fitting is tomorrow!!! I'm on day 23 of my whole30 so i'm anxious to see if my dress fits any differently!
how is everyone doing. I have 93 days until my wedding! And I just signed up for a marathon about a month after the wedding. omg. !0 -
Last night was the fitting! I'm really not sure, but the dress didn't feel any bigger at all! I'm a little discouraged but when I bought the dress they told me I could lose 10 lbs and it really would fit exactly the same. I'm not sure how that's possible, but I really don't want the dress to be super tight. I have 91 days to get my *kitten* in gear. Luckily marathon training starts on Monday.0
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I've had my dress all along (I bought a sample that was almost new but being sold for a ridiculously good price since the style was discontinued randomly) but my first fitting is July 19. It fit me almost perfectly when I bought it but now that I've lost some weight, it'll unfortunately need to be taken in on top and hopefully through the waistline too. Lol, like my wonderfully supportive fiance says, that's good money to need to spend though!0
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