Shedding for the Wedding?

i'm getting married June 15, 2013!!! My mom is coming into town to try on dresses in September. I need to lose at least 10-1 lb by then, and about 50 more before my wedding. My only problem is how can I buy a dress now, when I plan on being a lot smaller by the time my wedding day comes?

Alterations can work wonders! If you find something you like, you have enough time that you can hold off on ordering (see when the latest you can order the dress and still get it in time for your wedding)...that would give you more time to see how things here go.

I am hoping to use a wedding as my motivation, but not my own. My sister is engaged and the wedding date is May 18th, 2013. I will graciously be the matron of honor, but I cannot do it the size I am now. I am 8 years older than my 23 year old sister, so I will not only be the oldest in the wedding party, but the only one that has had children. I have wanted to lose weight for a while, but Sam's wedding is inspiring me to get to it. I do not want to be immortilized in her wedding pics as the fat bridesmaid. I currently weigh in at 224 (YUCK!!) and my goal weight is 150. If you brides will have me, would like to join this group as a bridesmaid in need. Maybe along the way some of you can let me know what you loved, or wished you had, in a MOH.

Good luck! My goal date is August 27 (so that I can maintain until my Sept. 15 wedding and get appropriate alterations) - but feel free to add me for support! I plan to continue with MFP for a while to maintain the lifestyle change. Logging food and getting support on here has made a huge difference in my journey! Best of luck to you!

Hello All!

I'm back after a 2 week road trip across the country. We drove all through the South (had to visit his parents and mine) and then drove a moving truck back to CA. I'm finally home AND I started a job this week and so things are very busy.

Full disclosure: I fell completely off the wagon over the month of July. It started with a downward slide of a bite of sweets here and a bite there and then suddenly I realized (somewhere around Georgia) that I was simply eating whatever I wanted at any given moment with no regard for restraint. I have not had the heart to weigh myself -- ALL of my jeans, which felt so good after dropping 10lbs at the start of summer, are tight again.

But, I'm back on track. I am trying to eat Primal and limit my sugar intake drastically. For the next two weeks I'm going to be very strict about the sugar and will only be eating whole foods. This means a lot of foresight for packing my lunches on the go but I'm going to put in the effort. I'm going to resurrect my thread about going sugar free as it really helped me stay accountable by checking in every day.

I would also like to ask you ladies what you are currently doing for arm workouts? I'd really like to stay focused on bumping up my strength training for arms and I'm always looking for new routines to incorporate.

Finally, we moved our wedding up. I'm now getting married APRIL 27, 2013 in TEXAS!!!!!! So excited. I'm from CA but my dad has a small ranch out there and we'll be able to have a lot more freedom and save a lot more $$$$ by holding it there.

Okay, that's my update for now. So happy to see all the new additions and I'm really looking forward to hearing your updates and progress. Please feel free to add me and I will offer tons of support!

Hi Everyone,

Im getting married on August 31st 2012, so not long left for me!
Although i still have 11 puns to lose so i could do with a few encouringing friends on here, any one losing around the same weight.... or getting married around the same time..... or just want to freind me plz do x

Hello All! Just got engaged a few weeks ago and we're already deep into planning! We're aiming for May or June 2013 but haven't picked a venue yet!

Question for other brides-to-be, do I need to reach my goal weight before ordering a dress? Clearly, dropping 15 pounds by the wedding (9 months) is a lot easier than dropping it by the dress shopping (soon!)

I was a swimmer in high school and college and gained a lot of weight after I stopped swimming 5 hours a day.. shocker! I've steadied out around 152 (I'm 5'8") but I'd like to get back to feeling fit and healthy! I did manage to lose 10 lbs about a year after college while training for a triathlon, but I gained it all back. I did my 2nd tri a few months ago but didn't lose much weight this time. I'm going to try for my 3rd sprint tri in a few weeks and then my first olympic tri in late September, so hopefully I'll get fit and lose weight in the process. My problem is that even if I'm working out, I'm really bad about food. Like most swimmers, I was never too concerned about what I put in my body. I ate what I craved and lots of it. Now, even if I'm working out it's not at the same level, and certainly hurt by sitting in an office 10 hours a day. The wedding is a little bit of motivation to get back to the healthy, fit person I knwo I can be.

My fiance and I have been dating since high school, I absolutely cannot wait to marry him, and I want to look fantastic!