Beautiful Bride!!!

I am getting married June 1st 2013 and am trying to get to my best shape. Good luck to you!

Just stick to your plan! Always allow for cheat days once a week, it makes it easier. Mix your exercise plan up. Don't eat after 6pm.
Just keep the motivation going and remember why you are doing this. One to get healthy and two for your marriage.

Even though I would have to say, you ARE already beautiful

You already are beautiful! Well done. :flowerforyou:

Congrats! You can do this, no problem!
The biggest help for munching at night that I've come across is brushing my teeth after dinner. Some nights, I'll allow for a small snack (like if husband and I have plans to watch a movie together), but then it's time to switch to plain water and brush brush brush those teeth!

I had a weight loss goal before my wedding too. I made it but just barely. When our wedding was over I lost focus of that goal and gained every bit of my weight back. My suggestion would be to focus more on developing healthy habits for you and your husband-to-be and a little less on the weight goal by your wedding (although it's fine to have that goal and be excited). If you work toward developing a healthy lifestyle for you and your new family you will have good long term goals that will sustain your weight loss. Congrats on your engagement!!! It's such an exciting time. Just remember...you can do it!!!

you have plenty of time to lose weight and change your habits. start tracking what you eat, and start exercising regularly with a proper combination of cardio and strength training. good luck.

i love seeing a post like this rather then a post like "i'm getting married in a month, how do i loose the most amount of weight by then?"

Sounds daft..... but knit, cross stitch or crochet! You need both hands to do it, it'll distract you from wanting to eat things as you'll be paying attention to what you're doing and before you know it, it'll be bed time!

I knitted a load of pony candy cane covers last winter and lost it a fair bit faster than usual as I was too busy knitting and sticking to eat!

KEEP YOU EYE ON THE PRIZE!!!! First of all, you will be beautiful no matter what!

You know what you want so, go for it! But, it cant just be a DIET for your wedding...make it something to help get and stay healthy...a Lifestyle change. Make goals you can keep and make a schedule. My BIGGEST help is making a schedule and keeping it. I try to tell my husband my schedule and/or write it down so he knows what happens each day (he does not workout with me).

You have plenty of time so, make sure you dont push yourself to lose too much too quick.

GOOD LUCK and CONGRATS!!!!

I've been married over 4 years now, but I got engaged Oct 2007 and married Aug 2008, and in that time lost 45lbs. I was a UK size 12/14 (US 8/10) when I got married. I'd have liked to have been slimmer, but as i'd worked out a lot I was looking quite toned, and was brave enough to wear a bikini on my honeymoon.

2 children later and I am back to my wedding weight, but with smaller hips and a mummy tummy lol.

I just exercised a lot and ate healthily. Mix up your exercise so it doesn't get boring - gym, swimming, aerobics, spinning etc. Don't eat processed food, eat lots of protein. Logging on here is great, and the motivation is really helpful. I wish i'd had that when I was losing weight for my wedding.

When are you going to start looking at dresses? If you look through my photos, I have one of me in my wedding dress.

I'm getting married May of 2013! Anything is possible with this website. I started April 24th. So exactly 1 year before the wedding. I have lost 40ish pounds, and I still have 7 months to go. You can totally achieve your goal. My fiance just started working out with me also. It's great to have a partner in crime!

Add me if you would like any support. There are also some wedding groups on here for support. Good luck and congrats to you both!

PS- have you ever seen a NOT beautiful bride? As long as she is madly in love, she will always be beautiful

Happy to be on board with you all! I started tracking on here several months ago, but fell off the wagon. Now I'm back with almost exactly 1 year until my wedding. I'd love to be down 50 lbs by then, and I'm feeling extra motivated right now because I tried on wedding dresses on Saturday. I think I found the one, but I was pretty discouraged that I couldn't try on many dresses I liked because this particular chain store can't order plus sizes to try on - you have to buy it! Such crap, but also motivation to get back into regular store sizes.

Biggest challenges are carb/sugar cravings and very little time or energy for exercise (I'm working 12 hour days until January).

Thanks for the motivation! I know we can do it!

First of all I think all brides are beautiful! I got married last October. I spent TWO years- planning and making my own decorations, doing my own flowers, my own invitations, blah blah blah....LOL I had it in my head what the perfect day was going to be. Few months before hand, I got an infection in my foot/leg. Infection got into my blood and I almost died. I got out of the hospital two weeks before the wedding, and I was on crutches, and on iv antibiotics. We still wanted to get married, so we got married in our jeans and a nice shirt, and had our parents, some siblings there, and each of our best friends there. It was still the perfect day, just not the one i orginally had pictured. It was perfect because we were each marrying our soulmate, the one we wanted to spend the rest of our life with. I hope you have a wonderful day- and it's all you want. Just keep in mind that it will be the best day of your life regardless of how you look, because your marrying the one you love.

NOW, as far as late nate snacking goes. Here is how i have helped mine. (used to do the same thing) If i want a snack later in the night- first i fill my 32 oz bottle of water and drink it first. Wait 5-10 mins. If your still craving that snack-- grab a piece of fruit or a veggie. I don't see yourself saying " OMG i feel so bad-- i snacked on veggies and fruit tonight" About halfway between supper and bedtime, I have a fruit smoothie with a scoop of protein powder and I am still loosing weight. SO- I think its more of what you're eating and if you still have calories left over that are the big issue