ENGAGED!! Goal-Loose 70 lbs (10months) FRIENDS PLEASE??

Hi! I'm engaged as well and working to loose 40+ lbs. I have 8 months ago. We can do this!!

I'm not engaged but I can offer support!

Hi all, also engaged.. wanting to lose 23 more lbs before I get the dress Wedding is 8/31 or following weekend 2013 feel free to add

I WAS engaged.. and planning for a wedding March 23rd... but since that didn't work out I'm now losng weight/toning up (I had a baby at the end of May) as a birthday gift to myself (end of March). :-)

Congrats on your engagement.. you can do it!

Congratulations on your engagement! And for making the choice to join MFP I am not engaged, but I have been married for 23 years. I'll be happy to offer you support and encouragement as you get ready for your day. I'll add you....

I'm going to add you, and any other ladies feel free to add me! I've been engaged for a little over a year and we've finally set a date and made a deposit for the place we're having it! Our wedding date is 10/26/2013 and I'd like to lose about 55lbs by then, or more if I'm able to I'd be smaller than my fiance has ever seen me, which would be amazing!

I have the motivation (now that the date is set) but I'd love to have some friends who are motivated for the same reason, who can hold me accountable and we can reach our goals together Lets do this! (I feel like I've said that before, and I dont want to say it again)

... engaged huh !?!?!?!?! Sounds to me like your guy(s) love you the way you are :-) Glad you want to be more healthy and live longer with him !!!!! ... or her I guess lololol

Cardiac issues are the number one killer of women in the US...

All Females, All Ages Percent*
1) Heart disease 24.5
2) Cancer 21.7
3) Stroke 6.5
4) Chronic lower respiratory diseases 5.9
5) Alzheimer's disease 4.6
6) Unintentional injuries 3.5
7) Diabetes 2.8
8) Influenza and pneumonia 2.5
9) Kidney disease 2.0
10) Septicemia 1.6

I have one add-in for this topic; I have a cousin who was rather overweight and hit the weights HARD for the 6 months prior to her wedding - she didn't lose more than 25 lb overall but you could have sworn it was 50! Don't fear the muscle - the muscle is your weight-loss buddy!!

Ladies! When I got engaged I thought the same thing as many of you: lose WEIGHT. Don't focus on the number on the scale. Focus on working out--weights and lots and lots of cardio. The way you WEIGH is not the way you LOOK on your wedding day.

Just to give you some background. I weighed 198 when I got engaged. I had 8 months to lose the weight. My goal was to lose 65 lbs so I could fit into the dress I wanted and look stunning. I missed my goal weight by more than 20 lbs. But guess what? I had to have my dress taken in TWICE. The first time was for my bridals. I got down to 156 before my bridals and had the dress taken in. That was one month before my wedding. The week before my wedding, I was down to only 154 and had to call the seamstress for an emergency take-in. TWO SIZES. So I lost TWO POUNDS but TWO DRESS SIZES in one month.

If you focus on the weight you will never be happy with what you see in the mirror. Focus on getting healthy and getting the body you want. Ignore the scale. Set a dress size goal...a REALISTIC one...and work towards that!

Not engaged, but looking to get back to the weight I was when I was engaged. I guess married life has been treating me too well. lol. Add me if you want.

I'm not engaged and I don't have a boyfriend....

But you can feel free to add me as I'm still logging daily and I like the mutual support on MFP haha

Oh - and Congratulations on your engagement!

Losing 70 - 100 lbs by October 5 of next year. :-) 30 down... add me if you want.