Wedding Dress Motivation
heather_boyd
Posts: 53
For anyone who has a wedding (or bridesmaid's) dress to fit into in 2010 - this group is for you! Post your current and goal measurements and let's make sure that there are no ugly, embarrassing scenes at the dress shops in 2010.
Heather B. - current weight - 164.4 / bust - 41 / waist - 39.5 / hips - 44.5 - dress size (as per the evil dress shop) - should be 22 / ordered 20 - need to reduce waist to 37 in 4 months.
Each week, starting March 1, we'll post our results and I will issue a week-long challenge. Good Luck and I hope to get lots of help and support moving forward.
Heather B. - current weight - 164.4 / bust - 41 / waist - 39.5 / hips - 44.5 - dress size (as per the evil dress shop) - should be 22 / ordered 20 - need to reduce waist to 37 in 4 months.
Each week, starting March 1, we'll post our results and I will issue a week-long challenge. Good Luck and I hope to get lots of help and support moving forward.
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Well, while I do have my own wedding dress; I have to fit into a bridesmaids dress by July 17th that I ordered too small as motivation to lose weight.
I really need to dig down deep within for the will & motivation to do this. I could easily do this by the end of April if I stick to it & not slack off.
Then I can just focus on maintaining till the wedding.
GingerSnark.
current weight - 237.5
dress size ordered 18 - need to lose 15lbs more to go down another size in a little over 4 months.
Should probably lose at least 24-30lbs total to ensure the dress fits since I am pretty busty.0 -
My wedding is in May and I still need (correction want) to get down to 135. I started at 155 at the end of January. I'm about 148 now.0
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Glad to hear that there are other people in the same boat as myself...
Good Luck to all.
First weekly challenge - work out one more day than you usually do.
I usually work out 3 times per week - aiming for 4.
Let me know how you make out.
Weight Loss Tip #1 - Every single calorie counts - I didn't realize this until I was on MFP, but it's the secret calories in common foods that will kill you. My calorie goal is 1200, which is really hard to meet most days.0 -
Found my dress on Saturday... terrible experience trying on dresses next to a barbie doll who actually uttered the words, "this dress is sooooo Sex in the City"... OMG it was a nightmare! They couldn't make her dress small enough so she could get a feel for what it would look like..UGH. I did find a dress and I need to loose weight by August when the dress should come in....
So glad to have found this group! I need help staying accountable and encouragement
Wedding date: 10/2/10
Starting weight before MFP- 145
Current weight-141ish
Mini-goal weight- May 1 135
Goal weight- 1250 -
Happy Monday Morning Everyone!
Time for our first weekly weigh-in. I've switched scales, so although I wasn't very good last week, I don't know how accurate my +- is this week. No need to put your actual weight, just add +/- from last week.
Heather - 167.1 (+1.4)0 -
I picked up my dress today! Yea! I'm so excited but too scared to try it back on.0
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I got married in October so I already fit into that dress. However, since October....our wedding, honeymoon, thanksgiving, christmas, new years....I gained at least ten pounds. So far I am down 10 but would like to loose 10 more. I am going to be the MOH for my best friend (and MOH)'s wedding at the end of May in Mexico. So not only do I need to fit into the MOH dress but I also need to fit into a bikini. What is funny is I am much more motivated to loose weight for my friends wedding than I was for my own. I think I was under too much stress before my wedding.
My goal is to loose ten more pounds. That would put me at 150. I am 5'7. I would love to be a size 8 pant again!!! Glad I found you girls. Keep up the good work!0 -
Happy Monday everyone!
Weigh - in today - 165.1... up a couple of ozs, but since it's the start of that wonderful "period" of the month, not too concerned... good luck everyone.
Maybe I should try to calculate what "period" of the month the wedding is - is it my light or heavy times?
Damn, sucks to be a woman sometimes0 -
Hi Everyone,
Just checking in to see how everyone's week is going
Mine's been great - lots of wonder weather and great exercise. It's amazing what a difference there is between being at work and being at home, busy with the house and family.
Hope you all had a great St. Patrick's Day and stayed away from the bangors and mash...
Thanks,
Heather0 -
Doing well. I lost 7lbs from the time I posted here for the first time back on the 5th.0
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Congratulations GingerSnark - glad to hear it.0
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Hey guys! My wedding is May 25, 2010 in Riviera Maya Mexico (we fly out the 21st), and although my dress already fits, it's a lace up back, so I can still fit in it when I lose weight. And since it's a destination wedding I'm going to be in my swimsuit A LOT, and want to actually feel comfortable in one for once. I'm glad you started this post, I need something to keep me accountable and motivated. I'm following a low carb diet (started week 7 on this last Wednesday, and it's going really well), and starting now I'm hoping to do strength training 3-4 times a week (gotta tone arms for my strapless dress!). I'll keep you posted. Good luck everyone!
Weight on Wii fit this morn. 133.8
really want to get my hip size down, my measurements for the largest part of my hips (ugh saddle bags) is 38 in, which are really disproportionate to my legs so I'd like to really lose my excess weight there.0 -
Hi FutureNeuman...Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. I had a destination wedding too and let me tell you - dragging that dress around everywhere is a pain in the you-know-where!!!! We were tempted just to leave it in the domincan.
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Those dates are getting closer! How is everyone doing?
Anyone have some words of wisdom? I've been slacking the last couple of weeks. Ouch!0 -
Happy Monday Everyone!
Today's weigh-in: 161.6... down approx 3 lbs since I started - yeah me!
Hope everyone is still on-target for their wedding / bridesmaid dresses.
For those of us plateauing / having trouble with motivation - even though I am completely not a religious person - let's do a mini-version of "lent" leading up to Easter Weekend as our challenge this week... I challenge all of us to "give up" sugar... We'll weigh-in on Sunday instead of Monday this week and then we can get our sugar rushes on Easter Day. Whenever you're craving sugar this week, just remember that you can have it on Sunday.
This won't be easy for me either because I'm pretty sure either tomorrow or Wednesday my boss is bringing in a birthday cake for the "March" Birthdays, which includes me... Good Luck and keep me posted.0 -
No problem Heather. I've been a type one diabetic since I was nine. I haven't had sugar in forever.0
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Since I'm doing low carb, I can't have sugar anyway, but I'll try to limit my artificial sweetners more this week too. And my weight is now down to 131.6
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Love this topic! I'm getting married June 18th in Costa Rica and I'm hoping to feel comfortable enough to wear a bathing suit! Any motivation is greatly appreciated!0
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Glad to hear so many have already kicked the "sugar" habit...
I've substituted artificial sweeteners for most of my sugar fixes, but I know that eventually I'll have to give that crutch up too in order to become healthy.0 -
Those dates are getting closer! How is everyone doing?
Anyone have some words of wisdom? I've been slacking the last couple of weeks. Ouch!
I saw this in someone else's signature, a Shakespeare quote:
Our bodies are our gardens, to the which
our wills are gardeners
Spring is here & it's time to get those gardens in shape!0 -
I love this! I was hoping to find other brides-to-be to keep me motivated. I'm getting married this August (four months, yikes!). I already bough my dress but I have my first fitting in May and then again before the wedding. I started at 140, am currently 137 and would ideally like to get to 125 by the big day. 12 pounds in a little more than four months. That sounds so doable! Great to meet all of you!0
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I would really love to join! I am not getting married until June 18 of next year, but want to lose some of the weight before going dress shopping!! Some motivation would be great...would really like to lose 15 pounds ultimately, but 10 by the time I go to find that dream dress!!0
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Happy Easter Monday everyone!
Welcome to our newcomers... Hope everyone had a great Easter Weekend and didn't obsess about their weight or fitting into their wedding dresses... remember, this is a long journey and will only work if you give yourself permission to enjoy life once in a while.
Weigh-in today was 158.2 - can't remember if that's up or down from last week, but close to the same, which is all I was really hoping for this week... Looking forward to getting back on track and having a stellar week this week.
Our challenge for this week is based on a spring theme... Depending on where you live, this will more or less apply to you this week. I challenge everyone to commit to exercising every day that it rains... Seems like an odd challenge, but here it's supposed to rain most of the week and most of my exercising involves being outside so this will be a real challenge for me.
if anyone has an idea for next week's challenge, either post it here or send me a message.
Good luck.
Heather0 -
It feels like its always raining here. What a bummer.0
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No rain here! Looks like I need to find different motivation to work out...0
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