Hi! My name is Tina, I got engaged last May after a year of dating. We have a wedding planned for the end of 2014- and the only thing I have planned so far is my weight loss routine! Lol. We're both busy as we were both in school pursuing second degrees, so a long engagement did not bother us.

I have been actively using MFP since July, and have logged almost everything I have eaten (including naughty days!). I slacked a bit during the holiday, so I'm back with a vengeance.

I lift heavy, I do cardio, and I am working on cleaning up my diet. My UGW is 120-125, so I have a looong ways to go!

Hello to everyone! I am not the typical bride either I am 43 divorced 2 years ago from a bad marriage that should have ended a long time ago. I was married for 22 years my young adult children are still coping with the divorce and honestly not coping very well. That said I have had 2 wedding dates and cancelled both of them because of the kids and that is exactly the reason my marriage lasted as long as it did for the kids. So that said trying to put myself in perspective I lost 23lbs during the divorce and gained 28lbs back from stress eating and basically my fiancee is the best cook ever so eating because it's just awesome food. I stopped smoking and looking to improve my life in healthier happier ways and the most imortant for me at this time is a healthier happier me having healthier relationships and starting my new life. Tentatively planning to elope in September to Califormia a destination wedding on the coast at a beautiful place called the Elk Cove Inn.

My name is Catherine and I will be 22 in a couple of weeks! I just got engaged on December 21st and we have not chosen a date yet, though we are considering May 2015. Throughout high school, I was always over weight, and between my senior year and my freshman year of college, I lost about 50 pounds. At my lowest point I was about 145 pounds.

Between then and now, I started dating my fiance, and also gained almost all of the weight I lost. I am still below my highest weight, thank goodness! However, I really want to get back to my lowest weight by my wedding! I worked so hard to lose the weight before and I want to get back to it so I can maintain it this time!

I am hoping to be back at 145 by my wedding. Being about 190 now, that gives me a couple years to lose about 45 pounds. I'm ready!

I'm Amy, 19 (21 at the wedding) and get married on 5th July 2014. I got engaged on the 17th March 2012 at a law ball

Many people think I am too young to get married without ever knowing me. I have my head screwed on, I grew up a lot faster than my peers, I know what I want for my future and how to get there, and I know my fiancee is in that picture with me. Love isn't age discriminatory.

I'd say me and my fiancee have a weird story, and when people learn not only our ages, but how long we were together 'officially' before he proposed they think we are stupid. However, I think it's cute and romantic. I put 'officially' as I did because (short story) me and him have known each other for 10 years, developed strong feelings for each other and then overcame various issues and are now happily ever after.

The long story is that we were childhood friends and he moved away. Out the blue he regained contact and we becane IMing/emailing and then developed feelings for each other - based on pure personality and connection, since we were countries apart. Then we lost contact and that was that, until one day facebook appeared and low and behold he was at my university. After a year of essentially being together, although not officially, we actually started going out and the rest is history.

We have booked our venue, humanist celebrant (I'm happy to take questions about this, as there are only 6 countries in the world where this type of marriage can be performed), photographer and evening DJ. I just cannot wait to be married.

Hi all! I'm Erica and my fiance Josh and I live in Virginia. I'm 28 and will be 29 by the time we get married (he'll be 31). We haven't set an official date yet, but we're aiming for October 19, 2013 if all goes as planned. We dated as undergrads back in 2003-04, but went our separate ways after that. Then we "re-met" in October 2010 and were engaged just two months later. We celebrated our engagement with a week's vacation in Savannah. We were dating long distance though (250 miles apart) so we spent all of 2011 trying to live in the same city. I moved to Norfolk in November 2011 and we've just been getting settled and trying to get our finances in order before we get married. Now we're finally ready to plan. Both of us have put on "happy weight" over the last couple of year. I went from around 145 to 170 and would like to get back down to 130. I'm hoping to get to that weight by late July so I'll have a few months of maintenance before the wedding. I'm excited about this group and think a friendly competition will be a great motivator! Good luck to you all, congrats on your engagements, and I'm excited to get to know many of you over the next few months. :flowerforyou:

Hi!
I am Erin- I randomly found this group in a search, can someone message me and let me know if I can be involved in teh biggest loser program? thanks!
I am 26- will be married on October 5, 2013 (I'll be 27). The fiance and I are closing on our house Jan24th!!!! I won't move in until after the wedding, but it is still exciting to have a place to call ours!!!!

Hey fellow brides! I'm Liz, I'm 27 (28 next week) and set to be married April 20, 2013 in Las Vegas! My fiance and I have been together 9 years now and I still love him to death. :laugh: We have been through many rough times and good times and we still stick together so I think we have what it takes to make it for life.

I'm going crazy planning the wedding on a budget of only $2,000.00 (which I had to spend on rent because money is tight, so I'm going even crazier trying to do it for even less!). The plan is the all inclusive ceremony and then a desert/cake reception in our hotel suite. We aren't very traditional, and I don't need or want anything super fancy... just a few friends and family members to have a good time with, witness our vows, have a drink and share some laughs. We're going for a laidback kind of feel.

On the fitness side of things I've been up and down over the last couple years. My fiance's father passed away very unexpectedly in September. We were pretty close so it has made anything dealing with the wedding very hard (his mother passed away 10 years ago, so neither of his parents will be at our wedding except in spirit, and I know the fiance is having a real hard time with it)... anyway, it sent me into a deep depression that I'm still coming out of. I spent 2 months on a comfort food binge and gained close to 20 lbs! Now I'm at my highest weight ever of 234 lbs, and I had been dreaming of being in ONEderland for the wedding. I'm still going to try my best to make it! Some days are harder than others and I'm still trying to conquer the comfort binging. I'm hoping this group challenge will help bring me some drive to push myself and keep me accountable so on my wedding day I know I did everything I possibly could and have no regrets.

Hi all and Congrats!
I am newly engaged but getting married on 8/3/13. I feel that this is going to be a short engagement after reading all of your stories. I have 7 months from today to lose some weight and get in to wedding dress shape. I am excited to be part of the challenge.

Hey Ladies!

My name is Margarita, I'm 26 and getting married April 27, 2013. My man and I have been together for almost 9 years, all of which I've been struggling with my weight and I want to wear a bathing suit proudly during my honeymoon! Likely the honeymoon will be delayed as I am currently in medical school and looking for residency. I'm on board with fitness, but it's diet that I need to stay accountable with. Nice to meet you all, congrats to everyone, and let's do this!

Yay! Our weddings are 7 days apart :bigsmile:

I am Brandy! I am 25 not quite your typical bride to be either! I am a divorced mom of three, two living, and I am engaged to the greatest man I have ever known aside from my grandpa. I have lost around 20lbs over the last few months but now I am ready to get serious. I ordered a Bodymedia off of Amazon and it'll be here on Saturday! I have a lot of weight to lose so not only just for the wedding.

Hello to all the brides to be! Im Kath and i will be married in June 2014, i will be 41 when i finally become a bride eeeks! Jeff and I met 6 years ago and got engaged while on holiday in Mexico in September I had no idea he was going to propose as he has always been quite anti marriage so it was a magic surprise!
Really want to lose my weight for the summer so I can go wedding dress shopping :happy: . I am 156.2lbs and only 5ft 2in so I dont carry it very well. I would love to be about 126lbs feel like such a long way to go but I will get there with the help of this group I hope!
Plus I have signed up for Tough Mudder in Scotland in August so all the training I have to put in will help too.
Best of luck to you all!
x

Hey! My name is Meagan. I am 25 (will be 26 when the big day gets here) My wedding will be at the start of December. I have been engaged for a year and have been attempting to get rid of this weight but I have really just been talking about it without alot of action, so when the wedding date fast approaching and the New Year here, its the perfect time to hit the reset button!

Good luck to you all and Congrats on your engagements as well!

Feel free to add me as a friend as well & we can keep each other on track!

Hi everyone! My name is Melissa, and I'm 28. I just got engaged on Christmas morning, so I haven't done any planning yet and have no idea when I'll be getting married, although if we're able to make it work we want to do it before this year ends.
I've been with my guy for 3 1/2 years. We went to high school together and kind of knew each other, then a few years ago met again!
I've been losing weight on this site for a little while now. I lost 35 pounds, then went on a vacation a few months ago and fell completely off the wagon. Now that I"m engaged I'm back! lol Thankfully I haven't put back on too much of what I'd already lost, so I'm hoping to lose another 30-40 pounds.

Hi! Congrats to everyone on their engagement! My names Bridgette and I am 24 and will be 25 for the wedding! My fiance will be 33 He is my best friend and I cant wait for may 26, 2013! We have been dating for 4 years and got engaged this past may.

Lately I haven't tried to lose weight. I feel like I gave up! So now that the wedding is 5 months away Im so nervous! I want to like my wedding pictures instead of starring at them like ewww my arms! LOL

I cant wait to start this challange with you all! We can do this and im glad Im not in this alone!

Hello! I'm Jill. I got engaged this past August and am getting married this October. I have been working at this weight loss thing for quite a while. I was a long time weight watcher and now am using My Fitness Pal to track my food. I lost about 40 lbs on Weight Watchers and am just working on the last 10-15 lbs. I am also working on just toning myself up so I can feel confident and awesome on my wedding day. I am pretty good about tracking my food I just have a hard time staying on track with working out. I recently got the Bridalicious Bootcamp DVD's for Christmas so I am committed to finishing that program.