Hi ladies! Congratulations to you! While I am not engaged (I'm already married) I wanted to join this group for help and support. I have a lot of weight to lose. 70 something pounds or so. Lets all help each other.

Hi all! I am Melissa. I'm 33 and almost engaged. The ring is here. In my house actually but he hid it high enough that even with my step ladder I can't reach it to try on early. He has something planned so I am patiently waiting. The wedding is going to be early November 2013. It doesn't feel quite right to plan yet, but I am sure having fun reading about other peoples plans and spending way too much time on Pinterest.

I'd like to lose 60 pounds before the wedding, but I will be happy just feeling healthier. I feel pretty lucky to have found this group right when I needed it.

Hi Everyone! My name is Lauren and I got engaged last June! My fiancé and I met online but had some mutual connections we didn't know about until after we met. We've been together almost 3 years now and are planning our wedding for June 8, 2014. I have always been heavy and I am bound and determined to look smoking amazing at my wedding. I joined MFP in July 2012 and have lost almost 40lbs I would like to lose another 30 before I start dress shopping but I am running out of time. I am really hoping to be around 125lbs for my wedding. I am so excited for this and hope I can lose the few holiday lbs I gained and break the plateau I was sitting at before the holidays. Good luck everyone!

Lauren )

Hi everyone! I am Nycole and 20. I will be marrying my high school sweetheart on October 3, 2014. We are waiting because we both want to finish school and get our degrees before we jump into the real world together! We have been together for almost 5 years (engaged about 8 months) and will be together for 7 by the time we are married. At first I didn't want to have such a long engagement but I've decided it's nice because it gives me time to finish school, lose weight, and plan! I wish everyone luck with planning and weight loss!:)

Hi! I'm Stephanie. I am a teacher and am 25. Our wedding is July 12, 2014. )We just booked our reception venue on Wednesday - so exciting!) I gained a lot of weight in college - was diagnosed with hypothroidism and was on some medication that both helped me gain weight. I tried Weight Watchers 2 years ago and lost 25 pounds... and then some stressful situations happened and I gained back some of it. I am on a journey to lose weight to look good in a low back lace gown. I just love that look. I have lost 5 lbs with MFP and am now going to the gym - having a thyroid issue can be discouraging, but I am hoping this group helps to motivate me even more!

Hi! Congrats to everyone! My name is Kelsey and I'm 23. Our date is August 17th, 2013 and we've been together for 6 years today actually We met while working at a restaurant in high school and have been together ever since.
I've always been a runner, but gained 25lbs in college while I was living in Spain (and trying everything in sight!) and I've been working at losing it for the last few years, but not very seriously. Now that the wedding is getting closer, I want to lose the last 10-15lbs and really tone up. Our goals this year are to run a half marathon and do a triathalon, so I'm ready for this! I'm looking forward to the challenge! Good luck everyone!

Hi fellow brides! I have found this challenge on a search and I am so excited to see so many of us in such similar situations! It is great not to feel alone! My name if Juliana and I am 31 years old.
I got engaged last August, and getting married in September 21st, 2013. I am brazilian, he is greek/english and we met and live in London. We have a house together and 2 lovely maine coon cats! We met while studying for our MBA degree back in 2009 ( we were in the same class) and been together since 2010. Getting married in Afytos, Greece, where his family is from.
When we met, I was the fittest I had ever been: had a personal trainer, ran 3 times a week and participated in several runs as well. I weighed 120 pounds which now in hindsight was quite low for a 5'7" tall person. However, after I finished the MBA degree in early 2011, surprise surprise, I got a new job offer an started the craziest year of my life, travelling 80% of the time and working really long hours. Needless to say, my workout routine stopped and I caught myself constantly eating and drinking wine by myself as I was always in some hotel around the world all by myself. So not only I gained weight (27 pounds) but I became a very unhealthy person. Now things turned around: I quit the crazy job as personally no career goals are worth jeopardizing my health, got engaged literally 2 weeks after (i think he was secretly waiting for me to chose life over job) and I am excited about 2013! Getting married, still having a career but thinking about my personal goals too! Let's do this! Xxx

Thank you for creating the group! I have fallen off the wagon and tried to get back on the last 6 months. Luckily staying within only a 10 lb gain.

My name is Emily I'm 21, will be 22 by the wedding. My fiance's name is Alfonso. We started dating February of 2012 and were engaged on Labor day weekend. I know seems quick but we both knew early on in the relationship that we were made for each other.

He has a daughter who I love very much and can't wait to officially be her "stepmommy". We are getting married April 6, 2013 (exactly 12 weeks from the start of the contest). I'd like to lose another 10-15 lbs by the wedding so I'm jumping back on board.

Hello everyone, and congrats! Also, thanks OP for taking the time to organize this group! What a great tool it will be helping all of us at such an exciting time in our lives

I'm Jessica. I'm 26 years old, and even though not the typical bride-to-be, I'm looking forward to finally being a married woman! I have been engaged for 3 1/2 years! Crazy, I know. I became pregnant while I was engaged, and wanted to hold off the wedding until I had lost my "baby weight." Well, another baby came along last Aug., and now I have 2x the extra baby weight to lose before the wedding bells ring!

I have never attempted to lose weight until now (never had a weight problem until becoming pregnant). I started this weight loss journey Jan. 1st, and would love to hit the 45 lbs. lost sometime over this year! For now though, my 12 week goal is to be down to 155 from 177 (as of today). I'll def. have to work for that one!

Looking forward to having such a great support system!

Hello and congratulations all around!

You may call me Cat. My fiance and I have been engaged for almost a year now, and we are planning our wedding in September 2014 at a vineyard. I'm 25 now, and will be 27 at our wedding. I am in the worst shape I have ever been, thanks to my own complacency during grad school, and I'm hoping to shape up so I feel comfortable at my wedding. I've been losing some weight over the past year, but was not super focused on it. It's time for me to get into better shape, especially since I'll be applying for big-girl jobs soon, and making a good impression in my field includes being in shape!

I can't wait to see everyone's progress over the challenge!!! yay!

Hello and congratulations fellow engaged ladies!

My name is Miquela, and I have been engaged to my fiancé Mike since 11.11.11 we're tying the knot on July 13th this year (eek!) which seemed to be a long ways away when we got engaged, but holy crap it's soon now! I'm trying to lose 50 lbs before the wedding, which is probably not possible but damnit I'm gonna try! I started MFP in May and lost 30 lbs but gained 12 of it back between August and now, so I restarted on the first. Feel free to add me as a friend for support and best of luck to you all!!

Hello everyone and congrats! =]

I'm Emily, and I am 25 years old. I got engaged right before Christmas, and so all we have planned is the date and location. We will be getting married on December 20, 2013 in South Carolina. ^^ I met him on OKCupid a little over three years ago. =]

Anyway, I gained a lot of weight throughout college after managing to drop about 40lbs in freshman year and I've put on some weight since I met my boyo, so it's time to get myself all back on track. Ideally I want to weigh around 150, but by the wedding I'd be beyond happy with somewhere in the vicinity of 200.

Congrats to all and I look forward to all of our future successes!

In 2008 I took a fitness bootcamp and absolutely loved it, I was hooked. I became a bootcamp instructor and was in the best shape of my life in the summer of 2009 (my profile pic). I met my fiance in the fall of 2009 and put on my "happy weight". Dating and moving in together sure does pack on the pounds! I'm currently at the highest weight I've ever been (234) and it's really hard to resist all the fun restaurants and things to cook/bake at home! But I think now that my fiance was officially diagnosed with high blood pressure and the wedding date officially set, we're both really ready to change and get into shape!

Our wedding is 11-12-13 destination wedding in Mexico! My sister gave me her size 18 wedding dress and I'm hoping I'll have to get it taken in because I'll have lost most of the weight I want to lose! I want to feel comfortable in a bathing suit for our honeymoon. My ultimate weight goal is 175 and I turn 30 this year, so I really want to be in the best shape of my life because we plan to start a family soon too! 2013 is my year and I can do this!!

Hey everyone! I'm Ashley and I'm 22 years old and just graduated from college. My fiance and I got engaged in July and we have not set a date yet (although I'm really pushing for September 13, 2013). We've been together since we were 15, and just celebrated our 7 years the other day!

I was on MFP for a while and it really worked for me. I lost about 12 pounds and I was really feeling good about myself and my body. I got busy with school, but now I'm back and ready to lose weight again!

We are planning on having a Ravens type wedding, with our colors being purple and black. We are also hoping to have it somewhere on the water to celebrate our boating lifestyle too! Best of luck to everyone in the competition, I'm excited to meet you all!

A hearty congratulations all around to all of my other fellow brides-to-be! I am excited to be starting this challenge with everyone. Good luck to all!

My name is Heather, and I am 24 going on 25. My fiance and I have been together for six and a half years, engaged for two, and will have been together for seven by the time we are married on October 5th, 2013. We met at the place we both worked a month before my high school graduation, became friends, and by July of the same year, we started to date. We have been together ever since.

From seven to seventeen, I was heavily involved in softball - I played from spring to fall every single year, including All-Star seasons. I was in the best shape of my life. When I began to date my fiance I also started college, so I piled on the fabled "freshmen fifteen" on top of "happy weight". Over the last six years, I have gained (a personally shocking) 50 pounds.

We got a townhouse during the summer of 2012, and with all of the moving, I dropped down six pounds. I figured, hey, I've got a head start, so why not try for a few more? I bought Dance Central for my Xbox, signed for MFP, and lost fourteen more. A foot problem set me back around November (did you know you could have an extra bone in your foot? I surely didn't!), but I am back in the game and ready to go. I am ready to be healthy again.

I hope everyone has a wonderful time during the next twelve weeks!