Sweating for the wedding!

Congrats on your wedding!! That sounds like so much fun!!! You've still got lots of time to drop the weight with sweat, diet, & commitment. Starting today, not tomorrow to begin the progress is key. You can do this.

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I just did this over the last year or so, happy to help support and motivate!

Someone pulled me aside at my wedding and was like "Whatever you're doing - keep doing it!"

I was tracking calories with MFP, and doing a boot camp class 2-4 times a week (I called it bridal boot camp!).

Congratulations! No wedding for me but it was the prospect of being in a wedding that prompted me to start losing weight.

I have such mixed feelings about this. I really dislike how women have so much pressure to lose weight for their weddings. Some questions I think every bride-to-be should ask herself...

Are you doing this because you want to make a healthy life change, or because the wedding industry complex tells you that you need to?

Are you going on a fad diet to drop pounds asap, or planning out nutritious meals?

Is this something you plan to continue after the wedding, or are you going to 'let yourself go' ?

I'm getting married in June!

I've been a member here for over 2 years, got engaged in October. I've known mfp for longer than I've known him. I didn't start the fitness journey because of the wedding, but YES it is giving me a kick in the pants to really take it seriously! I got a bit lazy before that and gained weight. I really want to look good for my wedding but will maintain after that too. I don't have any unrealistic expectations and don't have any ideas of losing more weight than is manageable.

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Mmipanda.. It is rude to imply that is why the women on here want to lose weight and get healthy, and does it really matter what motivates you?? Not really.
You keep these memories and pictures for life, and you only do it once so why wouldn't one want to look their absolute best on their wedding day, I certainly do:-)

I didn't imply anything. Maybe you're projecting, if you take offense to the questions I posted. I personally wouldn't want to peak on my wedding day (which is in March) - I want to keep getting fitter and slimmer after it too.

I started losing weight shortly after I started dating my fiancé. The summer we started dating, I lost 30 pounds doing nothing but baling hay and trying to make a few smarter choices with my nutrition. Until that point, I hadn't believed I could lose weight and keep it off. I loved how I felt and looked, and he was extremely supportive of me planning out and sticking to a healthier lifestyle. This was before we knew we were going to get married.

I've been making changes because I love how I feel, but now that I have a wedding to look forward to, it's a fun way to push myself harder. I never want to stop being healthy - I feel too good to go back. I just like stringing a lot of short-term goals together to keep me moving along my long-term goals. Looking good in my wedding pictures is a big motivator, but it's not the end.

My fiancé could outrun, outlift, and outwork me with no problem whatsoever when we started dating. Now he's having a hard time keeping up with me! Though I still let him open pickle jars and carry heavy stuff.

What is it with weddings and weight loss? It was seeing myself in my friend's wedding pics that made me realise I needed to lose weight! (I looked old, fat and VERY drunk!). Seriously, enjoy the process and the reward at the end is a big party

Congrats!! I'm planning a July wedding, and I feel you on wanting to look good in pictures, but I also want to start my married life as a healthier person. I have a 2.5 year old that keeps me on my toes too, so finding time to dedicate to working out I hard but manageable when she's on schedule. I wish you all the best on your journey, and feel free to add me if you'd like.

My big day is in January 2014 (less than 80 days away now! Eeep!) My 'journey', for lack of a better term, started last year when I realised just how out of control my weight was getting. I've been overweight for 10 years now, and really despairing of my habits and whole attitude to the weight loss thing. I managed to get 8kg off in time to be a bridesmaid for my sister's wedding last year in November, but let things go again early this year after we set the date and I think I just got a bit complacent. After returning to my start weight I have managed to get 16kg of the 20kg I desperately needed to lose off already. I won't be going too much further now as my dress can only be taken in so much, but after the wedding I plan on taking on a bigger training load and really building the body I desire.

While I knew I needed to do something, it's really been the kick in the pants I needed. I hate pictures of myself at the best of times. I have been disappointed in myself for years for letting it go this far. I didn't want to look back at pictures of the wedding and feel like I didn't do everything I possibly could to look happy and healthy. Good luck to all of you xxx

Fellow Bride-to-be here! My wedding date is June 21st 2014. I'm about halfway to where I want to be. Feel free to add me!

So exciting!!! My wedding is May 31 2014. I have to lose 60 lbs by march. I would love to support and cheer each other on. I need active and supportive people so everyone feel free to friend me. My name is Lesley.

Congratulation for your wedding and i hope you will be able to reduce your weight !! I'm also sweating for my wedding but I'm different from you trying to gain my weight and for this doing many activities like healthy diet, gym and jogging in the morning.

How exciting!! I have a 3 month old and can appreciate what you're doing, all the best for your journey, you will be smokin hot on the day, no doubt and healthier for life, good on you

Congratulations on your engagement!

I'm getting married in eight weeks and am getting totally pumped! I didn't really think of losing weight for the wedding until my future husband told me we'd both feel better for it! I've only lost 8kg so far but on a limited time frame!

Just keep at it, whatever you do - don't stop! Think about what you'll look like in that dress. Even hang it up in your room so you can see it and visualize it (if that helps!) Or put heaps of photos of other stunning brides around your house to motivate you!

I have a gym at home, and have photos of all sorts - from gymnastics to ballet, motivational words and phrases from the bible to pictures of really amazing looking women who have lost it and kept it off - and it's so motivating!

Get your hands on your own equipment too, if you can, it's so much fun and so easy. It's cheaper than a gym no matter how you look at it and you've honestly got no excuses! Gym might be too far, or it might be too cold to run today, but your home gym is perfect no matter the weather or distance!

Good luck to you beautiful bride-to-be! Always remember that your body is a wedding gift to your husband. He loves you as you are now, and he will love you on your wedding day too. Focus on making a lasting change instead of just a wedding goal! Might as well be a fit wife too!

Bless you!