Hi all!

Very new to the health and fitness regime here so be gentle! I'm getting married 5 July 2014 and got my dream dress from eBay and am determined to have minimal alterations to make it fit!
I steadily put on about a stone and a half in the last year and hoping to reverse that in the next year. I'm 5'4" and am about 167 pounds, hoping to go down to around 140.

Unfortunately my job is very much a desk one with regular 12hr days so snacking comes easy! Maybe keeping track on here and seeing all of your successes will motivate me!

Hi ladies! My name is Hallie and I'm finally getting married October 11th, 2014. My fiancé and I have been together for 12 years so now is the time we decide to do this. lol.
Ive never really worked out or had to watch what I ate but March 2013 I had a wakeup call. My heaviest was at 163lbs and then I knew I needed to do something different. I started to watch what I ate and cut a lot of alcohol out of my daily activity. It's amazing the difference a little change can bring. I still don't exercise but am fairly active with running a waterpark hotel. Im always moving and on a slow day walk 2 miles.
Trying to get down to around 120lbs and currently at 136lbs. Love to look more toned and just the beautiful bride every girl dreams of. Feel free to add me ladies we can do this together! Congrats :drinker:

Hey everyone!

My name is Katy and I am getting married May 2nd 2014. My fiance and I have been dating for about two and a half years and in that time I managed to gain about 20lbs! Yikes! I am hoping to get back down to at least 125lbs but I would love to get anywhere in the 110s so I set myself a high goal. I am currently at the heaviest I have ever been floating around a plateau of 145-150lbs so I have to stay motivated. I am excited to get to know all of you and as we support each other in our endeavor! I am currently going to my school gym every week day and doing 30 minutes on the crossramp, weights, and then 30 more minutes on the crossramp. I don't know what to do with the weights but I try my best so if anyone has advice I would love the input! I am excited to get to know everyone and would love it if any of you added me! Good luck everyone and I will see you around!

Hello beauties! I am getting married 6/07/14 . I am a holistic health coach, so eating healthy is my gig...but I actually HATE exercise! I don't have much to lose, I mostly just need to tone up and lose some belly flub that I have let accumulate due to stress and not eating as well as I could. Even though I don't have a lot to lose, I have always been very small boned, small framed....so an additional 20 lbs on me is not what I want to keep! Even as a health coach, I constantly waver back and forth between knowing whether or not a low carb vegetarian diet is most useful for weight loss or low carb, high animal protein is easiest. I would be the person that would love to know if you have had more success on one versus the other. Right now, I am going to start off with 2 weeks of high fat, high animal protein and low carb and compare that to veggie, low carb, high fat. So, this is going to be an interesting endeavor!

Congratulations to all us brides! I'm happy to share this adventure with you all! :drinker:

My name is Claudine, I'm 34, and I'm getting married in northwest Ontario on July 5, 2014. My first dress shopping appointment will be on November 30, 2013, and I'm very nervous. The physique I have now could use work! I'm on a doctor-approved low-carb plan, and I'm also working with a trainer. I'm doing a 30-day November challenge to lose 8-10 lbs by the first dress shopping day. Please add me as a friend - I could use support and will provide the same back too!

The plan my trainer set is rigorous, but we will adjust as time goes by, and I'm checking in with my doctor at various milestones. My daily intake plan is 20% carb, 35% protein, 35% fat for my macros. I'll admit it's a big struggle to strike this balance and not derail my progress. I'm trying to train myself to think that I need to get healthier, and feel confident and great on The Big Day! I joke around with my trainer that my stomach is like a temperamental toddler that wants everything NOW! lol

Anyhow, I know we are all beautiful in our own way, and I am happy to share this fitness and nutrition adventure with you all! And oh -- WEDDING DETAILS of course!!!

Group hug!
Claudine

Hello Everyone.

My name is Nikki and I have a little less than 6 months to my big day. Glad to see others here also striving to look their best on their big day, because as you know those pictures hang around a LLLLLOOOONNNGGG time. Anyway glad to meet you all.

HI all!! I am 39--next month--and getting married for the FIRST time!!!!! My fiancé is a wonderful man and he has literally swept me off my feet. It has been a FABULOUS 3 years, a proposal that EVERY girl dreams of, and a dream engagement. I am so excited to get married!!!!!!!!!!

My BIG day is 05-25-14. We went with an all inclusive place and got pretty much everything done up front. We have just about 6 months left and the time is flying by. Just have rings, invites, and hotel left

I went to over 8 bridal shops looking for my dress. I loved the look of lace, but once I got them on….I looked more like my grandmothers bedspread…LOL!!!!! I managed to narrow my choices down to 4 dresses and then had my bridesmaids and mom help me decide on "the dress". I ordered my dress yesterday…a "true" 16 I am told….hoping to loose a little more before the big day. I am going to need alterations from the beginning, so why not pull in that waist line a little more I say

I have 6 months…..my goal is 20 pounds……so here I am: 5'7", CW 170, GW 150. I would love to have someone to talk with and encourage each other in our weigh loss goals, just send me a line.

CONGRATS to everyone and I wish you all the best on your special day

Hey Ya'll!

I'm 21 and live in North Carolina. My fiancé and I are planning a September wedding in 2014. Right now I am 185lbs and 5'7 and I would like to be 145-135 by the wedding. I have never been successful with losing weight, I have tried over the years, but for a long time I have just been in the 180's. The lowest I remember being was 150 and that was about 6 years ago, so it is definitely time for a change.

My first goal is to change from a size 14 to a 12/10 by the beginning of February which is when I plan to look for wedding dresses. I am trying out Jillian Michael's 30 day shred and hoping to lose some inches through that and eating healthy.

If any one else would like to add me, please do and if you have tried the 30 day shred I would love to know about your experience/results.

Hi! My name is Jackie and I am getting married in June 2014.

Hello and congrats to all the beautiful brides!!

I'm Natalie and I've been engaged to my wonderful fiance, Steve since August 1, 2013! We are getting married on 12/13/14! I've tried on a few dresses, but I'm not ready to commit to one until I feel/look better in one! I have about 50 pounds to lose in 49 weeks... totally doable if I am consistently mindful of what I eat and how frequently I exercise!

CW: 231
GW: 180

Hi all! My fiancé and I have been engaged for OVER a year now! But the big day is coming in just under 100 days.. April 12, 2014! We both put on a little weight since we've been together, but I'm looking to get back down to my *good* size, about 128 - 130 pounds at 5'7". That means about 8 pounds to go! I don't really like calorie-counting and tend to rely on my own body to tell me what and how much I need. We're going "part-time vegan" to encourage plant-eating and discourage the consumption of too much antibiotics- and hormones-laden meat, yeck. As much as I wish I could eat a steak every night... mmmmmmm.

I'm all motivated right now, but I doubt that will last in full. So I hope yall will help me there!

Hi everyone! I am getting married July 20. I'm so happy. I've known my fiance for almost 2 years exactly and we got engaged in Oct.

I do already have a dress that needs to be taken in a bit (I bought it that way as a sample on sale) so I'd love to be able to take it in even more, as well as tone up my arms. So I'd love to lose about 15 lbs by May before I have it altered.

I mostly work out with Jillian Michaels DVDs.

Feel free to add me as a friend!

Hey fellow Brides to be,

My name is Andrea and I am 24 soon to be 25. I live in New England with my Fiance who I met in college through a mutual friend. We have been together for 2 yrs and 3 mos and engaged for 6 mos. Our wedding will be August 24th, 2014 at a Winery. We are getting married on the same day my parents got married 27 years and my grandparents got married 51 years ago. I currently hover around 170-168lbs. I would think I would like to get down to 135lbs, but that's not set in stone. I have a very muscular build and have a large frame. I may be short at 5'3, but I am definitely not petite Lol. I'm more concerned about the way I look and feel. I'm shooting to get down to a size six, but we'll see what ends up happening! Feel free to add me as a friend for mutual support :flowerforyou:

Congratulations to all my fellow 2014 brides!

I got engaged in 2011 and am getting married in September. I've been with my fiance for just over 7 years and last year we brought our first house together so things are really looking good for the future :-)

My main goal for the wedding is to have some really amazing photos to cherish and feel comfortable showing them to people in years to come - when we have children and grandchildren it will be so nice to be able to happily show them our wedding photos with a huge sense of pride that we look good.

We have both recently joined a gym and have our personal plans set up - I'm hoping that by using MyFitnessPal will help me keep track of everything including the training I do at the gym (I've been a member before but didn't really have enough motivation to continue - until now!)

Happy wedding planning!

My fiance and I are getting married October 18 2014. This is an "encore" wedding for both of us (we are both in our 40s and five of our six collective children are grown - I have one left at home, a sophomore in high school.) So while my wedding planning may be different than a first-time blushing bride's, I still want to glow on my special day. I am trying to lose 56 pounds by the wedding, but that number is completely negotiable. I just want to be fit, healthy, and beautiful.