Help! bride to be in trouble!

Congrats!

christyj1009 wrote: »

Thanks everyone! with winter in full force in PA its hard to workout outside with 5-8in of snow..

You don't lose weight by working out; you lose weight by eating less than you need to maintain your current weight. Exercise will allow you to eat more while still losing weight, though you have to be careful not to overestimate calories burned in exercise.

That said, when there's 5-8 inches of snow, you can snowshoe, cross-country ski, or even put on boots and gaiters and walk through the snow—that's a great workout. If your house has stairs, you can walk up and down them a few dozen times. You can also do a Web search for bodyweight exercises and get some strength routines to do indoors

And exercise is important, not because it adds to your weight loss, but because it affects the kind of weight you lose. If you don't exercise, particularly strength training, you will lose muscle as well as fat. If you build strength training into your weekly routine, you'll lose less muscle and more fat. One popular saying goes like this: "You diet to look good in clothes, and you exercise to look good naked."

I'd advise setting a realistic goal - maybe a pound a week if you have more than 25 pounds to lose; half a pound a week if it's less than that - and learning how to meet it in a sustainable way. If you think of this only as a way to lose weight for your wedding, you're likely to return to your old habits afterwards and regain the weight. If you think of it as a lifestyle change for the rest of your life, you'll develop new habits that will make the weight loss sustainable, and promote better health as you go forward in your married life.

Oh, and based on the many weddings I have been to, all brides look beautiful, but especially when they are wearing dresses that allow them to breathe normally. Don't get a dress that's too tight. That's why having a realistic goal is important, especially because you don't necessarily know where the weight will come off first.

christyj1009 wrote: »

but I'm just hoping I get the results I'd like

Hoping as in your just gonna eat a little less and hope it happens ?
Or
Hoping as in you understand exactly what needs to be done and are hoping you have the resolve to actually do it ?

Lots of folks here who are willing to help. You just need to be a bit more specific what you are in need of.

If you can't get out much due to the cold, google "body weight training" where you use the weight of your own body as the weights you are lifting, so to speak. Pushups, planks, squats, and such. Let MFP calculate for you how many calories you'll need to eat each day for weight loss, and be sure to measure and log all your foods so that you keep to that number. I have found that you must eat right AND exercise. Doing just one or the other has never worked for me. I know that a calorie deficit alone is *supposed* to cause weight loss, but in my practical experience, it does not do the job very well alone. Don't be afraid of weights.... you won't bulk up. Women's muscles actually become more compact from weight lifting.

Hi I'm trying to lose weight for my wedding aswell.. Congrats!! You will do it don't worry jus keep up what your doing and for in some at home exercise DVDs, use your stairs at home, you will look fab !!

christyj1009 wrote: »

Thanks everyone! with winter in full force in PA its hard to workout outside with 5-8in of snow..

Buy snow shoes. Snow is great resistance! And you dont even need to carry a water bottle!