Brides on a Mission: MAY

Not a new member, but rather a returning member. A lot of new people on the board right now so I figured I'd fill out the top part again so they don't have to search back to Week 1 to get to know me... lol

1. Name: Kristen
2. Age: 24
3. City: Centreville, VA
4. Occupation: Program Planner
5. Wedding date: 06-19-11
6. Fiancés name: Billy
7. How long you and your fiancé have been together: It will be five years the week before the wedding!
8. Heaviest weight: I started MFP at 163 lbs but prior to that my heaviest weight was probably around 185
9. Goal weight and date: Original goal weight was 135 lbs which I hit a couple of weeks ago :-)... now I'm just happy to stay where I am and tone... still have some areas I want to lose weight from but overall very happy where I am!
10. Favorite type of exercise: Jillian Michael's circuit training
11. Favorite healthy food: Avocado's but I don't eat them very often

Brides on a Mission:MAY (Please copy and paste this into your profile with each weekly weigh-in)

1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: I'm on business travel in Colorado this week so I don't have a scale so don't know how much I lost this week! Hoping when I weigh in next week I will still be at my 133.8 recorded weight or possibly lower... it's hard when you get a per diem spending limit from your company and there are lots of good places to eat! haha

2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): Had my bridal shower on Sunday! It was a lot of fun but I'm not huge on having all attention on me... Unfortunately I had to leave at 4 am on Monday for my business travel so I still haven't gotten around to writing thank you notes! I will be doing that ASAP when I get back on Friday! I would have done it last Sunday but while we were at the party my future sister in law took pictures of me with every guest there and I want to get them printed and stick them in the thank you cards!

Oh haha another highlight of this week would be that there is a boys sports team of some sort staying in the hotel on the same floor as me and they all saw me coming back from the gym last night. Well tonight while I was at the gym they kept walking by the door (the gym is not in a heavy traffic area at all) and then they were all sitting in the lobby area when I finally came out... totally checking me out. Haven't had that happen in a long time :-)

3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): My dad got laid off from my company a week and a half ago. He has worked there for 29 and a half years and was only 7 months away from early retirement age. Now we are frantically trying to get him back in the company. Super stressful and super not needed this close to the wedding. Keeping a positive attitude though because I am a strong believer in positive thinking leads to positive results.

4. Any wedding news updates: It's payment time! My bank account has taken quite a hit. Everything seems to be coming together nicely though. Had my first wedding dress fitting a couple of weeks ago. Needless to say it has to be taken in A LOT. Very nervous to go back for my second fitting and see whether she did a good job. She told me she would be able to tell if I lost any more weight, but seeing as she didn't take my measurements or anything she can bet that I'll be *****ing if it's not perfectly fitted to my body. I kept telling her to make it tighter and she kept saying "It is tight. I can't make it any tighter"... here's hoping its perfect so I don't have to cause a scene!

5. Weekly wrap up: Stinks being away from my fiance. I miss him a lot. I also really miss my dog. Ready for it to be Thursday night so I can fly home and see them. Doing okay with eating even though its all out and really enjoying the elliptical.

Hope everyone has a good week!! And I agree with bdibobcat... the bride board will have a comeback :-)

Welcome new members(and welcome back Kristen)!!! If you plan on being active on this thread feel free to add me as a friend!

Just wanted to weigh in. I actually lost 1.5lbs! Which was a surprise, I mean I wasn't bad last week, but I didn't think I was that good! I did make some changes to my mfp settings. As some of you know I have been doing P90X, so I was doing their recommended diet. I am still completing the program but not on the diet plan. I am now using mfp suggested calories and making sure I log my workouts (which is probably what you all have been doing all along). I really want to get a heart rate monitor to properly log my workouts. Anyone have one that they love?

Have a great week all!

Oops! I meant to quote kalebsmama on that!

You look gorgeous! Congrats on the marriage! :-) It makes me want mine to get here faster! Again, you looked amazing...so happy for you!

Hey!! So I've been pretty MIA on the boards the last few months but I wanted to share with the group my Before and After post! Hopefully this helps inspire some of you to keep going! We can all do this and I am so excited that I have reached my goal with still over a month to go until my wedding!! I hope everyone is doing just as well!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/237286-before-and-afters-163-lbs-down-to-134-lbs

ohh thats okay girl!!! I have been MIA as well!!! but CONGRATS and you look GREAt!!!! I am looking to lose about the same weight you had and around the same numbers!!! Can you share some tips or what you did to be soo successful!!! my ewdding is one year away and I am struggling!!! :0(

Hey! Okay so I am by no means an expert but here are my tips and what worked (and is still working!) for me...


1. Log ALL of your food! Even when you're tempted not to, put it in! It doesn't have to be 100% accurate but the MFP food database has just about everything so you should get relatively close to the number of calories you consume a day. If you are just starting, it will be eye opening! I couldn't believe how many calories some of the things I used to eat on a regular basis had.
2. Don't cut anything out of your diet permanently... It's about making it work for you on a daily basis for the rest of your life. Telling yourself you can't have cookies when they are your favorite food (that's mine :-P) is just going to make you want cookies more. Just make sure you have enough calories left in your day to account for the cookies. It's all about the total calories you eat every day.
3. Exercise! It doesn't have to be much but make it count when you do it. The only exercise I ever did was walking and Jillian Micahel's workout videos with 3 lb or 5 lb weights. The three I would suggest are 30 Day Shred (3 levels - each workout is 20 minutes - use 5 lb weights), Burn Fat Boost Metabolism (One 40 minute cardio workout - no weights), and No More Trouble Zones (one 40 minute workout - use 3 lb weights). I also have Ripped in 30, Six Week Six Pack and Shred it With Weights (don't bother with this last one). You do not need a gym membership.
4. Drink lots of water!! It makes you crave food less and keeps your body well hydrated. I've also seen a lot of improvement in my skin!
5. Figure out what you're going to eat if you're going out to eat at a restaurant BEFORE you go! Most restaurants have their menus online and a lot of them include nutritional information!
6. Weigh yourself every day. It reminds you why you are doing this and what you are trying to accomplish and keeps you aware of where you are at. Yes the number will fluctuate which is why you need ONE set day that you RECORD that weight. No other days count in terms of recording except that one day (trust me you'll be tempted to count "good" days ... lol)

It's really just about making the conscious effort to control what you eat. I have been doing 1200 - 1300 calories a day on average (the weekends I tend to go over). I don't intentionally eat back my exercise calories. If i know I'm going to go over I'll make sure I exercise. Otherwise, if I exercise and I'm still at 1200-1300 then all the better! It's a bigger deficit. A lot of people will disagree with this though and you need to do what's right for you. It's really about doing what works for you and being able to stick with it. Before you know it you'll be a pro at keeping your calories low! Feel free to look at my diary to see what type of stuff I eat (I like sweets.. lol)

And good luck to all of the brides!! We all can do this!

Thank you so much for taking the time to type all of that out for me!!! ) I really really appreciate it and I will take what you say into deep consideration when I am doing my workouts and eating habits!!! Everything you said made complete sense and things that I can or should be doing!!! Thanks so much....you cannot imagine how hard this is for me (or better yet you can LOL) and how many times I have tried this and just give up becuz food is like my weakness but now I am in the one year mark of the wedding and I want to change and I want to do this and look amazing on my wedding day and make changes to my life foreve and do this and feel good in my skin and in my body!!! ) soo thanks for taking the time out to give me tips and all that jazz!!! I have saved your list on my computer soo I can refer to it anytime!!! Thanks so much!!!! ) and you are right we can do this!!!!

Hi Ladies!!!! I just started my diet and workout routine for my August 2012 destination wedding.. vegas baby!!! I'm looking forward to all the great motivation!

1. Name: Jen
2. Age: 26
3. City: Columbus, OH (cornfed Columbus.. ugh!)
4. Occupation: bridal shop manager (ironic!)
5. Wedding date: August 2012
6. Fiancés name: Doug
7. How long you and your fiancé have been together: 2 1/2 years
8. Heaviest weight: right now! 240!!! ah!
9. Goal weight and date: 175 by August of 2012 (Smaller would be better, but I'm trying to be realistic!)
10. Favorite type of exercise: eliptical
11. Favorite healthy food: n/a .. jk! raspberries.. yum!

Heres my confession.. I already have my wedding gown! Working in a bridal shop causes you to jump the gun a little lol.. but its a drop waist trumpet style and its about 2 sizes small at the moment I can't wait until the day I can put it on and it laces up just right... lets do this ladies!

Brides on a Mission:MAY
1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: 1.5lbs
2. Highlight of the past week: Made it through Day 1 of Week 2 Couch to 5K.
3. Lowlight of the past week: We're buying a house and it was supposed to close today, but it isn't going to happen.
4. Any wedding news updates: I got a quote for all of the table, chair, linens, glasses, silverware and plates rentals.
5. Weekly wrap up: Started week week 2 of Couch to 5K. I did pretty dang good. I didn't have to stop and walk during any of the running parts.

Hey Brides!

My scale broke this weekend so I will do my checkin next week. Lets hope I see a loss!

We went and looked at a venue on Tuesday and I kind of fell in love with it. We are looking at one more tomorrow and then we might be able to make a decision! I can't wait to have the venue picked out so I can relax a little and start working on the fun stuff. I already have my colors, Pink and Green

We are having our engagement party on may 28th and I bought a new pink dress for the occasion, I will post a pic as soon as I can. I actually ordered the dress online so I am hoping and crossing my fingers that it fits good and I don't have to exchange it. We are supposed to get our engagement photos soon.

Can I join this "group"?? So happy to have found it!

1. Name: Chrissy
2. Age: 33
3. City: Atlanta
4. Occupation: HR
5. Wedding date: November 2011!
6. Fiancés name: Sean
7. How long you and your fiancé have been together: 2.5 years
8. Heaviest weight: 217 (3-4 years ago), currently starting at 195 (started MFP a week ago!)
9. Goal weight and date: Not sure yet.
10. Favorite type of exercise: StairMaster, running
11. Favorite healthy food: Greek Yogurt, lately!

Bridalicious Boot Camp DVDs

I just got an email about this set of DVD's and I am wondering if anyone else had heard of these!!! It says it focuses on arms and back (which are two areas I am wondering about??) I have also been doing Turbo Fire/Zumba and Running (on the days I workout) and wondering if I should throw this into the mix?? Anyone else heard of this and have an opinion???

Bridalicious Boot Camp DVDs

I just got an email about this set of DVD's and I am wondering if anyone else had heard of these!!! It says it focuses on arms and back (which are two areas I am wondering about??) I have also been doing Turbo Fire/Zumba and Running (on the days I workout) and wondering if I should throw this into the mix?? Anyone else heard of this and have an opinion???

I just got the same email and I was wondering the same thing. Has anyone done it?

Nope I have not heard of it. Curious if someone has done it?

1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: 0 but at least I didn't gain.
2. Highlight of the past week: (not weight, just something exciting that happened): We are moving into our new house!
3. Lowlight of the past week (not weight, just something that you need support with): I have a cold. Boo.
4. Any wedding news updates: I haven't been able to do anything for the wedding this week. It has been all about the house.
5. Weekly wrap up: I just finished Week 2 of C25K and I'm looking forward to starting Week 3. Hopefully this cold will go away and the cleaning at the old place will go fast.

We just got our marriage license! As I went into the courthouse, I almost felt like a 12 year old doing something VERY adult.*LOL* Three weeks to go!

I've been down about gaining a few pounds. I think I'm basically on a maintaining diet and exercise plan at this point. I'm too busy for anything else!:-P

Shannon

We just got our marriage license! As I went into the courthouse, I almost felt like a 12 year old doing something VERY adult.*LOL* Three weeks to go!

I've been down about gaining a few pounds. I think I'm basically on a maintaining diet and exercise plan at this point. I'm too busy for anything else!:-P

Shannon

This is on our list of things to do this week!!! I know what you mean about feeling so adult! When I was shopping for a rehearsal dinner dress I was asked at three different stores if i was looking for my graduation dress... haha no I'm 24 years old. I graduated from high school 6 years ago. LOL

Brides on a Mission:MAY
1. Weight loss/inches lost this week: .5lb (I was on vacation, so I will take it!)

2. Highlight of the past week: Great relaxing weekend away with my mom and dad, probably the last time the 3 of us will have a weekend just us before the wedding.

3. Lowlight of the past week: Woke up with a tickle in my throat this morning, worried I am getting sick :grumble:

4. Any wedding news updates: Stuffed invitations with my mom and ordered our favors over the weekend!

5. Weekly wrap up: A good week. It was so nice to get away and relax. Now back to strict eating habits and working out. Less than 4 months to the wedding!