Bride to be - trying to slim down for May 2016 wedding - looking for other brides to be!

Patttience wrote: »

I'd like to help you but i just find it frustrating when people ask for help and don't show us what you are eating. Open your diary please. It's really no big deal. We've all binged, eaten badly, and not as well as we're supposed to. Many people here still eat badly. No doubt in their minds, people would criticise the way I eat too but no one has done so out loud.

I suspect eating at 1200 is simply your problem. It's too low. If you are lucky, come about three months, or a bit longer you'll hit a wall. I think you should eat more and i say this only based on how much i guess you weigh now and how much i guess you want ot lose and my own successful experience or losing weight without much exercise.

When i started I put my diary at 1 one pound a week and I lost about 30 pounds in the first three months. This is because when you set your diary it works on an average loss. I lost steadily and easily and comfortably. In fact my dieting year in 2014 was the best food year of my life. All this hunger is going to back fire on you and the best way to fix it is to raise your daily calories as well as eat better food, (look for Low GI foods) and keep your meals reasonably close together. Don't live with hunger but eat nutritious foods. Eat fruit and vegetables. Eat legumes. Eat protein. Keep a food diary. I mean a proper food diary. Once you have the gist of how to eat to your calorie goal, you should find it easier and less time consuming to keep a simple food diary, not all this calorie counting. Its what i do.

As your wedding approaches, you may find yourself getting busier and more stressed and that's a danger time for overeating and eating badly. Beware the stressful periods. They can bring you unstuck. Resolve any problems quickly. Get help from suitable people with any issues that arise. Don't sit on them doing nothing but worrying.