Getting married and have a goal to lose 20lbs in 4 months

I am also getting married. Augustus 5th, I'd love to share ideas and get some accountability partners! Congrats btw!

The scale finally moved when I weighed in over the weekend! Woohoo....down 2.4 lbs! I checked my waist measurement and dare I say I'm down an inch! I don't trust myself doing my own measurements, so I'll probably need to see at least another 2" to really feel like ok there's no way I'm that far off and can safely say I'm down an inch.

Finally feel like I'm making some progress! Hope y'all are doing well!

Congratulations to all of you! I'm getting married in September. Count me in!!

Checking in. Getting married Oct 1. Started Mfp Feb 21. Down 33 pounds. Another 30 to go. Am pleased to say I exchanged my dress from the 18 I had to a 14! Hoping to exchange one more.time if I can banish the last 30. Good luck brides!

Knbeet wrote: »

I'll be honest... although the wedding is good motivation it's not just for the wedding. I've gained 20lbs since we started dating and I don't feel good. I could give you 100 reasons why butbthe fact is I got caught up in the socializing and finally having a partner that I could entertain with friends with. I'm incredibly busy and have a ton on my plate so I'm looking for some accountability and motivation support.
Anyone interested or even just weekly checkins on here. I'm certainly willing to encourage and stay positive for you too

if you only have 20lbs to lose you should be aiming to lose a 1/2 lb a week(2lbs a month). anything more than that with so little to lose wont be sustainable(and its not healthy to lose 5lbs a month at a lower weight) and the less weight you have to lose the slower its going to be.aim for half a lb a week and do some resistance/weight training,it will change how your body looks some and you wont be putting your body through heck trying to lose at that rate.

Knbeet wrote: »

Thanks for the comment. I weight train 3x per week as well am very active. I feel like I eat pretty healthy but I am definitely a volume eating and have my sweet craving when I'm stressed. Trying to be realistic shooting for a pound a week but will be happy with 1/2lb too. Thanks again for the input.

healthy eating has nothing to do with it,its all about calories in vs calories out. healthy eating is for health. like everyone else says"calories are king".But keep lifting and eat in a deficit. its all you can do.you can also take measurements as well. sometimes the inches will come off before it registers on the scale. good luck

I'm getting married as well! I need some support and motivation to lose 33lbs. I want to do that by end of September. I'd love weekly check ins and accountability partners so feel free to friend me!

Knbeet wrote: »

Ok so first official weigh in with you guys. Starting 179.5. I felt like I was really good this past two week and I gained 2lbs. What the heck!!!!

could be water weight,depending on if you took in more carbs,sodium,that time of the month is close,or if you upped your exercise. weight loss is not linear, sometimes your weight will go up(again depends on whats going on with your body and food intake/waste out),sometimes it will go down and sometimes it will stay the same. weight fluctuates hr to hr,day to day.also with so little to lose if you you have to be meticulous in your logging and intake.
so if you arent weighing everything on a food scale,and using cups for liquids then it could be you are eating more than you think which is easy to do(you dont say if you weigh or what your calorie goal is). you can either drink more water and wait a few days and see if you lose again,you could up exercise(but that will cause more water retention),weigh everything and use correct entries and give it a week or two and see if it goes back down to where you started(or less). or eat less calories(not advised if it puts you under 1200 calories net)

If you are disciplined then this is completely attainable.
Anyone can lose an average of 1 to 2 lbs per week if you actually do what is necessary instead of making excuses.

CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »

yeah they can if they have the weight to lose at those rates. 1-2 lbs for someone with less than 25 lbs is not attainable and not healthy to do.

I do not agree that someone losing what averages to 1.5lbs a week is "not attainable and not healthy to do".

I know people who have lost much more weight in less time and they are in better health and more physically "fit" than probably 90% of the people on here who respond like they are experts, but I am not going to debate this with you.
It is not uncommon for wrestlers to cut a pound or two in a matter of HOURS, but they are used to hard work.

I will say I don't ever recommend trying to cut on diet alone, and especially at a rate of more than 1lb per week.

WTG! @Knbeet

I'm down another 2 lbs too! Finally feel like things are moving for me!