Hello Shayla,

My name is Elicia.. I got engaged on 10/26/11 on a cruise.. it was awesome! Ive also been big majority of my life.. and ive tried nearly every diet on the planet. I am back on MFP so Im hoping I will have a success story as I have seen others have. My wedding is October 2013, and Im looking to lose about 70-80 pounds before then. Good luck to everyone.. and I hope I can be a motivator to everyone as I would like every to motivate me.. I get side tracked or splurge on food I shouldnt have at times.... its easier once I get started but just taking that first step again can be tough!

What are your diet/excercise plans? Are you staying within a certain amount of calories?

Seeing from experiece that counting calories work.. I plan to go back to that... MFP says I can have about 1330.. so thats what I am going to try first... and see how that goes. I havent been in my gym for nearly 2 mths.. so hoping to start going back as well... slowly get into the mist of things Once again good luck everyone... I know we can all do this!

Hey Jen!!! Congrats on engagement.. April is a great month ( as its my birthday month ) lol.... anyways... Im sure your 35 lbs is just as tough as my 70-80, but I sure wish that was my goal... lol. You will do great and look fabulous on your wedding day. The sweet thing... Im not sure a good method.. I know that a friend of mine always had a sweet tooth too.. and she ate a candy bar or whatever she was craving.. but just deducted it from her calories... she has lost 100 lbs so far.. so I guess it works. She eats whatever she wants... BBQ, burger, sweets, pizza... she just limits her portions and keeps her calories at 1200 daily... even on holidays.. that is where I blow it the worse.. but not her.. she stands strong and only eats the right amount. Good luck

Hello Ladies,

My name is Jen and I got engaged on 11/24/11. I do not have "the date" set but we plan to elope near the end of April 2012. In the past several months I lost 18 lbs, gained 5 back, and now back at it and motivated again. I hope that I can really do it this time! My goal is to lose 35lbs. Losing 35lbs would put me at a much better weight even though I would still be 165 at 5'6.

I plan to use the treadmill 30 minutes each morning (Mon - Fri) and I am doing the 30 Day Shred (start today) each afternoon. I hope to build endurance so that I can do more and more. I would love to do a 5K!!

MFP says that I can have 1200 calories so that is manageable but difficult as I love sweets. If anyone has suggestions I am always open to them. If I can do anything to help you please let me know.

This is going to be an amazing year and we can all do this!!

Hey ladies! My name is Mariah and I got engaged on 12-4-11. He is the man of my dreams and I can't wait to marry him! I have struggled with weight my whole life,but have always just dealt with it. I have tried every diet in the book and always ended feeling discouraged. Your wedding is supposed to be one of the most important days of your life and on my wedding day i want to feel beautiful! I can handle being chubby in the summers while other girls are in bikinis and while trying on clothes and not being able to find a lot that fit, but I simply will not settle for being chubby on my wedding day. My goal is to be in the 100's on the morning of my wedding. So I simply set my goal for 199 because it is achievable, but I would like to hit 175

we got engaged within 2 weeks of eachother We don't have a date set, but probably won't be till late 2013/2014 but I am ok with that, more time to lose weight! haha

I totally understand... alot of people were asking me why we were waiting so late.. but its more time for me to lose weight.. plus save money... we are looking to going to figi or somewhere for honeymoon.. so would love to look good in a swim suit.. and not have to cover up.

My name is Katie ! Matt and I got engated 3/18/11...no date yet thought. I just gained the college beer weight....and a few and more lbs. It's hard to say no to French Fries!

Hi Ladies! So Katie, my story sounds similiar except my desk job and relationship helped me add more than just the college weight When I went to college I weighed approximately 115; when i graduated 7 years ago (YIKES it doesn't seem that long ago) I was in the 150's. I took phentermine 3 years ago and stuck to a 1200 calorie diet and was able to get down to 135 but then I met my fiance... I love how everyone calls it "happy" weight. There is nothing happy about gaining 40 lbs in a year. Earlier this year I weighed 175 lbs which is way too heavy since I'm only 5 ft 2 in tall. This time with planning a wedding I don't have the extra $225 a month to spend at the weight loss clinic so I'm trying to do it with the help of my friends on MFP.

Kyle and I got engaged in October 2011 and our wedding is in November 2012. I thought I had plenty of time to lose the weight. But 2 months has past and I'm only at 168. Time to get to it! I've already purchased my wedding dress and feel pretty in it but I know that I would be much more confident if I was in the 120's again. Heck, I'd settle for the 130's!

Besides losing weight for my own comfort and confidence, I do have another alterior motive I should reveal hehe... Some of my fiance's friends are married to skinny little girls that are genetically wired to be skinny. They are nasty and judgemental and do not understand some of us have to work at it. One of them has told me I'm a fat ugly lazy redhead! So it would be nice to show this girl exactly what I can accomplish. Make her eat her words, ya know! HA ok, sorry for the tangent.

MFP says I should eat 1200 calories a day but I am stuggling. My diary is open to friends, but I must warn you it is not a good example as of now. I would love to have more friends on here that share their diary so I can get suggestions. Friend me if you are interested!

Happy Hump Day! Congrats to all of the brides to be and thanks for starting the group!

Yea, I haven't had luck with protein shakes either. But 2 people have told me to try chocolate muscle milk. Apparently, it is on sale at Costco this month, not sure if live near one of those! It isn't too calorie friendly, but if it keeps me full and tastes like chocolate milk I think it is worth a shot Anyone on here try it?

So this is my pdiddy week (aka TOM) and I could seriously eat a dozen of cupcakes right now. At lunch I tried to convince my co-worker to go to Georgetown Cupcake (maybe some of you have seen the DC Cupcake show on TLC) and Five Guys burger. But he convinced me to stick to salad and a lean cuisine. So thankful I didn't go but I'd by lying if I said I still don't have the urge to go get a cupcake I believe someone else posted (Jen, possibly?) about having a sweet tooth; I feel your pain! Let me know what works for you please. Right now, nothing has worked for me becauase I can't stick to portion control. FAIL!!!

Ok thanks for the vent! My work blocks FB so I'm very thankful I can access this sight... wonder how long that will last. UGH!

I understand what you mean about you wanting burgers or cupcakes... I hardly ever have a urge for sweets... but I do crave salty stuff... like burgers... I havent dont so well these past 2 days but doing better... I know it will take time to work my way into a strick routine...my biggest thing is portion control too... its so hard to just cut a 1/2 cup of something.. when its soo good and you want like 3 cups lol Hang in there. I will get better....

Hi my name is Dallas, and I got engaged on 06/12/11 on a mini vacation to Phoenix to see a Cowboys game. We have our date set for November 28, 2012 in Mexico. So i would like to be beach ready.
I have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember, but would really like to put an end to it, and change my lifestyle.
Recently I joined 2 floor hockey teams and started going to water aerobics classes, since they are two things I enjoy, I think I can actually stick to them, since I hate going to the gym. I hope with that activity, and staying true to tracking what I eat, I will be successful..

Congrats to all of you on your engagements! We are going to be beautiful brides or grooms. I did find something low cal for all of us "sweet toothed" peeps.

Combine Lite Cool Whip, just a few mini semi sweet chocolate chips, and chopped pecans then put in the freezer until firm. It is yummy and not a ton of calories!


Hope all of you are having a great week :happy: