Losing Weight for Weddings?

I am getting married July 28th this year! I bought my dress over the Christmas Holidays... 2 sizes smaller than I am now. :-) So that better be motivation!

I joined MFP exactly a week ago and have lost 4 lbs. I want to lose 29 more before my dress fitting on May 17th. It's roughly 1.7 pounds a week-- which is challenging, but definitely doable!

It's been SO fun planning the details for my wedding, and of course I want it to be everything I imagine it will be. My dress is beautiful... and strapless...so I have all the reasons in the world to rock it!

I have been engaged since July of this year and I'm telling all you brides-to-be with wedding coming up in "awhile"-- like the next year or 2-- time flies when you're having fun!! It has gone by really fast, so don't wait til the last minute! There's not a better reason/motivation for wanting to look and feel your best, on the day that is all about YOU, So let's make it happen!!

I am a bridesmaid in May and August this year and don't want to feel a frump compared to the other gorgeous bridesmaids! Also have a holiday where I want to wear a bikini instead of hiding in a baggy tshirt! x

Not trying to be an a** here, but I'm always curious why it's just for weddings that most females just want to look their best. Why not look your best all the time and not just for an event?

It's not JUST for weddings that women want to look their best...obviously. BUT, for most women it is one of the most important and most heavily photographed days of their lives. It's a day where all eyes are on them and they want to feel beautiful. I see nothing wrong with using one's wedding as motivation to jump start a fitness routine. Your question is like asking why supermodels want to look pretty for a fashion show, or why celebrities dress up for Award Shows or why body builders want to be big for competitions...

Hello! I am getting married in April and would also like to lose a few pounds. Actually more like 15-20 pounds. I'm getting married on a cruise ship, so my wedding and honeymoon are combined. I'm working like crazy to get the weight off, but I have to remind myself that no matter what, I'm gonna have a good time!! Good luck everyone!

I don't see where she said she put back on any weight after losing it. And she did say she is wanting to maintain after she loses the weight.

She indicated she wanted to lose weight. That's an indication that she probably gained it back. And this is her 5th time, so it doesn't seem like it's been a maintenance lifestyle. Not trying to be an a** here, but I'm always curious why it's just for weddings that most females just want to look their best. Why not look your best all the time and not just for an event?


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We've all gained it back, that's why we're here. You're a fitness instructor and somewhere along the way "gained it back" instead of maintaining. Life happens, and people fall off the wagon. I look at my wedding as a motivation...the jump-start I needed to really focus on weight loss and getting healthy, and I am determined to maintain after my wedding day. Sometimes, having a "fun" event to look forward to can help people stay motivated. I know we should all be working to be fit for our health, etc, but having something to do it FOR can be more helpful in the motivation department. Now every time I'm tempted to overeat, I think about how I want to look on my wedding day, instead of just saying "oh, well I've got time to eventually work that off."

I am a Bride-to-be! (June 23rd). My goal is to lose 25 pounds. About 5 years ago I lost 50 pounds, but after some medical issues and just poor eating habits, I gained 30 back last year...so I need to get this 30 back off because I was loving the way I looked before (I had lready lost 5 before I started this...so 25 left to go!). I just started this today so I'm not exactly sure how to work everything...but add me as a friend and we can help eachother!

Hey everyone! I have a wedding on 31st March (full day), another on 26th May (night time do) and another the first week of June!

I've got an expensive silk dress for the first one and despite it being a smaller size than what I wear now, I got it over my *kitten* and tummy...I just couldn't get the bugger zipped up. It's around 4/5inch too small! And so, it's made me even more determined to continue how I am, loss over Christmas and 1.5kg off in the past week through eating better and working out well!

We can do it, just may have to tweak a few things to get there!

Wedding is in March!

Hoping for 20lbs with a bunch of hard work.. probably not going to happen.
Even though its only 2 lbs a week. We will see!!! =]


But I have been doing this for 4 months now, and that was already my goal. So it would be great to stick with my goal as well.
=]

my goal is 25lb by june 6th!!!!! my sisters getting married and the whole bridal party actually did a biggest loser contest... $50 a person, pots up to $ 650 so thats my motivation!!!

I have a wedding to go to in the islands this summer, so I want to look great in a bikini! My sister is also getting married next year, so I want to look good for that as well. Trying to get back into the habit of exercising regularly.

Good luck everyone!


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I am the "best man" for my brother's wedding! Since i'm wearing a women's cut suit, i'd like to be in a bit better shape. And yes, i want to look good in the pictures, but that's only my short-term goal.

That's awesome! My fiance is also having a female best man (one of his best friends)...I think it's so cool!

Hi :-D

I did the Maid of Honour thing the year before last and sadly I didn't do much prep and wish I had!
This June 16th my boyfriends sister is getting married!! Lovely white wedding/church then reception
I used to be a good UK size 10/12 - now i'm a steady 14.

I bought a dress just before Christmas which is a Size 10! It's gorgeous and I need to lose a couple of inches around my hips and waist, a little off my bust too.

3 days after the wedding my boyfriend is whisking me off on some mysterious holiday for 3 weeks and haven't felt good in a bikini for a long time so it's a double challenge for me! Get into the dress and look good in bikini!

Anyway, I hope you are all doing well heading towards your goals!

Kristie

I am looking to see if anyone else is looking to lose weight for a wedding day. And I'm not just talking about brides! I've never been married, but this is my 5th time being a bridesmaid (yes, I'll be just 22 dresses from being the next Katherine Heigel). I want to look my best on the day of my friends wedding and not look back at wedding day photos and regret that I hadn't tried harder.

So if your a bride, groom, mother/father-of-the-bride, groomsman, bridesmaid, or just an attendee and have a goal date of a wedding in mind, let me know and perhaps we can start a little support group.

My goal is to lose 25 pounds by August 18th and maintain it (or whichever comes first). I'd also like to decrease my waist by 5 inches.

Anyone else have goals/dates?

Wow.. we're pretty bang on.. my goal is to loose 27 pounds by August 17th and I am a bridesmaid hahah!! I'm 3 pounds down... 24 pounds to go.. and I could go for some more if need be!

I have 3 weddings this year! April 14, July (they're solidifying the date in about 2 weeks), and August 4. I would love to lose about 12 pounds before the April wedding... not sure on the others yet. But I do want to look better and better at each one! They're all going to be big reunions for me.

My little brother is getting married on 21st April and I'm aiming to lose 14-20lbs by then!