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I'm almost 5'4 and started at 175-180lbs (didn't weigh myself ever) and got down to 127 at my lowest. My profile pic was me at my lowest and have more pictures in my profile of me at my heaviest. THEN, I met my fiancé about 2.5 years ago and gained about 20lbs of HAPPY WEIGHT. :-) My wedding is in June so I have 60 days to…

I am an inch taller than you, but when I weighed 130lbs I was eating 1500 NET calories a day to get into the 120's. I was consistently under eating at 1400 calories and not eating my exercise calories back and my weight loss stalled for months. I would try to measure everything you eat and up your calories for a few weeks…

I'm at 5'4 and when I hit 130 I upped my calories to 1500 NET. So 1500, and ate all of my exercise calories back ( i have a polar HRM). That's how I shifted my plateau and entered the 120's.

I have some pictures in my profile. Grey cocktail dress =heaviest profile pics= lightest I have lost 45 lbs

I love buffets. Probably one of the reasons why I cannot lose my last 10lbs! :blushing:

With all of the easter candy that is taunting me at my local drug store.... Reeses peanut butter egg= 190 cals x 3 = 570 cals Cadbury Cream Egg= 150 cals x 2 = 300 cals Double Stuff Oreo= 70 cals Almond Milk= 40 cals YEAH! YEAH ! YEAH!

I agree with this. For me personally, my weight stalls when I have more than 3 drinks in a sitting/night out. See what it does to your weight loss goals and go from there. I will say that when I was losing weight steadily I wasn't drinking. Now, I have a few drinks a month and its been much harder to drop those lbs!

I lost 35 lbs eating 2-4 slices of bacon a weekend. Calories in -- Calories out

Thanks for the vent! I cannot lose weight if I am drinking. I never understood how all those girls at my university could stay SOOO skinny drinking as much as me, and eating junk afterwards???? How do you stay skinny if you are drinking 5 nights a week?? I am glad I don't live that lifestyle anymore!

I like yellow with white! They say yellow and orange/tangerine will be the colors of 2012 for weddings! :laugh: :laugh:

CONGRATSSSSSS! So I guess you are in official bridal bootcamp mode? I don't get my dress in until the end of Feb. SO PUMPED!

WOW! You look so pretty! I tried that dress on too at AA. I ended up picking the #2117, but that one was so pretty on! When is your wedding?? Congrats!

Great goals, but please realize that sizes today are 1-2 sizes bigger than what the were even 10-15 years ago.

I would LOVE to be 110lbs, but realistically I probably should aim for 115-120 as I am closer to 5'4". Also, I had this big plan to be 110-115 lbs by my wedding in June, but I already bought a wedding dress a few months ago at 134 lbs. I am afraid if I lose more than a dress size, my dress might be too expensive to alter.…

This topic on wedding bee has some GOREGOUS replicas.... The lazaro dress toward the end is amazingly done. Originally $5,000 they made it for her : $900. Lazaro's are crazy expensive to begin with, but something like a replica Alfred Angelo could be made for $200... http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/replica-wedding-gowns

Jasmine's Bridal Shop! http://www.jasminesbridalshop.com/ You can buy new, great quality, for a quarter of the price! I am looking to buy a custom short dress. Also, I am doing a destination wedding in Mexico. You could do the whole wedding for under 5K, and have some truly goregous pictures.

Forever 21 has plus sizes at my mall! Maybe that can hold you over until you hit your goal weight? Their stuff is really great too!

Hi my name is Melissa CW: 130? GW: 115-120 Height: 5'3.75 :-) I am trying to lose 10-20lbs before my wedding....in Mexico. White bikini here I come!!!

Circuit training and strength training along with a clean(er) diet will definately help!

Last year I had two HUGE (300 pieces) candy bags for the trick-or-treaters in my apartment, and I had two kids come to my door. Needless to say, my office got a lot of candy the next day. I wish I had more trick or treaters in my bldg!

Doritos...holy crap

When I saw pictures from NYE in 2008 and I seriously looked pregnant in every picture. I have one of those pictures in my profile in a grey/silver dress. Before going out that night I had half a pizza hut pizza to myself, then at the party they had a buffet dinner, and after the party I stopped on the way home for late…

Plan to exercise after work/dinner. That helps me to stay out of the kitchen! Make sure you are eating enough during the day. When I wasn't eating enough, I had major problems of coming home from work starving. This led to extra snacking at night/not controling portion sizes.

Yes, go you for not going the "nacho route"! I still think 1600 calories a day is very low for a guy. I am 5'4 130 lbs and I am aiming for 1500 calories plus eating back any calories I burn from exercise. Usual total for me for the day is 1800-2000 calories a day. If you are looking to tone up, look into circuit training.…

YES MORE FOOD. NOM NOM

You lost half of your intended weight loss in about a month? ??? That's great! Don't worry about a slight stall in losses.

Pants today usually sit on your hips anyway so I don't really see the issue? Unless you are specifically looking for high waisted pants, I think it should be ok as long as you fit your hips.

So I am kind of new to eating more. Today will be one of two rest days for the week. Where should I keep my calories today? My base is set for 1550, but I was thinking maybe more like 1700 net for the day? What do you guys do on your rest days? Thanks, Melissa

What's your current height/weight/age? 5'3.5" (half an inch makes a difference!). I weigh 130 lbs and I am 26 years old. How many calories do you aim for on workout vs non-workout days? Right now my base calories are set for 1550, and when I workout I usually burn around 400+. I workout 4-5 times a week, so my average…

I love love loveeeeeee nice workout clothes! I don't really judge people on what they are wearing, only if it's something ridiculous. There is a girl in my Zumba class who always wears a sports bra and booty shorts that cut off her @ss cheeks....gross. She has a decent body, but I don't need to see ALL of your bits and…