Miss_Aurora

Wow ... a load more brides!! Congrats to you all. How exciting is wedding preparation? Looking at dresses and cakes!! LOL Have you heard about post wedding blues? I can imagine why it happens ... lucky we have our healthy lifestyles to keep us busy after the big day!!

Wow Wishudonna ... not long to go now!! How exciting/scary!! And you're right ... the wedding should only be a goal along the way for us all. I want to keep going after the wedding ... if I haven't already reached my ideal weight ... but exercise is so important I'll keep being active as long as I can.

I had a motorbike accident a few years ago and my knees can't take too much pressure ... I usually try to get in 5 days of Aqua aerobics a week and then Thai Chi twice a week. Ontop of that work is fairly active and when my students do fitness 3 times per week I'm usually power walking with them or running back and forth.…

Smack ... it will be such a wonderful day and a few extra pounds isn't worth the stress ...... especially if stress makes you want to reach for the cookies!! Breathe ........... :o)

I'm from Sydney and I've posted this using a chisel and hammer. Tomorrow you'll wonder why your screen has scratches!!

You can do it . It will be tough .. but keep your eye on the prize. Pump up the exercise .. so even if you don't lose the entire stone you'll be more toned. Oprah reckons it's about 15 pounds to lose a dress size with JUST DIET but 10lbs with exercise ...... What will happen if you don't lose the weight?

Oh dear Bunny ... Could you get some dresses that can be converted to strapless? OR chose a dress but give them freedom of choice with accessories/shoes?

Welcome BBtano ... I'm in my 40's as well and a first time bride. So feel free to add me as a friend so we can inspire each other along the way. We've put our wedding off a few years now due to 3 family deaths .. but we're determined it's happening soon. I changed jobs and was told the other day I can't have time off in…

Oh it's beautiful ......... very elegant. How far is the zip from doing up?

Oh best of luck Bunniculette ... you'll have to post a picture once you've chosen!!

Oh that it so weird ..... I went out for lunch yesterday and the table next to us had a hot air balloon plant on their table!! They had a round paper lantern for their balloon ... no netting, just ribbons. Much like this http://coronitas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hot-air-balloons.jpg but with a plant in the base.

Dice an apple, microwave for about 1 minute. Sprinkle with cinnamon & serve with some yoghurt if you want. Take some no fat fruit flavoured yoghurt. Drain it overnight or longer in a new dish cloth (I hang mine in the fridge over a bowl)...... serve with slices of apple or pear. Some cinnamon on it is pretty yummy too. Use…

I'm having a 2 week break due to my mother-in-law going into palative care. I've been travelling and not been able to do proper shops. It's also meant it's been take aways for every meal. I'll just be happy at the end of the fortnight I've maintained. I don't even expect that I can lose weight when I've not been able to go…

I have so many DIY ideas. Pinterest is so addictive LOL

Your pictures show you are confident with wearing no sleeves .. so just keep that confidence up.

Oh, you were clear .. I just read it wrong LOL .. sorry. I'd love to see a pic of the dress. If it has simple lines then it should be easy enough to alter. My dress is knee length & only cost $220 in total. I figure if I lose THAT much weight that it can't be altered I'll just buy a new one as a celebration and sell mine…

I've ordered a dress size down as well .. probably more like a dress & a half. I was borderling on being a 24 but have ordered a 20. Still 7 months to go as well! As long as you stick to it .. that's only probably a 10-14kg loss to get down 2 sizes. 2kg a month is well achievable. And with exercise you'll be toned as well.…

Just my opinion .. but I think both matter .. and some people need the motivation of seeing something move. I've been losing weight for 2 months now .. and the first 2 weeks my waist dropped 10 cm .. and now it's only budged about 1 more cm. If I was only going by tape measure I'd be depressed. I think one of the best…

I don't tell people I'm "dieting" .. it's funny because I don't no one seems to dare ask if I've lost weight. Only a few close friends know ... and I did have one lady at the pool say "your swimmers are getting a bit loose" ... I just said "Don't you hate how the chlorine eats your togs?" Another person I catch up with…

Smile, pat your belly and say "That was a nice holiday .. but tomorrow you have to go!"

I agree about the salt Spicy. I've been sticking to my calories, doing my exercise and happily losing nice amounts on the scale. Then BANG overnight I put on almost 2kg ... I'd be happy if I knew it was from pigging out .. but not happy knowing I've been good! ... But I did have a small packet of chips the day before and…

Oooh Spicy lovely!! ... will you go bear foot? .. It's very sheer .. will you be wearing a bikini under it? I can imagine how lovely it would be on a warm day. Just watch out for those sea breezes flipping it up in the air for your pics.

I love your Allure dress HeyKaraoke ... it's very different but not so different that it's strange. (though I do think the head piece in the model's pic is a little zany). It looks great on you too. Emphasises all the right curves.

It is a little quiet ... 02/01: 280.6 02/07: 277.2 02/14: 272.5 02/21: 269.6 I've managed to meet my personal goal. I was stuck for 4 days on the same weight, but didn't get to do my usual exercise because of work commitments. Don't you love when you get back on track and you get a good number? (Actually lost another pound…

Ms Hopey, it's beautiful!! How long til the wedding?

What Bunniculette said ... I can have days of going up .. for no reason and suddenly lose a kg overnight that stays off. THen have a week of slow movement down, and then a sudden big number again. Hormones, a salty meal, constipation all affect the scale number. I love graphing mine because I love stats, but I have to keep…

02/01: 280.6 02/07: 277.2 02/14: 272.5 8lbs so far. My personal goal is 10lbs for Feb. I have a lot to lose, so 10lb is a better goal for my size.

So you're aiming for a 10lb by end of Feb as well? Here's good luck for both of us! x

I managed to do the 5lbs already... I've got a lot to lose, so it's not surprising to lose that much over 2 weeks for me. SW: 296 CW: 271 (6lbs since Feb) GW: 265 (End of Feb)

HeyKaraoke ... it's your wedding. You wouldn't let them dictate what you wore, how you do your hair. They should love & respect whatever style wedding you have!.. And it sounds so good to me, it's made me think how much I LOVE brunch, and maybe i could do that instead of arvo tea :D