[MrsT15]

Hi.

I am in my mid-20's and just survived my first year as a high school teacher. I am super excited about that, but I'm also really frustrated with the mess I've gotten my body into in the process.

At the beginning of the school year, I weighed 120 pounds. As of today, I have reached 156 and counting. I feel like no matter what I do, I can't lose weight. I'm getting married in less than 2 months, and I've already resigned myself to feeling fat on my wedding day because I know I'm not going to drop much weight that fast and might not even fit into my dress.

I really, really hate myself for letting this happen. I'm such a perfectionist but it's like I can't get motivated to get healthy again. I don't want to try and lose all of the weight in a few weeks. I know that isn't possible if I want to have sustainable (and safe) results, but I'd at least like to get started toward feeling better about myself and my body.

Please tell me this is possible.

[MauiKai]

Totally possible! You can probably pull out 10-15 lbs in 2 months being safe.

[Stripes 237]

If you crack down, you could lose some weight quickly! Don't despair!

I think the Perfectionist thing works against perfectionists as well as for them (us) because once we aren't doing something perfectly, we are like, "Well, it's all shot to **** now," and we kind of give up.

Don't give up. So you screwed up a little. Big deal. It's not all shot to ****. Just start over. You'll get there.

[emaline29]

I agree with what has already been said but even if you think that you wont be able to get that far the fact that if you do have a much better and healthier diet you will at least FEEL so much better and that in turn will help you to have a much happier and brighter you for that big day.. so which ever way your on a win..win programme.
Deep breathe MrsT and get into it a.s.a.p. and show us some very happy and wonderful photos of your big day! Yay!!

[Jacqui_D]

MrsT15! You might be surprised at how much weight you can lose in 2 months without fad supplements, etc. I'm 54 and I've lost 12 lbs in 3 weeks, and 2 years ago I lost 20 lbs in 2 months. Of course, I have much more weight on me to begin with, but you are younger and your metabolism is probably much better than mine. I'm on a modified Slow Carb diet, but lots of diets work, and with any diet, you'll probably lose quite a bit of weight in the first 2 weeks because your body sheds water pounds. After that, you will probably lose 1-2 lbs per week. If you are counting calories, just don't make the mistake of eating too few calories. It seems like a good idea, but that can stall your metabolism. I wish you the best! Think positive!

[MrsT15]

Thank you all so much! I am feeling much less discouraged just from reading your replies. I'm going to start pushing myself to at least get going, even if it's just a start before the big day. I'm sure that reading and posting the forums will help me stay motivated, so I hope to see you all around!