Wedding challenge!!
 

So ive been reading a lot in the journals this morning that people are using a wedding as a goal for weight loss. I too am using 2 weddings as goals, the first one is in december the second one is in July.

So does anyone else fancy setting up a bit of a challenge group?!?!
My goals are:

Wedding no. 1 27th December :
Goal: 221lbs

Wedding no. 2 July/August:

Matron of honour! Eeek!
Goal: 185lbs

Im detemined not to look at the family wedding photos and want to cry, im fed up with trying to hide at the back of the group photos, and most of all i want to do my best friend proud as her matron of honour and not look like a blue whale ( the bridesmaids dresses are blue ironically). So would love to hear if anyone else is up for this challenge, and people who have similar goals to my own!!!

I am in. My sister is getting married in March and I am the maid of honor. I would like to be at least at my goal weight. I know I don't have much left to loose but these ponds are being difficult.

Fab!! Im glad your in, i imagine the last few pounds are just as difficult, if not worse!! Youve done really well to lose as much as you have, i love your ticker for it by the way, i think im going to get one as well!!!

The last ponds are a pain , your body has adjusted to what you do. also you know you are almost there and get very impatient. You have done very well also 23 pounds down that is good. I love these tickers when I get down I just look and see how much I have lost.

My best friend's wedding is in Sept and I am a bridesmaid. We are buying our dresses in April though so I am hoping to be close to goal weight by then and to be at goal weight by her wedding..which gives me about 11 months to lose these last 40 lbs.

My wedding is April 21, 2007! I'd like to be 175-180 by that point if I can.

Ok ive had an awful day eating, i just feel so down in the dumps at the moment. I think my hormones are all over the place, im very up and down at the moment. Ive made an appointment with the Dr. for friday, so maybe they can find something wrong. I hate being depressed for no reason!!!!

pigginpodgey - sometimes, emotions get the best of all of us. It gets a little out of hand sometimes!

Whats done is done in terms of your eating - maybe you can make a commitment to be back on track for the rest of today? Also, do you have any comfort mechanisms you can use that aren't food-related to get you through the rough emotional period? For example, if I am feeling like I want to comfort myself emotionally with food, I try a couple different things - usually a big mug of tea and a bubble bath, or taking the time to give myself a pedicure/manicure/foot massage will REALLY help - it lets me take care of myself without eating things I regret, which usually just makes me feel worse anyway.

Good luck until you get to your doctor!

mandalinn82 - thanks for your advice, i will try and do something similar next time. Im feeling much better today emotionally and physically, so i know that my eating is going to be on track today, im also going power walking tonight. Im feeling positive today, its a new month and a new start!! I need to concentrate and do my best for wedding no.1 !!!

My wedding's on Saturday!!! :lol:

I'm not sure much will change before then, I am doing my best to keep my face out of the chocolate though! DF bought ice cream yesterday! HUFF!

Congratulations for your wedding on Saturday!!! LOL "face out of chocolate", you will have to post some pics

Well my sister may have to postponed her wedding until November. She got a new job but the pay is a bit less.My eating las night was horrible after getting home with the kids I had 3 bags of cheesies and 2 cofee crips (treat size) aunt flow started this morning and 2 days ago I had 2 BIG pieces of cake and I was down 1 pound. Go figure.

Take the loss and run with it!!! Well done on dropping another pound. Sometimes those treats get the better of us all, its just being able to stop and get back on track again which makes the difference!!

So where is everyone then?!? is everyone still keeping on track?! Just here reporting a 1lb loss this week, its that TOM at the moment, so im hoping for a loss of 2lb next week.

TOM for me as well, so I'm not even going to weigh for another few days. It just gets discouraging, so I don't bother.

Wedding planning means a lot of food, though! This week, I had both a cake tasting and a menu tasting. I tried to be as moderate as possible, but things just happen.

Me, too?
 

Hi All,

I'm a newbie. Is it too late to join this group? My cousin's wedding is on May 5th. It'll be the 10th wedding I've stood in. I don't want to be the fat bridesmaid. I've ALWAYS been that girl. I'm at 213 and hoping to be 170 by then. It certainly won't be my goal weight, but anything is better than where I am now.

Here I go! :carrot:

Jenna

Welcome Jenna! Youve set yourself a realistic goal, so im sure you will reach your goal. What plan are you following? Or are you just healthy eating?

wedding countdown - eeek!
 

so there are only 20 days left til wedding no.1 ! This month has been pretty rough, there is a lot of sadness in my family at the moment, my uncle has just been diagnosed with terminal throat cancer, and a friend of the family has just lost her battle with cancer. So im not making excuses, but maybe trying to cut myself a little bit of slack!!

Ive only lost 1lb this month, I have 4lb to lose in 20 days, which is my goal. I want to have 30lbs gone by the wedding. I am going to start using my food journal again and making myself accountable. All this sadness makes you realise that you only have one life, so Ive got to live it to my true potential!

My sister has put her date back to March they figured out they can still do it (I hope).

just weighin in. The first wedding could have bene postphoned, as her dad ( my uncle) is in hospital having heart bypass surgery today. He wanted her to have the wedding regardless though, whether he gets out of hospital in time or not.
Im aiming to lose another 2lbs by the wedding, i want to have 30lbs gone by the wedding.

Such great progress from you all.

My wedding dress officially won't stay up when i put it on. I need a good tailor...oy.

Well done Mandalinn82 - that is such fantastic news!! You should be so proud of yourself, such a great acheivement!!

Excellent, a fellow bride!

Congrats - my date is April 21 of next year, so I don't have as many weeks as you...but keep at it, and I bet you'll hit your goal!

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Count me in! I started at 329 and I am down to 273lb.

I am getting married on April 21, 2007. I won't be able to lose down to my goal weight but I would like to be closer than I am now!

I am not sure what my goal is I am going to lose as much as I can. I will think about a goal.

I would like to be the chubby bride not the fat bride :)...

So I'm not getting married, nor am I in the wedding party, but a good friend of mine is getting married on June 2 which is about 20 weeks away. I really want to lose another 40ish pounds before the wedding! I'm not going to make a seperate ticker cause I already have 2 filling up space down there :p, but it's so on. :crossed:

Great day for a wedding....that was my grandparent's anniversary and they make it 41 years before my grandmother passed away. That was the day I had planned to get married but decided to skip the BIG WEDDING mess and went to the courthouse on November 29,2006. I wish you many years of happiness and a lifetime of weighloss success.

YAY can i Join in? Im so glad i found this. I knew there had to be a wedding one somewhere

Im getting married in may/june (booking everything next month) in jamaica.

I started off dieting when i got engaged (jan 8th) at 163. Im now down to 158 (as of monday which are my weigh in days)

Im looking to get down to 130 before my wedding number 1. Wedding number 2 will be next spring where i hope to be 120

hello all-

can i join too?

i'm so happy i found this forum. my wedding is planned for november, however, i'll be attending engagement parties and showers in the summer and i would like to get back into my skinny clothes. i hope we can all help each other reach our goals!

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Oh please say I can join you please please. ok enough begging. My sister is getting married on July 7th. I am the matron of honor and would love to lose this baby weight before then. My daughter is 3 weeks old. I want to 145 or less by then so I have like 50 pounds to lose in 22 weeks basically. I really need to get busy. So Since I started actually trying to get this weight off which was Saturad I've lost 4.4 pounds. Good Luck Everyone. We can do it.

way too go Hillarie. i wish i've lost 4 lbs: ) you'll be a fab matron of honor. you can do it, we'll do it together. my wedding is in Nov.

i've had such a busy day. i woke up late and didn't have a chance to workout :( . however, i walked for 1 hr and 45 minutes on a bldg tour even up and down some stairs (a very huge complex by the airport) this morning, so that's got to count for something right:?: . i'm having wine too now, darn i guess i'll have a very small dinner and i'll be back at it in the am.

i just got the bodyflex dvd-are any of you all trying or have tried this?

Hey guys! Room for another?

I'm getting married 7th May and have now become so desperate that i've taken to....doing exercise!! I'm such a lazy cow and hate exercise and managed to lose quite a bit of weight through calorie counting for 18 months, but i'm now less worried about my weight and more concerned with getting rid of those flabby bits so I can flaunt my body to my new husband!

Have been good and stuck to an hour of tae bo every day for the past week....and now I feel like i've been run over! That means it must be doing some good!

Would love to keep having encouragement and encouraging all you other brides/bridesmaids to be!

jaw,

congrats on your engagement and your weight loss. unfortunately, as we all know, you've got to excerise to get the chicken wings stop flapping :carrot:

welcome to the group i'm sure you'll look awesome for your wedding and your hubby:)

Hi all. My brother's wedding is Nov 10 and I'd like to lose a significant amount of weight by then. I'm setting a realistic goal of 77 lbs by then, but hopefully will be able to lose more.
Steph