**Wedding Weight Loss**

I'm on a long over due weightloss journey too! I've been over weight since my mid twenties to varying degrees. I hit my worst non pregnant weight ever last year after comfort eating when I was depressed. I finally realised how big I'd got in May last year & lost a stone in 7 weeks. Then came a succession of nights out for birthdays & hen dos & my Brother's wedding. This resulted in me only losing 4lb in about 3 months! I finally got back on it in October & lost another 12lb. I put 3lb on over Christmas & after a good start in the New Year I have struggled after going on a hen weekend a couple of weeks ago. I have yet another night out tomorrow for my friend's 30th tomorrow & once that's out the way I'm going to get back on track big style! I don't have another night out for 6 weeks thankfully as that is one of my biggest downfalls. I eat crap when I'm drunk & hungover & then struggle to be good again. I struggle in general to be honest. I love cake, biscuits, chocolate & pastries. I also love big portions. I lost the weight last year calorie counting on Myfitnesspal. I just can't get on with counting points or trying to follow plans like Slimming World. I need to start walking on the treadmill again too. I do struggle with exercise though as I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

So, that's me! My next goal is to lose 2 & a half stone by my hen weekend in June. Then I want to lose another stone for by my wedding in September. The tough part is knowing what size dress to order!!

I have gone from a 16/14 to a size 8 lost about (3 1/2 stone) just through healthier eating and exercise but having got this far I am struggling to shift the last 4/5 pounds to reach my target weight. Definitely fell off the bandwagon before Christmas and whilst I have kept the gym up so I didn't gain much, I have been eating all my old bad habits- think puddings, chocolate, cakes and too much dried fruit!

So although I'm almost there can I join in?

I'm completely this! I started Rosemary Conley in August last year. I've so far lost 1 stone 1lb. which considering its been 6 months is poor show on my part. First and second week i lost 4lbs so thats half my loss already accounted for in 2 weeks. I just dont stick to it anymore and its driving me nuts. Literally if i just started writing down what I eat I'd get back on it but I just seem reluctant to restart it since christmas. and I'm getting married in july!!!!! and its so scary now that we're in feb! So far i've eaten last nights pick n mix for breakfast - its ridiculously how bad i'm eating!

Urgh.

Still faffing.

I might try to do 4 really strict weeks;

- No chocolate (I have it everyday)

- No McDonalds (bad habit I've got back into!!!)

- No lunches from shops (I go to M&S / Boots everyday to buy lunch and it always results in chocolate bar etc!)

Sticking to calories, 1,200 but if I exercise I'll eat those back too.

I might also not weigh myself until the 4 weeks are up...

WHY AM I NOT MOTIVATED?! So infuriating.

I've not been on here a while, but my journey continues! I think that, since buying my dress, I've taken a lot of the pressure off of myself because it is quite 'forgiving'!! I don't have to worry about shimmying into skin-tight satin (thank GOD)- but my weight loss focus has now shifted onto specific areas.

Because it is tea-length, I'm really conscious about my thick calves. Running is a double-edged sword; it's great for weight loss but makes you look like a prop forward from the waist down!! So I'm doing Pilates to try and lengthen my muscles. I'm also focusing on my waist- fortunately I have a proportionally small waist- but cos my dress is kind of a fit and flare, I want to make it as miniscule as possible for the full hourglass effect!

My final worry area is my arms. The dress does have quite thick lace straps, but is still sleeveless, so I want some toning in my upper arms, which the Pilates will also hopefully help with.

Diet-wise, things are going OK! I'm addicted to prawns (hardly ANY calories!) and sugar-free red bull. I'm now down to 16st 9lbs (from my start weight of 18st 2lbs in September and including a Xmas 'blip' where I put on 10lbs!)...I've revised my target for the wedding to make it a bit more realistic, which is quite a nice feeling because now the pressure is off I'm more likely to stick at it. If I can get to 14 stone I'll be happy. I know that still seems quite heavy, but- trust me- on my frame (ie. gigantic) I'll look pretty much normal.

The weather is looking up too, which means I can lace up my trainers and get out running again! I'm looking forward to this probably a little bit more than I thought I would! I've also started back at spinning at work, so I do that three times a week.

Re: motivation...I'm actually not thinking too much about the wedding. I'm trying to focus on the honeymoon. At the moment, I'd be mortified to be seen in public in a swimsuit and this is what's keeping me focused. I don't want my honeymoon ruined because I feel like I have to cover up the whole time and get too hot / uncomfortable, etc.

And, isn't it Lent at the moment too? Perhaps we should all try giving something up? I might come off the booze again. I used to be a big drinker- did the Dryathalon for January and, I've got to say, despite a wedding and OHs 40th birthday, I didn't really miss it!

I might also not weigh myself until the 4 weeks are up...

This might be an excellent idea. I am like a small child if I'm good (and I mean really good, running no cheating at all) I expect to see a result NOW! I weigh myself and if I haven't lost anything just think ah stuff it will a biscuit really hurt. I have given up chocolate for lent and started running properly 2/3 times a week and riding twice a week so I am hoping to see some results soon.

I am glad of this thread! I've not got proper motivation yet, am eating well during the week but not so much at the weekend. I am quite curvy and just want to lose a couple of dress sizes and tone up my arms and tummy. Don't wanna start too early then lose motivation and end up putting it all back on again before the wedding. I just want to be able to look back at my wedding photos and not cringe because I looked fat or a bad angle, these photos are staying with us forever so I want to look as good as possible in them!

I've been looking at slimfast. ?

I just seem to want a quick fix in terms of I want to see result to get me motivated?

I don't know why but the idea of knowing I can't eat a proper meal until the evening - and knowing I'd just have shake for breakfast / lunch, it seems 'easier'.

I love weightwatchers and always vouch for it, but whenever I think about what food I'm going to eat I know already I'm going to add in extra snacks just because I think I can?

I can't explain my head....!!

Would only do Slimfast for 1-2 weeks, just to see some results which would hopefully spur me into wanting more through a more 'normal' method?

:-(

Same here! I know if I stay this weight I'll do just that!!

When do you get married?

I know what you're saying hun. If you think this might work for you, give it a go x

I'm really struggling at the moment. I started the year well then fell off the wagon on a night out & didn't really get back on it. I had a goal of 2 & a half stone off by my hen weekend. It's now only 4 months away & I can't see me achieving that now. The more I think about getting back on the diet, the more I want to eat :o(

Hi all, It's so reassuring to hear about other people going through the same situation as me - I wish you all every success. I'm 5'9" and have been able to 'carry my weight well', as some people call it, but last January I got on the scales and was horrified to see that they said 13st2lbs! I had been noticing that my clothes were beginning to get very tight but had been ignoring it.

Then, as fate would have it, a Rosemary Conley flyer was posted through my letterbox advertising a new class that was atarting up in my area. I thought 'why not?'. Anyway, a year on and I have lost 21lbs and am still going - my goal is to be 11 stone. I can't rate her classes highly enough. The difference with Rosemary Conley is that your weekly weigh-in is also a 45 minute exercise class, so there is no excuse not to get active. What is like is that she doesn't just focus on food, it is a mixture of activity and healthy living (one of my main problems with dieting before has been the sole focus on food - I'm constantly thinking about it and therefore constantly 'hungry'). I've also met some really lovely people there. Please give it a go if there is one near you, as it has changed my life.

That said, I'm sure that other weight-loss companies are just as effective if you incorporate excercise into your lifestyle, but I just wanted to share my experience. I've still some way to go, but I'm motivated and am also really pleased that my mum has signed up - it means that we have one day each week where we can talk about stuff (mainly WedMin) without the OH getting bored!

M x

Wow, that's amazing!! I'm just joining in on the conversation myself, but I don't see why you can't as well

I'm 5'5" (165cm) and currently a size 14/16 (only just able to fit into some 14s), but was a solid 16 just a month ago. When we got engaged I was 83.5kg (13st 2lb), my heaviest weight ever and the only time I've been 'obese' according to my BMI. I decided to lose weight for the wedding, but by January this year I was still 78.5kg (12st 5lbs).

I bit the bullet and joined WW on 15 Jan, and I'm now 75kg (11st 11lbs).

At this point I think it would be silly to set my weight loss goal deadline as my wedding, as it's only 4 months away and I know I don't keep up the rate of weight loss until then, but I do hope I'll get down under 11st by then.

I'm finding that my motivation comes from the fact that I don't want to let myself down again. I've taken complete responsibility for my eating and my weight. It's useless blaming things like job, boss, stress, because at the end of the day if I binge on something it's completely dow to me. I did it, and no one made me. Cutting out all the excuses has been great, if a bit harsh at first. The great thing about WW though, is that you point it and move on. It's so flexible that a little treat now and then is completely fine, though with the limited number of points I get I tend to indulge in very small treats instead of something bigger.

Well I have found my motivation and have some to spread round if anyone needs some. As we want to save some money for the wedding I have been doing really detailed meal plans for the week so our food shop is as cheap as possible which also means we eat quite well. It was such a lovely weekend too so I spent most of it outside with my horses with the added bonus of extra exercise. AND this morning I went for my run, it's only a ~3mile loop but it's nice and quick before work, usually I run at 9min 30sec a mile and today I did the whole thing at an average of 8min 25sec!!! I couldn't believe it when I got home especially as it didn't feel very quick when I was out.

I can relate to a lot here - I'm also blessed by being tall and have always had slender shoulders so can get away with quite a lot at a first glance and with careful dressing and good posture (see Mimi Spencer's 101 things to do before you diet).

Also my OH is very happy yo tell me that he thinks I look wonderful and that he loves me - which I am completely bowled over by all the time.

However, the facts are that my BMI is too high, my waist and bust are now depressingly the same size (argh) and although I realise that good underwear under my wedding dress will go a long way, I would like to get my waist back and be able to look good in the sexy underwear I'm planning to get for our honeymoon (probably not much need to look good in a bikini - we're touring Scotland).

I've now only got a couple of months so it's a good thing that even a stone will make a difference if I can do it. I've been talking and thinking about it for ages but getting started with anything hasn't really happened - except a brief foray with low GI eating in November - then Christmas happened. The trouble is that I have a busy social life , working life and wedding preparation life too and with so much going on I'm finding is too difficult and time consuming to stick to a proper diet.

A couple of weeks ago my Mum came across The Fast Diet (thefastdiet.co.uk) and I have stuck to it for 2.5 weeks and lost nearly a kg. It only requires dieting on 2 days each week (yes, it is quite a strict diet on those days but not an actual fast) and you can eat as normal the rest of the time so it is relatively easy to fit it around real life. Has anyone else here tried it?

xx