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Losing weight for my wedding :)

Author: KADENCE Rank: Lurker Location: Tassie
Date: 6:13pm WST, May 27th 2012

Hi everyone,

I have joined up again because I loved all the support I got here last year when I was losing weight (I can't remember my old details though).

My partner and I are getting married next year in February, and I have already found my absolute dream wedding dress at a bargain price, so I had to buy it! The only problem is, it is a size 12, but has a corset back so could go up to a small 16. I am now roughly an 18-20.

I have just over 8 months to lose enough weight to get into my dress, and I think the calculation works out to be just over 1kg a week (though I would love a bit more!!)

A year ago I was 135kg (the day before my youngest was born!) and I am now roughly 110, a little bit under. My ultimate goal is 59kg and to fit my wedding dress I would need to be anywhere between 59-69ish.

I love running, I can comfortably (when my knee doesn't hurt) run 5km at a time at a slow jog, and I try to do this every second day, with a walking day in between, and a rest day on the weekend. I also have some 6kg handweights which I lift every second night.

The only thing I need to work on to succeed is my emotional eating, so with using the site to log everything I eat and drink, and my exercise, I believe I will fit into my dress

I'm actually excited to be back here!!

Tomorrow (or tonight should I say!) it begins!

Losing weight for my wedding :)
Author: BIRTHDAYLOSS Rank: Bronze Poster Date: 5:46am WST, May 28th 2012
good on you! I wish id had the drive to lose the weight before my wedding
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Losing weight for my wedding :)
Author: BIE21 Rank: Sapphire Poster Location: AU Date: 9:58am WST, May 28th 2012
You can do it! Keep it up and youll get there. I personally didnt. I brought my dress a year in advance 1 size down (it was a corset back also) with all intentions of losing just that little bit. In a year. I had heaps of time. It creeps up on you. I didnt lose a gram. I gained kgs instead. I managed to still wear my dress with alot of stress, dramatic calls to my dress maker etc. But, I believe you can do it... Youll look gorgeous in your wedding dress! Maddy. " I dont know, I dont own scales"
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Losing weight for my wedding :)
Author: JBOC Rank: Platinum Poster Location: Melbourne Date: 3:58pm WST, May 29th 2012
A wedding is an ideal goal and kick starts the motivation, so great work on taking the first step. It's after the wedding that is the harder part. With 8 months to go you have a good amount of time, just take into account the closer to goal the slower the loss. So maybe have goals for each month, or 4 week period. I'd also suggest to take a photo of yourself now (front, back, side) and do this each month or 6 weeks - it's another great motivator plus fascinating to see the changes. Dito for measurements. Maybe have 1 piece of clothing that is one size down from your current weight. Aim to fit into that in the first instance. The dress goal is quite far away. The downside with 8 months to go is that it is a long time to have focus so definitely build in "free meals" to keep you sane. Some other tips include: - Remember that food accounts for 80% of weight loss (exercise 20%) - consistency counts - track everything (it's so easy to think 80g looks like 50g) - ensure you're eating enough - do the maths (or let ck do it for you) - drink lots of water - don't worry about negative comments, they're just jealous of your drive (and future success) - surround yourself with positive energy (such as ck) - fail to plan, plan to fail - check out craig harpers website for no nonsense motivation One of the quotes I like is: Most people sacrifice what they want most for what they want now. There are also wedding weight loss forums on here too, I think under member challenges. I won't wish you luck, as it come's down to commitment and hard work. You can do it! Jane
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