one day at a time youve got loads of time last january i lost 3 stone in 6 months very hard work and abit of will power but it was sooo worth it ive now started exercising again after the winter hibernation and its coming off really quickly i do half an hour walking daily
CommentAuthorrebeccalou21
Dont be too hard on yourself- diets dont happen overnight and the first couple of days are always the hardest as you will still be craving the things that you are used to eating. you do have to be disciplined and eventually it will be easy as your stomach will shrink- and its highly likely that when you start seeing results you wont want things anyway. Im guessing no matter how big or small we all are we are all in the same boat. I put a stone on from november to now so am really trying hard. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! AND WELL DONE TO THOSE DOING WELL ALREADY X
CommentAuthorYourFirstDanceBride
Don't lose hope! I have 1 1/2 stone to lose and my wedding is at the beginning of June. I struggled on my own for 6 months and got nowhere so joined slimming world at the beginning of January and have lost almost half a stone already. I am also eating loads, probably more than I did before.
Its great fun and I can have some of the stuff I like and having the support of a group is really helping with motivation.
CommentAuthorprincessnat1977
Hi hunni, just wanted to offer some words of encouragement, I constantly battle with my weight, I met H2b 9 months ago and in that time have gained 2 stone.......I am now battling to get it off again so that I dont feel like a fat bride. I am back at WW which is how I lost over 3 stone last time and although it doesnt work for everyone the motivation of going to a meeting, being weighed keeps me on the straight and narrow. I have tried shakes and pills and I just end up ill, I tried Atkins and ended up in hospital!! U can do it hun, as u r off work atm why not go walking each day, gets u out and about too xx
CommentAuthorkvelvick
Hello! I feel exactly the same. I started dieting 3 weeks ago and I was trying really hard, excercising 5 times a week and was losing NOTHING! Everyone said it must be muscle so i tried my jeans on to see if they felt any better, NOPE! So i eat everything at the weekend!! I need to lose about a stone and i have one of those back bums in my dress too and i have found even though i have 9 months i am panicking that i wont do it already and will look bad in the photos. I am one of these people that needs to loose weight quickly in the 1st week or two to get me motivated so i have resorted to the cambridge diet this week. I have done it before and lost half a stone in the 1st week! So im thinking 2 weeks on that to get me going then healthy eating and excercise for the next 8 and a half months!
try Yoga it might just be that you need to tone up i have one of those back bums and 2 weeks of yoga streatches for an hour a day brought it down soooo much xxx
CommentAuthorGriff
I get you hun I feel like a massive bloater. I looked at myself in the mirror this morning and cried because I won't be able to loose the weight in time despite my hard work and efforts. My friend has offered that I can go jogging with her but I hate jogging! I can't find anyone to play tennis or football or basketball with and the way my skills session has fallen I can't go to judo either! :( I'm so upset and stressed I keep crying. H2b is really worried as I wont eat as every time I go to eat I feel sick thinking about my weight. I just cant do it I know I wont get down to my ideal weight so I dont know why I keep trying. I really need a pep talk but h2b doesn't want to help in case he makes things worse! :( xxx
CommentAuthorMrs Brakes
That myfitnesspal thing is great, cheers for that. I'll get Kiz signed up as well.
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Hi girls.. just thought Id update you on how Im doing today.. well, absolutely rubbish! I've had the worst headache since yesterday morning and lots of people reckon its down to me starting the shakes and not having proper meals so this morning I had a bowl of porridge and then my mum popped round with a sausage roll from greggs :-\ opps. But eating something made me feel loads better so Im thinking to give up the shakes already! I now have lots of healthy food in the cupboards etc and all the crap has been chucked. I have a new enthusiasm for it and even looked at getting some weights etc for the bingo wings! I'm going swimming tomorrow with my pregnant sister but shes worrying she has no swim costume that will fit her, so even if she decides she isn't coming, I'm still going! I need to stop relying on other people. So many people have said I look great in my dress and it made me feel lovely so I thank everyone for that. I think we all need a bit of support and a kick up the butt and we can all do it! I'm going to be a beautiful bride and fingers crossed a mummy one day :-) we can do it!! x x x x
p.s just downloaded myfitnesspal!! :-)
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CommentAuthorButton-Bell
well done hunni thats the spirit!! :O didnt know u had pictures of u n ur dress im away to have a wee lookie :P xx
CommentAuthorButton-Bell
you look absolutely wonderful u have nothing to worry about!!! xxxxx
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Baked potato and honey and mustard chicken for dinner :-) now normally it would be a KFC or something quick, so good going I think! Awww thank you, it makes me feel so good when people say that lol. I was just looking at all your pics, your favour ideas are brilliant, I love it! And your reception is going to look amazing with all those ideas.. and your dress, well, BEAUTIFUL!!! xxx
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CommentAuthorGriff
OMG wow you look amazing so beautiful! I wish I had a photo of my dress :( I miss it so much!
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Thank you thank you thank you!! Thats so kind.. and I only have a pic because as the women was taking details off my mum for payment, my sister sneaked a pic lol!! Its so hard to find a pic of my dress on the net too, the pic they have on the website is rubbish!
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CommentAuthorButton-Bell
^.^ thats what im sittin doing now im making boxes :P my H2B just made some lovely stake noodles from jamie olivers 30 min meals there well yummy n better 4 u than whst he usually makes
hes a really good cook and with him not workin all he has done is make cookies and muffins at christmas i told him i couldnt handle it anymore coz when i say im not hungry he looks so hurt :( told him to stop it im tryin to lose weight i think thats where the stone n a halfs went since christmas :P xxx
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Well I def wouldnt complain that he cooks lol my other half made his first roast dinner on sunday and thats probably the 3rd time hes cooked for me in nearly 3 years!! mmmmmmmm cookies!
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CommentAuthorSoon2BBlackwell
I need to lose about 5 stone to get to my goal weight but i'm not aiming to lose that much before the wedding (unless it happens of course) I joined weightwatchers last week (again) and in my first week i've had a macdonalds and lots of treats but i'm still within my points. If i deny myself something i only want it more so aslong as its in my daily/weekly allowance i can have these things.
Holly
Time to lose some weight so i look my best on our day!
I will stay motivated I will stay motivated
CommentAuthorButton-Bell
thats the best way to look at it Miss Blackwell 2 b :P xxxx
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
YAY... h2b has just ordered me the new davina exercise bike and I'm going swimming tomorrow and hes given me a load of cash to buy me a monthly pass for the pool. How exciting lol
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CommentAuthorButton-Bell
woo lucky u :P good luck xxxx
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Even if you don't lose weight if you get a dress that flatters your figure then it doesn't matter. When I put on my dress you can't tell that I'm a size 18 because it looks like the dress and not me. Dresses that gather to the side and pleat hide a multitude of sins and don't show rolls of fat when you sit down ;0)
Go for a dress that works with you not against you. I've tried on some and they make even stick insects look fat so go for well shaped dresses.
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
I burnt over 100 calories today according to my fitness pal.. I done 95 minutes breast stroke in the pool with only the odd stops. I now have jelly arms lol but hopefully it's going to start making a difference. Not looking forward to waking up tomorrow and not being able to move lol!
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
oopps over 1000 calories!
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CommentAuthorUnknown
i was going to say slimming world. you can still eat near enough what you want so you dont really crave anything. i didnt read all the posts cos there are quite a few but is it much weight you want to lose.
have you heard of lighter life. i know 3 people that have done it and one of my friends has started it last week. she has already lost half stone...just an idea for you!! xx
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
I have about 5 stone I'd like to loose but I know unless I take serious drastic measure that isn't going to happen. I have heard of lighterlife, my aunt has done it many times and the weight always comes back on. Its far too expensive for me too, with the wedding and saving for IVF I really couldn't spend 50 odd quid a week on it. I have got all the stuff to do the biggest looser diet which is the same as lighter life but you have an evening meal but it was giving me really bad headaches!!
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CommentAuthorUnknown
oh i see...it is expensive. luckily the people i know have managed to keep it off. think that is the hard bit.
head aches are prob to do with you not eating much...might all be connected. xx
CommentAuthorMrs Brakes
Good going on the swimming. I'm about to cycle home which takes less time that waiting for and catching the bus, about 30 minutes. It is chuffing cold out there though!
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
I'm going to give it another go and just have to put up with the headaches till my body is used to going without the food but then I kinda think its defeating the object, I dont want to stop and put the weight back on. Ive started exercising though and I will stick to it and so far healthy eating has been good! xx
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CommentAuthorMrs Brakes
I went out lunchtime and bought half of the fruit section at tesco's as snacks. In the morning I get a banana and apple and cut them up and put them in a bowl on my desk, then I can just delve into that all morning. My new x trainer / exercise bike has arrived today so I'll be building up to 20 k a night like I used to do, it'll probably take me a few weeks to build up the leg strength to do that, it takes about an hour but burns 1500 cals.
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
I brought lots of activia yogurts and fruit today.. I'm going to have that for breakfast or porridge and snack on fruit too.. still waiting for my exercise bike but cant wait till it is here. A friends suggested davinas work out DVD, think I might give it a go! I'm sure you'll be back to what you were doing in no time hun!
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CommentAuthorMrs Brakes
Bl00dy bike is here and I can't unscrew probably the most important bit which means that I can't finish assembling it which means I can't use it. Aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Well at least being annoyed uses more calories that being calm.
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Oh no! Whats up with it? Cant h2b try? My h2b only just mentioned to me he's cancelled the order for my bike and hes taking me out to pick one saturday as he's decided he'd like to use it too!!
I still have 933 calories to use apparently. I added the exercise I done today into myfitness pal and it added the calories burned to the calorie intake.. not sure I like that lol!
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CommentAuthorMrs Brakes
Hurrah, I've done it. I had an idea to undo it which worked. I am a genie ar5e. As for H2B trying, he's not very technically minded. If there's something that needs making or fixing it'll be me that has to do it :0(
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
haha he sounds just like my h2b. I spent last weekend putting together some ikea furniture whilst he was at the gym! Glad you got it done though hun, enjoy ya cycling :-D xx
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CommentAuthorangela
I had totally lost my fitness mojo but reading all this makes me wana get up and do an exercise DVD right now... I won't cause i'd never sleep if I did but maybe I'll re-read this thread when I get home from work tomorrow :)
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Awww thats awesome! Its totally got me going too. I love it :-) I'm going to try the Davina workout DVD tomorrow woohoooo bring it on
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CommentAuthorprincessnat1977
I keep saying Im going to do "Biggest Loser" on the Wii but as we are moving in 4 weeks, packing was my perfect excuse yesterday, I hope that I may get it done today after baby group. BTW the new WW Pro points is fab xx
CommentAuthorKimi
I'm by far a skinny person and to be honest ok I'm not 100% happy with my figure but at the end of the day I'm not making a giant fuss about things. My motto is "if I lose weight great, if I don't so what" - Thankfully I fit into my dress as it was my size when I bought it.
I know I could make a lot more effort into losing weight than I do but I think getting on with jobs and stuff overshadows it. I eat healthily to a point. Meaning if I really want something I have it, although I have been putting £1's away instead of buying chocolate and things which also add towards wedding costs. I enjoy my vegetables but don't stop myself having curry or whatever although its not as bad as we make it at home from scratch. Chips are a once in a while thing usually once or twice a month so it's not crippling me or leaving me with cravings.
My exercise isn't really that existant, I have 2 dogs I take for a walk regularly and I work as a lunchtime assistant everyday so end up on my feet walking about for 2 hours. Then I also am a private carer and end up at my in-laws for hours doing housework which can be hardwork too.
Yes I do like to sit in front of the telly or computer for a few hours but I don't pig out on food while I do that, however I do keep myself hydrated which means lots of toilet breaks necessary.
Granted I have made an effort and re-started to see my health trainer who I lost some weight with last time and my first appointment is next Friday and I also need to pick up taking my MIL(2B) swimming again (she's disabled and needs someone with her and its exercise for us both) in which I have to do usually 20 laps of the pool if not more it got cancelled just before Xmas when I ended up rottenly ill and we have both since said we need to get back to it just the cold weather makes us a bit reluctant as the swimming baths aren't that warm. I know excuses in some ways but we've got plenty of wedding planning to do anyway so it keeps us occupied.
Just because you're not skinny doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you - don't beat yourselves up about it - I'm not.
The days are flying by, can't wait :)
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
I need to scream.. I was running late today and had to be out the house by 10am, had no time for breakfast and only just got back and had some lunch. Feel like I've let myself down by just missing breakfast wish I suppose in a way its good as now I won't let myself miss it again but its silly I'm feeling a failure just over breakfast!! But it was just breakfast, I can make up for it for the rest of the day. I also visited an aunt I havent seen since last august and she said "wow you've lost loads of weight".. so all good really lol why am I moaning right now lol?!?!!
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CommentAuthorLiiga
I wouldn't mind to drop couple of dress sizes before my day...
There are looooads of things that can keep you motivated. I wouldnt stick my ow pic in bikini on fridge either... but if to put up a pic with a girl in a body you would like to have.... I bought gym pass for a year for £300 - seems too much money to just waste it, so have to go there now.
Trying them shakes now... havent heard anything good bout them, but just to make sure for myself. :D
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
I still havent got back on the shakes yet.. I'm too worried I'm going to get the headaches again. I really need to try it though! Good luck hun xx
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CommentAuthorLiiga
Tnx Hun. Would probbably be a lot more sensible just to eat healthy... fruit veg, lean meats, fish etc.... Will do that when shakes are finished. :D Good luck to you too! We can do it!!!
CommentAuthorMrs Brakes
Why don't you try keeping cereal bars in your bag, then if you can't have breakfast you can have one of those. Oat based ones are good, they have more calories generally than others but they fill you up for a lot longer.
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Great minds think alike! I popped to the supermarket and brought a box of 24 various flavoured breakfast bars.. 112 calories each :-) whenever I'm going to miss breakfast I can grab one and eat on the go!
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CommentAuthorMrs Brakes
OK, Operation wedding dress commences today. I cycled to and from work in the wind and as soon as I got in I did 20k (13 miles) on the x trainer in 48 minutes and then I had a small healthy tea of chicken and spinach, cherry toms and mushrooms in garlic butter. Yum yum! It should have started yesterday but had to have dinner at MIL2b who decided to feed us the same amount of food as consumed by a small 3rd world country last year! This was after I told her we were both eating smaller portions. I give up with her.
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Well done hun! Thats awesome. I just had a chinese lol!!!! oops
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CommentAuthorsalamander
chinese...great for your diet lol. I just bought the "I can make you thin" book or whatever it's called to have a read through, and I have another game for the Wii turning up soon which scans you in via a little camera and tells you if you're exercising properly - can't wait! Plus walking the kids to school and the exercise bike every day as well - all adds up! :)
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
We were out till gone 8.30pm and I couldn't be bothered to cook so grabbed a chinese! I only had egg fried rice and some chicken so it wasn't SO bad, well I keep telling myself that anyway. I will just work even harder tomorrow to burn it off
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CommentAuthorDellie
I'm trying to lose a stone before the big day...eating really healthy and going to gym but nothing happening !!! x
CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
Well I had lost 2lb in 4 days untill my chinese this evening lol. Keep at it and I'm sure it will work!! x
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