I have managed to lose just over 2 stone just following a healthier diet myself since last year, as I am unable to do much exercise due to having fibromyalgia. I am considering doing the 12 week weight programme arribba are doing,its a weight loss challenge and the person who loses the most inches wins £300. And also trying to walk more but struggle a bit as my muscles spasm a lot due to my condition.
Good luck to all that are trying to lose weight for their big day xx
26th December 2007 - the day I met my special man
8th August 2008 - the day he was mad enough to propose to me
24th July 2010 - the day I felt beautiful inside and out and
became Mrs Dickie for life. xx
CommentAuthorgemzy24
Hi all well done to all who is doing well, well i had a bad day yesterday as it was time for weighing lol but after a good week i havent moved which knocked me back yesterday to the point where i wouldnt eat but my H2b being the man he is sat me down and gave me a good telling off which had put me back on track, that was my 4th week and up to now i have lost 8lb which is good i think that just not moving on the scales really disheartened me but hey at least i didnt put on and i feel the difference in my clothes so its just made me stronger to carry on and reach my goal. Sorry for the rant but just needed to air it lol and keep up the good work everyone xxxxxxxx
CommentAuthorClarey88
It's ok that you didn't move gemzy.. you didn't put on so it wasn't a set back.. losing 8lb already is really good going!! well done :)!!! xx
CommentAuthorkyliem18
hi everyone, i have quite a bit of weight to lose (would love to lose 6-7 stone) and I have decided im joining slimming world this week and really looking forward to getting started into it. I have one problem though, i tend to lack motivation and I'm really scared that I'll do great the first while and then start to gradually go downhill as this isn't the first time i've tried to lose weight. I keep saying to myself that I'll just keep thinking of me in my wedding dress on the day and hopefully looking fab, but the wedding isn't until 18th July 2014 and I'm worried that i'll get into the 'i've got plenty of time to do it' mode because really I don't, especially because i would like to get down to my ideal size and maintain for at least a year before the wedding. Does anyone have any tips on keeping the motivation going? I'm sorry for the long rant :( would love to hear from anyone that could help :) xxxxx
22.09.12
On this day I marry my best friend :)
CommentAuthorelmcmillan
Hi Kyliem...I think the best thing to do is not to say I am losing weight for my wedding...you are losing weight for you and nothing else. I don't believe in diets, just healthy eating and plenty of exercise. I lost over 5 stone a few years ago and give or take half a stone I have managed to stay pretty much the same weight since. Go to sl or ww, but let it teach you about portion size and not how to get a quick fix because it will not work in the long term. You have to want to do it for you and you need to be prepared for a change in life style and not a quick fix solution because there is no such thing. Sorry if that sounds negative, but I have been there with promises from lots of people about losing weight fast and it really does not work! Good luck x
Hi elmcmillan, thanks for the advice. I agree quick fix solutions really do not work and usually you end up putting it all back on and more than you originally started. Well done you for losing all that weight thats excellent! I definitely am wanting to do this for me and have been wanting to do this since before the word wedding even arrived lol so I have a feeling that its going to be different this time, im feeling different about it in that I feel that i really have reached the point were im fed up with the way i am at the minute and really want to change that. Im looking forward to the challenge and the change in lifestyle because there are definite things that need to change e.g. i dont eat breakfast which is a big no no so that will definitely be different. Thank you for your support :) xxxxx
22.09.12
On this day I marry my best friend :)
CommentAuthorHelloKitty
Makes me laugh 'wedding diets'. Can it not just be a lifestyle change?
The amount of people I have known that lost weight for their wedding only to then go back to their old habits and put it all back on again. Such a waste.
Best diet would be healthy eating and exercise = lifestyle change. All these fad diets are only really designed for short term weight loss.
CommentAuthorelmcmillan
Hi Kyliem,
Good for you :o) I get really annoyed with just for the wedding quick fix diets! You'll only be miserable and grumpy and then eat more pizza then you did before...been there!! Yes breakfast is a big thing...I never used to eat it, but now I make myself every day and to be honest I couldn't do without it now! I am also lucky that I can eat at my desk at work, so even if I go to the pub to be sociable I can just have a diet pepsi and come back to my salad. I just stock up on loads of different fruit and try to eat as many veggies at night as I can and other then my one glass of diet pop it's all water for me! Plus I am actually loving the exercise...surprised at how much! I am meeting new people in the classes and have loads of energy :o) So good luck and I hope you get to your goal :o) x
CommentAuthorHappy2bme
Hiya everyone, well done to all who are doing great... hope to join you soon!! Hello Kyliem, Just read your posts and I could have been reading about me!! I lost 7 stone about 6 years ago through Weight Watchers, my marriage fell apart and I lost my self esteem/motivation. I found another person's appetite to go with mine and BINGO!! Where DID this wobbly body come from?? Some people I knew said 'oh but Gina, you carry it well!'..... Right up to the point when I lost the weight and then they said 'oh but Gina, you look scrawny!' The lesson I learned is dont listen to others, do what is right for you!! Have you considered breaking your loss into 7lb chunks? Thats what I do because its more achievable than 'I gotta lose 8 stone!!' Keep it up Kyliem!! Do this with us and once you get going i just KNOW you are going to love the new slimmer, energetic, happier, healthier you that emerges..I promise!! Keep us posted too... would love to know how its going!! xxxx
CommentAuthorHappy2bme
OK, so I nearly forgot I ACTUALLY had Weight watchers last night because of chatting on here!!! Anyone wanna start up a site to sell brains... I REALLY need one!! Lost 1lb so Im a happy girlie today.... bring on the rest1!! Anyone else weighed yet?? xxxxx
CommentAuthorMrsD2B
teehee i did a radio interview yesterday on wedding diets cos theres a survey out about uk brides and scottish brides are the most self conscious and losing weight for the big day so i was asked to take part- was mortified doing it tho lol
CommentAuthorTinsel
Hi everyone,
Did you see the story of the woman who was 18st (was size 22) and lost 8st (now size 10) by doing Wii Fit for one hour every day? It was in the newspaper this weekend. So... as well as doing W.W. I will also be doing that bad boy too! Third week of W.W., another 3 and a half pounds off - 4 more pounds and that will be a stone gone :o)
I really lack motivation but I think calling it a 'wedding diet' helps me as it reminds me of my goal - I just think about the dress I want and how much better it will look without horrific bulges everywhere!
Keep it up ladies xxx
07.04.12 - the best day of my life!
Living happily ever after as Mrs Nottage x
CommentAuthorMrs fairytale
hi im getting married may 2011, and i need to lose 6 stone by then, i have been doing the wii fit since xmas for at least 1 hour a day, and i have change my eating habits more fruit and veg and smaller size meals and i have lost 11lbs since xmas slow and steady is fine by me at least that way it will stay off x
cant wait to renew my vows, love my hubby sssssooooo much xx
CommentAuthorJennyBean
300g skinless chicken breast 1 egg 50g crushed cornflakes cajun spice and ground black pepper to taste
Beat egg and put in a dish add pepper and spice to cornflakes chop chicken breast into nugget sized chunks, then dip into egg and roll in cornflakes. Place on dish and over bake for about 20 minutes
tastes yummy, serves 2 and is only about 270 calories
CommentAuthorHappy2bme
GO TINSEL!!! Keep that up and nobody will see you when you turn sideways!! lol Just had roast chicken dinner... No skin on the chicken and a mountain of veg.. just catching up with Hustle then Wii Fit out!! Good times!! xxxx
CommentAuthorgemzy24
Well iv never heard of that recipe doesn't sound very nice though but suppose i could try :) ty
CommentAuthorgemzy24
Iv got the wii fit but not been using it instead i brought the wii sports active game comes with leg strap and resistance band its like a personal trainer its very good not boring and seems to be working for me :)
CommentAuthorHappy2bme
Thanks for that Gemzy, will look for that in town at the weekend.... although my bezzie mate recommends the dance one... having said that, she DOES get it out after a few voddies.... scary!!! lol xx
CommentAuthorgemzy24
lol yeah i have just dance too thats very good for working up a sweat lol and great fun but the active sports one i higly reccomend and not to expensive either xx
CommentAuthorkyliem18
Hi Happy2bme and elmcmillan! Thanks for the support :) I am happy to say that i am now a member of slimming world again :D I rejoined last nite and came out feeling so motivated because just hearing about other people's great success in their weight loss each week was brilliant, kept saying to myself 'that's going to be me soon'.
Yes Happy2bme i'm taking it each half stone at a time because then it makes it that little bit easier when thinking about it. Also the great thing with slimming world is that for every half stone you lose they give you a certificate and a shiny sticker :D (i'm a big kid and love the stickers lol) so my goal is half a stone each time.
Congrats to you on your weight loss :D thats brill! Keep it up :) I dont get weighed til next tues night but I'll keep you's updated on the progress!
Good luck to everyone who's trying to lose weight, stick at it even though there are times that will be hard and we want to give up but just think it will all pay off in the end :D xxxxxxx
22.09.12
On this day I marry my best friend :)
CommentAuthorRelfy
Hi All. Congraturlations on your weight loss so far. Im getting married in 7 weeks and only started dieting 2 weeks ago. I have been a bit naughty and have been crash dieting. I did the speaical k diet for 2 weeks and only total around 300 carolies a day. I havent weighed myself but have lost over an inch around my waist. Have my dress fitting in a few weeks so looking to loose a lot more in such a short space of time.
CommentAuthorgemzy24
Waaa hooooooooo yay well girlies just weighed myself and another 4lb off thats 12lb in 5 weeks im so chuffed it has made my weekend.
CommentAuthorMrs fairytale
gemzy24 well done thats really good, i darent weight myself today have been abit naughty the last couple of days, so dreading it lol well done to everybody else that has lost weight keep it up girls xxx
cant wait to renew my vows, love my hubby sssssooooo much xx
CommentAuthorTinsel
How is everyone getting on? Hope you are all doing well.
I've now lost 14.5lbs - still more to go though! x
07.04.12 - the best day of my life!
Living happily ever after as Mrs Nottage x
CommentAuthorTinsel
Hey everyone - have we stopped updating how we are all getting on?
I wanted to share my amazing news - 4.5lbs off this week, so that's 28 lbs in total :o)
I'm feeling rather smug...
C'mon, how are you doing? :oD
07.04.12 - the best day of my life!
Living happily ever after as Mrs Nottage x
CommentAuthorpouchi-loo
well done tinsel, i stopped going weightwatchers 2 months ago as i was too tired after work and uni i just wanted to lay on sofa and relax, however semester finishing may and i am hoping to lose 1-2 stones. i will be joining slimming world ,as i get on better with that, hated counting points.
CommentAuthorTinsel
Good for you pouchi-loo!
I like counting points as it tells me when to stop! :o)
I've never done SW so I don't know if it would work for me, but my friend does it and we get weighed on the same day so I get a bit of moral support that way. She also tells me about her meetings, which are quite funny.
I just need to keep it up now...
07.04.12 - the best day of my life!
Living happily ever after as Mrs Nottage x
CommentAuthorMelly
i really need to get back into mine, i've been under a lot of stress at work. so the diet has gone out of the window. Starting a new job soon, so hopefully i'll be back on track. xx
CommentAuthorbobbysgirl
lost a pound this week, i'm not dieting though just making better choices, eating smaller portiens and walking/getting more exercise:) that's 6lbs in 3 weeks. only 1 stone to go. this is the first time i've been under ten stone in almost 2 years thanks to my beautiful baby girl :) i'm trying to do it slowly as i want to look toned and healthy not just slim. altough i would like to make use of all the size 8 clothes in my wardrobe, nearly there i'm a 10
CommentAuthorb2bnicola
im at slimming world too girls. been there 5 weeks and lost 5lbs... stayed the same on monday wen i got there and tbh not having a great week. been blummin stress and boredom eatin again! h2b is ment to be on it as well and i think hes given up cos hes been eating cake and sausage rolls AS WELL as the healthy tea that i make for him! its so much easier wen hes not snackin infront of me cos i dont think about food! i really really really want my half a stone award and my stone award before i go on hol (egypt in 9 weeks) its less than a 1lb a week so im sure i can do it :) xxx
Happily Married! :) xxx
CommentAuthorTinsel
Well done everyone!
I am really looking forward to going away this year as I will have lost weight - I hope to do another stone by August (managed to do 2 stone in 14 weeks...so fingers crossed) :o)
07.04.12 - the best day of my life!
Living happily ever after as Mrs Nottage x
CommentAuthorJessica
We are doing our own "fat club" in work. I have cut down my calorie intake to 1400-1600 each day with one day off a week for a small takeaway. Have lost 18lb. I stopped for a while but maintained my weight but have started again to lose a few more pounds in my last 3 weeks x
CommentAuthorfester
I've so far cut out my pizza and curry at a weekend eating really healthy and training twice a week for race for life whilst trying to shape up for the wedding and honeymoon...got too comfortable living with h2b and have lost 4lbs in under 2 weeks, hopefully I'll stick to it and walk down the isle a happy bunny!!! x
CommentAuthorjules
i started my diet 2weeks ago getting married in october abroad im dieting not to get into my wedding dress but so i dont look like a lard ass on holiday lol , 1 was 11st 7 now im 11st 1 my aim is 9st 7 but the bridal shop said i cant go below 10st as my dress will need to be altered so i have to balance it out i should be fine its a corsett criss cross back so i can give or take a few inches , i go to the gym 3/4 times a week and belong to a doctors slimming clinic and i take pills naughty i know but they work for me x
CommentAuthorstacey
ahh 7 weeks before the wedding and i've started to put weight on :-(
CommentAuthorlittle miss red head
I joined Rosemary Conley's 5weeks ago found counting the calories far too difficult so I'm in my second week of slimming world and have lost 3lbs already despite over indulging (half a double chocolate gateau and many other things!). Well done to everyone xx
CommentAuthorMrs Rebecca Hossfeld
If any of you lovely ladies are looking for some good diet reciped here is the link to the topic regarding some very nice sounding ones too :)
Ony some of them are weight watchers ones (the points value ones)
CommentAuthorShellJ
Hi all, I'm 6 weeks away from my big day and although I'm not a big girl (I'm tall at 5'9 and I weigh 11st which sounds huge but proportionately I'm not too bad...!) I'm a size 12 and the skirt on my mahoosive red dress is a size 10. When I first tried it on it was a little snug, but ok. I thought, ah well, its a whole year to my big day and I only need to lose a few pounds.... now its nearly here and at my last fitting it was even tighter!! The lady said she'd stick another hook on it, but I really want to feel lovely and slim on the big day. I'm unfortunately not one of those people who naturally drops weight with stress, so there's no chance I'll lose it that way!! And I'm ridiculously under-motivated to diet or exercise.... I'm about to do a 10 minute work out which I need to push myself to do daily to get any benefit from.... but I am also taking Acai supplements. No idea if they work or not yet, only taken them a couple of days and these things tend to be a bit gimicky don't they? But I was drawn in by advertising... oops. Anyone tried them? Did they work? I'll try to remember to let you know if they work for me but I've got to remember to take the things first!! lol xxx
