Hello Ladies. I really thought the weight loss challenge was a great idea but only has a week left. So I have decided to start one where we can compare stories and track our weight loss continually until our wedding days rather than putting a time limit on it. So I am getting married next year on 1st September.
My starting weight was 13st 11lbs - I am now 12st 2 1/4lbs and I would like to be 10st if not a little more depending on how I look.
We shall have our weigh days every Saturday. For each person that achieves their personal goal I will do a professional retouch on a photograph that they like. It will end up looking like a magazine type photo. That of course is if you would like to! I would offer for my partner and I to come and take the photograph (we are photographers) but we are miles away from most of you!
CommentAuthorsarsibob1
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I will jump on your thread. Won't be around for long as have only 3 weeks to go
Starting weight 18 stone 11 in July 2010 current weight 14 stone 4
Total loss so far - 4 and a half stone
Would love to be 13 stone 4 by the big day.
CommentAuthorEmmaLouise
Oooo good luck! As you're the first I'll do you a photo of your choice anyway, how's that? :)
We do photo retouching where we just improve skin quality etc like the professional photo shoot images. But we can also make changes for aspects of people they don't like (obviously this is down to the discretion of the person who's photo it is) for example, I have a turn in my eye which I correct in images, my friend is a larger lady and wanted to be a smaller lady, another friend wanted her wrinkles removed! Anything goes really so when you want me to do the photo for you, email it to [email protected] and just let me know if you would like a standard retouch or anythign specific. Good luck! xx Well done by the way you've lost a lot and it's soooo hard to do xx
CommentAuthorKayteeG
Ooh, can I play? (Although I usually weigh myself on mondays if that's ok?) I started at 14st 3lb at the end of august (I put a lot of weight on after having my daughter last year) I'm now 11st 5.5lb, so a total loss of 39.5lb (2st 11.5lb) so far - yay! I'm still bigger than I was pre-pregnancy so I'd still like to lose more - I was around 10.5st pre-pregnancy, but it would be nice to get down to 10st for the wedding! Don't think I'll ever be a size 10 again though - my hips and boobs will never go back lol! Good luck girlies x
CommentAuthorEmmaLouise
Sure, the more the merrier! Awesome! Well done on your loss so far. :) x
Right i'm getting married on the 12th May next year and I wiegh 12.5 and want to be just under 10 - I need to get cracking lol. This is a great idea because I'll have to really try now if I'm writing it on here each week :-) xx
CommentAuthorEmmaLouise
So far... Emma Louise 13st 2 1/4lbs (I had put 12, wishfull thinking!) target weight 10st Sarsibob 14st 4 target weight 13st 4lbs KayteeG 11st 5.5lbs target weight 10st mjb87 12st.5 target weight 10st
Good luck ladies. Any tips please add them. I shall add a good website to my profile which allows you to calculate how many calories per day you need depending on height, weight, age and activity levels and how many you need to lose and how long it will take to lose! Whoop :)
CommentAuthorKayteeG
Don't know if any of you saw my post last week on how I've been losing the weight...? I can bump it for you if you want - can't be bothered to write it all again lol! x
CommentAuthorKayteeG
BTW sarsibob1 - that's ace - well done! x
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
I shot up to just over 17 stone after a car accident and I'm now 16.5 stone. I can't move about very well so its really hard for me to lose weight but I'm getting there. I don't have a target as such as anything is a bonus for me at the moment. I'm just taking one step at a time. Tbh my h2b loves me for who I am so I'm doing it more for health reasons than vanity but I really would like to look my best on the day.
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Oh and I find myfitnesspal works best for me and I an also use it on the iphone too. If anyone is on there you can add me as a friend. My username is jo4anne
CommentAuthorHonest John!
Am I allowed to join?
CommentAuthorKayteeG
No objections here!
CommentAuthormcewan07
I started 4 weeks ago to lose weight, i was up at 12stone 3lbs.
I am now down at 11stone 12 lbs. I am hoping to get down to 11st or preferably into the 10stone 10 lbs range before my final dress fitting in june.So ill need to try harder than i have been the past few weeks
CommentAuthorJLR
I was 12st 7lb at christmas and am currently 11st 9lb I really really really want to be 10st for the wedding in october argh (would actually like to be 9st 7lb but am not that strongly will powered) I will weigh in every Sat and post new weight - good luck girls lets keep each other strong and focused x x x x
CommentAuthorKayteeG
So how did we get on (sorry if there's been another post that I missed) This week I lost 1.5lb, which means I'm now only 1lb off losing 3st! Yay! x
CommentAuthorEmmaLouise
No change for me. Anyone can join! I shall answer all the posts tomorrow. So tired after our engagement party last night and our venue open day today. It's been wonderfully chaotic and maybe I lost a lbs or two on the dance floor or generally running about! :)
CommentAuthorEmmaLouise
XjoX I know what you mean about the difference between vanity and health. You're doing well and being happy and healthy is more important than being thin. Most people I know who are losing weight are doing it to feel better in both ways and I'm pleased to say most just want to be themselves instead of trying to be pin up models. lol. I was talking to my Mum today and said I have a goal but if there comes a time before that, that I feel happy with myself and healthier then I'll stop trying to lose and work on maintaining my weight. :)
CommentAuthorfelicity.h
ooo i'll join. I joined weight watcher last thurs and i was 12st 8lbs target weight would be 11st by 3 weeks time so 1.5 stone i doubt it in that time so 11st 8. 1 stone in 3 weeks. fingers crossed
CommentAuthorEmmaLouise
That is a lot to lose, I managed 9lbs in 3 weeks and am stuck now :( I hope you make your target though :) weight watchers used to be good when I did it and it was easy too. Good luck :)
CommentAuthorMrsSaraParry!
Can I join? :o) I joined weight watchers 5 weeks ago and am loving it, although have plateaued this week :o( Anywho, starting weight - 16st 1lb current weight - 15st 3lb Weight lost so far - 12lbs in 5 weeks.
Goal weight by the wedding - 13 stone so a total weight loss of 3 stone. Basically I'm a size 16 top, 18 bottom now and want to be a 14 top, 16 bottom by the wedding! I wont get any smaller because my hips and shoulders are ridiculously broad and my bones are just that big!!
CommentAuthorEmmaLouise
Of course you can! Awesome weight loss so far, well done! Nothing wrong with being nice and curvy, I went on weight watchers years ago and lost my hips and now I'm straight! I'm such an odd shape it's annoying, I'm broad shouldered too with blinkin whopping boobs, I'm about 46 inches around the bust then 31 around the waist, hips, not sure 42 maybe then my thighs are bigger! My engagement party dress took 3 attempts. The first fitted everywhere but barely covered my bust, the second was slightly bigger everywhere except by bust which couldn't even get in it! I ended up in a huge maxi dress! LOL Eeessshh
CommentAuthorMrsSaraParry!
Thank you, I'm really pleased :o) haha, it sounds like you have more problems finding clothes than me! My boobs aren't that big for my overall size but am still a 38D. Its ace, my hips are no longer wider than my shoulders, result! :o) Although to be fair, my shoulders are the same width as my H2B's so I suppose thats not such an achievement...lol
CommentAuthorHappilymarried Mrs G
I am not even sure how much i weigh having no scales. I have been judging by my clothes fitting. I got a new job in october and at the end of october i went and bought new trousers to wear to work. By the beginning of feb i could no longer do those trousers up :(...... so since then (when i was moved and put in my home town instead of several miles away) i have been able to watch more what i eat and join a gym to attend on my breaks.... and i can now do my trousers up again with room to breathe :D I shall weigh myself when i get round to it and come back. I do want to be back down to a size 10 though, am currently 14-16.
CommentAuthorGriff
I'll join I am currently 5ft 7" and weigh 13 stone 5lbs which is a 3lb loss from last week using the slimming world extra easy diet :) I have a small upper body and calves, big upper arms, arse, thighs and hips :( xxxx
CommentAuthormcewan07
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this morning i was down at 73.8kg (11 stone 8.7 lbs) That is from 12stone 3 on the 28th March. and from 11 stone 12 just 5/6 days ago. Hopefully i can keep this up till the begining of june for my dress fitting
CommentAuthorClaire
Anyone mind if I join in?
I started at 15 stone 8lbs (7 weeks ago). I am currently 14 stone 13lbs. I'm losing it by changing my diet, keeping a food diary and getting weighed by the nurse at my GP's surgery every 2 to 3 weeks.
A few years ago I weighed 17 stone 7lbs and got down to 11 stone 12lbs - disappointed in myself I let it creep back on :( so since getting engaged, I'm trying again but a whole lifestyle change this time so I keep it off!
My wedding is July 2012. My target is 11 stone 7lbs, as this was where I wanted to get to last time but never made it! I'm hoping this thread might help me get there - over the last two weeks I only lost 1lb so I need some motivation!
CommentAuthormcewan07
some weeks are harder than others - i got dissapointed as i stayed at 11.9for 3 days running after losing 3lbs in about 3 days. but today i had lost that tiny little 0.3, so i know i am still going in the right way. Trouble is tonight i have ate more than i shold have and i am going out on friday :S
CommentAuthorClaire
I have a very supporting fiance who keeps me on track - for example, I got told off for eating two chocolate fingers today! lol
Easter was hardest for me as I'm a teacher and find being at home and not at work makes it so much more difficult to control my eating habits!
CommentAuthormcewan07
your lucky - im trying to get mine to lose weight and all he does is bring home take aways 14 in the past month. I am suprised i have lost 8lbs
CommentAuthorClaire
you must be doing well then! well done :) mine is unfortunately one of those who can eat whatever he likes and not put on any weight... he is ideal weight for his height etc. not fair! lol
CommentAuthormcewan07
lol, mine used to be a skinny geek if you look at his past pictures ( i mean really skinny.) but now he has put on such a big belly :S and no not a beer belly as neither of us drink lol
CommentAuthorMrsSaraParry!
Clarie I'm exactly the same as you - I'm a teacher and Easter was torture! Sat in a house full of food and I couldnt eat what I wanted. Still managed to lose 2 lbs over the hols though so I wasn't too naughty! I've just gotten weighed this morning and have lost another pound, one more to go and I've lost my first stone! Oh and my other half can eat whatever he likes too, how annoying!
CommentAuthorEmmaLouise
I shall get a list going peeps so that we can keep track. Keep up the good work! :) PS really impressed at weight loss including take aways!
CommentAuthorEmmaLouise
You can do it! OK I think this is it so far.
Emma Louise 13st 2 1/4lbs (I had put 12, wishfull thinking!) target weight 10st Sarsibob 14st 4 target weight 13st 4lbs KayteeG 11st 5.5lbs target weight 10st mjb87 12st.5 target weight 10st XjoX 16.5st target "anything" ;) Honest John Mcewan07 11st 12lbs target 10st 10lbs JLR 12st 7lbs target 10st Felicity.n 12st 8lbs target 11st 3 Sara 15st 3lbs target 13st blondmumma - would like to be a size 10 Griff 13st 5lbs target ? Claire 14st 13lbs target 11st 7lbs
CommentAuthorEmmaLouise
KayteeG - sorry hon, yes please! We can all do with all the tips we can get I think! (re: your post about how you've been losing weight)
CommentAuthorMrsTacky2B
Can I join,
Only just started dieting as getting over a major operation. before op was 13st 10ib, now 13st 3ib and target weight is 10st 7ib. not got to long to get some off before i start trying dresses on
My biggest dream is to marry my Best Friend and I can't wait
to be Mrs Herbert Whoop Whoop !!!!
CommentAuthorEmmaLouise
You can :)
CommentAuthorEmmaLouise
Emma Louise 13st 2 1/4lbs (I had put 12, wishfull thinking!) target weight 10st Sarsibob 14st 4 target weight 13st 4lbs KayteeG 11st 5.5lbs target weight 10st mjb87 12st.5 target weight 10st XjoX 16.5st target "anything" ;) Honest John Mcewan07 11st 12lbs target 10st 10lbs JLR 12st 7lbs target 10st Felicity.n 12st 8lbs target 11st 3 Sara 15st 3lbs target 13st blondmumma - would like to be a size 10 Griff 13st 5lbs target ? Claire 14st 13lbs target 11st 7lbs Leah Hopwood 13st 3 lbs target weight 10st 7lbs
CommentAuthormcewan07
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not to be a pain, but im at 11 stone 9 lbs now :D, not that i am really happy about it - kind of upset that i have been 11. 9 for 4/5 days now, and not lost an once :S - was hoping to / needing to lose 2 lbs a week as my dress fitting is on the 7th june
CommentAuthorLizzie
Hi all, sounds like you're all doing really well! Keep up the good work :-)
I managed to lose almost a stone for my mums wedding on Easter Sunday (planned since Valentines day this year, craziness!), and have about 1.5 stone I want to lose before my wedding next August...fingers crossed! I'm only 5', so should be 8 stone apprently!
Good luck everyone xx
CommentAuthorLiz3yy
I really want to lose weight too, I want to lose at least two stone by our wedding in two years. I was doing well this week until today...I was so tired this morning and under the weather that I couldn't face any food until this evening. Back on track tomorrow I hope.
Good luck with the weight loss ladies :)
Can't wait until the day I become Mrs. Johnson :)
CommentAuthorLiz3yy
Hi Lizzie, I'm even shorter than you! Every little excess pound shows up on me, such a pain!
Can't wait until the day I become Mrs. Johnson :)
CommentAuthormcewan07
my wee sister is 5'2-5'3 and so is andy's daughter. Lauren in 8-9 stone (my wee sister) and looks great my OH daughter is 13 stone and so big in comparison. I feel sorry for abi on the wedding day when she stands next to her, oh well
CommentAuthorEmmaLouise
Ahh Mcewan07 - beauty isn't relative to size, I've seen some larger ladies who are the most beautiful I have ever seen! It doesn't matter if theyre all different sizes, it's what makes us unique. Also speaking from experience I have weighed a lot less and looked a lot fatter, I actually look better than I did a year ago but I have gained over 1st! Chin up lovelies, we all wobble in parts ;) xxx
CommentAuthorClaire
So is it weigh in tomorrow? I have some scales that aren't the easiest to read and the wii fit so I will perhaps use a combination of the two and try to balance it out! I'm not getting weighed officially by the nurse for another two weeks....
CommentAuthorClaire
Sara - well done for losing 2lbs over easter! You have much better will-power than me :)
CommentAuthorMrsSaraParry!
Well ladies I'm afraid my weight loss may well slow down over the next 6 weeks - just got back from having my op and I've got to take it easy for 6 weeks so that means no exercise...i guess I'll just have to stop eating, lol!
CommentAuthorHonest John!
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Hi weighed myself after gym session tonight, not too bad................... 6 ft2, started at 18st 10lbs. I am currently at 15 stone 4lbs, want to be 14 stone by October, however if i want to attempt to fit into my old uniform, I will need to get down to about 13 stone 7, so a long way to go..
CommentAuthorClaire
Weighed myself this morning, and both the wii and my scales say I'm 14 stone 9lbs - so I've lost 4lbs! So pleased with myself as this is the week where I've tried my hardest and it really has paid off :)
Can I join,
