Wedding Weight Loss

Imagine my surprise when I stepped on the scales last night to hear "Well done! That's 3½ lbs off" ...Erm sorry can you repeat that!  She wasn't fibbing or playing a cruel joke the scales really did show a loss of 3½ lbs!

That means I've now lost a total of 8½ lbs in 5 weeks.

I set myself a mini target of losing half a stone before I went to the Download Festival next week and I've done it... plus some!

I'm going to find it hard to be good at the festival next week, there isn't a lot of tasty healthy options amongst the burger vans plus the cider will be calling me.  I'm fully expecting to gain a few pounds but at least I've lost more than I expected to this week so it won't be too bad!

Wedding Weight Loss

I've been sticking to the diet religiously, even when we went out to Stratford I included a 99 ice cream into my points.   I'm very much in the zone and although I have a few wobbles where I would kill for a doughnut or pizza I'm focused on my end goal.

Last week I put on 1/2 pound.  It really upset me, the only thing I can think of that may have caused the gain was because I ate a meal of chicken and spaghetti before being weighed.  (Never again!)

Today is my usual weigh in day, but as I'm going to the Blue Door Bakery cupcake decorating workshop I went last night instead.  I'm happy to report that I lost 2 1/2 pounds. Yay!

Wedding Weight Loss

I'm not going to lie the first week back on the wagon has been tough.  I was faced with eating out on Monday night, so I chose the healthiest option I could.  Then I was tempted by my  favourite ever meal on Tuesday (Spaghetti Bolognese) but I stayed strong and resisted.

I've also felt really hungry... every time I've felt like throwing in the towel and reaching for a Krispy Kreme I've looked at a picture of my dress.  The best incentive I have.  There is no way I am going to look back at my wedding photos in years to come and wish that I had lost more weight. Nu uh!

So, last night was my first weigh in. Bye bye 3lbs!  Yay! Even though I still have a way to go, it feels good to know I'm on the right track.

Wedding Weight Loss... again

With 6 months to go I thought it was probably about time that I ignored the calls of cakes, sweets, crisps and other nice things and join my local Weight Watchers group.

I lost 2 stone following the Weight Watchers diet 5 years ago and managed to keep it off until it slowly crept back on.  I joined Slimming World in summer last year.  The diet was easy to follow but I found it easy to cheat therefore the weight didn't come off quickly.  By the November I had lost a stone, then I lost interest.  I didn't go back again.  In late January I started a Body Combat class which I really enjoyed but other things got in the way and that ended pretty quickly.

So here I am again, having put the weight I lost following Slimming World back on, attempting to lose it and more in time for November.

Wish me luck!

I'm being punished

Punished for the lack of exercise and strenuous activity in my life.  Wednesday night I decided to get back on the exercise wagon and start a body combat class.  45 minutes of upper cuts, round house kicks, squats, sit ups and jumping around.

I felt pretty good about myself once the class was over.  Rather smug actually! "I feel really energised!"  "I don't ache at all!"

Ha!  Today I'm well and truly eating my words!  I can barely move without wincing.  Changing gear was a chore, lifting the kettle feels like I'm lifting a horse.  Sitting hurts, standing hurts and don't even mention sneezing!

I'm telling you this exercise malarkey better be worth it!  I want washboard abs, toned legs and muscley arms like Madonna.  Watch out Has I'll be carrying YOU over the threshold!

Hmmm... then again maybe not!

Wedding Weight Loss

So back on the wagon!

I didn't go to my meeting, but I did step on the scales.  According to the ones at home I have lost 1.5 pounds.  I find that hard to believe but then the scales don't lie!... do they?

I also went to my first Body Combat class.  I actually really enjoyed it, my muscles today hate me.

I'm a Wuss

It all started so well. 

I had every intention of getting myself weighed and fighting the fat at body combat but then 4 things happened.  Number 1, a text from Hayley saying she wouldn't be able to make body combat as she hadn't finished her university assignment.  

2, Mom said she didn't think she had time to go get weighed because she's going out. 

3, I'm a wuss and hate going to gym classes and getting weighed on my own.  Yes I know I'm 25 and I realise how pathetic I am. And Number 4 I was tempted home by this.

The complete opposite to body combat.  You don't have to tell me I feel bad enough!

Body Punishment!

You may or may not have noticed my lack of wedding weight loss updates.  The reason for this is because, well I haven't been going to my meetings!

In fact I haven't been since the end of November.  Oops!

Tonight I'm getting back into it, hard!  After my weigh in (please, don't let it be too bad!) I'm off to body combat.  Obviously I have never been before otherwise I don't think I would be considering it.

If I don't post tomorrow it's because I can't actually move!

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I'm bad, very bad!

I didn't go again.  I have not been listening to my own advice and haven't been having a hot honey and lemon every morning which has resulted with me catching another horrid cold!

So last night I went straight home and went to bed with a hot water bottle!

*cough, sneeze, sniff*

Wedding Weight Loss

Ermm... I have a confession to make...

I didn't go to my weigh in last night!

Has and I went round to our friends house to help celebrate their daughters first birthday and to eat chips, pizza and chocolate instead!  Oops!

Something tells me I won't be losing any more pounds over the next few weeks, I might even find a few!

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Maintained.

Boring!

I may finally hit my goal weight in time for my 25th Wedding Anniversary...

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Lost 1/2.

Slowly does it!

I'd like to lose a bit more before Christmas, I don't want to deny myself any treats and I don't want to feel like I'm on a diet.  Obviously I won't go crazy, but it would be nice to lose a bit more so if I do put weight on it doesn't seem so bad!

Seeing my success the girls in the office have all asked me about the diet.  I'm not getting asked how many syns are in certain food and what counts as healthy extras!  It's nice because I feel like I have support at work now.  Everyone is doing really well!

Wedding Weight Loss

Maintained... phew!

Since getting my stone award last week I've eaten like a pig!  Bread and butter pudding, a krispy kreme, Oreo double stuff chocolate creme cookies, McDonalds, KFC and loads of other naughty things like super noodles and chips!  Oops!

I really need to start being good again, my luck can only last so long before I eat one too many cookies and it's a gain!

Wedding Weight Loss

Lost 1/2 pound which means I've officially lost

1 stone!

Woo hoo!

I had a cheeky KFC to celebrate!

Wedding Weight Loss

Maintained.

I'm actually really relieved!! I have eaten like an absolute pig this week so I was completely shocked when the scales showed I had done no damage.  Phew!

Also I'm closer to losing my first stone than I thought.  I only have 1/2 a cheeky pound to go!  Hopefully next week I'll have reached that goal!

Wedding Weight Loss

Lost 2 1/2 lbs!!!

Woo hoo!  Back on track baby!

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Maintained... Again! Boooooo!!

Wedding Weight Loss

I maintained... a little disappointed but at least it wasn't a gain. To be honest I was expecting to put on after eating cheesecakes and cupcakes with Hayley and Suzie last week!

Hopefully I'll do better next week!

Wedding Weight Loss

Yay!  Lost 1 and a half pounds last night! woop woop!

Still a long way to go, but I'm getting there!

Wedding Weight Loss

As I’m sure most brides do, I want to look my best on my wedding day. I want to open up my photo album in 10, 20, 30 years time and think “Wow I looked amazing! I wish I was that slim now!” I’d hate to look back and think “I really should have tried harder to work off those extra pounds!” I know it sounds incredibly vain but I want my future self to be jealous!

Just before my 21st birthday I joined Weight Watchers and successfully lost over 2 stone in 6 months. Since reaching goal and abandoning the weekly meetings I gained it all back again! I tried to join Weight Watchers again a number of times but I felt I was too used to the diet and had found ways to cheat it.

It wasn’t until my friend and bridesmaid Hayley joined Slimming World in July this year that I decided to get back on the wagon.

My mom and I have now been going to Slimming World meetings for 7 weeks and are both really impressed with our weight loss. Even though the wedding is still a while away I don’t want to put too much pressure on myself, I know I can lose the weight slowly which means it’s more likely to stay off! Also I am a bridesmaid at Suzie’s wedding in February 2010 and I wouldn’t want to ruin her photos!