Looking for other brides-to-be to talk to! =)

tara840

Hello ladies!

This is basically my first time venturing into the community/posts section of this site and from what I've seen so far it looks like an awesome tool.  I am 21-years-old, and I'm getting married in September.  I would like to lose about 20-25 pounds before then.  I've been trying so hard but I keep seeming to find myself arriving at the same problems... whether it's doing great on my diet for a week then ruining it on the weekend or just feeling like I'll never reach my goal by the big day.

I don't have any close friends who are getting married anytime soon or in the same situation as I am, so I would LOVE to meet some brides-to-be who I can chat with that understand what I'm going through!  I'd love to be able to encourage people and vice versa, whether by exchanging ideas, tips, and advice or just talking about our excitement, fears, hopes, etc for our big day.  I feel like right now i'm kind of diving into this alone and would love to get in touch with some fellow brides!   

If you're interested in chatting/getting to know each other a bit more, please let me know.. I'm excited to hopefully share the wedding excitement with you!

~Tara

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raynes

Hi Tara!

Check out your club board!  They've got a board for every month, so you'll be able to interact with people getting married around the same time as you.  Even nearly 2 years after my wedding I still talk to the girls on my club board daily.

danibride2012

i'd luv to talk to you any time... 

bkel131

Hi Tara!!
I'm kinda in the same boat as you! I've never been on the discussion boards before, so I'm all new to this! I'm getting married in September as well!! I'd love to have a pal to help me lose the weight I want too

Bridget

badkittyct

I always need someone to vent to!

meaganandmatt

Hello!
I would love to talk to you! I'm in the same situation as you. There's a diet that is easy for me to stick to. It's on yoplait.com and it to lose 5lbs. in two weeks. Let me know if you want to try it! It's working well for me!

bkel131

I know I'm not Tara, but I'd be interested in the yoplait diet

danibride2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_getting-shape_looking-other-brides-talk?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:238Discussion:17c14682-3a6e-4245-94e9-a45d7788c1dcPost:936eedf7-181e-4d71-b1c1-a6289149ff73">Re: Looking for other brides-to-be to talk to! =)</a>:
[QUOTE]I know I'm not Tara, but I'd be interested in the yoplait diet :)
Posted by bkel131[/QUOTE]

same here... i think that would be interesting to try too....

MOE1980

Hello and sure I would love chatting with you. I am getting married in June. The wedding boards on here are a neat wait of communicating as well.

kealeyfruit

Hey ladies! 

I get married in July, I'm not trying to lose any weight for my wedding, but I have trained for marathons each year and I have tried out MANY workout routines. 

Depending on how you feel about working out at the gym or at home or what you want to work, one routine that works for someone may not work for another.  One of the best things you can do, is workout and find out what you like to eat afterward!  It will be like a treat for a good workout.  A friend of mine loves to drink a glass of chocolate milk after her marathon running, another likes to eat baby carrots, and I used to crave citrus-OJ, oranges, lemonade...

If you like to go to the gym, don't stay on one machine the whole time!  Work on several machines a day.  you can use different schedules for this-work your legs/lower body, arms, stomach and abs...

If you like staying at home, I have currently been doing a series of exercises from P90X.  These workouts have a wide variety of focused workouts.  I have been doing the Kempo workouts 3 times a week-it's a cardio/full body workout and I will admit, I'm exhausted afterward, but I feel GREAT!  I almost want to do another workout cause I feel so good, but i know I'd probably not be able to get out of bed for the next day or two.

Diets are hard, exercise is completely necessary.  Workout each day and the working out will give you the desire to eat healthy without thinking "You can't eat that, you're on a diet."  Working out will make you want to eat healthy because you and your body will learn that both make you feel so much better with so little effort!

Stick with it and it'll get easier   Please respond back if you need anything else, I'm more than happy to help out a few struggling women out there and I'm more than willing to give you a boost of motivation.

amers1203

I am getting married next year and am dieting to lose weight for the wedding and just to be in better shape! I really reccommend weight watchers! I have made so many changes in my diet that are good for life and never even feel like I'm dieting! Better yet, in 3 weeks I've lost 5 lbs, without even working out yet!

ly916

Hi. I'm getting married in March 2012 & would love to chat. i just started going to the gym again & i'm taking it slow & watching my portions. I dont even want to try on any dresses until i lose some lbs.

cdavislynn

Hey tara840,

My wedding is in September as well, and I want to drop about 10 pounds by then. I would love to chat with you. I could also use some support. I started a great workout routine last Feb. and stuck to it all summer, then just completely stopped in August! I am starting to get ready to begin working out again. I have followed a "diet" since last Feb though that helped me lose a lot of weight; the South Beach diet. It's great.

s2bCGils

Hello all!

Today is day one for me of starting my 12 week workout plan!  I am getting married aug 6 of this year but trying to make my goal by July 6.  I want to lose about 10lb before the big day but more importantly just get on a good workout/eating right routine!  I am currently using the book Buff Bride to guide my workouts.  It's fantastic...It gives you an outline to follow for 3-4 days per week on either a 3 month or 6 month prep before the big day.  I would HIGHLY recommend to any brides.  To help toning up/loosing the lbs I am using Weight Watchers points plus to guide portion sizes.  It really is a good life change and not just a "diet" to be more aware of portions. 

Heres to day one and staying motivated!!

niecie_jeff

I would love to talk as well! I am in the same boat where I am the only one getting married, and I am trying to lose weight. I have seen the yoplit diet and it seems like ti will really work, just have to remember to get enough yogert for it, LOL!