Weddingbee boards

I'm with you! I've just never cared that much about my weight- never weighed myself or kept track of my calorie/fat intake. People always ask how much do you weigh now? Shit if I know, hah- the only thing I care about is what goes into my body- I'm a very health-conscious eater, all natural foods. I know that six months before I got engaged, I became a vegetarian again, and I can tell from having to buy new clothes that I lost a lot of weight, but it wasn't intentional, it's just a side effect of vegetarianism, which I do because meat gives me a lot of upset stomach issues. If I look in the mirror and feel good, that's all I need! I'm a size 8-10, a curvy one- DD's, round booty, small natural waist, extremely pale, black hair- I'm exactly what I want to be, and FI loves it! My sister had an eating disorder through HS, and to this day the girl has abs and still thinks she's fat. I hate it, I can't understand why she has such a twisted opinion of herself- watching her become that kind of person is what makes me so against weight obsession. The girl doesn't even enjoy her food, she just eats whatever it takes to make her stay skinny- I'm a foodie, I'd be in hell. A steady diet of steamed vegetables and turkey patties every day, ugh I'd rather be a couple sizes larger and happy! But, everyone is different! So no, I won't be one of those exercise/diet nuts just to get into a dress one day of my life. In fact, the girls that I've seen do it, have gained the weight back plus extra after the wedding just eating junk food that they missed while on their crash diet. It's so bad for your system!!!

Sigh.

I'm one of these women who really struggles with her weight. I am really good at losing weight, but I cannot manage to keep weight off when I lose it. I seem to be able to maintain a low weight for a year or two and then inevitably it creeps back on. I sit around feeling fat for another year or two and then I jump into exercising and calorie counting and lose weight and feel great and then the whole thing starts again. It's very annoying!

Sadly my wedding occured during a high weight rather than a low weight phase. I'd been wanting to lose weight even before we decided to get married, but I still haven't really gotten around to it. It would have been nice to be a toned size 6 for the wedding but I wasn't. I was a happy 10/12. And you know, in the end, it really wasn't such a big deal. We look happy and lovely in the photos and we had an incredibly fun and wonderful night. I don't think the wedding would have been any better if I'd been skinny rather than chubby.

Me too! I'm trying to tone up for the wedding (arms and back, heh) but if I lose much weight from where I am now, it all comes off my face and chest -- not good! So a bit more muscle is my goal, not massive weight loss.

Well, I'm a size 2, so definately not tying to lose weight. But would like to gain muscle mass/tone for nice shoulders and arms in my strapless gown!

I am not trying to lose weithgt at all.  I figure that I will end up stressing and droping a few lbs anyways... even though I really dont want to.. I would actually like to gain some... I am boney, not unhealthy, just boney! lol

I'm not! I naturally will though, as the wedding is this time next year, and I'm already starting to come out of my winter shell and tone/shape up as I get active again :)

But it's not much, and doesn't really change my dress size much. I'm happy as I am, my weight is fairly stable and healthy, and I've got far more important things to worry about!

Just ignore those people! If you're happy with your weight, then it really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, especially on your wedding day. I had no intention of losing weight for my wedding and the only person who asked was my seamstress, but I think that's because at my last fitting my dress was tighter than the first couple of fittings! LOL. So I'm just trying to not gain any more weight.

@juliet0310-  we are the same weight and height! 

 I have been getting pressure to lose weight from my mother and my wedding dress designer.  I thought I look fine, but apparently not to everyone's standards.

I have not had a piece of bread in 9 days, and last night I went to bed with hunger pains.  I have my first dress fitting in a week, and I am like is it worth it?  Are we supposed to be starving ourselves during what is supposed to be the happiest times of our lives.

 What is it with this craze that since you are getting married you must lose weight.  I mean my FI obviously had no problem proposing to me like this,  why must I change.

I'm with you eeniebeans! I just want more toned arms since my dress is strapless. I'm not going to really worry about anything else with my body. Would I be happy if I lost some weight? Um YEA. Will it happen? Most likely not. As long as I don't gain a large amount I'll be good - I already have my dress and it fits me PERFECTLY and I don't want to pay to get it altered!