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Here are the stats:
Starting weight: 128
Last week: 126
Today: 128
Lost/Gain: +2
My diet hasn't been good at all this week and I haven't been feeling too well so I haven't really been active as much as I want. I really want to work on toning though instead of weight so the weight doesn't bug me as much.
How has everyone else done this week?
EDIT: Wow, I just realized I put the wrong date on last week's post!
I can sympathize. I gained 1lb this past week, but I have had a head cold so I haven't been working out.
Starting weight: 156.6
Last week: 147.4
This week: 147.2
Loss of 0.2 lbs.
Kind of disappointed this week. I went out to eat once and had two (!) desserts out over the weekend which probably accounts for my little loss. I was really good at the restaurant though and brought half of my meal home. I exercised 3 times this week, which is better than last week. Hopefully I can keep up the motivation. I really want to hit 10 pounds down! (0.6 pounds to go!)
I don't have a scale so I can't keep track, and I have been gone from this thread for a while because I was feeling bad about my progress, but I am on Week 3 of the 12 Week Buff Brides plan and I love it! I feel like I have finally found something I can stick to! I have been working out 5 days a week for the past 2 weeks, and although I could be eating better, now that I'm on a new workout schedule, I am going to focus on food.
Any tips for cutting out the snacks or dealing with hunger?
Keep up the great work ladies!
@eriqua: I can't really cut out snacks completely but I try to have good snacks around like fruit and drink lots of water during the day to give myself that full feeling.
@Amaryllis: I hope that you feel better! I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling blah lately!
@MissAsB - I try to do that too, but sometimes I just want a pretzel or something chocolate! I'm working on it though, thanks for the advice...also, congrats on your Bee Keeper status!
Starting weight: 176.5
Last week: 166.5
Today: 165.5
-1 lb this week, total loss of 11 pounds. Not sure how I managed to lose this week! We had our food tasting this weekend and spent 12+ hours on the road and didn't hit the gym once over the weekend. I'll be hitting it pretty hard the next few weeks though as the wedding is fast approaching!
@toothfairyb: glad to hear you were able to take a portion of your meal home, sometimes that's way easier said than done! Good luck on reaching the -10 lb mark, it's in sight!
@eriqua: Eep, I didn't even realize I broke it! Sometimes the posts seem to hold up for a bit and then a bunch show up on the counts. I don't think that the occasional pretzel or chocolate will hurt as long as it doesn't happen all the time.
I haven't been as good at posting weight gains/losses because frankly, there have been a lot of gains. I'm an emotional eater and with my husband losing his job a month after our wedding, it was hard. He's working now. It's 100% commission, but he's motivated and selling. Life is better.
I'm also a people pleaser and it was really hard for me to post gains. I think that is part of my problem. I need to tell people where I'm at and what is going on. That's part of this whole accountability thing
I thought I'd start at the very beginning. I've gained and lost the same 10 pounds since the wedding. But I'm on track. In fact, today is our engage-versary! WOO HOO!!!!! When I look at it this way, I feel pretty good about myself. I still can't believe we are already married for 4 months!
Engagement Weight (day after engagement - 1 year from tomorrow March 2009): 262.0
Engagement Photo Weight (August 2009): 217
Wedding Day Weight (November 7, 2009): 220.4
Today: 222.0
I was up to 230 again around Valentine's Day so 8 pounds gone is a great thing! Thanks for keeping me accountable.
great job @completelyrandomsally! I totally know what you mean and I have been absent for a while as well - welcome back and let's get back on track together! (although it sounds like you've been doing a great job on your own!)
@completelyrandomsally: Congrats on the engage-versay! It's good that you have gone down a bit over the past month. Hopefully you can get back into working out and losing weight soon!
@Wagswifetobe - Thanks :) I was so proud of myself. The waitress looked at me like I had 2 heads when I asked to have half of my veggie burger wrapped up. Lol. Congrats on 11 pounds down! That's fantastic!
@completelyrandomsally - Agreed, it's hard to post gains. But I think that's been helping motivate me even more. Plus, we're a non-judgy crowd! Just support here girl!
@Eriqua - I plan my snacks for the day. I get a pre-lunch snack and a pre-dinner snack. If I've eaten it, I don't get any more snacks! I find drinking lots of water if I think I'm hungry definitely helps. Generally, I eat when I'm bored so the water helps give me something to do. :)
Start weight: 157.2
Last week: 151.8
Today: 150.2
Loss: -1.6, total -7
I really wanted to get down to 150 by today, but I was pretty close, so I guess I'm happy, especially considering how poorly I ate last week. I was able to keep up my exercise routine pretty well.
I just went out and bought JM's No More Trouble Zones and Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism. I was doing the shred, but I was getting pretty bored with it. I did No More Trouble Zones yesterday, and I'm pretty achy today. I'm going to try Banish Fat tomorrow.
My goal was to be down 10 lbs before spring break (which started today), so now I'm going to try to be down 3 lbs by next Monday. Probably won't happen because I've been consistently losing 1-2 lbs a week, but I need big goals to stick to my diet, especially over spring break.
Start weight: 207
Last week: 207
Today: 206
Loss: -1, total -1
Woo, 1lb...meh. I need to pick it up at the gym. I've been doing good on food and keeping it under 1300 calories a day, still having a hard time being motivated to go to the gym enough.
Starting weight: 170
Hello everyone! Just joining today. I've been doing Buff Brides for a few weeks now, and I started couch-to-5K last week. Now that I'm in a routine with exercise, it's time to get my eating on board because I've been maintaining and I want to be losing! My goal is to lose 25 lbs in the next 7 months for my wedding. I've done Weight Watchers in the past, so I'm just kind of doing it "on my own" now.
Sherilyn
I've been MIA for the past few weeks but I'm back. I can't say I really have a reason other than just being busy. I have been keeping track of my weight in my food journal so I am able to post.
Starting weight: 137
Weight Last week: 128.4
Weight this week: 126.4
Lost/Gain: -2 lbs
Not exactly sure how that happened but I'm not complaining. Friday I ate BK for lunch and Popeyes chicken for dinner....but for the rest of the weekend I kept it pretty lgiht and Sunday afternoon I went for a nice run. Hope you ladies do well this week!
Hey Ladies!
I like the conversation we've got going this week...talking about food always helps me think through what I'm doing for food & how & why it's supposed to work.
@eriqua & @MissAsB: I spoke to the trainers at the gym & they all validate Miss AsB - the occasional pretzel or chocolate is not a bad thing at all. To be specific, studies (& the results the trainers see with their clients) show that there is no significant disparity in weight loss whether you stick to your food plan 100% of the time or 90% of the time. In other words, if you stick to your food plan 90% of the time, you'll lose about the same amount as if you stuck with it 100% of the time. This makes the occasional "cheat" totally okay. For those who like numbers or specific guidelines: if you eat 5-6 times a day (the recommended amount by most trainers - in small meals), which is about 40 meals a week, you can have 4 "cheat" meals in that week. But here's the trick, LOTS of things count as cheats, for example: skipping a meal is a cheat, having an extra carb (as in a LARGE serving of pasta, or having a roll before eating pasta), having sugar on a carb (a cupcake or soda with your fries) all count as cheats. In fact, you might have all your cheats in one meal: a cheeseburger with fries & a coke or chocolate shake is 4 cheats: two buns on the burger (1 for extra bun, 1 for cheese), fries (1), & coke/shake (1) equals 4 cheats. But sometimes, you just need to have that meal as a reward or you're craving it...as long as you stay true to your meal plan for the other 39 meals, you're good.
@Jennifer20, @BostonBee, @DCB667 & @wagstowife: Congrats on the loss, ladies!
@toothfairyb: I love when you post about your short term goals...totally cheering for the -10 mark!
Sorry for the long post before getting the nitty gritty...here's my stats for this week:
Starting Weight: 142
Last Week: 136
This Week: 133.5 (!!!)
Loss/Total Loss: -2.5/-8.5
WOOO HOOOO! Minus 2.5!!! Oh Yeeeah! Sorry for the outburst, but after 2 weeks of plateauing, I'm super happy about losing 2.5 pounds. This makes me feel good going into a week in which my workout regemin may take a hit. I'm going home to Hawaii for my baby cousin's wedding & with all the events & tasks I'll be helping out with, plus visiting with family, I'm not sure how much working out I'll get to do. But I'm going to squeeze in push-ups & core exercises, maybe some jump-rope...just no weights until I get back. So I'm REALLY going to have to keep up with the meal plan to stay on track.
Hope things go well for you all this week!
Hello everyone!!
I still haven't made it back to the gym. But, we've started walking our puppy so that at least gets me a bit of exercise. Here is my update:
Start: 177.0 lbs
Last week (first week back): 174.8 lbs
This week: 174.2
Loss/Total loss: -0.4/-2.6
I am pretty happy with this because of my lack of exercise. For food, I haven't been that careful but I've cut out most of my bad snacks (cookies, muffins) and replaced them with fruit. I've also been drinking a ton of water, which I think is key!
My goals for this week are to exercise for an hour 4 times. Hopefully at least one of those times will be an intense gym workout, the others will be long walks for the doggy.
I worked out last night even though I didn't get home until almost 10 pm last night. 2 miles on the treadmill!
Have a great day, ladies!
Starting weight:155
Current weight:151
It's tech week and already it's screwing with my diet/exercise. Exercise has been pretty good - I've upped my EA active level to High and I've been plowing through it pretty well. But even though I'm going to be spending a couple hours eachnight running up and down stairs to get performers on stage, all the dinners and champagne receptions are making me more than a little nervous. I did pretty well last week and am down another pound and a half but I really want to get to 145 by next month.
Food advice for my crazy week??
Hi all!! Welcome back to eriqua & completelyrandomsally! Congrats to those who made some good progress!!
Start weight: 151.6
Last week: 148.4
This week: 147.2
Loss/total loss: -1.2/-4.2
Still slow going!! I was down to 146 before the weekend...so this is a definite pattern. I worked out 6 days last week, though!! And I mentioned in the last thread that getting my bodyfat measured was really encouraging.
The weekends are still my downfall and I'm not sure how to tackle them. I'm finding it difficult to put in the planning I need to keep eating cleanly when I am on the go, and when I am with the FI I want to eat with him instead of making my own meals. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday I spent 3-4 hours on the road each day. The back of my car is already packed to the gills with workout clothes and the laundry I do at the FI's place and I need to make 2-3 trips to pack the car!! And this repeats every weekend.
Any tips on snacks/meals that are easy to pack/carry/and won't go bad immediately!?
The weekends are the worst for us falling off the plan. I get so frustrated with myself, but this weekend there aren't any birthday parties or family gatherings so I should be able to stay on track.
Last week was pretty good for me. I had one stressful day but had just been reading in the Beck Diet Solution book about the steps to take to get back on track and not let emotional eating snowball. This week I'm reading about special occasions/food pushers and wrote this card to read every day and before going out to eat/to a party:
"My desire to lose weight is more important than others' desire to have me eat their food, even if it means disappointing someone. I know that their disappointment will be temporary and mine will last longer. I deserve to stick up for myself and my goal." Especially helpful for the upcoming showers!
This book isn't so much for casual dieters but it's been a lifesaver for someone like me who's dieted on and off much of my adult life.
I've also continued Beach Body insanity (going for 6 workouts this week) and continue to enjoy getting up every morning and taking care of it first thing.
start: 167.6 lbs
last week: 144.8 lbs
this week: 143.8
loss/total loss: -1/-23.8
@sboston06- Have you thought about doing WW online? Their etools are great. It's like $12/month and helps me stay on track with WW without the meetings. Just thought I'd throw that out there in case that helps!
@toothfairyb- Eating out is so tough for me. That is awesome that you got 1/2 your meal wrapped up--and ordered a veggie burger. I look forward to virtually celebrating your 10 lb loss next week! :)
@ms.pascua- 2.5 lbs! You rock!
I have absolutely no motivation to workout tonight. I didn't set my alarm because it's spring break, so I didn't wake up early to workout like I usually do. I definitely will tomorrow. I've noticed that if I don't workout as soon as I wake up, I just have no motivation to do it later (like tonight). Sigh. There's always tomorrow I guess. I did eat really well today, and when I weighed myself this morning, I was 149.2!
Holy Macaroni and Cheese, Batman (oooh, mac and cheese - sorry)!
I had retired the 30 Day Shred for awhile because I hated JM in that mode. Why does she say Buddy all the time? I don't hear it on the Biggest Loser or those DVDs. Anyway, I walked a mile and shredded tonight.
I feel like I could take on the world. Here's hoping I break out of the 220s this week.
I am new to this!(work out buddies)But would love to join in So help me out here!!
I weighed today at the gym and it was 122(the mister says 121).
So pretty much it's just a 2pound gain since my major sickness almost two months ago! My diet hasn't been that good, but today before work I had a Caesar salad with balsamic vinaigrette dressing and tomatoes! It was pretty amazing!!
hey guys! I know I haven't been checking in the past couple weeks...the truth is I haven't been the greatest at getting to the gym. Fortunately, I haven't put weight back on, but I haven't lost much since my last weigh in two weeks ago.
start: 204 (In September)
two weeks ago:190
this week:189.6
loss=0.4lbs
I had hoped to drop more weight over the past couple of weeks, but have been slacking and only got to the gym 2 times last week. I am however feeling really motivated this week and had a great workout tonight and hope to keep it up. I have a bit of a motivator too!
Here's to getting back on track!
I went to try on dresses for my bachelorette vegas weekend (in may) and even though I was able to try smaller sizes than I have been I wish I could try on a size even smaller because we all know the cute cocktail dresses come in the smaller sizes.
Blah I haven't been to the gym yet this week. I had a career fair to go to today and I have an interview tomorrow. I'm just so tired and my eyes are driving me nuts which makes me have to wear my glasses and don't want to work out in glasses!
Hi Girls... (head bent low)... I feel bad for being away for 2 weeks. Mostly I've been really involved with church and helping at a retreat that just passed. I cheated a couple of times on my dieting so I have also been hard on myself. I started watching what I ate again last Wednesday. I weighed myself again this morning.
Start: 168
Two Weeks ago: 154
This week: 155
Loss/Gain: +1
Well...honestly I was okay with that! I was worried that it was going to be worse!
My goal is to keep to my diet for the next 2 weeks. It is strict but it's working. I am also running. I am going to be in other 5k in May! It is my goal to run it all!
Oh, and my E-pics are at the of March! I still haven't thought of outfits because I want to wait and see what will look best on me!
Welcome bobbypinpearls! I hope we can help you!
Glad to see you again, Charm Bracelet! Doesn't seem like you did too much damage on the retreat!
One more confession: I ordered my wedding dress a size smaller than what was recommended! Crazy, huh!
Well, I was just in the bridal shop this weekend ordering BM dresses so I had them measure me! I am almost there! With the bust and waist measurements I am doing good. But the hips measurement I still have 2 INCHES to go!
So, dear hive, I need your help! Do you know any good workout techniques that work on the hips? I need to loss 2 inches of boot-tay!
After reading everyone's posts it seems I'm not the only one struggling. Boo.
All I can say is we just have to stick with it! You can have down day or two but then get back to it!
All of you girls really motivate me. I think of you whenever I don't want to workout or I want to cheat. Good luck girls!
@ Charm bracelet - I bought my dress at a size 14 and probably should have bought a 16, but it was discontinued. It was the perfect motivation. It fit great (could have fit better) on my wedding day. It was super tight when I bought it. The corset style really helped with the sizing though.
You can do it! We all can do it! I don't know where I'm getting all this "cheerleader" spirit, but I hope you find it helpful and not annoying. 
@Charm bracelet: Just try and do exercises that work the butt and thighs like squats and lunges. You might also want to kick up your diet in order to burn some fat in that area.
for the last three weeks in the row i have sabotaged myself over the weekend. during the week i lose 2-3 pounds and then regain it over the weekend. so my weight hasn't changed at all! i wouldn't have to restrict so much over the week if i could control myself on the weekends. FH bday this past weekend. dinner out, pizza, whatever he wanted. oh well. try again.
Hey I'm belle (J irl) and started at 145.
Down 5 so far! Hanging in there.
The biggest trick so far was changing my eating habits for breakfast. At the hospital where I work, there are fabulous things to eat for breakfast and the omlette or the breakfast flatbread has kept me from having a flat tummy. Convenience and boredom I think was my problem.
Now I'm having a half small container (55 cal) of greek yogurt in the am and my coffee. That combined with a sensible lunch (bringing it..frozen lean cuisine now) and sensible dinner has brought some good weight loss.
I also count calories.
Took a great walk last night w/my little boy. 1.5 miles! Going to do the glamour workout tonight b/c it's rainy here! Might try Jillian's 30 day shred (got the dvd too).
@charmbracelet I agree with AB, and would def try and get more cardio in there....I know squats and lunges are great way to tone those areas, but as you prob know spot reduction is a myth. The only way to lost fat is to do cardio and watch what you eat...I would even use caution when doing lunges and squats because depending on your body you may unintentionally bulk up those areas if you are putting too much focus there. I know it's not always the case, but I had this happen to me in the past while I was training for crew...even though the fat was dissappearing I had added a little bulk with muscle. But, everybody is different and in my case I was training hard and lifting a lot.
ps. I kinda wish I had ordered a smaller size in my gown...I did order smaller than recommended because of my hip measurement..I had only needed to drop 1.5" in my hips to fit the 16, but now I am looking at the measurements for the 14 and am thinking I should have gone with that because now I only need to take off 1.5" in my hips and the other measurements are still right on. Ah, well I may need to have it taken in if I continue my progress, which won't be horrible.
Wow. Has any tried Jillian's Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism? I just did it for the first time, and it was killer! It was hard, but I feel so accomplished now. On the menu for today: banana, yogurt, salad, grilled chicken, and probably broccoli. I WILL be down to 147.2 by Monday!!
@ Boston Bee-- JM has some tough workouts, huh? I liked 30 Day Shred so much that I got her other workout DVDs and it's nice to mix them up. As other people have pointed out here, it gets to be a bit much to watch her saying the same things day after day ;)
I'm glad you are liking it!
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