QOTD and POLL - Your body and your wedding

Since we talked about freaks yesterday, I thought today as I'm getting ready to go on the treadmill for about the 400th hour this year, I'm curious how you are (or how you did already) getting ready for your wedding. Did you diet? Did you switch up your fitness routine or start one altogether? Were you blessed to not have to do either?

I have been working out 6 days a week on my own and weight training for 2 days a week with a trainer -- my arms looked 'doughy' as I called it when I bought my dress. I really wanted to firm them up. As far as diet, I've been doing weight watchers and dropped about 20, which is good, but I did have grander goals when I started out!

Now tell me, what did you do?

Happy Friday, ladies :)

I mainly dieted!!! I did some weight watchers, followed by a bit of Jenny Craig. And now that i'm in the last 2 weeks before my wedding... I'm going to switch it up and eat steamed broccoli and chicken with brown rice (thanks to Allegra!!) as much as I can and REALLY watch everything else I eat (what I eat AND portions).

I can't say I didn't exercise... but I definately can say I didn't exercise as much as I should have. I did the 30 day shred for a little while a few months back. I also bought an eliptical that I worked out on a bunch of times. As of lately I just don't have a lot of time for exercise... but I try to work out my arms (Allegra gave me some arm exercise pointers) when I can.

So far as of this morning I have lost a GRAND TOTAL OF 49 POUNDS!!!! AHHH soo close to 50 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wanted to lose more... but I'll take it!!! Last night I was able to wear my 'goal' jeans... though I probably should have waited to lose 2 more pounds for them... but whatever... it felt GREAT to get them over my fat asss!!! Today I am wearing a skirt suit to work that I probably have not worn in at least 4 years!!!!

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Posted by KerriJohnS

I mainly dieted!!! I did some weight watchers, followed by a bit of Jenny Craig. And now that i'm in the last 2 weeks before my wedding... I'm going to switch it up and eat steamed broccoli and chicken with brown rice (thanks to Allegra!!) as much as I can and REALLY watch everything else I eat (what I eat AND portions).

I can't say I didn't exercise... but I definately can say I didn't exercise as much as I should have. I did the 30 day shred for a little while a few months back. I also bought an eliptical that I worked out on a bunch of times. As of lately I just don't have a lot of time for exercise... but I try to work out my arms (Allegra gave me some arm exercise pointers) when I can.

So far as of this morning I have lost a GRAND TOTAL OF 49 POUNDS!!!! AHHH soo close to 50 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wanted to lose more... but I'll take it!!! Last night I was able to wear my 'goal' jeans... though I probably should have waited to lose 2 more pounds for them... but whatever... it felt GREAT to get them over my fat asss!!! Today I am wearing a skirt suit to work that I probably have not worn in at least 4 years!!!!

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50 pounds is amazing, Kerri!

Thank you Jenny!!

I'm not quite at 50.. but sooooo close!!!!!

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Posted by KerriJohnS

Thank you Jenny!!

I'm not quite at 50.. but sooooo close!!!!!

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I'm Liz, but i kept my IM name - silly girl that I am :) long story!

Lady - I keep telling FH on the way up to New Hampshire - our 'minimoon' i want McD's drive through!

I was excersizing, but then I joined a new gym that was supposed to open in August, but still hasn't so right not just diet for me. I've dropped 10 pounds in 2 months on WW, which is great. I am 3 pounds from my goal weight and I am hoping to acheive that and then some more in the next 2 weeks.

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Posted by KerriJohnS

I mainly dieted!!! I did some weight watchers, followed by a bit of Jenny Craig. And now that i'm in the last 2 weeks before my wedding... I'm going to switch it up and eat steamed broccoli and chicken with brown rice (thanks to Allegra!!) as much as I can and REALLY watch everything else I eat (what I eat AND portions).

I can't say I didn't exercise... but I definately can say I didn't exercise as much as I should have. I did the 30 day shred for a little while a few months back. I also bought an eliptical that I worked out on a bunch of times. As of lately I just don't have a lot of time for exercise... but I try to work out my arms (Allegra gave me some arm exercise pointers) when I can.

So far as of this morning I have lost a GRAND TOTAL OF 49 POUNDS!!!! AHHH soo close to 50 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wanted to lose more... but I'll take it!!! Last night I was able to wear my 'goal' jeans... though I probably should have waited to lose 2 more pounds for them... but whatever... it felt GREAT to get them over my fat asss!!! Today I am wearing a skirt suit to work that I probably have not worn in at least 4 years!!!!

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Thats amazing Kerri!!!!!! I need to steal some of your motivation!!!!!!

I cant say I was blessed to not do anything but I lost my weight long before the engagement and I made a promise to myself that I would just continue to do what I was doing...living my life like I do everyday. IMO why would I want to drop X amount of pounds and look skinny on my wedding day but not look like me and look back on my wedding pics months down the road and be like wow I was so skinny.....

So I just continued to live my life during the wedding process and weighed what I weighed on my wedding day.

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Posted by KerriJohnS

Thank you Jenny!!

I'm not quite at 50.. but sooooo close!!!!!

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LOL... well its closer to 50 than anything else right!

Congrats,its not easy loosing weight... and to loose that much is even more difficult!

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Posted by alli3131

I cant say I was blessed to not do anything but I lost my weight long before the engagement and I made a promise to myself that I would just continue to do what I was doing...living my life like I do everyday. IMO why would I want to drop X amount of pounds and look skinny on my wedding day but not look like me and look back on my wedding pics months down the road and be like wow I was so skinny.....

So I just continued to live my life during the wedding process and weighed what I weighed on my wedding day.

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Totally understandable!!
For me though.. I was ALWAYS SUPER skinny my whole life!!! In my mid 20's I started packing on the lbs!! So I was trying to get back to the old me!!!

I'm a skinny mini so I'm very fortunate about not having to worry about my diet BUT I have started doing pushups and dips in an attempt to get definition in my arms. I've been doing them every other day or so for a month now and I see no change... I better switch that up to daily!!!!

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Posted by AngnShaun

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Posted by KerriJohnS

Thank you Jenny!!

I'm not quite at 50.. but sooooo close!!!!!

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LOL... well its closer to 50 than anything else right!

Congrats,its not easy loosing weight... and to loose that much is even more difficult!

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Thanks Gail!! And Angela!!
It's A LOT of hard work!! AND morso consistency!! I think where A LOT of people go wrong is they have ONE bad meal and then instead of snapping back, they continue on the downward spiral. It's inportant that if you do cheat that you just go right back to the diet plan. Cheating every once in a while isn't going to break your diet.... so throw out the rule of... 'well today is already shot, so I might as well go for it'. I definately cheated every now and then... and had events and things to go to where I couldn't be as good as I would like... and def moments of weakness where I just made an impulse decision... but immediately after I went right back to making the right choices!! I think overall that helped me IMMENSELY!!

Sorry Liz!! You tricked me and threw me off!!

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Posted by KerriJohnS

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Posted by AngnShaun

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Posted by KerriJohnS

Thank you Jenny!!

I'm not quite at 50.. but sooooo close!!!!!

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LOL... well its closer to 50 than anything else right!

Congrats,its not easy loosing weight... and to loose that much is even more difficult!

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Thanks Gail!! And Angela!!
It's A LOT of hard work!! AND morso consistency!! I think where A LOT of people go wrong is they have ONE bad meal and then instead of snapping back, they continue on the downward spiral. It's inportant that if you do cheat that you just go right back to the diet plan. Cheating every once in a while isn't going to break your diet.... so throw out the rule of... 'well today is already shot, so I might as well go for it'. I definately cheated every now and then... and had events and things to go to where I couldn't be as good as I would like... and def moments of weakness where I just made an impulse decision... but immediately after I went right back to making the right choices!! I think overall that helped me IMMENSELY!!

Sorry Liz!! You tricked me and threw me off!!

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I have a cheat day on WW. I have to! I like to go out and party. For me, it's been about finding a balance, like, not being super thin for my wedding, and then yo-yo-ing, but finding a good weight where I'm happy with how I look but I can still MAINTAIN and enjoy life. So I figured what better time? Haha, I'll tell you when I figure it all out! :)

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Posted by whtevjenny

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Posted by KerriJohnS

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Posted by AngnShaun

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Posted by KerriJohnS

Thank you Jenny!!

I'm not quite at 50.. but sooooo close!!!!!

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LOL... well its closer to 50 than anything else right!

Congrats,its not easy loosing weight... and to loose that much is even more difficult!

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Thanks Gail!! And Angela!!
It's A LOT of hard work!! AND morso consistency!! I think where A LOT of people go wrong is they have ONE bad meal and then instead of snapping back, they continue on the downward spiral. It's inportant that if you do cheat that you just go right back to the diet plan. Cheating every once in a while isn't going to break your diet.... so throw out the rule of... 'well today is already shot, so I might as well go for it'. I definately cheated every now and then... and had events and things to go to where I couldn't be as good as I would like... and def moments of weakness where I just made an impulse decision... but immediately after I went right back to making the right choices!! I think overall that helped me IMMENSELY!!

Sorry Liz!! You tricked me and threw me off!!

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I have a cheat day on WW. I have to! I like to go out and party. For me, it's been about finding a balance, like, not being super thin for my wedding, and then yo-yo-ing, but finding a good weight where I'm happy with how I look but I can still MAINTAIN and enjoy life. So I figured what better time? Haha, I'll tell you when I figure it all out! :)

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Gotta LOVE flex points!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted by KerriJohnS

Thank you Jenny!!

I'm not quite at 50.. but sooooo close!!!!!

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omg that is great! i wish i lost more only about 6 recently