I started my weight loss journey about 2 1/2 years ago at approx. 178 lbs. I started in late October and by mid May I had reached 138 lbs. I was so excited to be down 40 lbs!! I looked great, I felt great, and I had gone from a size 12/14 to a size 4!
I'm not sure when I had gone down hill...but I remember that last summer I had regained some of the weight I had lost. I was up to 145. I was upset, but figured it was still manageable to lose those 7 lbs again. Now, however, I'm up to 189.5, the heaviest I have ever been. I know that it did not happen all of a sudden, but I do not remember steadily gaining weight...I just remember waking up one day and it was all there. How could I not have remembered waking up every few weeks to more and more pounds added on to my body??
My best friend got engaged in October and asked me to be her Maid of Honor. I, then, got engaged in December, and I thought that these two upcoming weddings where I would want/need to look good would be the motivation I needed to lose the weight. Unfortunately (and I do not know why) it's almost June and I have not lost anything. I have not felt motivated to even try that hard or for that long. But enough is enough! I have made an appointment to try on wedding dresses on July 14 (just less than 7 weeks away). My best friend plans on having us try on bridesmaid/maid of honor dress around the same time. I have less than 7 weeks to lose some weight.
Here's my plan: Currently I weigh: 189.5. I wear a size 12/14 (again :( ).
I would like to be a size 8 (if possible) by the dress fittings and be a size 6 when the dresses come in for alterations. I am told it will take several months for the dresses to come in and so I know I will have time to lose the one dress size, but my concern is for right now. How do I lose enough weight in 7 weeks to be where I want to be..
I am starting slim fast June 1 with my fiance, but will that give me the results I want. I need your advice: what would you do/have you done to lose weight fast, healthy, and been able to keep going with your weight loss journey?
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