I've just bought my wedding dress....please tell me its possible to drop a few dress sizes in 7 months.....

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I'm an 18 and I've bought a 14....my family dont think I can.....what do you lot think?

GO MAMAG YOU CAN DO IT

Well i've dropped form a size 20 to a size 14 in 28 weeks so it's definately do-able! Good Luck.

ledodgy how HOW HOWWW?!

well done!

ooh thanks ledodge - nice to hear positive stories.

Mamag - the sw book has made me lose six of my british pounds already

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Mama G - Slimming World tis the best thing i've ever done it's not like any other diet I could eat like this for life and you don't obsess about food.

okay ledodge - having not fully read the book yet - give us your top tips please

yep, top tips please!

Well just stick to it lol!
I do mostly green days as I find the free food more filling. There's a slimming world thread somewhere with loads of tips and support. Also exercise I tend to do a long walk 3-5 times a week or an exercise dvd Davina's 30 minute workout is good but mine's got scratched so now i've dug out the Pump it up Ministry of sound work out and once you've got over the feeling that you've just been given a lap dance from 20 superfit American women and one rather strange man in tight green hot pants it's actually quite good!

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I've done WW in the past but it made me obsessed with food if you're going to do that I suggest the No Points one, even if it's a rip off of SW (waits for the backlash off WW supporters. ) as the points one has loads of weighing and I was hungry most of the time.

I'm going to do SW

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The way slimming world works is called Body optimising so nto all the things you are eating are low fat it's worked out by how your body breaks them down. They have speed foods such as fruit, veg etc which if you eat at least 2 of with every meal it can speed up your weight loss as your body works harder to break these down. Not everything you eat is low fat for example a tin of asda's chickpea dahl is quite high in fat but is free because it has a high fibre content. On top of all the fee food you have 4 healthy extras a day, 2 dairy and 2 meat (if doing green), cereals, nuts etc. You are also allowed upto 105 syns a week which you count for chocolate, alcohol etc

The first week I did SW I didn't think it could possibly work due to the amount you can eat and the variety, I went and lost 3.5 pounds and was converted.

Fark!!!! Sounds ideal

Thanks ledodge.

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So, picking up DD from pre-school today, was having a general natter about the chicken pox that is going around, and how DD had already had it 2 years ago.

Another mum piped up "You've got to be careful too, havent you" and looked at my belly. "Why?" says I. "Well you know......" and nodded and gestured to my belly again. Then said "Oh....are you not? Im sorry, it looked like you know, it's kind of sprouted all of a sudden....sorry, wasnt being rude".

So, clearly the diet is much needed.....

VVQ - at you last post, rude cow!

Happened to me witha a cab driver once and a car full of clients. The cabbie wouldn't let it go, kept on and on saying 'I'm nevr wrong about these things, do a test when you get home tonight'. I wasnted to sceam fuck off twat I hate you in his face about 9 times. Instead I smiled and said 'okaaaayyyyy' through gritted teeth!

Someone else said it to me once and I was outraged. His wife had a massive go at hom. Found out later that week i was 4 months gone! He heeeeeeeeeeeee!

LOL! Im not usually wrong with these things either - poor man

She was a bit rude. I mumbled something about my posture (I had my arms folded across my chest and had my hips thrust right forward) and changed teh subject.

VVVQ

You can def lose enough weight in that time scale.I started SS on the 30th November and weighed in at 14st and i am now 10st 13lbs(got 1.5st to get to my target weight).

Bought my dress on the 11th of January(will need to check what sizw) but had my 1st fitting on last Thursday and it has to be taken in a good 2 inches either side.It was quite snug when i bought it.

The girl who is doing the alterations has warned me not to lose too much more weight before my wedding in 3 weeks as she says the dress looks perfect as i am atm.

You just keep picturing yourself looking fab in your dress!!! Oh and i was a size 16 or usually an 18 and now my size 14 next jeans are getting loose on me

Good luck

oh fab agalch! well done!

VVVQ

I started off just wanting to lose weight for my wedding but am determined to keep it off for good now!! I can honestly say it's given me a new lease of life.Have joined the gym and no longer self consious going swimming with my dd's.My love life is also hugely improved too

I do struggle sometimes but as long as i am "good" most of the time and have a few treats eg Wine etc i lose 1-2lbs every week.Put on 0.5lb a couple of weeks ago but lost 3.5 the next week.

er, i could do with losing some weight as well. just a stone makes such a difference on me. but i can't be arsed dieting. [stuck]