Im back and a married lady!!

Hi all, i'm back from my wedding abroad which took place on 18th November at 2.30pm (6.30pm UK time) in the Dominican Republic.

It was the most perfect day and i couldn't have asked for anything more. The weather was fantastic, around Everyone in our party looked amazing and the two weeks we spent with everyone was so much fun!

They all went home after 2 weeks and me and my husband(!) stayed for another week as a honeymoon.

I really couldn't have imagined a more perfect day.

I went to WI on tuesday to see the damage and was happy to find i'd only put on 2lbs for the 3 weeks of all inclusive eating! I was over the moon!

It's our english reception / party tomorrow night so i have that to look forward to.

Below is a couple of piccies for you all to have a looksy!!!

By the way, i'm now Mrs Stephanie Russell so i'll have to amend that when i get chance.

Well i'm off to get married!

Well this will be my last post for a little while as I fly out on Saturday to get married!
I can't believe how quick it's come round.
I had my final WI last night and STS which was good as I'd had a very stressful week and it was also my birthday so wine and cake were a'flowing!
My leader is the most loveliest person ever, i really don't think I'd have got this far without her. She gave me a card last night for the wedding and said she doesn't want to see me in the next stone bracket when i come back. That means i have 8lbs to play with, which I'm hoping will be plenty - it takes a lot of work to shift it and i don't want it back!

I had my final dress fitting on Saturday and in total my dress has been taken in from a size 20 to a size 16 (wedding dresses come up a LOT smaller than normal clothes) and there's room to maneuver as I'm out there 8 days before the wedding eating all inclusive. There is a gym at the hotel so i think I'll be popping in there every now and again!

I leave Sat 7th Nov, get married Mon 16th Nov and come back Sun 29th Nov. I think i might WI that Tuesday (1st Dec) to see what the damage is before my reception on Sat 5th Dec. It's all go!

Will update when i get back and post some pics! x

WI & Birthday this week

Well, i turned 27 on Tuesday (27th) and it started off great with a morning WI and 1.5lb loss!
I was very happy with this especially as last Friday (23rd) was my hen night and i drank copious amounts of alcohol and went for an Indian meal.
Had a really good night, I'm too embarrassed to post any pics on here but if anyone wants to add me on facebook then please do (there's pics on there).

I went for the whole hen tack thing, limo, meal, bars, dancing and drinking shots competition all enhanced but a "L" plate, cowboy hat and feather boa. It was everything i said i didn't want but i had such a good time!!!!!

Well, like i said, it was my birthday Tuesday and it was a quiet affair this year as we all fly off next week to get married in the Caribbean so money is a bit tight at the moment. I spent most of the day with my h2b, went for a nice lunch and then when he came back from work we ordered a pizza (oops!), but it was my birthday so it's allowed!

Went to see Saw6 last night, for anyone who is a fan of those films, go see it, it's worth seeing. I personally think they should have stopped at Saw3 but it's kind of a religion for me, i have to keep going to see them!
Also, off to see the Michael Jackson film tonight with friends, i know I'm going to cry the place down!

Had my final fitting last week and it went well. All fits good now so i need to be careful and not put much on the week before the wedding whilst we're out there.
I can't believe I go next Saturday!!!!! Including today, i have 5 days left at work, i can't wait for the break.

Next week will be my last post before i go so here's to a good week!

Yipee!

Haven't updated in a few weeks, don't really have an excuse, just didn't get round to it lol!!!

Well since my last post I've lost another 4.5lbs which means I've lost 62lb altogether and are now at 13st 7lb.

I went for my first wedding dress fitting yesterday; to say i was nervous would be an understatement!!! I was sooo petrified it wouldn't fit as I'd ordered it in a size below what i was at the time.
Well,............................it fits!! Scrap that..............it's too big!!!
I have to have it altered one and half dress sizes down to make it fit properly, I'm so happy!
I stood there looking in the mirror thinking I'm not as skinny as i should be, but looking at the picture this morning and comparing it to the picture taken when i first tried it on, i can really see the difference!!
I've been told not to lose anymore weight but I'm sure a pound or two won't hurt ;-) !!
I'm going to concentrate on toning anyway and if i lose...great. I have my hen night next week so I'm sure I'll put on after that anyway.
I have 3 weeks to go and 3 more WI's so if i can shift 2 more lb I'd be happy.

In the 13s and 4 stone gone!

Well, as you can see from my title, weigh in was a success last night. I lost 3.5lbs which means I hit my 4th stone and am now into the 13s!
I'm so happy!

Things are also getting more and more real for the wedding. Had to see a solicitor last week to arrange our paperwork to get married out in the Dom Rep in 7 weeks (eekk!). Started the arduous process of sending it off to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and then to the Dominican Embassy.
Once all that's done it's just count down then!

I can't wait!

oh no :(

On Tuesday night i put on 1lb :(. I was soooooooo upset, I'd been good all week, stuck to points and exercised as normal but worked extra hard at it and what thanks do i get?
Well i can't do anything about it now, so I'm being good again this week. I'm going to make sure i eat all my points as I've sometimes been going under by 6 a day and not eating them within the week so I'll see if that makes a difference.
I was only 1lb off my fourth stone last week and now I'm 2lbs off.

Only 56 days until i fly out for my wedding, it's suddenly come from no where!! Dead excited now.

Went out today and bought myself a couple of new things; a new mac and pj's, plus a couple of tops. Habit made me pick up the black versions, but i put them back and bought a red coat and green top! I've got a lot more confidence with clothes now so i might as well just go for it!!

OH is cooking dinner tonight, lime and mint chicken with rice and salad, plus ww chocolate sponge pudding for desert. It looks lovely and I've worked out the whole two courses at 9 points - not bad considering pudding is included!

Well, here's to a good weekend and a good loss next week :)

Yey!

Lost 3lb at weigh in last night. I was over the moon with that and I'm now officially the lightest I've been in a LONG time, i don't even know when i was last at this weight as when i met Paul i was about 12stone and the next time i remember realising my weight i was about 16 and half stone so i completely skipped those 4 stones in between!

My wedding dress is due in at the end of the month and if i can shed another 4/5lb before then, I'll have lost 2stone since ordering it in Feb. I'd love for it to be a little too big! (i ordered the size below at the time).

Starting to stress now about the weight for the wedding as i only have 9 more weigh ins to go of which two of them will be my hen night and birthday so i can expect to gain then (although I'm still going to try and be good!)

Been buying some hol gear in a size that i can get into but is a bit tight in the hope that by the time i come to wear them they'll fit.

Oh, i also won £3 on the raffle at my ww class yesterday so it was a lucky 3 day yesterday - here's to another good week!! (sorry if my glow is blinding you all!)

Oh no :(

Well I went to WI last night and put on 1/2lb.
I know it's not a lot but I haven't put on in a little while and I didn't think I deserved a gain as I'd been good all week.
It is totm though so maybe that's why.

Anyway, I'm trying not to let it get me down. In the grand scheme of things it's not a lot and it should be fairly easy to lose if I have a good week.

Here's to a good WW week!

I like me!!!

Well today i decided to have a trip to good old Matalan as i needed to get new holiday things for November and I've realised the shops are now stocking winter gear!!!
I've been putting it off as i wanted to lose more weight but i thought i better get something now otherwise I'll be walking the Caribbean beach in pj's!!
I went to both the normal store and the clearance centre and picked up a new items, got LOADS of things all for under £30 the lot!
I bought things I'd never have had the courage to wear (including leggings!) and i even though i still hate my belly with a passion and need to lose another 3 stone, for the first time in a LONG time, i stood in the mirror and wasn't totally disgusted with what i saw.
I felt happy for once in the joy that i am now a size 16 instead of a 22 and that at the age of 26, I'm starting to dress my age (black trousers and granny jumpers just didn't work anymore).
I'm a long way from where i want to be but I'm happier than i was and i feel more confident in myself - GO ME!!!!

Oh, my OH made me laugh, he said the other day "every week I'm loving less of you".
Ok.....at first i was like what the.... and then he explained "because you're losing so much weight there is less of you to love". (He did go on to add that he loves me more than ever though...arrrhhh soppy git!)

WI result - well deserved

Well i weighed in tonight and lost 1.5lb. I was happy with that as that is a good result for me, I have to work pretty hard to get that kind of result.
If i'm honest I was hoping for 2lb but i'll take the 1.5!!!
My class leader Elle asked for a before picture of me to put on her board in the meeting, so i gave her a copy of that hideous pic of me on the right (with the scrumpy jack!) as it's probably the picture of me at my biggest.
I got lots of nice comments from the other helpers and members and it was really nice to hear especially when i find it hard to notice the difference myself.

I now stand at 14st 2.5lb and as a mini goal i want to be 14st by the end of august. Losing 3.5lb would take me to my 4 stone loss to happy thoughts please people!!!

Monday 17th August 09

Well, it's monday again (((sigh))) and i'm feeling quite optomistic for WI tomorrow. I thought i'd post a pic of the place we're getting married.

This is the exact spot where we got engaged and even though it's not the spot where we will get married, this is a great pic of the true beauty of the Dominican Republic.

11 weeks and 18lb to go until I fly out. Ideally i'd like to be 12 stone for the wedding but it all depends on how my dress fits!

A few piccies

I don't have many photos of me through my stages as i don't really like having my pic taken, but these are a few to show you all.

This pic was taken in August 2007, about a month or so before i joined WW. I was on a weekend break in Straford Upon Avon and I think i must have weighed about 18 stone here (O.M.G!!!)

This pic was taken in April this year when i was chief bridesmaid at my friends wedding. I was about 15 and half stone here so already a good amount lost.

This pic was taken in July at Whittlebury Hall Spa, me and Paul went for an overnight spa stay. This is pretty much how i look now at 14stone 4lb. Still a long was to go but i think i'm getting there.

16/08/2009
Well this is my first post so i hope this works!
As my title says, I'm losing weight not only for my wedding, but also beyond so that i have a happy and healthy life.
I've been on WW now for nearly 2 years and so far have lost 51lb. I lost a good chunk of that within the first 4 months on WW but messed about for the past year. I finally realised i needed to stop messing about and give it 100%. Since then I've managed to lose another stone.

It was 12 weeks yesterday until we fly out to the Dominican Republic and get married. There will be 14 of us in total which consists of our immediate family. We are then spending 3 weeks out there (only 2 wks with family, lol) and then a reception when we get back home.
I'm so excited i could burst!

I haven't had a bad week WW wise this week, had a chinese takeaway last night but it was all pointed and was my treat for being good and doing LOTS of exercise.
I WI on a Tuesday so all will be revealed then.....