I forgot I had a blog!

Well it's been a while since I posted on here, to be honest i completely forgot about it!

Well Christmas came and went as did New Year. I put on 5lb over xmas and I'm really struggling to get back on track.

It's WI tonight so I'll see what the damage is this week. Me and my hubby are trying to cut back money wise and diet wise so we did a meal plan for 2 weeks and bought all the food for it so the forthcoming week should be fairly easy to track as it's all planned out ready.

I thought I'd stick a couple of before and "after" (well not quite after) pics of how I've changed so far. It makes me feel a bit better and more motivated to stay on track.

Here's to good news at the scales tonight!

BEFORE at 18stone 5lbs

AFTER - well my current weight on holiday in November for my wedding at 13stone 6.5lb

AFTER - this is me and my bridesmaid on my wedding day, Dominican Republic 18th November 2009. 13stone 6.5lb.

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 :)