Weddingbee Blog

Ever since Mr. Dragon and I began planning our wedding, I have been using our wedding as an excuse, er, kick-in-the-pants to lose weight and get in shape. I have been doing this the healthy way, using Weight Watchers and exercising about four times a week. Generally, this method has been working pretty well for me. I like Weight Watchers because it is simple, easy to follow, and it’s not a diet (even though the name might lead you to think otherwise!). When I follow Weight Watchers, I get all of my daily recommended servings of dairy, fruits, veggies, and water. I also lose weight - bonus!! Today, I looked at my Weight Watchers progress chart, and I have lost thirteen pounds since August. That might not seem like a lot… but I am proud of myself!

My goal is to lose ten more pounds by my first dress fitting, but my weight loss has stalled out - it’s The Dreaded Plateau, friends! Dun, dun, dun.

I AM thirty, so I knew losing weight at all was going to be tougher than if I were younger, but…. I just know I can get it off. I am not the fastest runner among my friends, so I know I can do better in that department. I still make a number of poor food choices, so I know I can do better there, too. I have about eleven weeks until my first fitting, so that weight needs to start droppin’!

So far, these are the things that have helped me the most in my weight loss:

1. I do my best to keep my emotions out of food. Eating or not eating due to stress is no bueno. I don’t deserve a Munchkin Donut; I deserve to be HEALTHY.
2. I make sure to get my daily recommended fiber. (Don’t gross out!) Seriously, making sure I get the proper amount of fiber has made a big difference for me. Benefiber makes completely tasteless food additives and drink packets that I love. Completely tasteless. Awesome.
3. I take a multi-vitamin every day. This helps my body stay in top form - and the prenatal ones make your hair grow!
4. On Sunday, I make all my meals for the week and put them in GladWare in the fridge. Then, I have healthy meals that I can just ‘grab and go’ on work mornings. It keeps me from buying a lunch where I don’t know what’s in it!
5. I minimize processed foods. If the nutrition label has things you can’t pronounce… ick. Whatever I can make from scratch, I do. Sometimes I have an extra busy week and have to eat processed foods because I don’t have time to cook, and that’s okay! I try not to make processed foods a normal part of my routine, though.

I’m in my second week of training for a local 8k, and I’ve started running faster with the incline turned up, so I am hoping that will help me banish my weight loss plateau. Clearly, it’s time to kick things up a notch! I am also starting with a personal trainer in a couple weeks, so he/she might teach me to work out in a more effective way.

For those of you on your own weight loss journeys, how will you break through to the finish line?