Aw girls, thank you all for your (as usual) lovely posts and encouragement - you really keep me going!!!!
Oh Marie!! if I had brains I would be dangerous!! lol! - thats a great idea about taking a pic of the pic - I never thought of that - Im going to do it tonight. Everybody - DONT LAUGH when you see it - its really, really terrible - and im not exaggerating! (ok you can laugh - I couldnt blame you) anyways, I will definately do it tonight.
Shannon was 2 last October! - getting way too big for my liking
Sandy, I did!!! I GOT my dress! - cannot believe it because, I could not explain to you all enough HOW indecisive I am and how hard I am to clothes shop with. (Ive been known to spend 6 hours looking for something to wear on a night out or thinking all week about it)
Its so strange because, I had even said to the girls (my mother and my bridesmaids) that it was highly unlikely I would pick something once we got there, Im so so fussy and I would be the type, that even if I did like something, I would want to look elsewhere, just incase there was something better out there.
Anyway, we had a fabulous day - when we got there the lady (who was amazing) asked did I know exactly what I wanted. I said that I was going to give it an open mind, because I was fully aware that all the dresses I loved in magazines may not suit my body shape/ colouring/ look etc.. so she just looked at me and tipped around grapping things off the rails.
The first dress I tried on was the one I ended up going with!!.
I tried on about 15 altogether (in all different styles). The girls who came with me didnt say anything because they didnt want to influence my decision in any way and said they would tell me honestly, what they felt once I had made up my mind. I did sort of know though because my mother and one of my cousins started to cry when I tried on the dress I ended up picking!! (bless them!)
Its just beautiful (well I love it anyway!) - Im not telling you what its like cos its supposed to be a suprise and Ill put up pics after the big day (7 months today!! eek!)
I had heard all this stuff about "when you find the dress you know" etc.. and I remember thinking - "what rubbish!!" but it is the truth!! - I cannot imagine ever finding anything else that I liked as much. I didnt want to take it off. Even the lady who owns the company says absolutely nothing until you ask for her opinion and when I asked her said that that was the one, she took one look at me and knew, like it had been made for me!!
Its an Australian designer so will take 6 months to get made and sent over here and then a furher 3 weeks for alterations.
Its crazy - I really feel like Im getting married now!!! - I know that probably sounds ridiculous - I mean, I
know I was getting married but trying on the dress makes it all so much more real. I can picture the whole day now... that probably sounds silly.
Im so sorry for going on and on about a silly dress - Im just so excited, I cant help it!! Im promise not to bore you all with anymore wedding talk.
I changed my ticker and put my goal weight up by another 3 pounds - reason being before I needed to loose 97 pounds to hit goal - I might as well just go the extra 3 to hit the 100 mark.
I have exactly 1 stone 10 pounds to loose (well, I know I shouldnt, weigh day is tomorrow but took a peak on scales this morn and seem to have lost 2lbs so Its more like 1stone 8 to go) I have to have stopped loosing and be maintaining as of the 5th of July because I have my last fitting that day (for alterations anyway) and she told me that the 5th of July is my cut off point weight wise.
Do you think I can do it??? Its six months to go til that date. I know that prob sounds silly given that we all know you can loose up to a half a stone a month on ww and I know myself because Ive lost 5.5 stone under nine months its just that Ive heard so much about the last stone being a killer to get off and to definately expect a "slow down" etc and have to admit to freaking out a little that I wont loose it in time and folks, it really means so so much to me to hit that target weight for this wedding, for a few reasons, Ive worked really hard at this and thats also why I started the diet a year and a half before the wedding date.
sorry for rambling so much.
Congratulations if your still awake.
Thanks again for all your lovely messages.