Bridget
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Posted: 05-07-07 13:19pm
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ugh. i very rarely post on the weight
watcher forums but they have a forum for
brides-to-be so i posted a question
regarding dress alterations. i said i was
waiting until the last minute to get my
dress because i planned on losing 40-50
pounds by the wedding. you'd think these
would be supposrtive forums since we're
all in the same boat but instead everyone
started posting about how unrealistic my
goal was and that i should just pick a
different dress.
i never really get upset about what people
on the internet say, i don't know them and
i don't care about them, but it made me
really upset to have so many people
telling me i couldn't do it.
apparently they love drama because they
also started new threads regarding mine
where they just made fun of me.
it's stupid but i'm really upset about
this.
maybe it is an unrealistic goal (though i
don't think 8-10 pounds a month is so
outrageous), but it's just what i'd *like*
to lose. i'm not going to be super
depressed if it doesn't happen.
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 05-07-07 13:35pm
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Screw them. They're just jealous of you.
They think that because they can't lose 50
pounds then you can't either.
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HcoBrunette06
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Posted: 05-07-07 13:35pm
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screw that
do you have to be a member to post there?
i want to yell 
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Willa Weintraub
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Posted: 05-07-07 13:44pm
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It's all good .bridget,just let it roll
off your back.You know that your going to
try your hardest to get down to that size
you want and when you do go over there and
be like "eh b|tch,and what?!?!?!. . I
thought so!" 
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Mommy35
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Posted: 05-07-07 13:50pm
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If you think you can do it~ .Go .For .It
and don't let anyone tell you that you
can't.
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HcoBrunette06
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Posted: 05-07-07 13:54pm
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what the hell, i can't find the board!
help me bridget  i want to give them
a piece of my mind.
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Bridget
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Posted: 05-07-07 13:56pm
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thanks ladies.
i really don't know why i'm bothered by it
so much.
i'm going to work as hard as i can and
whatever happens happens. i'll be happy
with however much i can lose.
lol, terra. it's ok, it's died down now
and i'd like to keep it that way.
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HcoBrunette06
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Posted: 05-07-07 14:00pm
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lol ok, but u know if they get rude again
im here
and ya know what, i have all the faith in
the world in you! they dont know what
you're capable of!
and when you do lose that weight, which i
believe ou will, you have to go back and
post pictures of yourself and shove it in
their face that you did it and that they
were wrong.
jerks.
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Posted: 05-07-07 14:00pm
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Two pounds a week is a healthy and realist
goal. It is what any trainer will tell
you.
Now here is some 1st grade math:
2 lbs a week x 4 weeks in a month = 8 lbs
a month.  I
don't understand what is so difficult with
that.
I think that you can do anything you put
your mind to. Sure, it'll be hard, but
impossible nope!
Keep your head up!
Ps. I would write an email to someone in
charge and let them know how unsupportive
your experience was and how you will
detore any friends from participating.
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Posted: 05-07-07 14:01pm
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First of all, I think you look cute, so
there.
Second of all, I have experienced some of
their meetings, and it seems like it is
just a big pity party. "oh I screwed up
and ate____ and Im so bad" and then "oh no
youre not you will do better and love
yourself the way you are" blah blah blah.
I say go for it, but don't tie your
weight loss to your self worth. gotta sho
love for the ladies no matter what size!
So, what does this dress look like?
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Bridget
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Posted: 05-07-07 14:07pm
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christy, there certainly weren't any math
majors there! they were all going on about
how unrealistic my goal is and that ww
doesn't recommend more than 2 pounds a
week. i pointed out that my goal is 40-50
pounds, there are 22 weeks until my
wedding, 2 pounds per week would take me
to 44, which just so happens to be between
40-50! dumb health forum.
thanks silly! what's your name? if you go
to the david's bridal website it's style
#h8665. i'm actually thinking of taking a
picture of it to a seamstress. i don't
think it would be too hard to make
something similar.
thanks terra, good to know you've got my
back!
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Posted: 05-07-07 14:37pm
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2 - 2 1/2 pounds a week is realistic -
which is practically the same as your 8-10
pounds per month.
thing is you have done it before and I
know if you make up your mind to do it
then you will succeed.
I guess they are jealous that their weight
loss isn't anywhere near what you aim
for.
I wouldn't go over the 2 1/2 pounds per
week and don't do it by starvation - be
sensible and determined.
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musikmaker
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Posted: 05-07-07 14:39pm
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First- Wow, that dress is amazing, I love
it soooooo much.
Second- You can totally lose that much
weight. They are just jealous that you are
so motivated. I think you look good but if
you will feel better on your wedding day
weighing less, then I say go for it.
Third- as to alterations, they are
frigging expensive so maybe order the size
that you think you will be and then you
won't have to keep getting it taken in. I
lost 15 lbs before my wedding and my
alterations cost me over $100. My mom
wasn't very happy about that.
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Posted: 05-07-07 14:41pm
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i think theyre just jealous , cuz they
dont have the willpower to lose weight and
prob aimed for 5lbs a month and couldnt
hack it. With determination, specially
with a wedding and dieting properly u can
do it, its a realistic goal, any dr would
say it was as long as you do it correctly
and not starving , over excersizing etc.
Sucks theyre depressed about there weight
and gotta bring there frustration out on
someone ya know.
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Posted: 05-07-07 14:42pm
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That dress is too cute! At least you will
have the bust to fill it up!
Heather (damn, there goes my anonymity!)
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Bridget
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Posted: 05-07-07 14:49pm
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thank you girls!
i don't know why i even bothered posting
over there. i get plenty of support here
and i love you all!
i'm still doing the ww program and i've
started exercising every day, so i think
it's a healthy approach.
i'm so in love with that dress. the only
problem is it only goes up to a size 16,
which is probably more like a 12, and i'm
nowhere near that right now. what makes it
even harder is i tried it on pre-finn and
it fit (couldn't quite zip it all the
way), so i know there was a time when i
could get into it. i'm about 35 pounds
heavier than i was when i tried it on so
now i'm kind of fixated on that weight
because i want that dress so badly.
well, we'll see what happens. last week i
lost 2.5 and that was without any
exercise.
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Posted: 05-07-07 14:52pm
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If you work on toning your muscles the
dress will fit better. The more toned the
muscle the more compact they become and
you can slide into things easier. Try
doing some muscle toning exercises and I
think that you will be amazed by the
results.
*warning* sometime you pickup a little bit
of weight whenever you start toning
because toned muscle weighs more than
untoned.
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Posted: 05-07-07 14:53pm
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hopefully it works out, when i got
pregnant my hips got wider wich sucks cuz
they will never go back, im one of the
losers that would set a goal and not stick
to it, so right now i just try my best to
eat right for now. i cant do weight
watchers here they wont send anything here
pooey for living
overseas. my mom did like a weight
watchers thing called T.O.P.S, take off
pounds sensible, she lost alot of weight
on it they had like weekyl meetings etc,
she was like 160 or something she looked
really good. now she has gained it all
back . but if ur dedicated it can and will
work out for ya. i just suck at sticking
to goals haha. but i wouldnt take out my
frustrations for not losing weight on
someone that is doing better then me, they
just have more willpower then i do lmao
and determination.
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Posted: 05-08-07 07:40am
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how is a goal unrealistic? there is no
limit to what you can do....people are
angry and make fun of others. you have
nothing to prove to anyone especially on
the net. you can do it and you will!!!
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