Question to the dieting brides-

Overall I wanna lose 30 pounds but I'm aiming for 15 pounds before my wedding. I'm increasing activity by walking/running once in the morning and once in the evening. Aiming for healthy foods that will fill me up, meal prepping, keeping sweets out of the house, and starting some simple strength training (pushups, bicycles, etc.).

I recently started intermittent fasting with Lunch and Dinner being my largest meals with a window of 12:12 fasting (12 hours of fasting with 12 hours eating windows). I am moving up to 14:10 (fast for 14 hours eat for 10) next week as I have already lost 2lbs by following 12:12 for a week and cleaning up my diet a bit. I have kids at home so I cannot go hardcore on too many diets but this method has worked for friends of mine and so far for me as well. My goal is 16:8 (fast for 16 hours eat for 8) by Thanksgiving week! Our wedding is 43 days out so I HEAR you on wanting to lose weight in a healthy way.

I signed up for weightwatchers app. I did the digital only plan for the 3 months before I postponed my wedding. I was able to lose 15lbs in the time! I highly recommend the program.

Honestly just trying to go on walks/runs and eating enough fruits and vegetables is helpful! Also drinking lots of water since it fills you up and you result in not eating as much extra food.

Before I postponed my wedding, I signed up for weight watchers! They offer a lot of good deals so look into it. Four months before my original wedding date, I signed up for their 3-month plan and lost 15lbs (I didn't want to be on a restricted diet the few weeks leading up to my wedding). I learned a lot about healthy eating too. I have fruit for dessert, switched to lowfat milk and yogurt, and I cut down on pasta and rice dishes. Even with the postponement I've been able to keep the weight off by sticking to the guidelines that I learned in those 3 months. I strongly recommend it!

I am currently doing WW - and biking/ working out (or trying to) it's so hard!!! I try to have a cut-off point for my last meal at night and avoid night eating/snacking. My goal is to lose 20 pounds before my fitting in February, but honestly, with all the stress of this year + wedding planning/postponing/family issues, I will be happy even if I maintain my weight or lose a few pounds, comes what may, we will be getting married next Spring and that's what matters.