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Works for me. Love that you're going to scope it out first! Keep me posted

I give up

I get to see your lovely faces one month from today!!! Anyone have any ideas where we could go? We should probably get a reservation in the books.

@@acw271011 ooooo love the ring! Great choice!

@@maybeoneday omg I don't know how you didn't pass out. Maybe get some protein bars to keep with you for situations like that when you don't have time to eat. Or nuts? They are high in good fats and protein, have a good amount of calories and will keep you full. @@JoannaBanana That is amazing!!! Good for you! How did you add your ticker? I'd love to add my wedding day ticker. @@calgarybride2015 Well done on keeping track of your meals. I find that's by biggest downfall for me because of the time it takes me to do it, I've tried and failed at both MFP and Weight Watchers for those reasons. @@yycbride2016 Nice job on the weight loss so far. Sorry to hear about your soy attack, sounds awful! You sound like you're doing amazing otherwise @@Wafflesmom Absolutely I don't mind sharing some lunch ideas. I tend to make a bulk of food on a Sunday/Monday and have that for a couple days, then again on Wednesday night. We bbq'd up a bunch of chicken breasts and I made a bunch of quinoa. So I've had that most days this week along with either a salad with a bit of extra virgin olive oil and pinch of sea salt, or with veggies sauteed in coconut oil. If I'm short on time and don't get to do my meal prep, I buy those thin-buns and stack it with tuna mixed with plain greek yogurt with a side salad or veggies. I eat about every 3 hours, so I keep my meals somewhat small, and I'll bring snacks like hard-boiled eggs, nuts, unsweetened apple sauce, fruit etc with me to snack on. I'm addicted to Coffee Pur'eh from David's Tea, I get my dose of healthy fats by blending coconut oil in with it and it comes out like a creamy latte! Once the fall and cooler weather comes I use my crockpot and make a batch of chili with either extra lean ground beef or ground chicken and tons of beans and veggies that will last me for days. Sometimes I'll have it with rice depending on how hungry I am or the type of workout I've had. I also batch slow-cook chicken breast and they come out really juicy. I also bought these frozen turkey burgers, I think Marc Angelo is the brand - they cook from frozen in under 20 min so if you're pressed for time for dinner those are great in a thin bun or on it's own. I make them for lunch sometimes too if I haven't gone grocery shopping. My check-in: I went to spin Friday and Monday. I planned to go this morning but I had ONE glass of wine last night for our anniversary and had a terrible headache all night and this morning I haven't had a drink since our camping weekend on Aug 15th and had a mimosa and one glass of red wine at my best friend's bridal shower on Aug 23. Other than that I haven't had any alcohol and when I had that one glass of wine last night it ruined me for this morning, it's almost 1pm and I still have a headache! Safe to say watching my alcohol intake won't be a problem My diet has been on point, even on the weekend where I worked an event I brought my own food in cooler containers. I treated myself yesterday to some chocolate-covered strawberries I made I have done weights on Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday so far since my last check-in I forgot to mention in my last post that my planning goal was to organize the wedding planning and figure out the to-dos - happy to report that I sat down for a couple hours and made myself a book with tabs etc to help me stay on track. It felt good to have it all sorted but also made me realize how much there still is to do! Also went over the budget with Colin and tried to figure out some numbers. I unsuccessfully have jumped on the scale everyday, not because I'm addicted but because I'm curious, it has dropped 1.5 lbs since last week - I guess slow progress is better than none Goals for the upcoming week: Spin Friday morning, Saturday morning and Wednesday morning. Will miss Monday morning due to the bank holiday Continue to keep diet on track. I will be working at Burlington ribfest this weekend, 13 hours on Sunday and 9 on Monday. I will be preparing and bringing my own food with me and ensuring I'm not snacking on any of the food they provide. Continue the current weight workouts, my goal was 4-5 a week and I'm doing just that. Lifting heavier and changing it up and I have been sore every day, a good sore I plan to go this evening if I have time left after my hair appt Treat the scale like the ex you couldn't completely walk away from and break up with the scale but check-in every week... I'm going to change to bi-weekly than monthly but will start with once a week to wean me off. Every Monday morning. Wedding Planning: continue to update my book and I plan to start my planning thread on BDW in late-Sept/Oct Sorry for the novel! I love being able to honestly check-in with you ladies, and that there is no judgement here! Thanks!!! Dee xo

@@Janjin Everything's looking great!!! Big fan of the purple and the suspenders look! Our dresses are really similar! Love it! Great taste

@ Thank you!!! I'm so happy I can't concentrate at work now lol

@@calgarybride2015 Absolutely! Date nights are key!

@@acw271011 Thank you so much! So great about your upcoming anniversary! It will be a special one for you for sure! I decided to make the strawberries myself... God help me... and got regular chocolate and white chocolate to drizzle on over top. It doesn't involve baking so hopefully I'll be okay. The only thing I can bake well and consistently are these healthy banana/oat/protein powder "cookies" I make because I don't follow a recipe. Wish me luck! Well someone beat me to it, just received these

@@acw271011 @@dreamweddings Thanks so much for the ideas They're great!

Thank you Hahaha I think I know what you were leaning towards and I'm def on the same wavelength haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

@@yycbride2016 Yes!!!! I've already done spin this morning and going back for weights after work

@@Wafflesmom That would have been devastating - salmon is delicious... and expensive! I hate wasting and throwing out food!

@ Thanks!!! It's a perfect idea I'm excited! I'll prob light some candles too, make it really cute!

@@Wafflesmom Glad to hear you're okay! Totally understandable that a diet wouldn't necessarily be the easiest and most important thing to think about when you have no power. I think you can be forgiven this time lol

@@Wafflesmom Thank you That's a great idea. I'm a horrible baker unfortunately... on our first anniversary I tried to make 3 basic sugar cookies in the shape of "I <3 U" and they spread all over the sheet into one giant mess lol it was a disaster. The strawberries with chocolate sound like a great idea! And semi-healthy lol. You're right, champagne on our anniversary doesn't count thanks for the idea!

@@maybeoneday welcome! The more the merrier Your goals sound good! Don't exhaust yourself too much though, remember that rest is just as important. With your hectic work schedule, meal prepping will definitely help when it comes to making healthier eating choices. Take a couple hours twice a week to prepare meals and snacks for the next couple of days - hard boiled eggs, cut up veggies, chicken and rice/quinoa... and make sure you make time to eat these meals so you don't get to the point of starvation. Not eating enough can initially help you to lose weight but it more harmful to your body as it will go into starvation mode and store any food you put into your body (aka fat). Make sure you're drinking lots of water too! If you need any workout tips, food tips etc, you know where to come!

Hi Ladies, I've left it a bit late... too much going on. Our 4 year dating anniversary is tomorrow (Sept 1st) and it's our last anniversary before we are married We're going to go for dinner in a couple of weeks when our schedules clear up a bit but I'd like to do a little something for him on the day. Did anyone do anything special or have any ideas on something last minute I can do? He works the late shift and won't be home until around 8.30pm tomorrow - so maybe make a dessert and have some candles around or something? Something nice for him to come home to? eeee HELP!

Love it. The men try to act all cool but really they're excited too.

Anyone know how to go about paying in pesos? If the exchange rate doesn't change that will most likely be the best option. Would love if some ladies who have been married here recently or for those with their date coming up soon to come back and give us some feedback. Would really appreciate it! As you know how hard it is to get an answer from the resort sometimes. Also wondering, sorry if this was mentioned before - the packages include "basic" decoration... what does this include exactly?

I just came to check on how your planning is going so close to the big day and saw your post about the legal ceremony - how frustrating! Hoping everything works out for you, keep us posted!! xo

How's everyone doing on this beautiful Sunday? Hope you're all having a great weekend and keeping up with your goals. Let's remember that we are all beautiful just the way we are. Losing weight/getting in shape is for ourselves, no one else, and we have already taken a big step by joining this group and supporting each other. We can do this ladies!!! Dee xo

@@yycbride2016 Thanks for posting your list! For swimsutis - Try and hit some end-of-season sales now, Colin and I went a couple of weeks ago and got some really good deals on bikinis and mens shorts.

@@snswedding2016 Barre classes are amazing!!! I used to work for a company called Heartcore when I lived in the UK and they had XtendBarre. It was killer! An amazing toning exercise!