desperately wanna lose weight

[rooney08]

im getting married in june next year and i want to look good in my wedding dress im 13 stone and size 16 at the moment and i wanna get back down to 11 1/2 stone size 12/14 i recently gained alot of weight because of messed up periods etc and was put on tblets which made me bloat out i am off the tablets now and have been since june but just cant seem to lose it i find it too hard to stick to diets as i am a very fussy eater and have been all my life im tempted to go on slimming tablets but are they dangerous? has anyone got any advice on losing weight quick and how safe are slimming tablets? please help me as i am really getting myself down because of my weight and want to be at least a 14 for my wedding any help will be very appreciated!!!!

[greenpixie]

The good news is that you have several months to work on it.  The bad news is, the only way to REALLY lose weight is to change your eating habits and increase your exercise.  If you just want a quick fix then I guess you could try diet pills, but I promise you you'll just gain it back.  I personally have a problem with diet pills b/c I think when you use them you put all the emphasis on what the pills are doing and you end up not feeling like you are in control, but the pills are.  Does that make sense?  Anyway, my advice is this: start with one thing at a time.  Don't try to make all of the changes at once b/c you are more likely to fail that way.  Maybe set the goal to exercise 4 days a week for 30 minutes.  Once you've done that for about 3 weeks reward yourself (not with food, maybe a new pair of shoes or soemthing), then set your next goal while you're still working on the first one. Maybe you limit junkfood/sweets to one portion a week.  Once you've done that give yourself a reward, and set the next goal. I'm sure you get the picture.  I think by doing it this way you are more likely to make it a true change rather than a quick-fix. Just figure out what behavior will be easiest for you to change and start with that.  Good luck and congratulations on your engagement!

[mixse]

As someone who has tried every diet pill under the sun, I'm telling you that they're not worth it! They don't work and those that do somewhat work, stop working as soon as you stop them. They really mess with your metabolism too. They can permanantly slow it down, causing you to gain more weight back than you lost!
I was in the same boat last year when I was getting married. I am terrible about going to the gym to workout, so I started taking long walks with a friend. It really helped. I also decreased my meal portion sizes. Thenh one month before th wedding, I did the South Beach Diet. In that time, I dropped 11 last minute pounds and looked great in my dress!

[Militarywife]

I lost a lot of weight on weight watchers. I go for a walk everyday and eating right. Weight watchers teaches you to eat right and count points

hope it helps

[Learner1]

Ive heard really good things about weight watchers if you stick w/it!  Good Luck!!

[rooney08]

thanks everyone ill give it my best and look to dieting and exercise not pills!! ill try to keep you updated on how i get on!!! thank you all x