Saturday, July 24, 2010

To Have and to Hold...On to Pounds!



It is exactly one week until my father walks me down the aisle. It has been a blur of activities, mostly fun, but some stressful. I had heard that in the weeks prior to your wedding, pounds magically fall off! “Don’t worry, Tristan, you will drop, like tons of weight right before the wedding.” Well guess what, that DOESN’T happen. It is true that I am just three little pounds away from my goal weight, but I am here to report that it was done through good, old fashioned weight watchers hard work. After the famous nacho blow out (with fellow bride and wino, Erika), I knew something had to change. I began watching portions and counting points- something, I confess, I hadn’t done in months. With all of the wedding activities, I was able to maintain, but not lose. So two weeks ago, I made a few small changes: more protein, less quantity, and fewer sips of wine. The result: 5 pounds and more nipping in of the wedding dress.

As I stood in the fancy-pants bridal salon and took a look at my arms, I realized that I have lost 28 pounds. It took a whole year to get it off and I am still not at the finish line. However, I am ready to take my fathers arm and to smile, knowing that I worked hard to get where I am. Just because I am getting married, doesn’t mean that the barn door is open for cheese and bread fest. Instead, I will continue to strive for the balance weight watchers has helped me achieve. When I started at weight watchers, my motto was “Slow and steady wins the race.” Instead of thinking that I had to lose 30 pounds (sounds scary, doesn’t it!), I just took it day by day and bottle of wine by bottle of wine. And now, I am the bride I want to be. Thanks to all of my fellow winos & to my fabulous fiancĂ© for supporting me and for tell me to slowly back away from the gummy worms.

Signed, The Future Mrs. Margetson

5 comments:

  1. What a beautiful bride you will be! CAN'T WAIT!

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  2. You rock Tristan! I am so proud of you...you look awesome.

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  3. Congrats on the 28lbs! That's a lot to lose and I can't wait to see pics from the big day! Cheers!

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  4. This is great, no doubt you will be a gorgeous bride.

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  5. Congratulations! I have been on Weight Watchers a year today. I've lost 49.4 Lbs. and couldn't be happier! I also celebrated my 32nd wedding anniversary July 1st. I wish for you and your future husband many years of happiness. It's not easy staying married but it is definitely worth it. Hang in there, it does get tough at times, but so does anything you do.

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