I am a 24 year old 5ft 10" girl. I currently weigh 157Ib and I am getting married in the summer (September). I would like to loose 10Ib to feel confident on my wedding day, I dont want any love handles steeling the show!

To fill you in a bit more - I have always been a little on the round side ever since I was small. When I was 15/16 I ate very little and got down to 126Ib. I had a problem then but recovered. Since that time I put on weight up to around 180Ib in my first year at university. I then made a conscious decision to be more healthy and have been at around 160 for the past few years. I am now down to 157. This is a really comfortable weight for me. I eat what I want and exercise. But I still feel like I am too big. I would like to loose 10Ib or more before my wedding day. Then I will feel satisfied.

I usually love to exercise, running, swimming, walking, cycling but for the last 6 months I have struggled as I ruptured a disc in my back. I am undergoing treatment and hopefully wont need surgery (I find out soon). So as far as exercise goes I am redundant and the moment. Its so frustrating as I can't seem to cut down on the amount I eat. I love food and think I have a bad relationship with it (I sometime hide food from my fiance and say I haven't eaten it). I know this is bad but I just can't seem to break this way of thinking. I am looking forward to making some friends and finding people that will be able to help me think in a better way about food and cut down so I can loose these 10Ib.!!!!

Update - lots weight down to 152.6 but put it all back on again - although I think I have put on muscle due to lots of exercise now my back has healed. I now have a different out look, I would be happy to get to 150lb before my wedding and I have accepted myself. I am a tall girl so my weight seems a lot. I would be happy to lose an inch around my waist and hips.

SW - 157 01/07/08
Current waist/hip measurements - 27.5"/37"
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