A little bit of background...

Well it's 2012, which is the year when I will be a bridesmaid... twice!

I am going to be following my friend Sammy down the aisle. She will be marrying Chris on Friday 25 May. The dresses have all been ordered and I will be wearing a midnight blue number. However, the dress doesn't currently fit. Here's what I need to lose inch-wise to fit into the little beauty...

-2 inches from my bust;
-5 inches off my waist;
-5 inches off my hips.

The other three bridesmids are all size 8's, so I am by far the biggest, but I just want to look my best on my friend's big day. Aso, the thought of not fitting into the dress when we have our final fitting in March is giving me nightmares, so it's all hands to the deck to fit into it and to hopefuly have it taken in!

I have also been luckily enough to have another close friend ask me to be her bridesmaid and on Friday 10 August I will be following the lovely Christell down the aisle. She will be marrying Jon in a summer Somerset wedding.

I have not been measured for the the dress I will be wearing on Christell and Jon's big day, but I want to be much smaller than I am now. These pictures will be around forever, so looking good and feeling confident on my friend's big day is important.

Since I was originally asked to be a bridesmaid, I have tried to lose some weight and to get a bit fitter. I was a member Slimming World (rejoining on Thursday), I have been going to the gym with my friend Leighanne (I'm going back tomorrow) and I have been using the iPhone app My Fitness Pal to help monitor my progress. I have lost about two stone in total, which isn't masses, but I think you can sort of see a difference. Here's a couple of pics for you...

Before...

Now -- two stones lighter...