Your wedding weight loss is important to you for more reasons than might be immediately apparent, and if you decide to lose weight for your wedding then you can only benefit. If you are unsure why you should lose weight wedding days are special and most people only have one in their lifetime.
Those that get married in the late summer or fall have little to worry about, because you probably spent time getting your weight just right for your bikini and these long hot days on the beach. However, if you are having a wedding any time from January to June, then you will likely have some work to do to lose weight.
So why not make that special effort to look your best? You might be wondering why you should bother to lose weight for your wedding, but there are many good reasons you should. Here are some reasons why you should try to get your wedding weight just right for your size and build.
Take note of that last part since not everybody looks good at 8 stone or less, and some women look best when their figure is a shapely size 16 or above. So don’t try to get that wedding weight artificially low, but keep it natural for your build.
With that in mind, here are some reasons why you should lose weight for your wedding.
1. Your Groom’s Feelings
Your groom will want you to look your best, and if that isn’t a good reason to lose weight for your wedding, then nothing is. He wants to be proud of you, and you should look your best to help him be so. A man loves to be proud of the way his wife looks, so cast aside your own doubts and look your best in the way you wear your dress, the way you look from head to toe, and in your confidence as you walk down the aisle
You know as well as I do that a woman feels good and comfortable when she is at the right weight – irrespective of that that might be.
2. Your Bride’s Feelings.
That’s right! It isn’t just the bride that should check out her wedding weight but also the groom. Men are not immune to being overweight on their wedding day, and they too should work on their weight before their marriage. If these pants are getting a bit tight then perhaps that waistline needs a bit of attention! Your bride might know you enjoy a few beers, but she doesn’t want everybody to see the evidence on your wedding day.
3. The Reception
Although the bride is the center of attention during the ceremony, it is during the reception that these few extra pounds are going to show. You can’t hold it in all day, and it will eventually show. So why not just remove the wedding weight problem with some intelligent exercise and diet before the big day? People definitely talk about how the bride looked (and the groom) and you don’t want ‘weight’ to be one of the topics, do you?
4. The Wedding Photographs
If your mind is still not made up, the wedding photos should be the clincher. The way you looked is soon forgotten – well, after a few years! So is the way they thought you floundered around on the dance floor. However, the photographs are there for ever – even your granddaughters will want to see them since young girls love weddings.
Are you going to be proud of the way you look, or do you need a few pounds trimmed off first? Are you a model bride for your granddaughters? Are you sure you look your best, or would a month or two of professional advice help you to look perfect? If so then do something about it.
5. You
How do you feel? That is also important. It might not be the most important factor since there are conventions to be adhered to. However, the better you feel about yourself, then the better you are going to look to others – up to a point of course.
Your wedding weight is important to you, and you should look the best you can on the big day. Losing weight for your wedding is not difficult, and the way you do it can be used any time you want to lose weight and for any reason at all.
The exercises and diets are based on the pretext that you will lose weight if you use up more energy than you consume. It is a simple equation based on science, and to achieve your wedding weight loss goal all you need do is balance the two: exercise more, eat less or balance the two so that energy expended is greater than energy consumed.
The secret is to find a way of reaching your ideal wedding weight without starving or exhausting yourself, since you have a lot to get through in organizing your wedding. This can be achieved if you find the right people to advise you and the right program to follow.
Incidentally, if your exercise is focused on muscle tissue, then those muscles will be developed, but for wedding weight loss you might prefer not to target weights unless you want bulging muscles as you walk down the aisle! OK for hubby, but for you. . . ?
Peter Nisbet
http://www.articlesbase.com/fitness-articles/wedding-weight-loss-lose-weight-for-your-wedding-699893.html
Wedding weight loss?
I’m getting married in October, and a wedding store in my area starting a bride-to-be weight loss challenge. Whichever girl loses the most weight in a 12 week period wins a $3k wedding gown, a photo package and flowers so I MUST win! In two weeks, I’ve lost a total of 13 pounds, eating 5 small healthy meals a day, eliminating "bad" carbs (just getting carbs from whole grains, yogurts, etc) and working out 5 days a week, all with cardio (either eliptical or treadmill), 3 days a week I do weight training.. However I need to know what to do to keep to keep the momentum going, because I HAVE TO WIN! I’m neck in neck with another girl, and I need this so badly! The first week I lost 8 pounds, last week I lost 5, I am afraid it will decrease each week. Please don’t tell me it’s not healthy to lose this much, if you’re eating right and enough it’s more than healthy, we are worknig with nutritionists in this group.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!!!
well drink LOTS of water it helps it wash it out. and stay healthy. also take water pills… dang i wish i had that momentum. BUT maybe move it up to 6 days a week and get those balls and do crunches and everything. and PROPS to you for losing weight so fast!!! i wish you the BEST of luck on winning
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Your weight loss isn’t so bad, ten pounds a week is good. You have to keep your goal in sight and learn to change your eating habits, not just for now, but later also, or you will put it right back on and the dress won’t fit. You have to be doing it for the right reason also, or you will loose your momentum.
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Sounds like you’re doing great! Drink only water and cut out starches. Eat lean means and lots of veggies!
Read this article http://somethingbluebook.com/01/8-tips-to-tighten-your-tummy-for-wedding-day/
Good luck:)
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http://somethingbluebook.com/01/8-tips-to-tighten-your-tummy-for-wedding-day/
It sounds like you have about 9 weeks left so right now I would focus a lot on free weights with your arms and any kind of resistance moves (pushups, pull-ups, lunges, squats) If you are on the treadmill, start off at 2.5 incline at about 3 mph. Every couple of minutes, increase your incline until you get to 15% and stay there as long as you can. You want to do everything you can to increase your muscle mass until the last couple of weeks. When you have three weeks left, start doing more cardio (running is the best) and yoga. Stop lifting about 2 weeks before your weigh in and do only cardio, but as much as you can get in.
As far as diet goes, right now you want to eat a lot of fruits and veggies and good lean protein like egg whites, chicken breasts and salmon is good. When you have 3 weeks left, start cutting back on the salt and bad carbs like potatoes, bread, pasta, and definitely sugar! Contrary to what a lot of people think, eating salads is not the best right before your weigh in. They bloat you and are really hard on your digestive system so don’t eat those before you weight (probably about a week before). Keep drinking the water like crazy and drink some green tea everyday (without sugar – try splenda). I promise you, you will see results. That is what I did before my wedding and it worked. The only regret I have is that I didn’t stop lifting weights 2 weeks before the wedding. My arms looked too big for my taste. Good luck! You can do this!
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Continue to drink lots of water, maybe only drink milk and water. Try adding 15-30mins to your carido training each week. Try doing aerobics to. I think you’re doing great. You can only try your best. Keep us all posted.
Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh maybe you should see your doctor, if your metabolism is too slow he can prescribe something to speed it up (my fiancé had to do this)
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I agree with what the above posts say, the only thing I am going to tell you is tone your muscles. Don’t lift free weights or you are going to add muscle and that adds more weight than actual fat. So continue with cardio, yoga, dancing, like jazzercise (you will lose weight fast, and it’s fun). I think you are on a great plan though and I hope you win!
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