If you can't read it, it says, " Get in wedding day shape by eating right, joining a gym, and/or hiring a personal trainer" Not Assigned AND it has now added an alarm clock AND highlighted itself in red! UGHNow if you know me, you know that I am obsessive when it comes to lists and checking things off as soon as possible. I do not like to put something off that I can do today. I find pleasure in being able to check things off and be ahead of schedule. And yet this stupid task "Wedding Day Shape," or "Shedding for the Wedding," is just one step that I keep overlooking. As you can see what once was a simple task has now turned into an over due task. OVER DUE?! On one of MY lists? That is simply unheard of! Some might say to just check it off so the task will disappear and move on. But I know I just can't do that! This is just something that has to be done, I mean, who wants to look like a stuffed sausage on their wedding day? I also know that the sooner you start, the easier it will be. But for some reason I just can't seem to get it in gear!
This has almost become unavoidable. On almost every check list that I come across, they mention that brides should start as soon as possible to get into, "wedding day shape." What exactly is wedding day shape you ask?
In case you've been living under a rock somewhere, it is basically its where the bride does everything within her power to shed those extra lbs she's been carrying around. The wedding is a time where ultimately the bride stands out- not blends in. Modern day society has scared all women into thinking that you must look your best on your wedding day and the only way to do that is to loose the love handles! While women can look beautiful at any size, everyone knows there's an unspoken desire to be smaller. Add a wedding into the mix and there can be TONS of pressure to loose the weight. (no pun intended)
Well ladies and gents, I too have fallen victim to this. I have always been proud of the fact that I am comfortable in my own skin but for some reason the idea of squeezing into a dress and not looking as great as I want to frightens me. While it should be a happy moment, I confess that I am dreading the thought of standing in front of 216 family and friends and not looking my best. You would think that that should be motivation enough, but it isn't!
This is the one time that I will definitely stand out. Not to mention all the pictures and videos that will be taken. No matter how much you try to avoid it, with today's technology age, the photos are bound to reach social networking sites. (To think that they won't is to be completely in denial.) So in other words, there will be hundreds of people that will see these photos- to say the least.
Now we all know that the camera adds 10 pounds, which means I should be doing sit ups as we speak. I can't seem to figure out why I am so unenthusiastic about this, I used to LOVE working out. Everyone else around me seems to be also "shedding for the wedding" which I thought would help to motivate me, but for some reason it isn't. I know I don't eat as healthy as I should. If you know me, you know my favorite room is the kitchen. I absolutely LOVE to cook. There is no greater pleasure than taking random things and turning them into a wonderful meal.
So can someone please tell me how am I supposed to get motivated?! I have the deadline of 5-6 months before I absolutely have to purchase a dress. I would like to shed at least 50 pounds.... which equates to about 2lbs a week. I guess that's not too bad. As they say, there's no time like the present. I guess today is THE day. Maybe if I keep blogging about it, I will become more and more motivated to loose these annoying love handles that I've been carrying around! Oh well, here goes nothing. To the 2-3 people that actually read this and are in similar situation: don't worry, I am going to do some research on how brides in the past lost those annoying last few pounds before the big day. So stay tuned because the best has yet to come.
Wish me luck!
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