Congratulations on being engaged to you! You’re about to reach one of the most thrilling times in your life, all because of the ring on your finger. It’s exciting to be engaged to be married; to share your love with your entire family, to stand in front of everybody you meet, to exchange vows with the person you love.
So this is where most of the brides are beginning to hyperventilate. Standing up, man. In front of people, man. In a wedding dress, man. Cue’s brown paper bag and a lot of fear. It’s about The Outfit. The dress that will be shot in a million different ways at a million different angles. Someone is going to judge the way you look in this dress of yours, and even though you’d think that they’d be decent people and know that you’re a beautiful person, you’re always going to get somebody to comment on the shape and design of the dress of your preference. The next thing you’re talking about is the weight you need to lose in order to get into the dress of your dreams.
Here’s the thing about it: by all means, lose weight to feel good about yourself or to feel better internally, but don’t lose weight to match a dress or make it more desirable in the eyes of others. The ideal wedding diet to make your body “marriage fit” is one thing if you do it for yourself. However, you can never change yourself to suit the values of others. This is the first thing to know about your wedding: it’s your wedding, it’s not about other men.
Your wedding dress will be the most beautiful dress you’ll ever wear in your life. It’s changed to suit your figure, and if you’ve made a decision to slim down for your wedding, then you need to look at the bigger picture. Some of the questions you need to ask yourself include:
- Am I at a good weight?
- Is it really important for me to reduce my body fat further?
- Am I going to lose this weight for the right reasons?
- Am I rational about how much I want to lose?
Those issues are vital to the success of your own weight loss. For example, if you’re already at a healthy weight, and you’re talking about crash dieting to lose more, then you’re not doing that for the right reasons. If you want to lose weight safely – like at a rate of 1-2 lb a week before your wedding day – you’re going to do it in a safe way that’s going to last you. You have to want to lose weight for your long-term wellbeing, and while a wedding is a worthy target, you don’t just want to lose weight to look good in a dress. And what if your “perfect” dress doesn’t look the way you think it’s going to be?
If you were aware of the ideal mermaid fishtail dress, you may find that it doesn’t fit right on your body when it’s on you, even with a weight loss. Finding alternative wedding dresses may be the perfect way to get your body shape dress to remain relaxed – not your ideal form that could be unreachable with your bone structure. If you’re in a position where you could stand to lose some weight and want to set your wedding as your target, there’s something you’re planning to do. You’re not going to be able to starve yourself thin, but then you can opt to be able about your weight loss. Here are some of the best ideas you might get to lose weight before you get married:
- Start consuming more water – safe. Drinking at least 8 8oz glasses of water a day is a healthy addition to your wedding diet. It helps to flush out toxins, and your hydration will make a significant difference to your energy levels, your skin will be smoother, and your muscles will heal faster. Don’t overdo it; there’s so much water, but start getting into the habit of a full glass every 1.5-2 hours, and you’ll be in a better mood in no time at all.
- You can be in a place where you can get a personal trainer, but if you’re not, get your bridesmaids to inspire you. You don’t have to go to the boot camps to get a wedding fit. Instead, think about the workout you love, and do it more often than not. If you enjoy trampoline, enter a class devoted to that. If you love to jog, find a trail and start running with a friend of yours. Keep it fun and you’re going to be able to stick to it.
- Deficit in calorie. You don’t need to eat one apple or two almonds a day to lose weight. Instead, find out your weight loss calories and subtract 500 calories from that amount. So, hang on to that every single day. You’re going to lose weight, you’re going to be more diligent, and your calorie loss means that you cook it off rather than keep it on.
- Evitate something with the word “detox” on it. You’ve got a liver and kidneys that do the best job of detoxifying the blood. You don’t need laxative teas to make you poop incessantly. You don’t need to eat six green smoothies a day. Of course, you don’t need to look at the raspberry ketones. All you need to do is eat less than you burn, and you’re going to be healthy.
There’s no need for a wedding diet. Okay, at least. But if you want to look and feel good in your wedding dress, and the secret to that is losing weight? Just go for it. We wish you every bit of luck in the great dress you’re about to wear!
