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Here Comes The (Skinny) Bride

Spring or early summer is the most populardays per week. Be sure to include both cardio
time for weddings. But no matter when you'reand resistance training so you'll get some
planning your wedding, the stress can bemuscle  tone  while  you're  burning  fat.
overwhelming! The average cost of a wedding
in the United States is over $22,000. AboutSecond, banish all high-fat junk food from
$7,630 of that is spent on the weddingthe house. Be strong! You can do this! No
reception (source: American Wedding Study,Twinkies, no bacon, no chocolate cream pie.
2002). From increasing costs to angryEat plenty of lean protein (skinless chicken
relatives to the never-ending guest list, abreast, fish, etc.) and absolutely pig out on
wedding brings stress and frustration for thefresh vegetables! Drink plenty of water, and
bride.in all cases avoid the empty calories found
in  soda,  alcohol and that sweet kids juice.
Unfortunately, we often resort to binge
eating and 'comfort foods' during times ofFinally, be wary of the weight-loss 'tricks'
stress, which of course puts on the poundsthat you'll hear from your girlfriends. There
and creates even more stress! "I bought whatis no magic pill that will make you a size 6
size  wedding  dress?!?!?"by the wedding, so don't experiment. Don't
starve yourself because that will make you
Approximately 7 out of every 10 brides crashgrumpy, make you retain fat, eliminate muscle
diet or starve prior to their wedding datetone, and set you up for failure. Don't
(source: fresnoweddings.net). Real health andlisten to the gossip about the newest
fitness experts will tell you that crash'cabbage diet' or 'grapefruit diet' or
diets and starvation diets are the worst'Hollywood diet'. Instead, stick with a
thing we can do! "If you crash-diet, you runbalanced diet and exercise.....this is the
the risk of comprising your health ... soonly proven way to lose fat and look your
that your hair, skin, nails don't look goodbest.
for your big day or in the wedding pictures.
If you want to lose weight before yourTwo more bits of advice for the bride: Eat
wedding, look for a balanced eating plan"breakfast the morning of your wedding day - 8
(source: Suzanne Henson, coordinator of theout of every 10 brides don't eat breakfast
University of Alabama-Birmingham's EatRight(source: fresnoweddings.net) which will only
Weight  Management  Program).make you miserable and weak during the
reception! Most importantly, remember that he
So what's a blushing bride to do if she hasknew exactly what you looked like when he
only six weeks until her wedding, and theproposed to you, and he still proposed! He
stress is building up faster than the potluckloves you the way you are, and all these
table  at  church?  There  is  hope.....fears about size and weight are unfounded
anyway!
First of all, start exercising now. It's
crunch time, and while the old 30-minutes perRelax, enjoy yourself, and make the lifestyle
day, 3 times per week may work for thechanges that will bring results. Have a great
general public it's probably not enough forwedding!
the bride. Shoot for 30-minutes per day, six



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