Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Wedding Weight Loss, Do's and Dont's

By Ricardo d Argence

A wedding is the happiest day of many people's lives and they are joyful through every minute of it. Perfecting every detail and obsessing about how they will fit into their clothes can cause a great deal of stress.

You will want to look the best you possibly can for an important date such as a wedding. In fact, getting healthy can actually take away some of the stress that you have,and there's nothing wrong with wanting to be healthy on your wedding day. There are appropriate ways to lose weight, and things you shouldn't do as well.

Be realistic in your weightloss goals - try to lose too much, and you'll only succeed in getting stressed out before your wedding. Set realistic goals for your diet, don't try to lose more weight than is healthy in the time you have available. Discuss your weight with your doctor and tell him or her what weight you would like to be, as well as the date of your upcoming wedding. Setting a reasonable goal with the help of your doctor, you can reach it.

If you want to lose weight in the time before your wedding, avoid starvation diets and other weight loss fads. You are stressed and not eating will only make it worse. You'll be crabby and worse, you'll be unhealthy. Your immune system may become weakened making you sick and potentially interfering with your wedding plans.

Keep your emotions away from your eating, that means don't eat too much or too little. Eat well rounded, healthy meals, and burn off your excess energy exercising instead of worrying about food.

When you are trying to get in shape for a wedding, do exercise. You probably already have all of that nervous energy, so put it to good use and keep moving. Working out with your spouse to be can be a great way for you to keep doing things together, and if you do something like ballroom dancing lessons, you'll get in better shape and you'll also be doing something productive for the wedding as well.

When dealing with food, find a good healthy balance. Eating healthy is an excellent concept, but it doesn't exclude tasting your wedding cake. Enjoy those snacks at your bridal parties, and have those drinks with your girlfriends as you do your last night out. The most important thing about your wedding day is that you are both happy and healthy. - 16004

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