What does your dress look like? How will you wear your hair for your wedding? How much weight are you going to lose?These questions, especially the last one, might seem a bit personal, but according to a recent Newsweek article, it's not off-track. The article cited a study published in the journal Appetite, which followed 272 engaged women who were, on average, six months from the big day. It found that 70% of them were trying to lose more than 20 pounds and another 20% were making certain they didn't gain a pound. Seriously.
I'm not great at math, but here's what I understand from this -- most women want to lose over 20 pounds, which is a lot of weight to lose, especially within a set six month period. Only 20% wanted to stay at their same weight, so that means the remaining 10% were trying to lose less than 20 pounds.
Ladies, I understand all too well the desire to lose weight; however, it is important you realize that your betrothed loves YOU, not you if you fit into a size 8, and not you if your waist was a little more defined. He (or she) loves you, and if you want to get a little healthier or trim down a bit so you feel better on your Big Day, have at it. But I beg you, stop trying to morph your body into something it's never been -- wedding planning is stressful enough without worrying about whether your size 16 body will fit into the size 8 dress you ordered when you were sure you'd lose all that weight.
Ladies, I understand all too well the desire to lose weight; however, it is important you realize that your betrothed loves YOU, not you if you fit into a size 8, and not you if your waist was a little more defined. He (or she) loves you, and if you want to get a little healthier or trim down a bit so you feel better on your Big Day, have at it. But I beg you, stop trying to morph your body into something it's never been -- wedding planning is stressful enough without worrying about whether your size 16 body will fit into the size 8 dress you ordered when you were sure you'd lose all that weight.
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