My dress doesn't fit. There, I said that, too.
This weekend I visited my dress (and my mom, too). I wanted to try on my dress with my shoes and other accessories. Needless to say, the dress was TIGHT. Like, tighter than when I got it back in June. So tight that sitting or bending was a huge no-no.
If you were to see me in person I'm sure you would say that I definitely do not need to lose weight. I'm 5'5" and 128 lb. For me, that's a lot. That's what I weighed back during my 2nd and 3rd years of college. But that was beer weight. This? Is lazy-ass shitty-eating weight. And I simply cannot weigh that much if I expect to get into my wedding dress.
So I'm going to make some changes. I have a severe carb addiction that I'm hoping to kick. I can't (and won't) eliminate carbs from my life completely, but I know I'm eating too many of them. I'll have to get over my hatred for veggies and force them down. Portion control has never been a problem for me, but there is always room for improvement. I've already cut out regular pop and I only drink 1 can of Diet Coke per day. And the biggest step I'm hoping to take is...dun dun dun...working out. Ew. I abhor working out. When I was in college I walked EVERYWHERE. And Athens, OH is full of hills, so I was walking a few miles every day, up and down hills, with heavy books. So Josh and I are going to start Jillian's 30 Day Shred:
We watch The Biggest Loser every Tuesday so I'm expecting a lot of yelling from Miss Jillian. Gah she scares me. But I *think* I'll be able to handle it, and with Josh doing it right along with me, we should be good to go.I haven't decided if I'll be tracking my progress on here or what. I need to be held accountable, though. Ideally, I'd also like to find food blogs or sites that focus on healthy eating. Any suggestions?
Here goes nothing!
I loooveee Jillian, and I am a big fan of her DVDs. The first one I did was No More Trouble Zones....oh my goodness. It's a 45 minute intense, non stop work out and it gave me abs for the first time in my life. I highly, highly recommend it. I actually do 30 day Shred 1x a week and then No More Trouble Zones 1x a week and run 4-5 days as well. If I don't have time to do No More Trouble Zones then I Shred. You will love it, because you see results sooo fast! She doesn't yell, but she's not all "You're doing so great!" every 5 seconds either. It's a good balance, I think.
ReplyDeleteGood luck, you can do it! I certanly don't think you need to lose any weight, but I've fallen off the wagon lately and I know how you feel.
I love http://weight-watchers-points-recipes.blogspot.com. I don't do Weight Watchers, but the recipes are awesome. The shrimp stif fry is sooo good!
I think the stress melts away a 5 or so pounds in the last couple of weeks, which helps. I would have sworn the opposite would have happened to me, but it seems to help in the end.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great step for you. The Encore Bride and I have started a challenge with the 30 Day Shred. Check out my post about it and join us, it starts tomorrow. This may actually work for me now that I have some work out buddies :)
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I was worried about my dress too, but the month or so before our wedding, I shed about 5 pounds. Good luck with the challenge, you'll do great!
ReplyDeletebuah ha ha, this is why i got me a corset dress. Cuz i suck like that.
ReplyDeleteYes you still need carbs. Don't forget. But, you don't need them at dinner. My healthy dinner is now grilled chicken/fish/lean steak/veggie burger and....yep, grilled, steamed, raw, etc veggies OR a salad. You just don't need bread at 6pm. Try taking some classes at a local gym? I always feel like i must work out harder if all those other people are suffering with me. The in-shape women motivate me just as much as the fear of being *that* woman in the back wearing the spandex shorts. You know, the one who shouldn't be
Aha, another person that is diving into the Shred workout! I keep hearing so much about how awesome it is...and I know that it is going to be on my to-do list to purchase very soon! I was planning on tracking progress on the blog when I do start it...I think it might be cool to see a transformation...take pictures every 5 days or so...something like that! Definitely am interested to hear how it goes for you!
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