Well it’s the 30th January and four months tomorrow I am going to be a bride, a newly wed, a spouse. It feels like only yesterday we got engaged and set the date and now four months to go, 120 days…tick tock.
Being a bride is a monumental event in one’s life. It feels like a landmark and coupled with landmarks are usually goals and aspirations.
Undoubtedly, my goal has been weight loss. Have I made any progress on this? Well YES and NO. Yes in the fact that I spent the autumn reconnecting with myself and learning that I have the capability of being a strong, healthy female and no because all the physical gains that I did achieve during this time have all been lost … AGAIN.
After flipping through even more bridal magazines and seeing the ads for the plus sized dresses, I’m stuck with my belief that if I don’t lose at least 30 lbs I will be forever disappointed with myself. I should note a this point that 30lbs is a compromise already and ideally a weight loss of 56 pounds would get me to my ideal weight. As most ever-hopeful brides must do, I ordered a dress a size smaller than my measurements.
So with the tick tock in my head and on our blog, along with the dress being here in just 6 weeks, I am going to start a radical, perhaps short-term diet. It’s call Lipotrim and involves only drinking three shakes a day, no food, 3-4 litres of water and only sweeterner in my black coffee or tea. There goes the latte’s.
Admitttedly, a lot of the rational bones in my body are screaming at me that this is too drastic ~ and I have to agree. However the emotional bride in me wants to be slim on my wedding day and if I can’t lose weight for this reason then I feel I never will. Gone are the past goals of 10lbs for the 10 year reunion or 30lbs for turning 30. No, the wedding day is the last straw and shakes here I come.
Admittedly, I am going to start this on the 3rd February as I have too many social outings planned. This gives me time to stock up my reserve of positive self-talk , will power and goodwill towards my partner. Not to mention my final splurge.
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