I'm getting married in October and looking at the wedding as a start of a new life, and what better way to start the wonderful life completely in shape? I've lost 10 pounds in 3 months (my fiance has lost 15), and I have 4 more months to lose the last 15 (my fiance wants to lose 10 more too).  If I don't lose another pound I'll still be proud of myself for the first 10.  As far as extreme measures, I guess I might fall into that category as I ran a half marathon last week, and I started P90X last night.  There is a certain pressure to be to look like a twig that day, but I've never been a twig. 

I am getting married in 9 days :) and started my journey in getting healthy back when I got engaged 1 yr ago. I have lost 40 lbs. with 5 to go to my goal weight but more importantly have learned how to make better lifestyle choices for me and the whole family. 

Even if I don't hit my target goal by the wedding I am extremely proud of the fact that I have made these changes and more importantly learned not to beat myself up if I have a special occasion and decide to "indulge".

Kudos to all of you that have decided to take this journey to become healthier, its worth it :)!

I am a bride on a diet!
I previously had lost 15 pounds, but have been stuck for about a year not going anywhere.
I'm pretty diligent at the exercise part, as I have been going to spinning, Zumba, and kickboxing classes daily for 3 months now. My body feels better, but I'm not losing any weight, so I must not be adjusting my food intake enough.
I have almost a year to go before the wedding, and my "wedding goal weight" is 30 pounds lighter. My spinning instructor seems to have taken me on as a special project, so she's going to help whip me into shape! I hope it works!

I'm an "un-official bride on a diet."  (not engaged officially, but fiance and I are already planning since it will be a very short engagement)

We're shooting for November or December and I would love to lose 20 lbs.  I've tried the crazy dieting before back in college, and whenever I tried those, I gained the weight back and then some.  Depression didn't help.  What I did find helped was to take on a healthier lifestyle of good nutrition and exercise. 

My company started a 6 week summer kickoff weight loss challenge... just the motivation I need to kick me rear end into high gear.  I've been doing mainly cardio and have been riding to work M,W,F  to shed some unwanted water weight and fat .  I've lost 5 lbs already!  I'm excited.  Next on my to-do list... sign up for my 1st half iron man (it's been awhile since I've been in triathlon mode)!  I can't wait to see results!

If I don't hit my target weight, I won't fret.  I'll just be glad to be fitting into cuter clothes again!  =D

I was a "Bride on a Diet", 14 years ago.

I started getting healthy a full 12 months before our wedding date and lost 50lbs in that year. (then I went and had two babies. LOL!)

I am a bride on a diet!  I started exercising after I got engaged in February 2009, but I didn't start dieting then.  I really upped the exercise for 5 weeks in the summer of 2009 (2 hours a day for 4 days a week).  Then, I got a little lazier, still exercising but only like 20 minutes of pilates a few times a week.  That continued until January.  

I thought as long as I exercised, I could eat whatever.  And I ate and drank whatever.  And a lot of it.

While I saw some changes over the summer (can't know how much, since I refused to weigh myself as not to get discouraged), I started an extraordinarily unhealthy and drinking habits.  Like, an entire Red Baron pizza AND enough alcohol to make that seem like a good decision.  Pretty disgusting.  So, by Christmas, I was looking a lot like a blimp.  Not a good look.

As my New Years resolution, like so many, I decided to give up alcohol, excessive eating and to get into a more regular exercise regime.  And, I really did it.  My wedding is less than a month away, and I have lost 22 pounds since January.  I had ideally wanted to lose 6 more pounds, and I might be able to lose a couple, but I feel so pleased that I was able to accomplish so much and get started on a healthier, less likely to kill me when I'm 40 lifestyle.

I managed to avoid the pressure and went for a drive-in quickie in Vegas. Nevertheless, I'm always on a mission for the perfect body and started working out with a personal trainer 5 months before the trip to Vegas.

I am a bride on a diet. I'm getting married in October. My goal is to lose 14 lbs by the wedding. By now means will this put me underweight; it will put me at a healthy BMI however.

I do have a dress that I'm trying to get into. I already fit into it, but I want to feel completely beautiful and comfortable in it; not like I barely fit.

While my main goal is for the wedding, I'm losing weight by cutting calories and exercising. I started my diet 10 days ago and I've lose 4 lbs since then. I'm hoping to keep up with a healthy average of about 1 lb. per week until September 1.

Oh how true is this article!? I fit both the stereotypes! I was a bride on a diet and my husband and I both gained about 20+ lbs since our wedding 3 years ago. We've been really working the last year to get rid of it and we are getting close. I'm actually in my sister's wedding this summer and would really love to get back to my pre-wedding size and fitness.

About a year before our wedding, we both upped our gym time and really worked to eat healthy and stay fit. We shed about 10 lbs each. I actually had to take my dress in and even then, I found on the big day that it was too big in the top again! I didn't do anything to make it that way, but, apparently because I was moving so much that last week, had little appetite and ate carefully, I dropped another 2 lbs. It was a great accomplishment overall and I really love the way I looked in my dress on the big day as well as in my swimsuit on our honeymoon!

Then we were married... I'm not sure what it is about post wedding, but I think it's that the first year is pretty difficult and you just sort of stop focussing on your health and fitness and focus on other things that are just as important. I think for us, the main thing was, we didn't have that extra motivation. We still went to the gym (thought considerably less often), still ate fairly healthy, but we had a lot more slip-ups and, because we were both working a lot, we ate out a lot. We kept finding excuses. Then I lost my job and somehow we both gained more weight. I was home to make fancy dinners and desserts and we didn't take time to monitor our intake. We also cut my gym membership to save money. I walked a lot, but somehow still went up 25 lbs.

We've been working the last year to really make a lifestyle change and get fit. I'm now 10 lbs from my goal and I really want to make this a permanent thing. I will recommend to anyone who wants to decrease bloating before the big day (or any day), try the Anti-Bloat Jumpstart from the Flat Belly Diet. It is wonderful and very successful! (It's also very healthy and simple!) I'm not advertising, I'm just someone who's currently working to make this a lifestyle change and really loving my results - as is my husband.

Congratulations to all the beautiful, blushing brides and dashing grooms! Best wishes (and a little luck) for your wedded bliss! It won't always be easy - think about your pre-wedding prep - it takes work and so does marriage. But it's worth it! Cheers!

Original Post by: jeanettestarz

I am getting married in 9 days :) and started my journey in getting healthy back when I got engaged 1 yr ago. I have lost 40 lbs. with 5 to go to my goal weight but more importantly have learned how to make better lifestyle choices for me and the whole family. 

Even if I don't hit my target goal by the wedding I am extremely proud of the fact that I have made these changes and more importantly learned not to beat myself up if I have a special occasion and decide to "indulge".

 

Kudos to all of you that have decided to take this journey to become healthier, its worth it :)!

Congratulations! That is a fantastic accomplishment! Best of luck on your wedding day - enjoy it, it will fly by! ;)

I got married all most 3 years ago but I actually use my wedding picture on this site because it was such a wonderful day.

I decided early on not to try to loose weight to fit a dress. I wanted to look my best, however I didn't want the added pressure.

I did start working out and watched my eating. In the end I lost 15 pounds and i looked better than I've ever looked before.

It was a special day and I felt like a queen!

OH LORDY!  The man loves you.  Why put yourself through all of this?

Great article, and timely too. 

I'm getting married in August.  We just set the date in January, and as soon as we did, all I could think about was how unhappy I would be looking back at my wedding pictures and seeing flabby arms and a puffy face.

After having two kids I really wanted to get rid of the excess baby weight. The wedding isn't my primary motivation, though, it's just the kick I need to get serious and consistant with a healthier lifestyle. 

For the wedding, I'm just really working hard for toned arms and shoulders. But my overall fitness goal is to get my body-fat percentage down to about 19-20%.  The last time I was measured it was at 24%.  I don't believe in fad diets, pills, or any physically harmful methods to lose weight.  My sole focus is burning more calories than I consume. 

Congrats to all of the bride-to-be's, and to all of the newly-weds who are still hanging in there :-)

I'm getting married in 30 days or so and have been on a mission since January. I started a blog called Fitwife to keep track!

http://eline-fitwife.blogspot.com/

I would like to lose 4 (ok, 6) pounds by the big day, but if I don't...at least I fit into the dress that wouldn't zip 10 months ago!

it's a tricky situation, the norm is to gain 15 to 20 lbs  in that first year of marriage.. does that mean that it's the girls that are loosing those 20 lbs before their wedding... or even girls that are normal to begin with will most likely gain that weight?    I'm not perfect but 20 lbs  would definitely not be pretty on my already not perfect body. 

I am trying to lose 20 pounds, have been since February and the wedding is in October. I've lost around 16 so far so it's not long to go now. I watch my calories and exercise 5 times a week. It sounds like a lot of us are doing it the healthy way.

I am bride on diet i want to lose 25 pounds by end of Oct 2010. I use this website to count the calories i eat and i exercise 5 times a week by going for a walk or a jog. I eat very healthy and my fiancee also eats healthy because what i cook for both of us. So far i have lost 3 pounds. I do sometimes indulge in banana cake or ice cream but with moderation.