we have a little less than 5 months until the wedding,
so the time has unfortunately come to get serious about the diet and fitness aspect.
I, like probably most brides, would like to look pretty good on the wedding day.
You know… a little something like this.
ha. yeah….. not so much.
but you get the idea.
maybe a little more like this
I don’t really want to lose weight, just lose some jiggle and get some muscle.
and then, the moment I wake up on June 8th to depart for our honeymoon, I will spend the rest of my life eating and drinking to my hearts content.
Because I’ll be married. And he’ll be stuck with me.
And really skinny people are angry as hell. And anger leads to divorce.
So, therefor, the key to a happy marriage is eating 🙂
Here is my initial kickstart plan.
I’ve stuck to it pretty much for the last week and I am already starting to feel my sweet tooth/carb tooth subsiding.
Cardio:
15 miles per week.
I have always just done the treadmill at my apartment or the elliptical at the gym. Usually the treadmill while I watch my shows from the night before. This is an easily do-able 2 miles per day, or 3 miles a day to have some days off.
Strength Training:
4-5x per week.
I alternate right now between Tracy Anderson Perfect Design DVD’s, and her DVD’s that are on YouTube. If I’m tired, I’ll do just part of it, about 15 minutes. Sometimes I do part in the morning and part at night. You know I’m obsessed with her 8 minute arm video – I swear if you do this 5x in one week, you will see a difference at the end of the week in your arms.
Diet:
Ugghhh the worst. This is where I do not have self control. I have grown to love working out over the last 2-3 years because I associate it with my TV time. TV time is my happy time {because I am sad and pathetic with a completely unhealthy love of crappy television} so now I correlate that with working out. But I don’t like restricting what I eat at. all.
But for now, I’m trying to cutting things out and only having them rarely.
A few things I’m starting with this month.
No carbs after lunchtime.
No dessert during the week.
I’m more of a carb person anyway, but if I have a craving, I have little chocolate wedges from Trader Joe’s so I can have one and it usually gets rid of the hankering. That or some pineapple.
No fried foods during the week.
No snacking on all of the amazing doughnuts, cakes, asian noodles and crab rangoon, and 9 million other things that our office constantly has on hand. Yesterday we had 3 boxes of doughnuts from a patient – and not Dunkin Donuts, the good stuff…. from a nice bakery. I didn’t have any…. and it sucked. But life sucks and I won’t die from skipping a donut.
A Healthy Dinner
It needs a protein, veggies, and quinoa for a healthier bread/pasta alternative.
It’s been simple enough so far. When I can’t think of dinner, I’ve done an eggwhite omlette with veggies, fat free feta, salsa, and greek yogurt (as sour cream) with a side of banana and almond butter. Or whole wheat toast with almond butter (when I just want a freaking piece of bread!)
I’m sure I’ll be sick of it soon, but for now I’m liking it.
Cheat:
On the weekends, on a date night or girls night, I’m going to eat what I want. Just not every single last bite and every last french fry every singe time. I’m planning on one or two cheat meals per week for now. We’ll see if I am able to do this…. that number may be increasing.
Every diet person says cheating is important, and who am I to argue with the pros?!?
Diet part II: The Booze.
I need to restrict my drinking by much, much more.
Half of this isn’t the drinking, it’s what I eat the next day because of the drinking.
me, every sunday.
I don’t drink many nights, usually 2 a week, but I need to cut back with the amount. I’m a lush. Sorry I’m not sorry. I’m Irish I just can’t help it.
Enough rambling.
I feel like putting it out there helps make me accountable.
Feel free to comment and say you don’t want to hear about any of this if that’s how you feel though 🙂
What are your favorite things to do to workout or eat healthy?
I’ll be posting some healthier recipes in the coming weeks as I try out new things.
I'm right there with ya, sister. Our wedding is May 24, and I need to seriously kick it into high gear. I laughed at the "fat amy" photo because you're totally right, it's not the booze from Saturday night that's going straight to my hips, it's the hangover foods I stuff my face with on Sundays! My workout/eating/drinking plan is similar to yours… wishing us both luck 😉 !
so exciting you're in the final months too! let me know if you come across anything that works great that I should try as well 🙂 It seemed so far away and I've had barely anything to do for months and now suddenly I feel like I have all these silly decisions to be making! You'll be as gorgeous in May as you are now!
First of all you look gorgeous so you have nothing to worry about! But I totally get it. I lost a lot of weight before my wedding but I honestly think it was stress. I was doing 30 minutes of cardio everyday and arm weights but nothing crazy. I had 1 Girl Scout Samoa everynight before bed and cheated on the weekends (mostly from parties) I honestly think the stress knocked the last 5 pounds out. I weighed 105 (I'm barely 5'2") and don't think I will ever get that low again! It was nice for the honeymoon though but the bummer was that all those cute outfits i bought that year i can't fit in! And I can never ever cut out the booze (Irish also). I only quit when i'm preggo. 🙂 Good luck!!!!
The girl scout cookie form just went up in our office…. I think a samoa sounds like the perfect cheat to the end of a day! There's been no stress until just now this month – the last few have been so easy with nothing to do -so maybe I won't have to diet or work out at all and stress will melt it away!! Sounds like your plan was a great one – daily but simple! Have an extra cocktail for me 🙂
you are a rockstar – killer workout and diet plan. and i love that you built in cheats… very important. so exciting your wedding is only 5 months away!!!
You look stellar already – so anything else will just be bonus!! I think you're doing all the right things – and like they say everything in moderation is quite all right!! Try the tone it up girls workouts on youtube – they are quick and jam packed – they have a barre one too!
I'm with you…allowing yourself to eat whatever you want on the fun nights definitely makes things easier!
Your workout/diet plan is so great! I've been bad, BAD, the past few months so I'm trying to work on roughly the same plan. And you are SO right about that Tracy Anderson arm workout- I did it before my wedding because I had a strapless dress and it is KILLER but in an amazing way.
Sorry for the caps (not sorry). 🙂
You should check out the healthy energy balls I just posted. They are my go-to when any type of craving hits. Super easy to make too! Good luck achieving your fitness goals!
xo Amanda
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