Tuesday, January 3, 2012

From Fat to Fabulous

Most people who look at me would not consider me fat. In fact, I've been told on numerous occasions that my weight complex is a self-perception, or all in my head. The truth be told, according to BMI charts and other healthy reading tools, I have begun to step into the "overweight" category.

Women, being our natural selves, run screaming after hearing the word overweight. We vow to stop eating unhealthy foods, exercise every day, lose weight immediately and not let anyone see our naked bodies until we do. I like to refer to this as the "behind the towel" trick. But, who can really retain full function of their arms and keep the towel in place?

For a woman (excluding the Victoria Secret-model-type) it is natural to fluctuate in weight. However, with the already mounting stresses of being a bride-to-be, weight gain has topped my list. Referring back to "The List," I've never given a second glance at other people's wedding pictures, pre-engagment. Now I find myself enamored with them. Worst of all, I am becoming increasingly judgmental. *If I had cause to be a Bridezilla, this would be the area. * I internally and sometimes out loud (to my fiance) comment on who looks fat, who's dress is too frilly and what poses are utterly rediculous.

While the favor will be returned and others will ultimately comment on my pictures too, my 2012 and wedding goal is to insure my body weight is not included on the "Can you believe...?" comment list.

In order to reach my goal, I have enrolled, for my second time, in weight watchers and reserved my spot in a six-week boot camp.  I will not bore any readers with a daily log. However, I will record trial and tribulations, helpful hints and other worth reading documentations.


"Stop Saying 'I wish'
Start Saying 'I WILL!'"

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Inspirational Wedding Quotes

"We didn't realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun" #Pinterest

"Love puts the fun in together, the sad in apart, and the joy in a heart" - Anonymous

Friday, November 4, 2011

Things SHE'S Learned

1. "Sometimes your knight in shining armor turns out to be your idiot wrapped in tin foil." - J. Watson
2. "Marriage is the only war where you sleep with the enemy..." - J. Watson

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

THE LIST

  1. The real definition of wedding - planning a really expensive party for your family and friends.
  2. You will get the “have you set a date?” question immediately following the proposal.  This question may come without the incorporation of “wedding,” so be prepared.
  3. It’s fun and exciting to say “fiancĂ©” for the first time. On the flip side it’s strange and hard to get used to.
  4. If you aren’t a touchy-feely person - get over it! Every woman will grab your hand and examine the ring.
  5. Women you don’t know will act overly excited about your engagement and wedding plans – smile and nod. J
  6. Men do not get excited about the same things.
  7. The website will become a borderline, unhealthy obsession.
  8. You'll resent people who post their engagement, wedding and baby news on Facebook and Twitter, then you'll become one of them.
  9. The term “Bridezilla” will piss you off more than you think.
  10. Everyone has an opinion and they WILL share it – brush it off!
  11. Not everyone will be excited for you – move on!
  12. Having the "how much will you give us?" conversation with your parents is never easy, no matter how much you prepare for it. 
  13. You'll feel guilty every time you forget to wear your ring.
  14. You can make him feel guilty by refusing to wear your ring (but that's mean and women shouldn't do that.)
  15. Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach" will take on a whole new meaning.
  16. He will learn to love your animals too. 
  17. While pregnant women have been know to "nest," an engaged woman becomes more domestic.
  18. When asking your recently-married friends a wedding-related question, skip the husband and go straight to the wife.
  19. The cost of wedding invitations is outrageous - budget wisely!
  20. While you may not have cared before, you will become obsessed with looking at other people's engagement and wedding pictures...and you will judge them.
  21. Losing weight will become your high priority.
  22. Becoming engaged doesn't fix the lightbulb in his head - it's still broken!