So, this last month has been eventful. Not event eventful, but food eventful. For some reason I’ve been dying to try a million recipes this month (and not for healthy salads or anything…I’m talking cake recipes, cookie recipes, pasta dishes…) and then I’ve been chowing down!! Add on top of that the fact that we had a huge wonderful girl’s night out to celebrate (not quite a bachelorette, but there were embarrassing tiaras involved) at Maggiano’s…and I’ve gained 5 pounds this month.
Which is not that much, don’t get me wrong….unless you’re only 5’5 and have a snug dress to fit into! My final dress fitting is in 2 weeks, so it’s time to lay it down, hardcore. So here’s the plan:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 1/2 hour elliptical, 10 minutes walking at a 4 mph pace at a 5% incline (hello, gluteus! there you are!)
Tuesday, Thursday: Ab work and arm toning, with pushups, tricep dips, chest presses, and rows.
Saturday: The tough day. My best friend J and I run the steps at 1000 Steps Beach in Laguna. We’re working our way up to 10 times on the stairs, and lemme tell you, they are a doozy…
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In terms of diets, I’m thinking lots of fruits, veggies, and chicken/turkey soup. Obviously this isn’t all I’ll eat, but it’ll be the basis. I mean, 5 pounds in 2 weeks? Eep!
I’ll keep you posted on my progress. What are you ladies doing to get in shape for your day? How’s it coming along??
-B
My wedding is on October 31, 2009, so I have some time to get into shape. But I’m going to have my first dress fitting really soon which makes me nervous enough to want to work out. The weather has finally gotten nice here in Brooklyn, so my fiancee and I have been taking hour to two hour long walks on a regular basis. It doesn’t feel like working out and it’s a great way to spend time together.
Maggiano’s did me in too!! Not good for the wedding diet plan (but oh so good). :)
I really can’t do the whole diet thing…I fail miserably every time. So…I’m trying to pump up the exercise routine to daily 3 mile runs (well….most days) twice to three times per week weight training and healthy eats :-) Sounds simple enough…except…my roomies are junk-food junkies. I wrote about it last week:
http://amountainbride.blogspot.com/2009/05/bridal-body-building.html
Good luck with those crazy STAIRS!!!
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After we got engaged, I bumped up my workout routine. Then, late last year I made some friends at the gym who pushed me to sign up for a triathlon…so, needless to say – training for something that involves three events (two of which I haven’t EVER done – running/swimming) really tones your body. I started with a couch-to-5k training program last October…yesterday I ran 8 miles – couldn’t believe it! Swimming is still tough for me, but I keep doing it…so my training is as follows: Mondays and Fridays -Body Pump (weight lifting group class), Tuesdays and Thursdays – Swim 30 min, cycling class 45 min, abs class 25 min, Wednesdays – 5+ mile run with the girls from the gym followed by Body Pump…My seamstress couldn’t believe that I keep losing weight…my last fitting was a week ago and she said she’ll be erring on the small side since my triathlon isn’t for another month. So far, I’ve lost 30 lbs and have about 7 more I’d like to lose…I can’t believe I’ve finally done it though – I tried dieting, working out, etc. before but I guess I just didn’t have that great of a motivator….two more months from today until our wedding! :)
Best of luck to all of you girls in your weight loss endeavors!