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Gaining weight after getting married?
So I lost a good bit of weight right before I got married and since I have now been married for three months, I havwe noticed that I have put on abotu 8 pounds. Anybody struggle with this and how did you get yourself back on track. My husband won't let me blame him much longer, I am sure.
Re: Gaining weight after getting married?
Yep! I'm there. I lost around 30-40 lbs before the wedding, but have gained about 10-15 back. It sucks, but I know for the first couple of months we were very slack with our food since we were still very busy and trying to 'settle down'.
Right now, DH and I are doing the planned meals (which has also been nice on our wallets) and eating earlier (we used to eat like at 8 -10 at night). Stress was also a factor for weight gain so dealing with that stress has been very helpful and DH is a huge support.
We haven't fully gotten back on track, but we're working to get there.
I know that wasn't really 'advice' but yeah. . there are others dealing with this. Good luck getting back on track !!
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I did too. But it was more than 8 pounds.
I talked with DH and asked him to help me as far as food choices and making sure we made it a habit to get in the routine of going to the gym at least 4 days a week.
I actually gained my weight before the wedding. But that was because I was so stressed out trying to plan a wedding and find a job (DH proposed about 2 weeks after I was laid off). Plus we both started eating full meals, which he use to just sleep through dinner most nights when he lived with his mom. I gained a total of 20 lbs, he gained 30lbs since we started living together (about 2 yrs ago). We recently invested in the "Eat this, not that" books, which really opens your mind to how many calories are in things. It's completely changed how we eat, and so far since the middle of August, he's lost 20lbs and I've lost 8lbs. I asked a nutritionist about the books and she said "Oh I love them, I have been trying to get them to let me sell them in my office!"
We now eat way more fruit, have cut out the high calorie pre-boxed sides, and still have our one cheat meal a week (usually Red Robin). I lost the first 8lbs just by altering our meal choices with very little working out. Now we've started running, so I'm hoping the last 12lbs come off by Christmas!
Did you know that a like it (small) Founder's Favorite ice cream from Coldstone has 1020 calories? Food for thought!
I haven't been married long but DH and I have always yo-yo'ed in weight over the last 4 years we've been dating. I found that the best thing for us to do is to plan out meals and stick to the plan. I love to cook and it really became my stress relief at the end of the day. It gave me a couple of hours of focusing on another activity instead of work. While it was a lot of work to put out good meals, it kept us from getting bored while eating healthy. I'm FINALLY back in the kitchen (Spicy Shrimp Casserole for tonight!) and it helps us maintain and typically lose.
I have a lot of healthy recipes posted on my blog...with the occasional splurge of fried goodness
Its below my sig pic.
What's cookin'? BFP: May 16, 2011 DD born January 19, 2012 | Chart
So, I am in the same boat on this one! Four months in and I weigh 10 pounds heavier. I lost fat but gained muscle weight before the wedding, but now its all fat again.... UGH! Hate the feeling. However, I know that my DH loves me no matter what and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the comments about my booty!
Nevertheless, I promise myself every month Jillian Michaels and I will find each other again. Working out to her DVDs was the ticket for me pre-wedding.