wedding shape-up tips – normal and weird
Our wedding is a little over two months away! Eek! There is still lots to do, but one thing I have been working on consistently is working out so I can be in super wedding/honeymoon shape. My goal was mainly to tone up and work on shrinking my waist a bit. I tend to have a pretty straight up and down waist rather than a tapered in/hourglass type waist, so I’ve been mainly working on that. My dress is pretty fitted so I want it to look fab!
So in case anyone else is doing a wedding/summer shape-up, here is what I’ve been doing, both with my diet and exercise. And some weird tips too.
Constant crunches
My grandma used to tell me that when she was younger, for a couple weeks before the summer, she was just suck in her stomach throughout and that would make her waist smaller for the summer. It isn’t that easy but it’s still a good tip. I basically tighten my abs throughout the day like I’m doing a crunch. You can do this at your desk at work, while you’re walking around, driving, pretty much anytime. Plus while you’re sucking it in, you look thinner too, while you’re working your abs. Sounds weird but try it out!
Smoothies
I’ve been having a fruit smoothie for breakfast a few days a week. It helps me get some fruit and is a less caloric option than my usual breakfast of yogurt and granola. I don’t do it everyday, especially if I know I’m going to have a later lunch, but it’s good to change things up.
Blogilates
I just discovered this site and am in love! I’m still doing the beginner workouts, but I love that there are a ton of other workouts I can try as I advance. There are lots of short workouts, about 10-15 minutes, so I can just do one workout if I don’t have much time or I can do a couple videos if I want to mix and match. And the workouts are free which is great! I have an Apple tv, so I just pull up the video on my iPhone and send it to the tv which is awesome. I usually just go to the gym so this is a good way to change things up.
Gym
Speaking of, I’m still going to the gym too. Though I sadly haven’t seen Joe Manganiello again, sigh. (Read about that here.) I used to mainly do cardio, but I’ve been doing more weights too. I know it’s important so I’m working on it!
Leggings
This is a weird one but I swear it helps. When I’m at home, I wear leggings, which are obviously pretty tight. So when I think about wanting to snack, it doesn’t sound that great because I have tight pants on, constricting my stomach, causing me to not want to make my pants feel even tighter by eating a bunch of junk. Make sense? It’s weird I know but think about it – in the winter I tend to indulge more because I’m wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt in the house and look and feel like a blog regardless. Tight clothes make me a little less into gorging myself. Whatever works, I guess?
Snacking
I’ve been trying to take healthy snacks to work so I don’t get sidetracked into eating junk. I’ll take a couple Oreos with my lunch so I can have about a 100 calorie chocolate fix so I’m not tempted to go out and buy a 250 calorie Snickers. It helps!
Gardening
I’ve been working on our yard/gardening more lately. I haven’t been doing as much lately but doing a little here and there gets me off my butt. Example – yesterday, I did some weeding and watered my plants for about 30 minutes outside. As I said, that is 30 minutes I’m not on the couch, watching tv and hunched over my laptop.
Water
I always drink a ton of water, but I’m trying to make sure I really drink a ton. Not literally. I have been trying to drink a glass of water right when I wake up. I also drink a bunch of water before lunch so that I’ll feel fuller and be less likely to snack my face off all afternoon.
So those are the things I’m doing right now to be healthier in general, but specifically to get wedding ready. I told Jarrod I’m going to eat my face off after the wedding. Mwuahaha. Some of my tips are typical, some are a little weird – what are you doing to get healthy? Share some weird things you do that work!
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