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How to Avoid Post-Wedding Weight Gain

The Honeymoon Is Over: How to Avoid Post-Wedding Weight Gain

June 20, 2012

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by Jenny Sugar 13

Exercise Regularly Together

If you jumped on a health kick before your wedding because you wanted to lose weight and tone up before the big day, continue with it after you say I do. Keep your spouse fit too by planning fitness dates at least once a week. Go for a long hike or bike ride and you'll burn calories while sharing some time together. For the rest of the week, encourage each other to get to the gym, go for a run, or hit a strength training class.

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Exercise Regularly Together

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13 Comments

Kentwood 47 weeks 23 h

As a woman who has been married within the past six months, I started to gain a lot of weight after my wedding. I knew I had to get it off, so I found a personal trainer in Michigan, which is where I'm from, at aoskettlebells.com\u00a0and lost all the weight I gained and more! My trainer kept me focused on my diet and pushed me during workouts to acheive \u00a0body my husband loves!

Kentwood 47 weeks 23 h

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HaterTot 3 years 43 weeks

@ Zulkey is right. Most women do go on insane pre-wedding diets, and should not be encouraged to maintain what is an unnatural weight for them. They should remain healthy after their wedding, but cut out the nonstop deprivation that more often than not precedes the Big Day.

kia 3 years 44 weeks

I am 18 months post wedding and we put on some weight but are dropping it now. Early on we had too many reasons to indulge in alcohol and I think that was a contributing factor, drinking, then careless eating while drinking. We are back on track now. I have been running races and my husband volunteers at the longer distances. He doesn't want to run with me, but he is supportive.

Zulkey 3 years 44 weeks

I think "Cut yourself some slack" should be in here though too. I was just looking back at what I was eating right before my wedding and it was....not much. I felt so bad about a few extra pounds that I gained after the wedding just by eating food and not exercising 7 days a week that it snowballed into a few more. Now I'm back on track, about 7 months later but I was really beating myself up for a while for not holding myself to the same wedding-gown standards that I can admit are too strenuous for everyday life.

Sun_Sun 3 years 44 weeks

i think we're lucky that we both hold in high regard working out and keeping fit, so we always go to the gym together. this way, if one of us is lacking in motivation, the other helps out :)

GlowingMoon 3 years 44 weeks

This is something I feel very strongly about -- for me to stay fit and healthy before AND after marriage.I notice most couples do gain excess weight after marriage. That's their prerogative, and it's none of my business, but I know that's NOT for me.For me, it's about feeling AND looking my best. I do this for me. Also, my husband appreciates it very much, too. :)

GlowingMoon 3 years 44 weeks

This is something I feel very strongly about -- for me to stay fit and healthy before AND after marriage. I notice most couples do gain excess weight after marriage. That's their prerogative, and it's none of my business, but I know that's NOT for me. For me, it's about feeling AND looking my best. I do this for me. Also, my husband appreciates it very much, too. :)

missyd 3 years 44 weeks

Yeah, I wished the above worked the other way around though I asked my hubby to stop buying that stuff, and he responded with "So because you dont want it in the house, that means I HAVE to do without?" He has the metabolism of a roadrunner and can eat whatever he wants. And he likes a bag of tostitos during evening tv. What is one to do?

missyd 3 years 44 weeks

Yeah, I wished the above worked the other way around thoughI asked my hubby to stop buying that stuff, and he responded with "So because you dont want it in the house, that means I HAVE to do without?"He has the metabolism of a roadrunner and can eat whatever he wants.And he likes a bag of tostitos during evening tv.What is one to do?

3 years 44 weeks

I used to focus all of my workouts on cardio, but my husband kept bugging me to go to the gym with him while he did his weight routine. Finally, I gave in and now we work out together 2x a week. I do the same exercises he does, but with much lighter weight. I always thought strength training was SO boring, but when we do it together it isn't so bad and my arms and back have never looked better!!

Beaner 3 years 44 weeks

We also have a rule in our house that neither of us buys unhealthy foods at the grocery store. I used to buy bags of chips, cookies, and ice cream all the time, because I knew he liked it, but one day he sat me down and said, "It's making me fat. Stop buying it."