The Fit Bride Bible

Source: itheedread.jezebel.com I am getting married in a mermaid style dress and one of my biggest concerns is my belly.😑 Call me vain and maybe I am but wedding pictures last forever and I don’t want to spend forever wondering if I could have looked better on that day. Plus having a lot of belly fat is not that healthy anyway!😅 I know a lot of other brides-to-be have this same concern so I’ll be sharing a few tips on how you can lose the belly for the wedding and keep it off long afterwards. Before I start, it is important to realise that doing thousands of crunches or planking for several hours will not flatten your belly. I see people doing this all the time in an effort to burn belly fat but it never works. All they are really doing is building and strengthening their abdominal and core muscles and building an impressive set of abs. But those abs will still be covered in fat so what is the point of all the hard work?  I believe that instead of exercising in f...

I never understood the big deal about “tasting” during wedding prep until I started planning my own wedding. Suddenly it was imperative for me to start tasting cakes, desserts, finger foods, cocktails and a lot of other stuff to be able to make the right decision for the day. I wasn’t prepared for how much food I would have to consume just by “tasting” and my unpreparedness cost me a few “tasting” kilograms. After a few weeks of tasting this and that, I decided to sit down and write a “tasting” plan to avoid sabotaging all my efforts to fit into my dream dress. If you are in the same situation I am in right now, my “tasting” plan can help you too! This way you can taste all the things you need to while ensuring that you are on track to achieving your fitness goals. Ready? Here we go… 1.    Don’t schedule too many tasting appointments at the same time. This may not work for everyone but being able to space out my tasting appointments help me feel less guilty abo...