She and He Fridays: A Wedding Planner’s Wedding

My name’s Kendra Scott, I’m the Wedding’s Division Manager at Firefly Occasions and as of December 19th, I now have my own wedding to plan! Every Friday I write a feature article where I document my personal wedding planning journey each step of the way.

Most brides set out to lose a few pounds before the big day. In fact, this is so common that some brides will even purchase gowns that are a couple sizes too small in hopes of losing those last few pounds. The network Slice picked up on this and started their series Bulging Brides to help some of these ladies look their very best and fit into their dream dress.  So with 5 months left until the big day, “Project Hot Bride” as a friend recently stated, begins.

I have found that the best way to lose weight is with a friend. In my personal experience, this friend cannot be my fiance haha. I prefer to leave him out of this aspect of wedding planning all together. My fiance is quite active and eats really well. In the past, I’ve asked him to help me with diet and exersise programs but I very quickly realized that having my fiance remark on food choices quickly developes into a complex for me haha. He’ll do what I asked him to and then I’ll think that he thinks I’m fat lol isn’t that how it always works?

So, my co-worker Jessi and I have embarked on a program together!

Step 1: We needed to come up with a plan that we could stick to. In discussing our excersize habits, we determined that we are both hopeless runners. I used to have a roomate in school that was a runner. She would run all over Toronto and I always thought “that’s so nice, it would be so nice to just go for a run.” Last summer I embarked on a Learn to Run program and let me tell you, I did not learn to run.

Step 2: Once we determined what excersizes we enjoyed, we needed to come up with a schedule that would work with our work schedule as well.

Step 3: We needed to determine what foods we were going to eat, which meals we would eat together and then implement it. Jessi and I for example, are eating breakfast and lunch together at 9:30am and 2:00pm and we have purchased the groceries that we need and keep these groceries and supplies at the office.  This works really well for us because we work together, maybe a co-worker is a good choice for those of you out there looking to do something similar.

Here are some of our picks:

Whey Gourmet:

For lunch, Jessi and I decided to have a protein shake. We picked up a couple different flavours to make sure that we don’t get tired of the same one all the time. Today, we blended the strawberry/banana protein powder with skim milk and frozen berries.  Another tasty one is blending the chocolate protein powder with milk, ¼ of a banana and a spoon of peanut butter J This is a super quick lunch for us to make at work that doesn’t leave a lot of cleanup behind.

Jackie Warner, Power Circuit Training:

We wanted to pick a daily excersize that we can easily do on our break. At our office, someone needs to be available to answer the phone during business hours. With this option, we’re still in the office to do that, even though we’re taking our break together.  We want an excersize that will work our muscles in a way that helps us to burn more calories throughout the day but wont bulk us up.  Celebrity trainer to the starts Jackie Warner is a great option for us as she offers a DVD that does just that. This circuit training program uses only 2-5 pound weights in excersizes that move at a really fast pace.  We’re getting our cardio at the same time that we’re toning our muscles.

Step 4: Keep track and be held accountable. Jessi and I will be posting our new measurments each Friday, at the end of the “Wedding Planner’s Wedding” blog posting. I’d love for you all to post your personal results and experiences in the comments each week!

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