Looking Good at your Wedding Day

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When I was preparing and planning for my own wedding back in 2000, looking good was at the top of my list of priorities. I exercised regularly, watched I was eating and generally tried living a healthier lifestyle. 2-3 months before the ‘D date’ through caution out of the window, I didn’t watch what I ate because I hardly had time to eat! It was the busiest time at work coupled with planning the wedding mostly on my own with my Husband-to-be then oblivious to the hazards of wedding preparation as he was living in New Zealand at the time (and I was in Manila preparing for our wedding). So I saw my weight go down and I’d like to think that I looked good on our wedding day.

Alas, the time has come when my metabolism has finally caught up with my age (ugh! Not that I look old mind you, I went to a R16 movie last night and got asked for an ID! But I digress…). Losing weight is not that easy anymore and guess what, I’m attending my cousin’s wedding in Canada in September next year!

I’m not sure if you know much about Asians or Filipinos in general but as the New Zealanders and Australians like talking about the weather, Asians typically like talking about the way you look as their way of greeting you so I vacillate between looking forward to seeing my family and relatives and dreading the time I see them because I know that the first thing that they’d say upon seeing me is “What happened to you?” (READ: You’re so fat!).

So, I am determined to lose weight, look good and prepare myself for my cousin’s wedding, looking forward to it like it’s my own wedding day.

Any weight loss tips out there for the desperate like me?