Wedding Forum - Did any brides lose weight due to stress...

I have been told by several people that I will lose weight naturally before the wedding due to the stress and excitement of it all. Maybe not loads of weight but some. I was curious to know if this was really true and wondered if any of the new wives on here lost weight in this way? I figured this was the best place to find out :o) xx

I dont know i dont think so. I hope i do lose a little bit just before the wedding.

Well done. What if you lose loads of weight before the wedding and your dress is to big on the morning

It was all toning. Plus the dress was lace up. Also have the fittings a few weeks before if it does need tweaking.

I'm a street pounder (or was). Did up to 15km a day. Great stress relief.

Holy fairies! That's a lot of pounding, lol. Don't think I could manage that. I have just bought a cross trainer, figured it was low impact good aerobic excercise, hopefully I can achieve something with that xx

I was very stressed!!!!!

Most days was 7 or 8km.

I cant say I was that stressed if any before the wedding Chrissy but I did lose about half a stone in the last 2-3 weeks due to being busy with last minute bits n bobs. xx

That's what I'm talking about Spooney! Maybe it's true for some brides ?


Aha! Competitive runner, now I don't feel so bad, lol. I do feel a bit of an idiot just doing 4 minutes but I figure the more I do it the better target times I'll get! At least that's the plan. I'm really gonna go for it after Christmas. I may come to you for tips if that's ok? xx

Thank you xxx

im hoping to loose another 2 stone before i get married. so a little extra for stress will be good for me

iv laxed a bit at goin the gym at the moment blaming xmas already but cross trainers a good purchase i started off doin 10mins n felt like i was dyin but not long after started doing 30mins it starts off hard but once u break thru that stage where ur really feeling u cant go on it passes n u feel like u can just keep going the only prob i have is boredom try doing it to music or if uv a tv in the same room try doin it whilst watchin ur fav soap lol it really does make u sweat! il have to get back to it come january!

good luck x

i walk to work every day anyway but i have been upping the pace at which i walk .......am aiming to be running in .....( well maybe )

Lala a funny fat for you... you will burn the same amount of calories walking to work as running to work, as its the distance not the pace that counts.

You may know that stress has been lined with many health problems and can make existing problems worse. It's likely that even more consequences of stress will be uncovered as further research is done. Some experts go as far to say that most illnesses are partially if not completely caused by stress. That's certainly a reason to make us think about ways to manage the stress in our lives.

Some people become very aggressive when dealing with stress,while others bury it inside. Neither response is good for our health or well-being,but it's good to notice if you're doing either of these. People,who all of a sudden explode,are the ones who have kept everything bottled up. People who are more like Type A personalities,on the other hand,tend to lose their tempers,yell or blame others when they feel frustrated. This is a matter of individual temperament,but the best approach is to learn how to reduce the stress rather than keeping it to yourself or lashing out at others.

One area that stress can make itself felt is in muscle tightness,joints and ligaments. Stress can contribute to tension in various parts of our bodies,which can lead to discomfort and tightness. Problems such as neck or shoulder stiffness,for instance,can be due to tensing up these parts of the bodies when you feel stress. If the place you hold tension is your lower back,it's likely that you'll be one of the numerous people who complains of back problems. This isn't to say that all muscle problems are due to stress -sometimes you just moved something the wrong way. With chronic muscle and joint problems,however,stress often plays a part. Regardless of the cause,a massage or adjustment at the hands of a chiropractor can help these issues.