Buff Bride: How to Get in Shape and Look Great for Your Wedding Day

Buff Bride

How to Get in Shape and Look Great for Your Wedding Day

If you are a bride-to-be, you have a lot on your plate to prepare for your big day. And one of the things on every bride’s “to-do” list is getting shape. You want everyone at the wedding to admire that sleeveless, strapless, low-back dress you’ve been eyeing for months. Jason Kozma, LA celebrity personal trainer and expert in reshaping bodies says the first thing you have to do is schedule regular gym visits.  Kozma, a designer of fat-melting workouts says the right kind of diet and exercise will blast fat, boost energy and transform your body. “Sensible exercise and non-starvation dieting is imperative to looking great on your wedding day,” says Kozma. “No gimmicks, no diet pills, no cleanses; those are ineffective.” He publishes insider secrets to a great body on his Los Angeles Fitness Trainer website.  Here he gives us five most important tips on how to eat well before the wedding.

1. Keep a food log. It’s stressful and time-consuming to worry about food, calories, weight, your butt or stomach.  And stress raises the levels of cortisol, a hormone that is responsible for making you fat. To break this cycle, keep a log of everything you consume during the day, including soft drinks and water. That will make you more aware of what you eat and awareness puts you in control.

2. Eat every three hours and especially before workouts. Make sure that you don’t starve yourself and eat small portions every three hours.  You also have to eat before your daily workouts or you’ll run out of gas and actually gain weight. What to eat before your workout? Try some protein and complex carbs, like chicken breast and an apple, an hour before gym time.

3. Avoid fast food. If you want to reach your fitness goals, make sure you are always prepared. Stock your kitchen cabinets and freezer with quick and healthy snacks like apples, natural peanut butter, rice cakes, cocktail shrimp (without sauce!), fresh veggies and potatoes. But if you must stop by a fatty drive-through, order a grilled chicken salad and skip the cheese and the dressing.

4. Eat in. Try to eat at home as often as you can.  If a busy schedule takes you out more than usual, ask the waiter to skip the bread basket, stay away from a pre-dinner cocktail and don’t order dessert.

5. Just say no to drinks. Speaking of cocktails, alcohol is loaded with calories. So go for water instead and during special dinners, order sparkling water with a lemon wedge. You can have that flute of champagne after the wedding photos were taken.

Now that you’ve got your eating habits under control, make sure work out regularly and no time will you fit into the dress of your dreams.  For more tips and custom diet and exercise routines, contact Jason Kozma, personal trainer and sports nutritionist, go to his Los Angeles Fitness Training website or call (310) 772-5105.