As you get into fitness people will tell you, over and over again, the importance of building muscle. The more muscle you have the more calories your body burns naturally. So I borrowed P90X from a friend and incorporated it into my workouts. I did not follow the P90X program verbatim but was doing it 3-4 days per week to incorporate more strength training into my regimen. I did P90X and/or Turbo Fire 6 days per week.
I continued losing weight but also started building muscle and could see some muscle definition. Now that is pretty exciting. I got to the point where I started flexing every time I saw my own reflection. (I'm not gonna lie, I still do.)
When the time came for the final fitting for my wedding dress I was down 55 lbs. 55 lbs!!!! In 11 months. And I was into a size 9. I went in for my fitting only to find out that I had lost too much weight for a conventional alteration. They were a little stressed. The bust this, the decoration that. Blah, blah. They're lucky I am easy to please. I told them to just cut it up the side seems, take it in and call it done. They were relieved and my gown was beautiful! And on my wedding day everything was perfect and everybody oohed and aaahed over the beautiful, newly fit bride. It was wonderful.
I must admit to you: I did not traipse around Hawaii in a bikini. I chickened out. I also didn't work out much or watch what I was eating from about the week before the wedding until after our honeymoon (about 3 weeks total.) Ok, I watched it. Watched it leave my plate towards my mouth! Lol! Hey, I was in Hawaii. I was so not worried about anything other than enjoying life. Food and cocktails included. There was a price, of course. The price was about 5 lbs and feeling like crap once it was all said and done. So when the honeymoon was over it was time to get back on track.
At the risk of getting in hot water, you were always beautiful inside, which is what counts. You were just in a body that was not really you and when u realized the person outside was not the same as the person inside, u made up your mind to change it. Now you are radiant outside and still the beautiful self u always were. A few lost pounds does not a beauty change. I am sure your husband realizes this transformation is more than just a few pounds lost. He has less to love yet more to love. I think he always knew the inner you. :-) That's why he grabbed it and married u.
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