I signed up on theknot.com for a wedding website and wedding help, because they offer an RSVP option, a wedding checklist, ideas, and so much more. Today, I decided to skim through the checklist to see how I was doing compared to their timeline. I couldn't help but stop when I got to this one:
"Get in wedding day shape by eating right, joining a gym, and/or even hiring a personal trainer."
This made me think about the way I used to think about weight loss. "I need to lose weight for so-and-so's wedding" or "If I could only lose X amount of pounds by this event..." These are things that many people face, and it is not healthy. We shouldn't be losing weight FOR an event, a person, or for anything other than ourselves. We should be getting healthy for us. AND we should be striving to be healthy every day, forever... not just for six months until that next big event.
You're absolutely right about not losing weight just for a specific event. However, that event could be a trigger to losing the weight and getting in shape. As long as you realize that you don't just make it a temporary goal and that you will need to work to maintain yourself afterward, it could be a good motivator.
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