Weddingbee Blog

So, Olivia Newton John actually bugs me. But that’s not what this post is about. And sorry for totally getting that song in your head now.

Despite my woes about over-drinking, I did some great things for my body in the last year. I got proper running shoes and ran my first half-marathon in June; I couldn’t run more than a mile last summer, and I ran nine in June without stopping to walk. Shortly after the ‘thon, I jumped into Bikram yoga after never having tried yoga at all, and I feel great after every class.

If a See Jane Run marathon or 5K comes through your area, you should DO IT because they give you chocolate and champagne at the end. Ladies only!

Me, Bridesmaids A and A (my motivators!), and BM sister, J, before the race.

Credit: all personal photos via BM A

People have commented that I look healthy and trim, which is great! But here’s the rub: I still don’t fit into my goal pants.

Yes, for years (yeeeeeears), I’ve had goal pants. They’re not all the same size or style, which is probably counterproductive. Some of them used to fit comfortably in college (when not eating much + weekend-drinking only + faster, younger metabolism = no weight gain). A couple pairs I bought with plans to fit into “at some point”. When we set our date, “at some point” was a very definitive time at which those should fit.

If being and looking comfortable weren’t issues, I guess I “fit” into a few of the aforementioned pairs of goal pants. But I don’t exactly, and I might not in the next five weeks. But I’m not freaking out about it.

First off, I probably don’t need the ones that require reliving an old lifestyle. Furthermore, my wedding dress was altered for the final time, barring any significant weight gain or loss, last week. It is one of two pieces of clothing I own that were professionally altered to fit me, which is probably why all of our dresses end up looking like special orders from the Me Factory. I felt wonderful in it; the photos show an ecstatic me refusing to take it off, and I know happiness and good health will show through on the day of. That ’s probably enough reward, goal pants or not.

Have you had any wedding-fitness revelations?