Weddingbee Blog

My goal has not been to lose weight for the wedding; generally, I’m happy with my size. Add to that our marathon-training regimen, and I’m not too worried about gaining. But I still want to look good in my dress.

Right now, I’m what you might call skinny-soft. I’m thin, but with little muscular definition anywhere except my legs—which will be hidden beneath the dress. My arms will be exposed, and the dress is very fitted, so arms and abs are really where I want the definition. In short? I want Jennifer Aniston arms:

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Is that really so much to ask? So here’s my plan A:

Try to do more activities that I already enjoy (what I like to call “non-exercise” exercise) that will help to tone my muscles. For arms, this will be more bouldering, volleyball, and gardening (pulling weeds, turning soil, etc.). For core-firming, this means more slacklining and posture awareness.

And of course I have a plan B:

Workout videos! Surely to the amusement of Mr. Husky… if my arms and abs aren’t where I want them by mid-August, then I think I’ll be checking out one of these:

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I hear this one’s good - and it fits within my timeframe! We also have Netflix Instant, so thanks to Miss Octopus, I might be checking out one of these:

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Has anyone tried one of these videos? Are they worth anything? Do you have any other videos, or “non-exercise” exercise recommendations?