Can you keep up?

MyWedding13

I know that the people who post here probably were interested in fitness before they got engaged and it went in to overdrive to get into shape for your wedding. You know what I thought of today? We are busting our butts trying to get in shape for our wedding, but is there anyway we can keep up with it? Isn't weight gain with age unavoidable? Sorry to be a debbie downer

PhillyBride123

She made me believe that weight gain with age is DEFINITELY AVOIDABLE:

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/mess-ernestine-shepherd-body-building-grandma-benches-150/story?id=10480184

I hope this lifts your spirits!

crnota

I think it's important not to think of getting in shape just for the wedding. That may be the most immediate motivator, but it's not a good way of thinking long term. There are so many other reasons to be healthy and look good. And yeah, everyone will see you on your wedding day. But everyone also sees you every day at work, at parties and friend outings, and even friends and family that you don't see daily, you will see on holidays, etc.

I was definitely nudged into gear by my wedding, but I also want to keep looking that way! Personally, I'd be embarrassed to look great on my wedding day (which was in July), and then when I go home for Christmas and see all my OOT friends and family, I've gained weight and look totally different and people whisper that I've "let myself go" after the wedding. I know I shouldn't care what people think...but I do! And it helps me stay on track.

Not to mention having other reasons to want to keep it up...feeling better and healthier, fitting into my old clothes, feeling confident in a bathing suit when on vacation, feeling attractive when naked, being healthy and able to bounce back quickly when I have children, and avoiding illness and injuries that occur to people that are overweight and unhealthy!

And yes, weight gain is more common as we age, but it doesn't mean it's unavoidable! I see that every day at my gym, where the majority of the people in my classes are in their 40's or older, and still look fantastic.

MyWedding13

Thanks for the advice ladies. I think I was just thinking of my family, where working out is not important. It is important to me, and why wouldn't it be even as I get older? Thank you for helping me realize this.

jenn.daniel

I'm trying to be healthier b/c I want a nice LONG marriage to FI. 

I think that impriving my habits now will help prevent potential weight gain in the future.  I've been lucky in that I've generally been able to eat whatever I want and stay thin, but I know my metabilism won't stay like this forever.

raynes

Everything that crnota said.

Personally, I'm in MUCH better shape now, 15 months after my wedding than I was before.  Part of that is because I did'nt really clue in as to what was best for me (weight lifting) and how to actually lose fat (weight lifting) instead of "weight" (just dieting).

lolomilly

I went through a training to teach a new exercise class this weekend, and there were ladies there that were nearly 30 years older than me, who were in as good as - if not better - shape as me

Now, simply put, is it easier to put on weight as we age?  Yes.  Does that mean that it is unavoidable?  No way.  As long as you are taking good care of yourself now, and continue to do the same things in order to take care of yourself, you will be fine.  And it is always motivating for me to remember that, as I get married, I will want children...and FI and I want to be good role models for our kids.  Not only that, but we want to live long enough to see our kids get married and become good role models for THEIR kids. 

kayakrunhike

Well, FWIW, I have gained about 8 lbs since my wedding.  A little I contribute to an ongoing back injury that finally healed recently.  Most of it is stress, though.  I'm losing my job next week, and I've known for several months.  I've been eating pretty much the same, exercising a bit less bc of the back injury, but most of the weight came on after the added stress of job loss.  It never fails for me, unfortunatley, no matter how well I watch my appetite. 

After that novel.. you can avoid weight gain with age, and after the wedding.  It's completely doable.  I know a bunch of older women who I wish I was as in good of shape as they are. 

MyWedding13

Thanks for all the eye opening advice! I guess I never thought you had a choice and some people choose to let themselves "go" so to speak and blame it on age or whatever else.

FlickiChicki

For me, reading here is more about reminding myself to not slack off when planning the wedding.  I figure it's going to be easy to make some excuse as to why I'm not doing something today, so I have to make another way to smack that excuse in it's butt and get my butt moving.

Like, I HATE cold weather exercising.  No way, no how.  But that knocks out 2 of my favored options and really, it's my 1 daily always - running.  Soccer is the other one.  So I've finished P90X and some friends recommended Insanity.  So I'm doing that over the winter.

Also thinking of going for the 200 challenges, those could be either scary or fun.