oooh, I LOVE weddings. I helped plan friends and relatives weddings in the past. If you need any help let me know. I have lots of tips about party favors and so forth.
With the weight thing- I hear ya. My husband and I moved fron New Hampshire (where my family is) to Phoenix about a year and a half ago. The weather is really hot here in the summer and I cant just get out and do all the normal summer activities I used to do in the summer. I have an exercise bike and a bunch of tapes and weights. I am trying to do this every day. The hard part is eating. A month ago, a friend of mine moved in with us so that he could re-locate here also. It is really hard to stay on a diet with my husband around (he eats really junkie stuff- wings, pizza, anything covered in cheese- you get my drift) and now with Tim here too- I am going a little crazy. We all eat at different times and the smells of all the food cooking all the time make it hard to say, "no thanks, I just going to munch on this healthy salad" The really hard part is re-training my taste buds because I dont really like salad. I dont like alot of veggies and all the healthy food is loaded with that stuff. I think I heard on Oprah that nothing tastes as good as thin feels and I am using that as my mantra. Every time I want to load up on fatty food, I think those words. Sometimes it helps and sometimes it doesnt.
As a suggestion for you and your friend- Maybe you could just not go to restaurants with her. Maybe you could go shopping or put together wedding favors or if you have to eat out somewhere while you are out shopping pick a salad bar place. When my husband and friend, Tim, are eating- I leave the room. I cant smell it or I will give in. Just a thought.
Well, Good luck on the wedding. I would love to hear back from you again to see how you are doing.
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