POST #1: Welcome to the Land of Slim

Hello.

There's hundreds of millions of articles floating around out there about America getting fat, America getting unhappy, America getting sick because America is fat and unhappy. Don't even get me started on American divorce rates.

Somehow, we never seem to correlate our overall well-being to our happiness in our other endeavors, such as marriage. Feeling overweight, tired, and stressed out? Don't have time to work out? Your spouse doesn't seem to want to hop in the sack with you anymore? Now you're even more miserable because it seems like you have found out after all these years that your spouse was shallow and only liked you for your hot body?

Come on.

Your body is your vehicle for EVERYTHING you do. Just like your car, you can't get from point A to point B unless it's running right. We can pretend that a car filled with bags of garbage or the wrong type of gasoline are still "great" cars because they're being driven by awesome people, but we all know the truth. We don't want cars that are garbage trucks. We want cars that will run smoothly, cars that are nice and sleek.

So, why spend all of that time investing money into a nice car and paying for all of the expensive maintenance of said car, but not take care of your own body?

I'm not sitting here advocating for silicone implants or size zero jeans. I'm talking about a sexy little Honda Civic body or smooth, sleek Toyota Camry curves.

Why am I talking about this in conjunction with marriage? Because I think it's a topic that is often stressed over by brides, but rarely discussed in a meaningful way. People either crash diet their way into a tiny dress and then gain all the weight back afterward to the dissatisfaction of their spouses, or they just continue to gain weight over time, little by little...

Weddings are a good way to jump start your way into a lifetime of fitness. Just think: if you feel good and look good, won't that translate into a better springboard for all of the other problems that come along with marriage? Or would you rather approach those problems from the platform of a tired, unhappy, and overweight wife?

We can all pretend that gaining weight is something best left undiscussed, since the love your spouse has for your should be entirely separate from your physical appearance. But what about attraction? Yeah, all the love in the world is great, but if you're not having sex because you're no longer attracted to each other, then you're just friends living in the same space.

Come along with me on my journey to becoming a fit and sexy bride. I'll share all of my best tips and tricks, as well as hilarious fitness stories...maybe you'll learn a thing or two.