Wedding Diet Snacks For the Busy Bride

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I know how hard it is to plan a wedding and try to diet and exercise at the same time. It seems as though you don't have enough hours in the day. But it I also know how important it is for you as a BRIDE to look your absolute best on your Wedding Day! So I am going to give you some snack ideas for your Wedding Diet!

Remember:
• You must eat a small meal every 3-4 hours.
• Each meal must consist of a lean protein, a starchy carbohydrate, and a fibrous vegetable.
• Drink lots of water: get used to carrying a bottle of water with you at all times.
• Pre-make your food in bulks so that it is readily available.

Example of a Wedding Diet sample menu for a day
Breakfast: Whole-wheat English muffin with fat-free cheese and egg whites
Snack: Cottage cheese and raspberries
Lunch: Salad with grilled chicken and garbanzo beans & vinaigrette
Snack: Chocolate protein shake mixed with water
Dinner: Tilapia and broccoli with garlic and pine nuts

I know that a snack is the hardest to think of so here are some ideas to help you on your wedding diet.

Snack Ideas for the Wedding Diet
• Cottage cheese & berries (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries)
• Vanilla protein shake blended with strawberries
• Egg white quiches: Blend egg whites, shredded potatoes, veggies, and fat-free cheese &

bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes
• Oatmeal pancake: Blend oats, egg whites, cottage cheese, cinnamon, and Splenda & cook

on stove top as a regular pancake.
• Slice of Ezekiel Bread or whole-wheat bread with salmon and veggies
• Low-sodium chicken or turkey breast roll-ups with fresh veggies, dipped in balsamic vinaigrette.

This will help you tons!!! You can pre-make the quiches and pancakes in bulks and refrigerate them for the week.....Super time saver and they are yummy!!!!

If you are determined to look your absolute best for your wedding, check out "Vow to be Fit" A Bride's Guide to a Beautiful & Toned Body. It will guide you through a 3-6 month exercise and nutrition program that will make you lose fat and get toned. Get in shape for your wedding now!

Michelle Marie is a fitness professional who has been in the fitness industry for over 10 years. Now Michelle is dedicated to help BRIDES get in shape for their wedding. She does this with easy to follow nutrition plans that speed fat loss, and exercise programs that are simple and effective at getting the body lean and toned. Check out some more wedding workouts, wedding exercise tips at the following link: http://michellemariefit.radicalwebs.com/articles/article_detail.php?ArticleID=93 Michelle offers an amazing nutrition plan for BRIDES to lose weight and tone up for their wedding. For more wedding diet tips check out the following link: http://michellemariefit.radicalwebs.com/articles/article_detail.php?ArticleID=88

Mother of the Bride Dress Colors for Spring 2008

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The special occasion dress manufacturers will be introducing their spring/summer lines from January through April. The spring and summer season are when mothers of the bride and groom begin to look for a special gown to wear to their daughter or son's wedding. They are in a "panic" mode as in the hustle and bustle of the wedding preparation, they tend to overlook searching for their own formal gowns.

Mother of the bride gowns this spring 2008 will still feature rich fabrics with names like shantique, hammered shimmer, brocade, hi twist crepe, satin, etc. Lace is still available but mostly as accents or forming one part of the gown for interest. Beads, rhinestones, and embroidery are always a must for formal gowns as these add the sparkle and uniqueness to the outfit, separating a regular dress from a special occasion one. These fabrics are made of polyester blends which will retain its shape and are generally wrinkle-free. Mothers of the bride and groom surely do not want their dresses to pull and crinkle while performing their individual duties.

For spring of 2008, the mother of the bride and gown manufacturers are introducing interesting colors like glacier, aqua, sea breeze, and cinnamon. Sage and dust rose are always popular from one year to the next and these are the staple colors for this spring as well. Tried and true colors of champagne, burgundy, silver, gold, navy, and black, are still very much in style as these are the basic colors that will look good not only for the wedding but can be worn to any other social occasion.

Mother of the bride dresses are very competitively priced with the traditional bridal stores and many gowns are priced for very much less. Additionally for online bridal stores, you can shop for the color that you wish to wear by typing in the color or its variation, in the "search box" of the website. Every good website should have this feature which shows a blank box for you to type in the keyword you desire. Online stores usually carry the current season's styles as they have the real-time capability to post the latest mother of the bride dress styles and delete the ones that are no longer in stock or sold out.

This spring 2008, mother of the bride and groom dresses are offered in "youthful" styles. Long gone is the dowdy looking mother of the bride. Check out the 2008 styles by Karen Miller, Scala, Cachet, and Ursula as they pave the way for trendier and upbeat styles.

Audrey's Mother of the Bride (website: http://www.audreysmotherofthebride.com) offer these styles in affordable prices and with wide size selections. They cater especially to the plus size or full figure mother of the bride and groom. Petite sizes are also available.

Author: Author: Audrey Cheong is the owner of an online bridal store specializing in mother of the bride dresses and other formal evening dresses in petite, missy, and plus sizes. Please visit her website http://www.audreysmotherofthebride.com for great selections and reasonable prices.