Episode 4 Bulging Brides

The new bulging bride this week is named Kimberly. She is getting married in 6 weeks and she cannot fit into her wedding dress. Kimberly has very bad habits that have caused her to gain weight.

First of all she loves to snack, but these are not your normal healthy snacks these snacks include chips, candy and other sweets. She also does not eat a healthy breakfast but instead eats bad breakfasts that are high in fat and sugar. Last but not least she drinks a mocha everyday, which has added an additional 74,000 calories a year to her diet!

Kimberley started the program with a height of 5′3 and a weight of 161lbs. She was instructed to do full body exercises (which burn more calories) and do 3 hours of cardio and 3 hours of resistance training a week. She was told to focus on her core. For her nutrition plan her diet was cut from eating 2,600 calories a day to eating 1,600 calories a day. Her nutrition plan is listed below along with some of her main workouts.

Breakfast: 1 piece of multigrain toast, 1 table spoon natural peanut butter, 1 table spoon light jam and 1/2 cup of cottage cheese (310 calories)

Lunch: Half whole-wheat turkey pita, 100 grams of turkey, jammed with fresh veggies, avocado and carrots. (314 calories)

Dinner: 4 oz. of grilled chicken, 1 table spoon olive oil, corn on the cob with 1 table. Butter, 2 cups of salad and a light vinaigrette dressing. (500 calories)

For Snacks:

Light String Cheese

Hummus with vegetables

1/4 cup of unsalted almonds

Her Workout:

Row machine

Sit ups holding the medicine ball between legs

Lunges

Back extensions

Regular pushes ups but then stand up and jump and then back down again

Kimberly worked really hard and after 6 weeks she had dropped 14 lbs and 15 inches total! She looked amazing in her dress!