Are fad diets or diet pills OK if a bride is on a short timeline?
“The problem and danger with diet pills is that those affect your nervous system. Most contain caffeine as the main ingredient which will make you feel edgy and moody,” says Conde. “Crash diets, on the other hand, make you feel lousy as most of them are too low in calories.” If you must diet on a short time line, Conde suggests cutting calories. “Increase your protein, decrease your carbs and fat, and do not go below 1,200 calories. This can be done for a week or two before the wedding, then you should stop.” For Flipse, fasting, fad dieting, and diet pills are foolish as well: “Instead, put your efforts into accentuating your best features – hair, hands, eyes, smile – and work on your inner beauty. You will look radiant, I promise.” Is there a point a bride should stop dieting? According to Flipse, if you are following a sensible and safe diet plan, you never have to “stop” it. “You may need to modify it to a maintenance level once you have reached your goal,” she says. “And if the di
