Does this wedding make me look fat?

I'm pretty much fine with my shape and size. I wouldn't describe myself as fat, I think I'm cute most of the time, I have a fiance who thinks I'm hot, and construction workers will still holla at me now and then. It also comes down to that I don't want to be thinner enough to change my diet and lifestyle to do so.  So, whatever.

The moment I changed my Facebook status from "In a Relationship" to "Engaged," one of many ads that appeared on the right side of my screen, in addition to wedding photography and $99 dresses, was ads for “wedding diets.”  What in the world is a “wedding diet?”  They are also featured prominently on wedding website in both ads and discussion boards.

Why do we suddenly feel compelled to go on a diet just because we’re getting married?  If anything, we should be feeling our most confident.  Our men find us beautiful, and love us with our round hips and belly pudge – not even *in spite* of these things; they think they’re “cute” or “hot,” even.

But, even though I haven’t really dieted or exercised in like, two years, I’m working out 4-5 times a week and watching what I eat.  I know it’s better for me and I should’ve been doing it all along, but it annoys me that I feel compelled to because I’m getting married.  For me, it’s because when they stuffed and laced me up into those beautiful corseted dresses, they squeezed my belly fat into an attractive hour-glass, but I still have these giggly sausage arms flopping around on top of that sleek silhouette.

So, maybe this wedding *does* make me look fat? But maybe it will end up making me look thinner. Maybe healthier, too.