"There is no shame in the bride and groom letting things go for a few weeks while they travel, set up house and reorganize themselves into the rhythm of living together as a married couple," writes Linda Buch in The Denver Post. "However, it's important to set a date for getting back into the routine of exercise and the habit of eating properly -- or paying the price down the road. After 10 or 15 years of marriage, men put on an average of 19 pounds, and women put on about 24 pounds, says Edward Abramson, a licensed clinical psychologist, professor emeritus of psychology at California State University, Chico, author and expert on obesity, dieting and eating disorders."

Get it off before it's too late and you end up saying years later ?how did I let things get like this?? Being comfortable and in love is great, but don't let your health suffer as a result.