Bulging Brides

Bubbly preschool teacher Desiree is desperate to fit into her princess-style wedding gown. But she's only got six weeks to tone up and slim down if she wants to be the belle of the ball on her big day.

Pasta, wine, and chocolate: three sins Dina's atoning for now. Her Italian family expects her to mangia, mangia, mangia - but Dina's two-piece wedding dress is bursting at the seams. This bulging bride has plenty of hurdles on the road to the big day.

Out-of-shape Yolanda is in for the struggle of her life when she tries to drop pounds and inches for her wedding. Exercise and healthy eating are totally new concepts for this bride-to-be as she breaks with the past and makes a fresh new start.

Jaime paints pictures of beautiful food, but when it comes to the fit of her wedding dress, it's not a pretty sight. Her exposed arms are jiggling in the wind. Jaime knows she can look much better if she loses weight, but time is quickly running out.

It's only six weeks before she says "I do" and this former competitive cyclist Michelle has turned into a bulging bride-to-be. If this chocoholic can't put down the snacks and pick up healthy habits, she's not going to get her wedding dress zipped up.

Unless voluptuous bride Tracy loses some inches, her back will continue to be chafed and rubbed raw by her wedding dress-ouch! She's vowing to work her butt off, but will she be able to handle the "tough love" workouts and strict meal plan?

Nicole lives a healthy lifestyle Monday to Friday, but when the weekend comes - watch out! This bulging bride chows down on pizza and pasta, and loves to guzzle the booze. Now her strapless gown is putting the spotlight on her chubby arms.

Hope's wedding dress isn't a little too small, it's a lot too small. She fell in love with it immediately, but busted the zipper on her first try. If Hope cuts out the snack food and commits to her cardio, she's got a chance. And with just 6 weeks to the big day, Hope's hoping.

Kelly used to play softball 5 days a week, but in the past year she's put on an extra 30 pounds. With her wedding fast approaching, Kelly's tired of stuffing herself in a gown that's too small in all the wrong places. But can she stick to a strict diet and tough fitness plan for the next six weeks?

Meghan is a stress eater and the stress of planning a wedding is taking a toll. Now the straps on her gown are digging in while she's spilling out over the top. With six weeks to go, can Meghan sweat the pounds off and keep her appetite under control?

Lorri loves to live it up with her girlfriends and now she can't breathe in her wedding dress. Her fiance is very supportive, but he can't help her lose the excess pounds and inches. Now Lorri needs to shelve the junk food, cork the wine and hit the trenches if she wants to look great in her gown.

Samah has a major gap in the back of her wedding dress that just won't close. But with her busy lifestyle, exercise is the last thing on her mind. Can Samah keep her food portions under control, put some work into her fitness plan and get into that dress for the biggest day of her life?

Kimberly and her fiance are perfectly matched - right down to their love for pizza. But while the groom is working out, Kimberly is still chowing do wn. Now she's hoping that her too-tight wedding dress is going to motivate her to lose some weight for the walk down the aisle.