Bride gets a dream body for her dream wedding

Instead of saying "I do" during her wedding, Jamie Romine-Aschbacher might as well have said, "I did it!"

That's because she lost 120 pounds (yes, you read that right) over a year and a half to become the beautiful -- and slender! -- blushing bride to her one and only, Chuck Aschbacher, last April.

Jamie was 280 pounds when she joined L A Weight Loss in 2003, not as a client, but as an employee. Then she decided to try the program herself after her engagement.

She told me she was surprised at how easy it was to live her normal life (including nights out with her girlfriends) and still drop the weight.

You can read more about Jamie's amazing transformation from misery to marriage in Modern Bride's special Beauty and Fitness issue, which is out now.

Here's Jamie before she started on her L A Weight Loss plan diet, at 280 pounds (OMG!):



And look at the beautiful 160-pound bride:



Pretty amazing, isn't it? Talk about a happy ending!

FAST FACTS

Name: Jamie Romine-Aschbacher
Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Age: 31

Starting weight: 280 pounds
Goal weight: 160 pounds
Current weight: 160 pounds
Program start date: September, 2003

Biggest motivator: Her wedding day, April 29, 2006.

Best thing about losing weight: Being able to cross her legs!

Best weight loss secret learned: If you don't change your eating behavior, the weight will come back.