Gonna be a Bridesmaid

[aliasihaya]

Ugh, I've been there. It was awhile ago, but right after I'd gained the majority of my weight. I was ONLY 190 (I'd kill to be that low right now), but at the time I felt miserable. I was a senior in college and 3 times the size as any other bridesmaid. I luckily had a very understanding friend who chose a dress that fit all body types (no strapless). But as a broke college girl I had to hear, in front of all the skinny girls, that my dress would cost like $50 more! I was so embarrassed. But my friend's (the bride) mother who offered to pay for half the dress since she chose a more expensive one, also paid for the extra on mine. In the end I survived what I didn't know at the time was one of many embarrassing situations having a direct relation to my weight. But I survived and lived on to gain another 40 pounds.

Good Luck on your goal!

[Daki]

Originally Posted by Rapunzel

My bridesmaid dress arrived. It fit perfectly in the torso, which is a little unnerving because it wouldn't have fit me when I had ordered it! What if I got the dress and it didn't fit? It would've taken losing 20 pounds just to fit into it?? That's insane.

I had a similar thing. The seamstress declared my dress a "perfect fit" BUT I ORDERED IT 20LBS AGO! Ugh. I personally felt like the dress was too big but the seamstress said it was fine.

They even showed me the size chart from the company and the measurements they took from me (which matched the measurements I had taken of myself at home) when they ordered the dress. What the heck good is a size chart if it doesn't mean anything?! Ugggggh haha.

[19Deltawifey]

Originally Posted by Eliana

Delta, you have a great attitude without an actual goal weight in mind. It seems we have so little actual control over what our bodies decide to do. I must admit, I'm hoping for at least 150 for my big day and I'm trying really hard to get there. I wish I had your attitude because I'm afraid I'm going to feel like a failure if it doesn't happen. I can't help it though. I usually have your attitude, but this time 150 is stuck in my head. I think it's because I got down to 145 in May and have steadily gained back up.

Eliana-I lose weight sloooowww. I have tried in the past to lose faster and pushing myself harder and harder only to end up frustrated and then quit, only to gain it all back and then some. I'm trying my best to not let the slow weight loss deter me from my ultimate goal which is to be able to lose the weight and keep it off. My record of quitting in the past and giving up because I wasn't losing fast enough, has been a learning lesson. I can't set goals I need to set small milestones such as losing 2-3 lbs a month. If I don't reach my monthly goal, no big deal just keep going. I can't give up and I can't try to force my body to drop the pounds faster than it wants. I'm averaging about .7 lbs a week. My husband will be back home from deployment early summer and as much as I would love to reach onderland and have him tell me how great I look, I have to be reasonable and do it the way my body wants which is taking off the weight slowly. My body is stubborn like me lol. Eliana I've been following your post over the years and I have made the 1 year commitment that you set for yourself a year or 2 ago. I haven't missed a day of tracking since late October. You are a huge inspiration and I'm so happy to hear about your wedding and how life has been treating you. I know you will get back to where you want to be weight wise and I'm praying one day I can join you at the finish line of a healthy weight.

[DocAuD]

just 22 weeks until the wedding. i'm down 15 lbs and i think I can get down another 15 by the wedding. i'll just have to be careful that I plan things well with the alterations on my dress. how soon before the wedding should I alter the dress given the weight loss goals? I'm thinking 2 weeks prior but I don't want to cut it too close!