I have a formal dance with alot of young singles from my church in two weeks and I went into DEB the other day just to try on dresses with my sister. I remember trying on some a few years ago and fitting snuggly into an 18. it looked good. that was even before I hit my highest weight (probably 30 lbs less than it actually)
ANYWAY I tried on a size 16 dress and it zipped up with little effort exept the last inch or two!!! (what can I say? I never asked for a giant chest...lol)
it made my day and helped me realize Im actually getting smaller and its not just the number on the scale dropping. I havent been a 16 since about 10th grade.

Awesome! I bought a dress too for my husband's cousin's wedding and I got it in the Juniors dept, so it is a smidge smaller than I would like. Its a 13, and Im a womens 14, but by april, hopefully it will fit perfectly.

Yay! Congratulations, that must be exciting.

I have my old formal dresses from 8th grade to senior prom. I am anxious to work my way back through them just to see when I fit again.

That's awesome! There's something so satisfying about zipping up a dress.

This gives me hope.. I'm going wedding dress shopping in March and am TERRIFIED.

Congrats on fitting into the smaller size! Definitely an accomplishment

And MissTraveller, Don't get discouraged during your wedding dress hunt - Almost all Wedding Dresses are sized in the Chinese measurement charts, which tend to run 4 sizes smaller than the USA measurement charts. (A Chinese 20 is actually an USA 16).

I just got my dress in December, so I know the excitement and the fears as well!

Ugh.. so wait if i'm a 14 regular size, I'll be an 18 in wedding dresses? BLARG... TOTALLY bummed now. Guess I have two more months... that's time for two more sizes, right?