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Old 03-25-2013, 11:33 PM   #1  
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For the last 8 months or so, I've been dealing with a tricky situation. My best friend is getting married, and I'm in the wedding, but I had to try and buy the bridesmaid's dress in October for the wedding in August. Since I was in the middle of my weight loss journey (and still am), this took a bunch of guesswork.

When I first tried on the dress back in September, I fit into the size 20. When I bought it at the end of October, I fit into the size 18 but bought the size 16. Luckily, David's Bridal lets you exchange the same dress for a different size. Today I just got back from exchanging it for a size 12! It doesn't quite zip yet, but I anticipate losing another 25 lbs before the wedding, so it should fit by then.

Thank goodness the bride has been really understanding about the whole thing. She's had wls, so she knows all about going through sizes rapidly. Not only is she really understanding, but she is also very encouraging about taking a chance on the smaller size, saying she knows I'll be able to fit into it by then. Overall, it's very exciting, especially considering this was causing me some concern over the past several months.
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Old 03-25-2013, 11:49 PM   #2  
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Way to go!

That's awesome that the bride is being so understanding about all of this, too.
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How awesome, you must feel great about that!
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Old 03-26-2013, 04:53 AM   #5  
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With the wedding in August, you will be fiiting into the size 12 if not a smaller size. Congrats epicskyline, keep up the good work you are so close to your goal.
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Old 03-26-2013, 09:31 AM   #6  
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That's fantastic, congrats!

I wound up wishing I had ordered a smaller size for the last bridesmaid dress I wore, I lost 20lbs and it needed to be taken in A LOT. And the seamstress didn't take it in as much as it needed to be so my dress wasn't as flattering as the other girls'. I didn't care that much at the time but after the pictures came back you could see mine was definitely larger than it should have been.
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Old 03-26-2013, 09:52 AM   #7  
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That's fantastic!
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Awesome!!! You are going to look beautiful!

And wanted to tell you, love your new profile picture!! So pretty!
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Old 03-26-2013, 03:43 PM   #10  
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That had to feel so good!!!! Congratulations!!
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Old 03-26-2013, 10:41 PM   #11  
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And wanted to tell you, love your new profile picture!! So pretty!
Thank you! I am so in love with this new dress my mother bought me for my birthday!
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Great job!!! And what a great support system! No bridezilla there!
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