So, I went to my first dress fitting the other day. I bought my dress back in January at a bridal show and it fit like a glove (and it was a steal!). Literally, if I gained 5 lbs. it would be too tight. Well, over the course of the spring I gained about 30 lbs. Big uh oh. However, I lost a good chunk of that towards the end of the summer/early fall. I'd been kind of nervous that my dress would be too tight, but I couldn't delay the dress fitting any longer (wedding's Jan. 3).
Yeah, the dress was too tight. Like, it zipped about 3/4 of the way up. So now, I have about 1 month to fit back into it. Otherwise, the seamstress is going to have to "see" if she can let out the seams. As in, she may not be able to. Needless to say, I HAVE to lose the weight. The good news is, I really think it'll fit if I lose 10-15 lbs, which I think I can do in the next month.
I think I just posted this to ask for prayers that I will fit into the dress lol. Also, if anyone has any similar stories, feel free to share so that I don't have to feel fat alone.
Re: Well, this is embarrassing...(dress issues)
They had to put a corset back in.
There is still hope if it doesn't fit.
Also, at what point during your cycle is your wedding? I ask only because of what happened to me. I gained 10 lbs in bloat the week before my wedding thanks to Aunt Flo. I have NEVER gained that much due to bloat before. It finally started going away 4 days before the wedding.
If there is any chance your cycle could cause issues, you need to find out your options on alterations and plan ahead now. I highly recommend doing that anyway as PPs have said. You don't want to be miserable for the months leading up to your wedding.
My seamstress immediately said that she would let the dress out a half inch on either side. Seamstresses and most people in the wedding dress business don't want you relying on the hope of losing weight, they would rather just work the reality of what they have. And honestly, I'm glad that she did. I swore to her up and down that I would lose the weight and guess what? I never did! Not at all saying that you won't, of course. Just saying- why leave it to chance?
Also, you may want to factor in the holidays coming up. Holiday plans and activities can interrupt a work out schedule, gyms can be closed or operate on limited hours, fitness classes or trainers may not be available as you'd planned.
I hope you can lose the weight you want, but I agree that it would ultimately be better (and healthier) for shoot for a 5-8 pound weight loss and alter your dress based on that. Good luck!
I definitely appreciate the concerns about losing weight healthfully and keeping a realistic attitude. I probably shouldn't have arbitrarily thrown out numbers, b/c I honestly don't know how much weight I'd need to lose to fit into the dress. Yes, 15 lbs in one month is a LOT, but like I said, the dress zipped *most* of the way up. I may not need to lose that much. Also, I'm focusing on losing inches rather than pounds. I'm doing Jillian MIchaels' 30 day shred, which I've done in the past and lost a lot of inches very quickly. I'm hoping this will help. I do think it's possible to lose a dress size in a month, particularly if one is exercising and shaping the body. I"m definitely not going to starve myself, don't worry
I think I will call the seamstress and see if the corset is an option. She seemed to think she would do anything necessary to fix the dress once I go back for the second fitting, so I'm assuming if any alterations are necessary, she would do them then. If she says we could do that, then at least I'll have a back-up plan.
Thanks for the advice everyone
I bought my wedding dress last fall and my wedding is next week. I yo-yo'd a lot this year with starting new WR diet and exercise plans and stress eating. I was incredibly nervous about my first fitting. My dress zipped up part of the way, but not all the way. My seamstress said I could try to lose the weight or I could go ahead and do the corset. She said she has seen a lot of brides try to lose weight last minute and that she personally feels we don't need the extra stress. I opted to go ahead and do the corset and try to lose weight as well. I'm really glad that I did. The last couple weeks have been so crazy that I've had a really hard time exercising as much as I should and I've definitely had some moments of weakness with stress eating. I'm glad to know that no matter what my dress will fit.
That being said, I was doing the 21 Day Fix this summer, and had realllllly good results. My first round I think I lost around 12lbs and 18 inches, and I was eating so much! It's definitely worth looking into if you want to try to accomplish the weight loss.
Key point is, I'm not arguing that it will be hard. I definitely agree with everyone on that front. However, I know my body well enough to know that it can be done if I commit myself to it every day. And, worse case scenario, I'll either do a corset or let the seams out a tad.