Help! Bridesmaid dress doesn't fit. 2 weeks to go..

LoMonroe87

Getting it taken out isn't an option right now. Already had it taken in from losing weight prior and now it's too tight. The zipper does go up but barely and feel like if I move at all it may rip. I have 2 weeks to go. I hate crash type diets but any advice or similar stories??

L1zardQueen

Go low carb, you could lose enough water weight to make a difference.

SusanMFindlay

Try to have as little salt and sugar in your diet as possible and drink lots of water the week before the wedding. Your only real hope is that you're bloated and you can lose water weight to make it fit. The most fat you could reasonably hope to lose in 2 weeks is probably 2 pounds, and that's unlikely to make much difference in how the dress fits. That said, watch your calories enough so that you don't gain any fat between now and the wedding.

WanderingRivers

Would a corset be an option?

SusanMFindlay

KurumiSophia wrote: »

Would a corset be an option?

Good point. Shapewear can work wonders! Isn't there some sort of full-body Spanx type product?

rjan91

Do low carb for 2 weeks.

bbell1985

Shape wear, low carb, lower sodium. You'll probably have to drop some water weight. Or you could get it taken out. It's two weeks yo.

150poundsofme

A tailor at the cleaners can add a panel to it. Maybe the store where you bought it has some of the same fabric. Though you did say you didn't want to go that route. Like 35 years ago when getting fitted for a bridesmaid dress, I told the seamstress to make it like 2 or 3 sizes smaller. She did. I didn't lose the weight. She had to add a panel to it. You need to feel comfortable in it to be able to dance, eat and have fun for those hours. Can you get a camisole in the same color and wear it underneath or where one of those shrugs?

DebLaBounty

My sister was wearing a body conscious dress last week. I could have sworn she'd lost weight. But she was just wearing Spanx.

Rozzer84

Have you tried flexible eating? I lost 5 lbs in a week just by having my macros in the correct balance. It's great because you don't have to give up carbs! :-)

bbell1985

Rozzer84 wrote: »

Have you tried flexible eating? I lost 5 lbs in a week just by having my macros in the correct balance. It's great because you don't have to give up carbs! :-)

It doesn't mean she will lose enough to fit in a dress.

Ready2Rock206

Good shapewear. Spanx or similar. Worked for me - I couldn't zip the dress but with Spanx it fit perfect.

inertiastrength

Stop eating carbs for the next two weeks, water and glycogen depleting will help a lot. It will be temporary and miserable but your dress would probably fit in 2 weeks. Then enjoy your refeed day at the wedding

livingleanlivingclean

Rozzer84 wrote: »

Have you tried flexible eating? I lost 5 lbs in a week just by having my macros in the correct balance. It's great because you don't have to give up carbs! :-)

Flexible dieting doesn't help you lose weight. Being in a calorie deficit helps you lose weight...

OP, I'd go with low(er) cals, low carb, cardio, get some spanx. And if you do all that, and fit your dress, please don't drink too much on the wedding day...I can't imagine your body would cope too well!

misskarne

Get it taken out.

kuksabs

Try the GM diet, it will definitely help to lose weight fast. Basically this is a low carb and calorie deficit diet which truly helped me. Google for more info on that.
I tried so hard exercising and eating under my calorie goal, still struggled to lose weight. GM diet kick started my initial weight loss.

psuLemon

Ketogenic.... cuts a lot of water weight

Orphia

Just wear it during the service, then change into something that fits better for the reception.

It's just a wedding. I got married for $100 to someone I'd known for 2 months on a holiday, and been married 25 years and counting. It's just one day, and no-one but you will remember what you wore to the reception.

VintageFeline

I think the main issue here is that you're a bridesmaid. The bride will want a variety of photos at various angles. And ill fitting dress on what is her big day could be a problem. I'd just suck up and get it altered back out if it's an option.

TavistockToad

Orphia wrote: »

Just wear it during the service, then change into something that fits better for the reception.

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I'd check with the bride before doing this...