Wedding dress won't ZIP!!!!

Wow, Here is my hard knocks take on this. You knew you were getting married, you knew when the date was. I can not believe you did not KNOW that your clothes were getting tighter. 3 inches is ALOT. So take your knocks, get a seamstress, and go to your wedding heavier than origanally planned. Next wedding I am sure you will remember this lesson!

Find a reputable seamstress and schedule an appointment for the absolute latest he or she will allow you to bring in your dress. In the meantime:

-Ensure you have properly-fitting undergarments that flatter and support your body under your dress.

-Drink lots of water. Cut out all sodas, calorie-ridden coffee drinks and sugar-filled juices. If you drink juice, make your own green juice with a little fruit added for sweetness. Use this as a snack or occasional meal-replacement.

-Cut out (or significantly reduce) heavily-processed foods, foods high in sodium, foods lacking in nutritional value etc.

-Eat smart! Lots of fresh veggies, quality proteins and quality fats. If you cut down too much on the protein or fat, your skin and hair will suffer from it, and you don’t want that on your big day.

-Get in some cardio and some yoga. Cardio will hopefully help you burn some calories and yoga will help you relax so close to your big day.

Good luck!

Take a deep breath,.. don't panic. Find a seamstress as a back up plan.

Now,.. you can do this...I did.

I was in exactly the predicament you are in right now except I had 1 and a half WEEKS.
Since you have longer I suggest a healthy calorie deficit and 1 to 2 hr a day of cardio. (just until the wedding)

The last week or so go LOW carb and LOW fat. I did 30grams of carbs, not sure about the fat.
I ate salad and lean meat mostly (now don't do this the whole month cause you'll fall over with exhaustion)

This weightloss is not sustainable. It will get you into that dress and that's it. Most likely you will gain it back after.
After the wedding find a better way to sustain your weight. This site can be very helpful.

This is exactly what I would do. Thanks for pointing out that it's not sustainable! Also, TONS of water.

For all the people saying she won't gain muscle, let's not ignore the swell that you get from lifting, that can last a while, in my case at least.

Congratulations on the new baby!

This might be your sign: DON'T DO IT!

JK...calorie deficit, throw in some running and extra walks.

Didn't read previous posts, but if I were you, I'd start the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred NOW. 20 minutes a day, and people lose INCHES in a month. Look up some previous results pics, and you will see it works. Eat at a common sense deficit and drink lots of water.

I've done 30DS and lost quit a few inches in a month, so I do speak from experience. Good luck.

eating decently doesn't sound like you are tracking and doing cardio and light strength training wont give you big muscles. YOu got time. its crunch time but you don't need to panic. Try doing a am AND pm workout each day. That is what I did right before my wedding. Eat at a deficit and burn calories with exercise. Plus make sure to put on a corset under the dress before seeing how it fits. Breath, it will be okay. If worse comes to worse, there are panels you can get sewed in by the zipper and they can be concealed so nobody but you will know. I have a cousin who is a seamstress. She did my alterations both times I got married. :drinker: :flowerforyou:

call off the wedding until it fits

Do the 30 day shred exercise DVD as you looses inches. You can get this on u tube. Also cut processed foods, eat brown rice, Greek yogurt and lots of vegetables. Limit salt intake as this bloats you. Drink green tea and drink 2 litres of water a day. Don't stress. I would start exercising now, measure yourself in 2 weeks so you can see if you have lost inches. That way you can judge if you need to have your dress altered. Getting married is a special time but also a very stressful time. Good luck x

Shouldve gotten a drrss that lacrs up the back instead of zipping.

No.

Nice!

you know what, they can put this into your dress if you cant get it up . its just a panel that replaces the zipper, pretty much.

I call troll!

This one isn't even that subtle

It amazes me the # of people on this forum that fall for them...

I was one of those eager brides that bought a dress shortly after my engagement. We weren't getting married for another 2 years but I found "the dress" and it was discontinued so if I didn't get it then I wouldn't be able to.

I gained a little weight but swore I would lose it. I reached a point where I actually weighed 10 POUNDS LESS than when I originally bought the dress, but it still wouldn't zip...wasn't even close. I don't know how it happened. The seamstress said that she couldn't alter it without the dress being completely different and it costing a pretty penny. I had to get a new dress.

To this day I still can't figure out what happened. The women at the dress shop said the original girl that helped me must not have had the dress on right but when I looked at pictures the dress was zipped all the way up and looked fine. I know I weighed less too because of my size and fit in regular clothes, but now that I'm thinking of it my boobs did get bigger so I guess the weight didn't come off of them so fast. I used to be C now I'm D, so there you go...darn these things!!

Anyway I digress...I'm sure you'll be fine. It's crunch time, get serious and get a seamstress. I'm sure you'll end up in a better position than I was. Good luck and congrats :flowerforyou:

How did you not notice you had gained 3 inches? Do you not wear clothes at all? Cause if I gained 3 inches, I'm pretty sure my pants would not fit me anymore. I've recently gained a bunch of inches, and my pants can't even button anymore. Good thing I have maternity pants... which do fit.

Her first forum post, no picture, no details on profile, and she has lost 12 pounds already, though all indications are that she is new and that she has likely gained weight recently (in case she had joined in May).

I agree with the others that called it - it's a troll.