Help! Im scared of trying on wedding dresses!

Good luck! It'll take time but I believe you'll get there by March!

I'm getting married next June and my motivation is being able to fit into a smaller size dress (since wedding dresses are sized higher than regular).

are you drinking a minimum of 8 8oz glasses of water a day? I live by this cause since I started drinking a minimum of 2 liters of water a day, the weight's been melting off like butter in a skillet

Don't give up , I have talked to a few people that even gained wait at the beginning. Make sure you are not putting your body in starvation mode by eating too few calories. I even saw that on biggest loser show. The trainer told courtney she was not eating enough calories for the workouts she was doing and was sabotaging herself. Just keep track of your food and eventually things will start to move. Good luck and don't get discouraged .

Another bride here! I know how you feel. I was nervous to go try dresses on, largely in part to the fact that most don't come in a sample that is supposed to fit a bigger person (or even a person bigger than a freakin' size 4 :grumble: ) But I went anyway, and I found a gorgeous dress. Now all I need is to lose weight so that it actually looks good on me. By the way, if you find the right dress shop and the right salesperson, they will put you in to a sample dress and make it look good, even if it doesn't fit. So try not to be discouraged.

Clothes shopping can be frustrating. Think of your favorite dress...what style is it? Look for a wedding gown that has that same style. Also, you don't have to go with traditional "bright white" which is unflattering on so many of us. Pick another shade which may be more flattering against your skin. Any good bridal consultant can help you come up with other guidelines when picking a dress. Good luck to you in your search. You should feel like a million bucks on that day!!

As far as the weight loss...I was having the same problem. I actually work with a personal trainer now, but I know that many gyms offer free personal training assessments to help you pinpoint your specific needs and give you a program on how to get there. I often ran, but my heart rate was too elevated to burn fat. I slowed my running speed and ran for longer periods of time in order to get my heart rate in the fat burn or cardio levels (depending on my goal for the day). My trainer also helped me pinpoint foods that I ate that were not as great for me and healthier substitutions for those things.

Best of luck to you. I know weight is so frustrating esp when you have such an important day coming up. Hang in there!

MFP already creates a deficiet for you. So if you are undereating by 500 each day and have it set to lose a lb a week (another 500) then you are a negative 1,000 calories a day. You need to eat more in my humble opinion.

Afraid to try on wedding dresses?? Believe me... I've been there. I'm getting married May 28, 2011 (T-51 days!), and I was so reluctant to go dress shopping. I originally planned to go shopping last summer but kept pushing it off because I was planning to lose weight. I didn't, so I had to go as I was: 205 pounds (5'11, street size 14-16, bridal size 18-20). I'm not going to lie to you, parts of the dress shopping experience really sucked. There were samples I tried on that were so tight I couldn't really imagine how they would look in my size. There were others that I couldn't even try on. Not to mention that the sizes in bridal run about two sizes smaller than normal clothes!! I tried on seriously close to 100 dresses but couldn't find one I loved. I had pretty much resigned myself to settling for a dress that I liked okay. Then in an odd twist of fate, I found a random bridal salon that happened to have a sample in my size of a dress that happened to be everything I'd been looking for. I tried it on, and I felt amazing. Sure, there were lots of tears and a ton of frustration along the way, but ultimately it all worked out.

You will find a dress that you love and makes you feel beautiful. Be sure to buy one that looks good on you at your current size, though. That way if you have issues losing the weight (for whatever reason), you still know you'll feel good in your dress. It will only look better if you lose a few pounds!

Now for a cautionary tale... After finally finding a dress that looked good at my current size, I somehow managed to spiral out of control with my eating (I have a dress! It looks good on me even though I'm big! Why bother trying to get smaller?!) to the tune of gaining 18 pounds by Christmas. My complacency dug landed me in a major hole that I needed to overcome just to fit back in the dress at its original size!!

I joined MFP on December 28, 2010, and I haven't looked back. I've lost 39 pounds, and when I went back to try on my dress last week, the seamstress told me that she needed to take it in 4.5 inches in the waist and bust and 3 inches in the hips. I truly believe that MFP can help anyone as long as they fully commit to the process.

Best of luck! You will be a beautiful bride!