Sheddin' for the Weddin'
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larali1980 wrote: »I_Will_End_You wrote: »larali1980 wrote: »I think if you are planning on losing a lot of weight, you should probably wait until closer to the wedding to buy a dress. I think it only takes about a month to get the dress after ordering it-- am I correct? It's been 13 years since I got married.
But it would suck majorly if you got a dress and then weren't able to fit into it.
I ordered my dress in December, and it won't be finished until May. 5-6 months is more like it nowadays.
Oh gosh, that does make things difficult.
Congrats to the ladies getting married
What a fun time and I hope you reach your goals!
my condolences to those getting married.
oh thats probably not the response they want......
but its true :P
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sydneywestra13 wrote: »I'm not getting married but I'm a bridesmaid in a wedding this November. I wanna lose 50-60 pounds by then. I refuse to be the fat bridesmaid again! Here for support I've done the same thing I think I've failed on at least 12 diets
I've just started listening to The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person which I got as an audio book from my library. It uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to end the consecutive failing at diets. I'm familiar with CBT from when I succeeded in ending my heavy drinking and have been using it with food as well.
"Can thinking and eating like a thin person be learned, similar to learning to drive or use a computer? Beck (Cognitive Therapy for Challenging Problems) contends so, based on decades of work with patients who have lost pounds and maintained weight through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Beck's six-week program adapts CBT, a therapeutic system developed by Beck's father, Aaron, in the 1960s, to specific challenges faced by yo-yo dieters, including negative thinking, bargaining, emotional eating, bingeing, and eating out. Beck counsels readers day-by-day, introducing new elements (creating advantage response cards, choosing a diet, enlisting a diet coach, making a weight-loss graph) progressively and offering tools to help readers stay focused (writing exercises, to-do lists, ways to counter negative thoughts). There are no eating plans, calorie counts, recipes or exercises; according to Beck, any healthy diet will work if readers learn to think differently about eating and food. Beck's book is like an extended therapy session with a diet coach."0 -
My wedding is in 7 months and my dress is hanging in the closet. It fits now and I haven't had it tailored yet, so I'm still losing weight with the intention of leveling off once it's been fitted to me. I'm relieved that I bought a dress that fits but I know that I'll significantly prefer how I look once more kgs are gone. I'm aiming for a more pronounced hour-glass shape (my gown is a sheath style and quite slinky) and more arm definition. If my butt sticks out a little more that won't hurt either 0
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So what are you going to do if you don't hit your goal and can't fit into your dress? Just asking.Why not just buy a dress that fits?
Same here, I do not understand that thought process. Just purchase a bigger dress or your current size and have it taken in. I honestly don't get it.callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
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dolliesdaughter wrote: »
So what are you going to do if you don't hit your goal and can't fit into your dress? Just asking.Why not just buy a dress that fits?
Same here, I do not understand that thought process. Just purchase a bigger dress or your current size and have it taken in. I honestly don't get it.callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
I bought a dress that was too small because it was on super sale. The only thing is, my seamstress made magic out of 1.5 yards of satin from the craft store and made a corset backing (which I wanted anyway) and shoulder straps (let's face it, hiking up the strapless dress all night looks stupid as h*ll. I didn't lose the weight I needed, but my dress fit PERFECT. If it's CLOSE to fitting (which mine was, but the back was mostly open due to boobage issues) then plan B backup is find a good and quick seamstress in the area. Mine turned my dress around in 15 days.
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sydneywestra13 wrote: »I'm not getting married but I'm a bridesmaid in a wedding this November. I wanna lose 50-60 pounds by then. I refuse to be the fat bridesmaid again! Here for support I've done the same thing I think I've failed on at least 12 diets
Then I'd recommend no more diets. Instead... Eat the foods you like, track the food you eat, and keep a mild deficit.
If you can exercise, even better.
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I have ordered my dress in august, and ordered it half a size up as I was in between sizes and did not want to stress. Lost some weight, or at least quite some inches since then, and it's arriving today - so I am very curious to see how it will fit and how much I will have to take it in! But it is nice to not have the stress of fitting into it. That said, 30 lbs between now and october is doable - just make sure you take an approach that you can stick with. Overall calorie deficit is way more effective long term than an overly restrictive diet.0
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There is a little room to let out the material, and it does fit, it's just a little snug. And that was trying it on without any slimmers underneath. My worry is that they'd have to take it in a lot more if I ordered a size bigger and then lost some weight. I'd only need to lose maybe 20 lbs to have it fit a little looser.0
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thats funny you used shedd cause that the beginning of my name sheddlesten. good luck on your big day!
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what made you go to Ketosis? That's a tough diet for a lazy dieter. I did ketosis and had urine strips to see if i entered ketosis and was neurotic about tracking fat/protein/carbs/calories. I'm also a fellow bride i gave myself till March 2017 though and bought the size i was at the time. i'm already down a size since November but you will lose weight with Keto but it's going to be tough if you are looking for ketosis. This is my opinion having done it...i'm doing paleo now with more success and happiness... 0
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My fiancee is guiding me, as he's done it before with great success. My focus is a little more simple: cut way back on carbs and stay around 1500 cals. So far so good, I've lost 4 lbs in less than a week.0
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I am reading up on Keto and how it works. I just finished a WHOLE 30 which was brutal. Seeking friends for support!0
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I'm getting married in April!! I am doing Orange Theory 4 × week and measuring ALL my food. I also limit myself to 1-2 alcoholic drinks a week. So far I've lost 6 lbs this month, so about 2 lbs/week. I'll probably start going to the gym 2 extra days and once it isn't freezing outside, I'll be taking my pup for longer walks! Good luck brides, we can do it!!0
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EvgeniZyntx wrote: »
?? The question was do you know women? 33:years of marriage is not near enough to understand women. (66 probably is not enough either) 0 -
I have ordered my dress in august, and ordered it half a size up as I was in between sizes and did not want to stress. Lost some weight, or at least quite some inches since then, and it's arriving today - so I am very curious to see how it will fit and how much I will have to take it in! But it is nice to not have the stress of fitting into it. That said, 30 lbs between now and october is doable - just make sure you take an approach that you can stick with. Overall calorie deficit is way more effective long term than an overly restrictive diet.
Let us know how it looked!
I can see buying the dress early and a little smaller as a way of motivation, but ...they're just so stupidly expensive to begin with (I'm going shopping with someone who is very confused that I did not want to spend more than $300 on one dress, if that) that if you can't wear it and often can't return it, you're kind of out of luck. More motivating, I guess, but financially a gamble. But stick with it and keep logging and working out. I've got two weeks until my first dress shopping trip and I really hope I'm smaller by then.
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Ok, I know you've had a ton of people respond so I hope this doesn't get lost in the crowd. When I got married I was close to my goal weight and ordered the size that I tried on in the store. Little did I know, the dress I tried on was stretched out from so many people trying it on. When my dress came in, it was crazy tight and I looked bad in it. I only had two months at that point till the wedding so I couldn't send it back since it takes 4 months to get the dress back. My only option was to lose weight and shrink. I worked out 6 days a week with body pump (most gyms offer their classes) and running. I also did weight watchers. I lost 15 pounds in those two months after I had already lost 45 pounds gradually over a year. Looking back it was everything I hoped my wedding day would be. It is worth the sweat to make the memory sweet. Good luck!!0
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Hey girl. I also aim to lose for the big day. The day after mystery man popped thr question i knew i had to lose some blubber. I'm 5'2 and I weigh 138 lbs. I want to lose 20 pounds. I'm in N.Y. Message/add me on here. It would be great if we could motivate each other.0
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