Anyone else trying to lose 30+ before their wedding?

Yes, Im also trying to lose weight for my wedding. Would love to lose 30lbs by Oct 2017

adri_rene208 wrote: »

Does it count if I'm a bridesmaid in a wedding?! I'm looking to lose 40 by July... feel free to add me!

I feel you. I'm my sister's maid of honor in November.

motivatedsister wrote: »

So question for you brides to be! What are y'all doing in terms of ordering your dress? I went dress shopping for the first time this past weekend, and I found something I like but I'm really confused as what's the best thing to do for ordering. My wedding isn't until early next year, but the dress I would go with if I had to decide this moment takes about 6 months to get back. The latest I can order is by end of June/ early July to have enough time to get it back and have time for alterations.

Obviously I'll get re-measured in the summer before ordering, but then there's still a good 6-7 months before the wedding. Yes I know I can get the dress altered, but is anybody worried about the risk of losing so much weight that the cost of alterations is outlandish to get it right or worse yet it's unalterable and the best thing to do is just order it in a smaller size?

I don't necessarily want to order it smaller, lol that worries me and adds unnecessary pressure! But I also know that I'm committed to my fitness plan, not just for the purposes of our wedding but just for my overall health, so I would expect to be several sizes smaller by year's end.

Any advice? Or what's your game plan as far as your dress?

I already purchased my dress. I found it at an overstock store and it was the only one available. It zips and fits, it's just a little snug through my hips and midsection. I have never been so stressed about losing weight in my life. I would suggest ordering the dress in June at the size you are in June. Alterations can do wonders. You're going to be beautiful no matter what! Congratulations!!

Mine is August 4, 2017. It's crunch time! Added

motivatedsister wrote: »

So question for you brides to be! What are y'all doing in terms of ordering your dress? I went dress shopping for the first time this past weekend, and I found something I like but I'm really confused as what's the best thing to do for ordering. My wedding isn't until early next year, but the dress I would go with if I had to decide this moment takes about 6 months to get back. The latest I can order is by end of June/ early July to have enough time to get it back and have time for alterations.

Obviously I'll get re-measured in the summer before ordering, but then there's still a good 6-7 months before the wedding. Yes I know I can get the dress altered, but is anybody worried about the risk of losing so much weight that the cost of alterations is outlandish to get it right or worse yet it's unalterable and the best thing to do is just order it in a smaller size?

I don't necessarily want to order it smaller, lol that worries me and adds unnecessary pressure! But I also know that I'm committed to my fitness plan, not just for the purposes of our wedding but just for my overall health, so I would expect to be several sizes smaller by year's end.

Any advice? Or what's your game plan as far as your dress?

I actually work at a bridal salon on the weekends and bought my dress from there. I ordered at the end of November and have since lost like 30 lbs. Each designer's size chart is different. You won't want to wait too long to lose more because, like you said, it takes 6-8 months. I would say order it when you can and just do alterations. I ended up ordering mine a size smaller than what I measured at the day of ordering (NOT RECOMMENDED but I was a little ballsy) and my dress arrived earlier than normal and when I tried it on last weekend, I was 2 sizes smaller than that smaller size! And I still have a few months to go before alterations. I would recommend waiting as long as you're comfortable, but remember that alterations work wonders as far as taking in. The seamstress (at our store at least) can take in WAY MORE than you would expect she can.

How's it going y'all? I weighed in down another 1.5 lbs on Sunday. Yay! I'm trying to stick with it; if I would tighten up my diet I know I could be doing better...lol but I love food.

I think I found THE dress! When I think about walking down the aisle in it, it's the only one so far where I can literally envision my fiancé saying "wow." I have a little more time before I have to order, so hoping to shed more lbs before then.

I would like to lose another 30 lbs by September this year. I have to be a bridesmaid in my brother's wedding next year, but want to be at my goal weight by the fall. Anyone, please add me as a friend. I'm needing some motivation right now! Thank you!

I sat down in my dress! That may seem silly but when I first bought it, that wasn't going to happen. At this point, I still need maybe a total of 1/2in total let out across my hips. My first alterations appt isn't until August so I'm still hopeful that I can make it so that no alterations are going to be needed. Keep it up ladies! We're going to be beautiful brides!!

Dress ordered! My measurements were all over the place lol. My middle section is definitely where I lose weight last, so unfortunately resulted in me ordering a larger size than I would like so that it will zip/close at the waist. Even if I had to alter the dress today I would need the top taken in nearly 10 inches, and the hips about 5 just so the dress is large enough for my midsection to be accommodated. So assuming I continue to lose weight, I can't imagine how much it'll have to be taken in by the end of the year.

I started lifting heavy weights so while I have shed some inches my weight really hasn't changed much, so I only ordered 1 size smaller so there's not added pressure to lose a ton of weight (even though I still want to lose 30lbs +). I was in between sizes based on waist measurement, so I only need to go down literally 1inch in the waist for the dress to fit (my hips/bust will already fit and need to be taken in). So I figure that should absolutely be a reasonable achievement, heck even with a good pair of spanx that should happen! I still have like 7 months until alterations at the earliest, so I better be down a lot of inches by then in the waist.

I honestly hope I don't lose to much more on the bottom/top, hopefully I'm at the point where it'll start coming off the middle. Lol there's not much to lose elsewhere!

How is everyone doing?