Here's the deal with the dress. When I bought it, I knew I needed to lose 5 pounds to really do it justice. Then, over the intervening 7 months, I proceeded to gain 10 pounds. I even blogged about how I was so glad that I didn't have to worry about how fat I was getting. Which is just ridiculous considering that it is a mermaid cut dress and I knew when I bought it that it was tight in, um, certain areas. Clearly, I have some real spatial reasoning disabilities. Paired with strong denial reasoning abilities. Now, the dress is at the tailor being let out by a 1/2 inch because I have to lose ten pounds to wear it in public and fifteen to sit down.
So, before I knew I was up a creek for sure, when I just suspected I was taking on water and without paddles, Lauren encouraged me to maybe try on some other dresses, including the dress you see above. It was very pretty in the window and at just $300.00, it was definitely worth a try.
It made me look like a fat cupcake.
I took it off quickly. To put things in perspective, I am a woman of 5 feet 2 inches and 127 pounds plus 12. One hundred twenty seven pounds is the least I have ever been able to make myself weigh as an adult woman. It is by no means my goal for this event, but you get the idea.
So, a few days after I tried on the cupcake dress, I went to the tailor who confirmed my worst fears, gently. Also on the bright side, Lauren agreed that the dress was beautiful and that I (could) look great in it, something she had not been convinced of before seeing it pinned in all the right places. I told the tailor I would lose ten pounds and be back in 6 six weeks. She smiled, again gently.
My second fitting was scheduled for yesterday, but I didn't go because I was in Philadelphia eating pizza and drinking three beers a day in celebration of spring break. Now, of course, I'm deeper in the hole than when I started. And I need a real plan.
I could juice feast . I could run. I could walk very fast. I could buy a gym membership. I could stop eating anything that doesnt move. I could do meditation. I could do hypnosis. I could drink more water. I could publish pictures of every meal, and everything else, that I eat on this blog. I could buy a new dress. (I mean, hey, we are just brainstorming here.) My last day at work is June 15th. Then I will have 24 hours a day for 81 days to solve this problem.
Hold me in the light, as the Quakers say. Or should I say, hold me lightly. Or, hope I get lighter.
Or some version of not heavy.
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I am pretty sure this would have happened to me if I'd made it to the wedding...I was really worried about it happening. I just can't diet.
So good luck!
Also, I had a dream last night that I was at your wedding and it was beautiful.
Well as someone who recently gained 55 pounds and has only lost about 25 of it...I can really commiserate with this problem. I have two weddings to go to this summer (yours and Elizabeth's) and I'm hoping to lose at least 10 pounds before then so I can look hot in a really over-priced dress and shoes from Anthropologie that I will wear exactly twice. I'm hoping to be able to rock something without an empire waist.
So, if you want a exercise & healthy eating-trying to lose 10 lbs- partner I'm in. I'm also in for exchanging daily compliments as gaining all this weight has been harder for my ego/self-esteem than I thought it would be.
I also think it might be fun to try different dresses. Why not see if you find something that flatters your current figure and relieves the stress and self-scrutiny that accompanies weight loss. I personally bought the first dress that looked good and I regret it slightly. There are SO many pretty dresses out there.
When you come out here...why don't we make an appointment at one or two wedding boutiques just for fun?
xo,
k
Oh gee. I tried a juice feast for the very reason for the same reason. Not that I was getting married, but I really wanted to lose the weight.
It was a horrible, horrible experience. I was vomiting by 8:00 that night. My wife pointed out that it was just fruits and vegetables. But my diet coke and tic tac fueled body had a terrible reaction to it.
However, if you are healthier than I am, it might not be so bad. D
I am convinced I can't buy a dress until, like, two months before the wedding because there's no way I can guarantee I'll lose any of the weight necessary.
Urg. And I was supposed to work out tonight and did not do that at all.
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