Weight insecurities and dress not fitting

So you tried it on and it didn't fit or are you thinking it might not fit? Either way I think you should just pay for it to be let out to fit you right where you are.

View Quoted Comment I tried it on and cooked barely get it clasped and zipped. And I agree,I just wish I would have been able to lose weight and not feel so bad about it because it fit when I first picked it up.

View Quoted Comment Completely agree. Pay to have it let out asap! It will ease your mind and lower your stress level knowing your dress will fit on your wedding day. Losing 10 lbs in 2 weeks is going to be suuuuuper hard and cannot be done in a healthy manner.

View Quoted Comment Thank you. Yeah im just trying to not feel so bad about it. I used to be super fit and healthy then met my fiance and gained like 15 lbs of happy food weight lol.

Remember not to equate your weight with your self worth! It's okay that you gained weight. I agree with previous posters that you should have your dress let out. It will make you feel better and you'll probably be more comfortable in the dress.

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I'm sure good meals with your fiancé beats eating rabbit food alone any day

I'd just get the dress let out to have one less thing to stress about. Losing 10 lbs in 2 weeks is hard, if not impossible, and will likely be way more stress than it's worth. You also don't want to be lightheaded from hunger on your big day.

View Quoted Comment Thank you Kelly❤that means a lot. And yes I think ill at least be able to breathe if anything

View Quoted Comment True he and I both enjoy our food. And he has been stress eating too so i know it's not just me. Thank you

View Quoted Comment Pay to have it taken out and don’t worry about the happy weight! I weighed 110 when my fiancé and I started dating (I was 19 though). By last year at 26 I weighed 190. A lot of that was stress weight but a lot was also my fiancé and I enjoying going out and eating together. Ive been losing some weight for the wedding but I really needed to lose it for me anyway because it was affecting other health issues I have.
All that to say, your worth is not defined by your weight. Something I’ve had to learn! Losing 10 pounds in two weeks will be really hard and you won’t be able to do it in a way that would be healthy for your body and you don’t want stress yourself out anymore then you have to!

Girl you can do this. Have you tried keto? Do the intermittent fasting and keto. Yes you will start out loosing water weight but 10 lbs is 10 lbs. Also have you tried an actual corset? I do not mean one of the with plastic boning and ribbon laces. I wear them for ren fest and if you just need an inch or so........

Get it taken out definitely. But I will pass on a few tips. Drink at least 72oz of water each day. Take short walks (like 10 minutes) a day outside, the exercise and fresh air does wonders. Do some breathing exercises. Also if you can, get a massage because you deserve it.

Hi How are you. Have you tried keto? It works wonders. Instead of doing traditional things like going to the gym. Try doing a karate class. Not only will it exercise your muscles it helps with stress and helps with self defense.

Let the dress out and enjoy yourself. Go for the easy solution and remember that this is about you and your love, not what you look like, but who you are on the inside. They love you for who you are not your ability to conform to a dress size. I understand more than anyone the struggle, but you want to remember this as a time of fun and celebration, not stress and harsh expectations. Be kind to yourself.

I did water fasting for 5 days and lost 20 lbs. Of course, if you don't stick to the proper re-eating process you can gain all that weight back, but it can definitely help. It puts your body in a stage of ketosis, which is why you lose weight fast.

I would let the dress out and enjoy yourself. You want to feel as comfortable as you can be and try a bubble bath or hot shower, try a face mask or foot scrubs, try a relaxing candle and room sprays that are relaxing and calming. Drink your water and get good night's sleep.

I would let the dress out. Two weeks doesn't seem doable, and I think it would just add extra stress you don't need.

Maybe try to loose the weight in 10 days and if it doesn't work they can make it bigger for you. I feel you I have gained 10 pounds since 2020 and I wish for my wedding I could look and feel the way I did pre pandemic. Download my fitness pal and eat within your calorie goal. Google a calorie calculator and go off of what they recommend not what the app recommends but track it there. You will look great! Congrats btw!!

Hi Emily.

I was in the same predicament with my dress. I bought my dress before I knew we had to push the wedding back due to covid restrictions. It fit me perfectly back then but now that it's time to finally get married, it doesn't fit. Seamstress said I needed to lose a couple inches to get it to zip/button. Unfortunately I was stressing out instead of losing weight I had gained even more. Now I'm paying a lot to have her let it out which really sucks. However, I do feel better knowing I don't need to stress over losing any weight!

Hope whatever you went with you are at ease! Best wishes.

Definitely let it out and don't stress. Your size doesn't equate your self worth, or your worth in general. You're gorgeous now, just as you were 10 lbs ago. The size you are on your wedding day isn't an indicator of if your fiancé loves you, or if your marriage will be successful. My MOH put it best - she went on a crazy crash diet for her wedding and lost a ton of weight (unhealthily and has gained it all back and then some) and when I got engaged and started trying to lose weight she said -

"Do it for you and your health, not the day. Don't put a number goal on it, just do it to feel good. When I look back at the pictures of my wedding I don't think "Wow, I look so skinny" I think "Wow, I look so happy" and that's cause I was marrying my best friend, not because I had lost weight."

There's an insane standard that we women think we need to adhere to for our wedding days to look as thin as possible, and a lot of us do so by going to very unhealthy means. Crazily restrictive diets, fasting etc can not only not work (some bodies shut down when you fast and go into panic mode and it can crash your metabolism for years to come) but can cause extremely unhealthy relationships with food and severe mental health problems. As someone who has struggled for over 20 years with disordered eating - trust me, it's not worth it.

Trying to lose 10 lbs in 2 weeks isn't healthy. That's an extreme amount of weight, given that healthy weight loss is done with 1-2 lbs a week. You'll be much happier and less stressed to just take it out a bit - that way you don't have to panic and starve yourself the last few days if you've only lost 8 lbs instead of 10. You'll still have an amazing time, and when you look back you'll just remember how happy you were to be marrying the person you love.

Let the dress out girl! As others have said, losing 10 pounds in two weeks isn't healthy. You should alter your dress to fit YOU, not the other way around. I think that will take a lot of the stress off of you, and you'll be more comfortable!!!