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Dress fitting tomorrow- very nervous

Helen, on June 12, 2019 at 4:06 AM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 4

Hi guys

So I've posted on here a few times about my dress saga. Sorry for the long post, but in a nutshell:

- Bought dress last August. Loved it at the time, but had been hitting the exercise/dieting pretty hard before then, and was in my best shape. Dress is VERY form fitting.

- From then I started to have major dress regret- wishing I had gone for something a little more dramatic, and thinking that I had settled too soon (bought it on my first shopping trip). Is a sheath dress "special" enough?

-Went back to the shop between Xmas and NY (when I CERTAINLY wasn't looking my best!) to buy my veil. To my surprise, the lady had my dress out waiting for me to try on at the same time. Didn't want to but was pressured into it....IT LOOKED HORRIFIC. Stretched over my stomach and thighs, and just awful in every way. I cried, had a panic attack, and left distraught.

-Since then I have been panicking non stop. I've been working out/following the keto diet as much as I can, but I worry that even if it fits again- I'm not going to want to wear it. Wedding is on 22 July, so no time/budget to swap it, so the bottom line is that I am wearing it and just need to get myself ok with it.

Guess I am just looking for support really- I'm fighting every urge to just stop eating and trying to maintain a sense of perspective. But I am hungry, tired and stressed....and really just hoping for a win on this one! Dress fitting is tomorrow, and my lovely mum (who deserves a medal) is coming down to London to come with me. Wish me luck ladies...xxxx

4 Comments

Latest activity by Tris, on June 12, 2019 at 10:43 AM
  • Katie
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    Katie ·
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    Water water water water! Eat lots of protein and fruit and veggies. No sodas and no sugar. You will drop weight quickly.

    On another note, it’s going to go fine! You have been eating healthy and your dress is going to fit! You have to think positively
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  • Future Mrs. K
    VIP June 2019
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    Drink a TON of water the entire day leading up to your fitting, preferably with lemons in it. I'm pretty petite and confident with my body (I'm also wearing a form fitting dress) but I bloat really easily and I have a short torso so it can be really noticeable especially in something tight like my dress is. My first fitting I wasn't bloated at all, was drinking a ton of lemon water all day, and the dress looked amazing. Second fitting I barely drank any water that day and was super bloated, it still fit and looked okay but I definitely wasn't as happy with it and it felt tighter. Third fitting (two weeks ago) I drank a ton of the lemon water again and it looked and felt good again. Tonight I am picking up my dress (and I will try it on again to make sure it is perfect before bringing it home) and I have my lemon water next to me at my desk at work right now as I type lol. It really works for me to help flush everything out and debloat me. It also makes my skin look great!

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  • Melissa
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    You will look wonderful in your dress. I recommend staying with the keto diet. Cut your carbs significantly. I use an app called Carb manager to track everything I eat and drink as more things have hidden carbs than what you would think. My neurologist recommended the diet to me to help with seizures. I started April 1st and have lost 40 lbs since then. Also drink tons of water.
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  • Tris
    Expert August 2019
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    I tried on a bunch of styles of Spanx and wasn't impressed. I actually found something that pulls all the right stuff in at Target!

    Are you planning on wearing shapewear?
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