Inches/weight

You want your size to remain consistent after alterations begin or you risk having a dress that doesn't fit on your wedding day.

I'd do Whole30 (it will also assist with breaking bad food habits) and exercise moderately. It's tough but it's literally 30 days of your life. Do it now and then don't go crazy when you're done and the weight should stay off. I did it 3 years ago, lost 17 pounds, and have kept it off. I actually weigh less now because I've changed things about my eating habits after the program (I don't drink my calories anymore with sugar in coffee or soda, try to consume more greens, and I stay away from most processed foods). This "reset" literally changed my life. After you finish, I'd just maintain so you don't fluctuate in size once you start alterations.

Definitely stop when you start your alterations! You don't want your dress to be really big on you for your wedding! When my oldest brother got married, my sister-in-law got us to all get custom-made dresses from a local seamstress. My dress fit me perfectly before the wedding, but I drank this weight loss tea the week before the wedding and was down about 10 pounds. Our dresses were strapless, and I couldn't even keep it up! They had to pin my dress to my strapless bra, and in all the pictures, you can tell the dress was big on me!

Hello. I tried losing weight before the wedding and all it dod was stress me out even more. So I just started thinking about other under garments to wear. I’m glad the wedding is over because it was causing other stress that was not needed.

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I have to ask, what was the weight loss tea you drank??

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I can't remember! I've been trying to find the name but haven't been able to (because I thought it'd be nice to try again). They got married in 2011 so it's been a while since I've had it!

You definitely want to get to tour weight before the alterations. Once you have them done you need to maintain in order for your dress to fit well. I would try Keto and drink lots of water.

I would ask the alterations person how late they can take it in. Mine didn't even start to take in the bodice until 1 month out since I was losing weight up until then.

View Quoted Comment I'm getting mine done at DB. Where did you have yours done? I want to lose some of booty lol. My dress fits perfectly at the top. Its snug on my lower half.

View Quoted Comment I've upped my water! I'm at about 110 oz a day. I think I going to add some more cardio in my week. I will look into keto or something low carb.

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I bought my dress at a bridal salon in Denver, they did alterations in house. I met them 3 months out, she altered the bottom to be shorter, lowered the back, and added sleeves. Then 1 month out, she made it fit my body, then 1 week out I picked it up.

View Quoted Comment If they could do that for me, that would be amazing lol. I need mine cut shorter and the sleeves are very loose.

Talk to your seamstress. A dress can usually only be taken in up to 2 dress sizes with 1) becoming super expensive, 2) or drastically altering the dress so much you might need a new one.

View Quoted Comment Oh right now the dress fits like a glove. Just wanted to lose a bit around my hips. Just wanted to lose an inch or 2!

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View Quoted Comment I worked part-time at a bridal store earlier this year and I remember a bride who wanted to order TWO sizes down and that meant she’d have to lose 4 inches around her waist. I know dress measurements are busy, waist & hips but 1-2 inches off your hips should be five to alter.

View Quoted Comment TWO SIZES DOWN! Wow that's crazy! I ordered for the size I was, but my job has been very demanding the last few months (desk job) and I've slacked on my working out. The dress fit and zips, but a little snug at the hips, but an inch or two will put me back at where I was when the dress came in. I'm sure they could let it out as well but I dont really want that! I'll probably just up my workout until the end of the year then maintain. The DB associate told me to call in the middle of December to schedule my alterations. I figure they will get me in the beginning of January.

View Quoted Comment Lol. I meant “measurements are BUST, waist, hips but 1-2 inches off your hips should be FINE.”

I think ordering even one size down is risky unless you tend to lose weight when you stress. When I ordered my dress my goal was to lose 15 pounds and was I in between sizes so I ordered only 1/2 size down because I was almost there anyway. I did lose 15! But I know when I stress I lose weight.

That little extra exercise will help with your dress (and work stress)!