Thanks Chickies.
Unfortunately I've had the dress since March and it's been hiding in the bag since I got it. I tried it on once at the Brides house. I said I'll lose the weight!
I've had the weight loss graph on the fridge for 17 weeks now. The wedding should have been the biggest motivator but I hide from it all.
Coming back from the hens I decided I better try it on and I couldn't do the zipper up
So I better get my arse into action. Walking before or/& after work. And stick the shake program. And find the perfect body shaper. Fingers crossed.
I once lost about 6kg in three weeks, BUT it was on a Slim Forever diet, which is naturopath-prescribed and requires a lot of will power, at least initially. The basic points of the diet are that you remove all wheat, potato, rice and dairy (other than cheese and yoghurt) from your diet and load up on protein. My meals were basically meat, eggs, cheese and some basic salad vegetable most of the time. It worked - I lost about 10kg over 8 weeks in total, BUT I need to point out that the naturopath monitored me the entire time and it's not recommended unless you haven't got any underlying medical issues. I was also taking protein shakes, which had some multi-vitamins in them, and were not used as meal replacements, rather they were a supplement. Snacking on almonds helped me overcome the sugar cravings.
GL Hun.
ETA: for anyone reading this, the diet I described is also not recommended for pregnant or lactating women.
Its possible, but not at all healthy!
and you will probably gain back double once you eat again. (I had/ve an eating disorder, and have great difficulty maintaining my weight now, and Ive been 'cured' for 12 years.)
Have you tried yoga, pilates and weight training, to help slim and tone, rather than lose weight?
Where doesn't it fit you exactly? Around the bust, waist?
If I were you I would go and find a good corset, a cincher if it is the midsection that is the problem. You will need to find a real corsetier, not like one from bras and things or something, but a proper corset, steel boned, but it will easily take you in enough to wear the dress for the day without the unhealthy aspects f having to lose weight - which you may not lose from the place that is preventing the dress from fitting.
GL
Either way though, you need to tell the bride.
The dress could also be altered to be a lace up at the back, so you can wear it that way, but bride will need to know where you are at.
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