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YOU GO GIRL!!!!! If you are feeling better about yourself & YOU want to continue; then by all means do so! Do what makes you feel good!!!!! As long as your healthy than your good to go! And CONGRATS!!
Edit: BTW dresses can always be altered. Sure it may cost a little bit; but your saving by not having to keep buying bigger clothes :)
Congratulations on the weight loss! The only thing that has me slightly concerned is your mom telling you to stop losing weight. Is it because she is worried about your health? Or the expense of alterations? Just be sure to stay healthy!
Um...Can I ask what diet caused you to lose appx a pound a day. It doesn't sound too healthy, but I kinda wanna get on it!
Thanks!
@Miss Olive--I think mom is joking . . . she just doesn't want me to have to keep getting my dress altered! She knows I could stand to lose a couple more pounds.
I guess I'm curious if your mom wants you to stop losing weight because she's concerned about you or because she's concerned about your dress....if it's concern about your dress, I think that's silly, and you should keep doing what you want to get to the right weight for your body.
Then, I want details on how you lost that weight. Seriously.
I've found that it is somewhat common for people around you to respond a tad negatively if you are losing a lot of weight. Maybe just take a step back and make sure you are going to stay within the healthy weight range for your height/build, and that you are doing it all in a healthy weigh. If so, your dress is already going to need altering! Might as well have it altered to your goal weight!
18 pounds in 18 days? Wow! How did you do it because it doesn't seem healthy. Maybe that's why your mom is concerned?
Yeah....is the 18 pounds in 18 days possibly a LOT of water weight? Also, yeah if you're losing weight that quickly, your mom is probably concerned. Whenever i said i was going to work out, my mom was always concerned about me looking manly, ha.
good for you girl... and hey bigger dresses can always be altered... at least it's not the other way and you have to buy a new dress!
This thread is hilarious! I love how half the people are saying "Get me on that diet!" And others are telling you to be concerned about your weight. I don't think anyone here is responding negatively though.
I have 56 days until W-day and I would LOVE to lose 18 pounds! What's the diet?
But I agree with some of the others. Are you asked to stop losing weight because of health or because of alterations? If it's for health reasons, please, please, please maintain your current weight and cut back on the diet some more.
If it's for alterations, I was told you can't make any drastic alteration less than 3 weeks until your wedding and you can't change a dress anymore than 3-4 sizes. So you might need to stop losing weight because of the limits a seamstress can do.
A friend got married in December and she lost 35 lbs between the time she bought the dress and picked it up. The dress hung on her. The alterations person basically said she's have to completely remake the dress for it to fit (and that would cost around $1,000). My friend ended up exchanging her dress for the sample in the store (which now fit her like a glove) and made alterations much more expensive.
It sounds like you are going to need extensive alterations too. You might want to take your dress to an alterations person to see what they say to do.
I'm PMing you. I think I know which diet you did, but I want to make sure.
Congrats on the weight loss and ESPECIALLY for finding something you can stick to realistically (the hardest part for me!).
As far as changes, when you go in to have your dress altered, maybe see about havng a corset added (if it isn't already). That can help accomodate any last minute weight loss (and I think they look pretty - I added one to mine for $150)
Wow! Good for you! I'm in the same boat that you were: my wedding dress is just a little snug, and I can't do it up myself. I'd love to lose 15 pounds, and if it means that I have to have my dress taken in a little, I'm totally ok with that!
I'd love to know your secret!
P.S. I've been losing weight too. Except I bought my dress a size and a half too small (it was a sample sale and I was the heaviest I'd been in a long time). I've lost 12 lbs and I'm still going. I hope to fit in that dress very soon and in an ideal world, I'd have to have it taken in a little (we'll see if that is even possible).
However, co-workers and casual friends are freaking out and telling me to stop losing weight and that I'm too skinny. (Family and close friends know I'm healthy and just trying to get to the weight I used to be). BTW - I'm in the heathly range for my height and will still be in the healthy range for my height when I hit goal. I think some people aren't as supportive when it comes to weight loss (or at least that has been my experience).
As long as you maintain a healthy BMI then I'd say go for it. Your health is more important than the money you'll save by getting fewer alterations. Here's a link to calculate your bmi: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
Congratulations!!
I know that most professionals will say that losing more than one pound per week is unhealthy. I have to say, it doesn't always apply!
A few years ago, I lost over 20 pounds, and was losing one pound a day as well. Once I reached a healthy weight for my body, I stopped losing and maintained the weight for all these years. Now I'm total 30 pounds lighter than when I started, and that's because I'm training harder.
My mom tells me that, too - in her case, not so much because of the dress but more because of concern... I think sometimes it's more of a generation thing - our parents are less health conscious than we are.
Anyway, if you feel great about your weight, are eating healthier and can run better, it all seems pretty positive to me!! Continue on, you'll be able to alter your dress or find a solution in time!
Again, congrats!
If its healthy, i'd be interested in your diet plan! I'd love to lose 18, 25, 35lb or more before my wedding in September!
It's going on April now and I see that your wedding is in May -- so it is probably ideal to stay at your current weight so that the dress can be altered and fit properly. You can always continue this diet after the wedding!
Awesome! I am in the same boat sort of, I have actually lost almost 50 pounds in the last year ( only ten or so in the last two months ) But I ended up having to buy a whole new dress! My original dress was a sz 14, and the new dress is an 8, but I probably should have gone with a 6...as it is the corset back looks almost like a zipper! I bought the 8 when I was a 10 knowing I would lose more weight...just start looking EARLY into whether or not the dress can even be altered! Good luck and as long as you are healthy ROCK it girl!
The diet was based on a ratio of 40% carb, 40% protein, & 20% fat. The meals were preboxed, givin me about 1200-1300 calories per day, with no alcohol, sugars (except agave nectar), or caffine. We also did a liver cleanse. All the meals were boxed for us, so all we had to do was nuke for 2 minutes. They're cooked locally (we watch them cook the stuff). Lots of lean protein and most things are a bit spicy (they use Tony Cachere's). We continued to do our half-marathon training (we don't like running marathons any more) and improved our per minute pace as we lost weight.
@Brasty--I've thought about just buying a new dress too!
I think part of the reason that I was able to lose 18 was that I'd been really snacking when I started. I was probably 5 pounds heavier than I had been for the past 6 months. I would stay the same for a few days and then woosh, a couple pounds would drop off. When I'm good about not eating cookies now, nothing changes. The best part is my muffin is shrinking!
I think your mom is probably concerned about whether or not you are losing weight in a healthy way. I'd have to say, you seem to have it planned out well and as long as you are eating plenty of fruits, veggies, and drinking enough water, YOU GO GIRL!
It might be beneficial to take your dress to a seamstress or alterations person soon, as you have less than 2 months until the wedding. If you really love your dress, she may be able to alter it for you, it will just take more time!
Good Luck!
whoa! good for you girl!! :) :) :) I read the first line of what your diet was and knew it is not for me!! I love me my carbs!! :) but all the power to you!! congrats!
The weight loss is great but be careful about losing to much because there can be limitations to alterations. I was told my dress can only be taken in 3 dress sizes. Any more than that I am SOL. You might want to check first with the person doing your alterations. But congrats on the weight loss. I hope I can do that.
Good for you! Getting in shape and improving health is always the best course, even if a wedding happens to be in the middle of it! Showing off your gorgeous, slim body in your wedding dress is the best reward for paying for another fitting. You will get so many compliments on how beautiful you look.
I wish I could say the same - I've been gaining weight since I got engaged :-(
You go girl.
Really no one can say if it's healthy or not unless they know what you weigh and how tall you are as well as your BMI so that said as long as you're being healthy then do what's best for you. But I'd mirror the concern of some of the other PPs on here about loosing too much weight to really fit into your dress enough for the alterations to work and not have to get another dress altogether.
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I just thought I'd share with people who can relate (FI doesn't really and neither do the women at work--almost everyone's old and single).
When I bought my dress in July, it was very snug--I couldn't zip it by myself. I was also the heaviest I've been in the last 5 years. We decided if I lost about 5 pounds, the dress would fit wonderfully. Well, my running was getting really slow too. So FI & I decided we would do a 21 day challenge put on by a local healthy food merchant in town. We didn't make it to 21 days because we went to Philly for my cousin's wedding. But, we were pretty good about following the plan--even taking our food with us when we had to go out of town for an overnight trip.
So, after 18 days, I'd lost about 18 pounds. We have continued to loosely follow the diet (even through Thanksgiving, Christmas, and my birthday). I've lost a total of about 24 pounds and am still losing. My running has improved and I can wear all my old clothes again (It's like shopping w/o spending money).
The problem is now my dress is about 3 sizes too big. SIGH. I guess I need to take it in and have it altered. But mom says I need to stop losing weight. Ideally, I'd drop another size or two (or 10 pounds to get to my lowest weight or 20 pounds to get to my ideal running weight). The other problem is my BM dress for my sister's wedding it getting too big too.
I guess this problem is better than the other one--getting too big for my dress!