Can't fit into my wedding dress

Thank you. I was thinking that but I didn't know if you could do that.

My dress was too small when I bought it (it was a stock dress so it was a fraction of the price) my seamstress is putting in a corset and it's beautiful

First of all, you have PLENTY of time!!! you have 8 months!! Start working on a healthier lifestyle. If you drop 5-10 pounds over that time your dress will zipper no problem! Use it as your motivation. Don't start altering your dress yet. It is way too early for that.

Remember it is like 80% diet so watch the decisions in the kitchen. Start reading labels and watch carbs is the best advice I can give. I have been working on this for 6 months and it is a real eye opener. My doctor told me to eat under 50 carbs a day and you don't realize how many carbs are in everything!!! I used to eat easily 200 a day. While I slack getting to the gym, I feel better and have been losing weight. It took a while to adjust to my new diet but it is one of the best decisions I have ever made.

And weight loss takes time. It doesn't happen overnight. You have to be patient. If its February and it doesn't zip, I would start looking at alterations.

Luckily you still have some time try avoiding foods with lots of added sugar or lots of salt in general. And water water water!

My dress is slightly big, I wanted to order a size down and try to lose the weight but everyone said not to. Its a little loose in the top and slips. Its not enough to take the top in so I gota push up bra with lots of padding, hoping that will help, and i'm gonna get body tape that will hopefully keep it up a bit. I don't want to be pulling it up all the time. That happened with a BM dress I had, looking back i regret not getting some alterations.

I think you have picked a great program to lose weight on. If you stick with Weight Watchers, it does work! I lost 30 lbs and got to goal back in April and I'm still maintaining. I go to meetings every week still since I really do think going to the meetings is important. If I were you I would wait since you have plenty of time but if it still is too small closer to the wedding than I agree with what other people have said about putting a corset it.

As a women, our bodied bloat and weight fluctates. cut out sugar, salt, and flush your system with lots of water dense fruits and vegetables for the next few months and you'll be surprised how you feel. don't worry about alterations until closer to the date. be looking and reading reviews for seamstresses in the area while you are taking daily walks to ease wedding stress and love your body!

Is there a reason you bought the dress that small? Like you planned to lose the weight?

Good news you still have plenty of time to make this work out! I have my dress too for my May wedding. I would wait until January/February until you get it totally altered. Keep working out, eating healthy, etc. if you are trying to lose weight. If it still doesn't fit then go and get it altered (either let out, or add a corset). Good luck!

Not trying to be negative or stress you out at all, but I was in the exact same situation. Figured if I lost 5 pounds it would fit, because it was so close to zipping. I ended up losing 10 and the dress fit exactly the same!! All my clothes fit so much better I was so excited to try on my dress and it didn't fit any better. My seamstress put a corset back in no problem. I'd ask your seamstress if she can do that if it still doesn't fit next year.

Date twin, we have a problem twin.

I bought a second hand dress, it too will not zip up.

I also have been doing weight watchers but I have been bad, really bad because of my anxiety issues.

Im hoping to be able to wear my dress, I'm hoping the 8 months will be enough. Let's do it, let's work it all off!

What to do will depend a lot on specifics about the dress. You really need to take it to a seamstress and see what she recommends.

I bought my dress in March....perfect size needed NO alterations...went last month and it wouldn't zip past my waist (I'm irritated). I'd changed nothing about my diet....I go tomorrow to check if I've lost the added weight and see if it fits....or I guess I've gotta let it out (not happy)

You still have quite some time to continue working out, eating healthy, etc. Drink a lot of water and be careful how much sodium you eat because it can lead to water retention. If all else fails, you can always take it to a seamstress to sew in a corset for you

Many dresses can have the zipper replaced with a corset. I would talk to a seamstress & see what your options are. When the wedding gets closer & if you need it altered, you'll know what to do & when.

See if a seamstress can put a corset back in!

@Athena when my dress came in it also fit perfectly, just needed hemmed..now I'm not so sure it's going to fit. I'm trying to eat really healthy and get back to exercising the next 2 weeks before my next appt. hurricane Irma and evacuating did not do things for my eating.

Nothing has gone wrong so far so if this is the only thing, it's doable although I hate the fact I have to spend more money. I'm not a fan of the corset back and I think it would change the look of my dress drastically but we shall see at 11am today (praying)

Working out was differently the turning point. And veggies, roasted veggies, raw veggies, and meat too.

Start slow, the dress is the goal so work toward downsizing. Not focusing on a number but just consistency in eating better and working out.

I just lost 30 lbs over the course of a year. It wasn't a weight loss program, I just started one day at a time.