Is it too late for me?

First, it depends on your height and where you lose weight. But they should be able to do it. Just ask next Tuesday.

I am right there with you. I need to lose 30 pounds to be where I ultimately want to be. If I lose 5 to 10 pounds and my dress will fit perfectly with my heels. Good luck I am sure a good seamstress will be able to work with you.

Perhaps you could ask to put your first fitting off by a little bit?

Increase your intake of water, Omega 3, and green tea. Decrease intake of dairy and carbs (especially complex ones). Try to eat 5-6 meals a day to boost your metabolism.

I'm getting measured for my dress on Friday, so I won't be eating any complex carbs or cheese between now and then. Carbs make you retain a lot more water and dairy like cheese has a lot of calories in it (which sucks because I LOVE cheese and didn't realise it was THAT bad!).

You could also look into carb detoxes? I did an amended version of one (i.e. still ate some good carbs) and lost some weight relatively easy. I have been able to keep it off because it wasn't anything too drastic.

I don't believe in eliminating entire food groups from diets, because you will just yo-yo.

My plan is to lose around 15lbs before the wedding. I started my healthy eating plan and a little bit of exercise about a month ago and I have lost nearly 8lbs so far

Here's the thing, I am having a lot of work done to my dress from the start. So I need her to get that started.

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Oh fun! recently I have lost 60lbs. yay! and I am in the nursing field with a great friend who is a nutritionalist.

First if you are a stress eater, you need to do something to destress you. I started yoga and low and behold I stopped my stress eating and toned up.

Next cut sugar and carbs to the minimum. I don't count calories but I do however watch the sugar and carbs because not only do they make u gain actual fat but also make you retain water.

It is amazing what an extra dose of calcium, b12, biotin, and a standard multi vitamin can do for your overall health. I am anal about this.

And my least favorite. protein. Lean meats are your friend and I drink protein shakes. gross.

Then again I changed my entire habits around.

Hope this helps at all! good luck!

I think it is recommended that you only lose two pounds a week to keep healthy. I lost about 20 pounds two years ago just doing calorie counting with my fitness pal, eating less processed foods (not totally cutting them out), portion control, and working out daily for at least 30 minutes.

I didn't cut out alcohol or stop eating everything (although I tend to eat healthily anyway)

A low carb diet would be the fastest way to lose the amount you want in a short amount of time but you would have to be strict with it. By the 3rd day you body goes into ketosis which means instead of burning carbs it will start burning fat (which is a good thing) for energy. Leave all that low fat mess alone b/c it increases sugars &/or salts in foods. Enjoy 100% full fat cheeses in moderation. Keep your sodium down to 1500 mg, 10-12 cups of water, keep carbs at 20g for 2 wks then 25g for 1 week, then 30g gradually increasing carbs increments of 5g til the 5th wk then increas by 10g & stay with 50 to 80g per day. The idea is to eat a high protein, high fat & low carb diet. Check out www.yourlighterside.com for recipe inspiration or google low carb recipe's.

I would just talk to your seamstress and ask them how long it would take to alter the dress if you lose 20 pounds. Does your dress have a corset? My second (supposed to be final) fitting is tomorrow. I want to lose about five more pounds, but right now my dress is pulled as tight as it will go. I'm thinking about having her take it in a little bit. If I don't lose the weight, no big deal I'll just have a little more gap in the corset back. If I do lose the weight, I'll just pull it tighter!

I've had the best success with Weight Watchers, I've been doing it for over a year now and have been losing about 5 lbs a month (when I am good and follow the plan exactly). Some people lose as much as 3 lbs a week, but that is not very common. I would say try WW, but have realistic expectations. Good luck, just remember, your wedding day is not about you looking a certain way, it's about you being happy and marrying the person of your dreams.

Thanks everyone I know how to lose the weight but thanks for the tips I just wanted to know if I lose this weight with my wedding so close will they be able to pull my dress in with it being so close.

I used to do a lot of costuming and we had to prepare for things like this all the time.

you want to be a size smaller at the actual wedding, do you mean a size smaller than you are now without wearing something like a corset or a spanks?

if yes, I would just get something like a spanks to help pull things in a bit and smooth things out. often it's not about being a size smaller, but presentation.

if it's really just a case of one dress size, I would just work on knowing how to pose for pictures, keeping your posture and having the secret weapon of a good spanks.

I come from a family of photographers and worked in photo labs for years&it was the brides that took ate right, exercised vs dieting that were the most radiant. you could tell the one that worked to loose that last 15 pounds in the end.

do you yoga? you may not loose 10 pounds by the wedding, but it can reduce stress,(less stress eating) gain strength&possibly loose a few pounds as a bonus.

I am having the SAME dilema! Our wedding is exactly 3 months from tomorrow, and i wanted to lose like 15-20 lbs (i have a chubby baby face and i want to... NOT have that) but i'm stressing about the timeline!! BUT my dress fits me PERFECT!!!! Everyone keeps telling me i DON'T need to lose weight but i'm never satisfied w/how i look. So i'm torn... lose weight and pay extra to get alterations or stay the way i am and practice photo poses for non double chin!?? LOL

The problem is i've been debating for too long and now i'm at the sink or swim point! you can still do it it'll just be TOUGH work!

I ended up pushing the appointment to a month later! Cross your fingers for me