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Need urgent advice to lose weight quickly- bridesmaid dress doesn’t fit!

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AngeloMysterioso · 10/08/2024 12:04

I’m due to be bridesmaid for a good friend next Saturday. She’s just been round to drop my dress off, and I tried it on while she was here- we couldn’t get it done up!

I’m 5’ 5.5” and according to my scales I weigh 64.7kgs, or 10 stone 2lbs and 10oz. My clothes are mostly a size 10. So I’m not exactly big- I’ve got a 9mo baby that is still breastfed but I’ve just checked and back in February when the dresses were first ordered (and I was weighing myself regularly to see if the baby weight was coming off) I was 62kgs!! But I don’t weigh myself that often now as I tend to just go by how my clothes fit, and whilst some things are a little on the tight side atm there’s nothing that I can’t get into.

My friend has taken the dress home to see if she can get it altered to let it out a little bit, but we had a look and there isn’t really any extra fabric to play with and the style of it means that it would be quite complicated to make any big adjustments to. So basically I’ve got a week to lose enough weight to fit into this dress.

Help!!

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OrlandointheWilderness · 10/08/2024 14:10

How far out is it in inches?!

alldayeveryday247 · 10/08/2024 14:07

@EI12

From an ex figure skater, furosemide, but don't overdo it as you will damage your health irreparably with it. Go see your GP, explain and try to get a prescription.

You think a responsible GP (or even a crap one, tbh) will prescribe a diuretic for someone to fit into a bridesmaid dress? Let alone a patient who is breastfeeding! Madness.

TerrorAustralis · 10/08/2024 14:06

Atkins style diet plus mild laxatives (just because starting Atkins can be constipating). Basically very low carb vegetables, plus protein (meat and eggs) and a bit of fast. You’ll lose 2+ kilos but half will be water weight because of the low carbs,

ballershotcallerr · 10/08/2024 14:04

Beg on Facebook for a seamstress. You can't crash diet while breastfeeding. Well you can but you really shouldn't and it likely wouldn't work. You need a panel put in pronto.

Foreversad40 · 10/08/2024 14:04

This happened to my family member. She had put quite a bit of weight on before her friends wedding. Ended up they got a seamstress to put in 2 panels of fabric in a similar colour but with a slight pattern, along both sides of her body (under where her arms were for most of the day so slightly disguised). Although you could see it, if you didn’t know the reason you would have just thought it was part of the dress design.

SweetAmber · 10/08/2024 14:02

A dressmaker could sew panels down the sides

Fluufer · 10/08/2024 14:01

Have you tried it with some mega shapewear? You won't be able to drop much fat in a week really, especially as you're not big to start with so I wouldn't bother crash dieting personally.

namechange128468 · 10/08/2024 14:01

You aren’t going to lose 2.7kg in a week regardless of what you do, so another solution needs to be found!

I would look into corset style underwear or a body suit to cinch you in. Definitely also worth speaking to a tailor, they will have a lot of experience with these situations and might have creative solutions.

Moonshine5 · 10/08/2024 13:59

It's a link to a insert for your dress

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Need urgent advice to lose weight quickly- bridesmaid dress doesn’t fit!
Tryingtoconceivenumber2 · 10/08/2024 13:58

You can get those weight loss body wraps, my friend lost around 6lbs doing this but not sure how much they are.

Some weeks I have lost 4lbs on a very low carb high protein diet, 3 X gym per week and walking absolutely as much as I can. Was a struggle with 2DC though x

Miley1967 · 10/08/2024 13:58

Why has your friend left it so late in the day for a fitting, people's weight is really likely to change in six months. I would do intermittent fasting and low carb. I lost a lot in my first week of doing this but then I do have a lot to lose, so may be very different for you. I hope you find a solution.

Moonshine5 · 10/08/2024 13:57

Wear a white insert where the zip should close then do the zip as high as you can and pin the the fabric of the dress on the insert. You can buy them on Amazon.

BettyBardMacDonald · 10/08/2024 13:57

At this point I would just bow out of being a bridesmaid. She'll still have three, and you can buy a nice normal dress that fits and still support her on her wedding day.

Less stressful all around.

Wilma55 · 10/08/2024 13:55

How about a body wrap to lose inches rather than weight?

ItsVeryHyacinthBucket · 10/08/2024 13:55

Id Do 7 days of Joe wicks 90 day plan - basically small portion high protein low carb with 3l of water a day and 5 HIIT sessions, 8-12k steps a day, hope for the best!

dbeuowlxb173939 · 10/08/2024 13:55

Best way I have done this is a smoothie and soup diet, salad or green veg to fill you up, and lots of water, no caffeine.
Not really recommended while you're breastfeeding but your baby is 9 months so should be fine for just a week crash diet!
Also a very good pair of Spanx

daisychain01 · 10/08/2024 13:55

You need to stop taking advice on how to starve yourself and jeopardise your comfort and health just to squeeze into a dress in 7 days' time. Ridiculous even if you weren't bf, but more so while you are.

BossMadam · 10/08/2024 13:55

PoppysAunt · 10/08/2024 13:47

Also eating"gluten free" foods doesn't mean that you lose weight!

No it doesn’t but it can help reduce bloating and is easier for the digestive system to process. Have you never heard of ‘wheat belly’. Better to try that than go ultra low carb for a short term fix which will likely make you light-headed especially when bfing.

GlasgowGal82 · 10/08/2024 13:53

Comedycook · 10/08/2024 12:13

Are there other bridesmaids...are the dresses matching? Or is it just you and a different dress wouldn't look out of place

Or if there are other bridesmaids could you swap dresses? I was once a BM and when the dresses arrived mine was too small but another BM had lost weight and we managed to swap and with minor alterations it all worked out ok.

swimsong · 10/08/2024 13:51

You need to go to bed hungry every night.

Onlinetherapist · 10/08/2024 13:48

@AngeloMysterioso this is what you need:

Need urgent advice to lose weight quickly- bridesmaid dress doesn’t fit!
Lemongrassandcamomile · 10/08/2024 13:48

This happened to me; I had pre-menstrual bloating. I had a wrap thingy done at a salon on the morning of the wedding and it was just enough.

IncessantNameChanger · 10/08/2024 13:48

I'd agree with shakes. Do slim fast for a week..walk lots. I lost 10lbs doing a protein shake diet but you wouldn't have time to order it. You could have lots of GI food with it too. It's surprisingly filling but you take a few days to get used to not chewing. So add in the low gi, apples, crunchy salads etc. The chocolate one you can have as hot chocolate.

KerChingo · 10/08/2024 13:48

Get a waist trainer

AInightingale · 10/08/2024 13:47

Fast 800 type low carb diet, but you will need more calories if bf. Though weight loss normally takes more than a week to be evident so I think you just need the dress altered!