Any ideas for fitting into a dress by Friday

[Strawberrysaxifrage1]

Hi all,

I really want to wear a particular dress on Friday, frankly because I have reason to look amazing in front of a recent ex and this dress is my favourite. It didn't fit for ages and now almost, almost does thanks to substantial weight loss. It zips up fine but I have quite a big bust plus the waistband hits me a bit high so it's a bit tight on the bodice and theres a bit of underarm bulging.

Theres no stretch in it as it's lined.

Any ideas for shedding just a bit more weight before Friday? Just an inch or so on the waist and bust would make it much better.

I have been drinking loads of water, walking 15-20k steps and doing weights workouts as normal, and did 16:8 under 800 cals low carb yesterday. Any other ideas please?? Should I drop the cals further like a 5:7 fast seeing as it's only a couple of days?

If it is still tight on fri I will wear something else rather than squeeze into it.

Thanks!

Don't go overboard on the water as it will bloat you short-term.
Maybe no weights for next few days either.

I do a the fast 800 for the next few days. Skip the weights but Keep the cardio. Keep the water up particularly with the fasting.

Try and book a slimming wrap in a salon beforehand. I had a universal contour wrap before my wedding and it did make me slimmer (albeit very short term!).

Maybe try a minimiser bra.

Would one of those sort of onesies help? They are beige coloured and sort of suck you in.

Thanks all, I didn't think to skip the weights but will increase the cardio instead. Not sure theres room under the dress for anything else tbh but thanks for the underwear suggestions. I like the idea of a wrap, I will see if theres any availability nearby.

Unless youre retaining a lot of water I think it'll be a push to lose inches from those areas in time. Severely restricting calories will probably just give you a flatter lower stomach but may also make you look tired and drawn from the water loss.
You could try:
Sports tape or gaffer tape at a push, wrapped around the bulging areas to hold them in. Not recommended for long periods though.
Stretchy lycra bodysuit in a size too small underneath.

OP, I mean this in the nicest possible way, but if you're having to resort to crash diets and gaffer taping bulgy bits (as per a pp, wtf?!?), the dress is too small. Just because you can fit in it, doesn't mean it fits.

I honestly think you'd be better diverting your energies into finding a knockout dress in your current size. You want to spend your evening wafting about being glamourous, not constantly tweaking and adjusting a too-small dress that you're not completely comfortable in. Good luck!

FGS I agree.

It's nearly there but not quite and I don't really have time to look for anything else thanks to a horrendous work deadline hence wanting to give this a go but I do have other things to wear.

I suppose theres no harm in giving the dieting a push for a few days seeing as I want to lose the weight anyway but you're right in that I don't want to feel or look like I've been stuffed into the dress so won't wear it if it feels the same.

It's the kind of style that really either fits or doesn't, it has some cutouts (these look fine, I'm not bulging out of them) that would make shapewear visible

You are giving him too much headspace.

Don’t squeeze and pinch and starve yourself on his account.

withlove you're absolutely right, it's just very fresh. We split up at the weekend.

Yes I have an idea - it’s the Dukan attack phase

Eg scrambled eggs
Vanilla yogurt
Prawns in miso soup
Fish sticks
Chicken breast in miso soup

If you can stick that for three days it will get rid of your water weight.

Prepare for death breath and feeling slightly ick!!

Passing out from lack of food will certainly make an impression...! If you’ve just split with him wouldn’t you be better off avoiding him for now?

Plank like hell

I understand your motives, but if you only split at the weekend, nothing you do before Friday will make you look noticeably different.

Forget this dress for the moment, wear something else that gives you confidence and then wear the first dress once you've lost more weight - but only if you want to.

How big are your boobs? I had a panic once when I put on weight and couldn't fit into my evening gown 3 days before the event. I ate only fruit and nuts for 2 days (not the chocolate bar...), and didn't wear a bra on the day (I was young!) So it fit in the end. Desperate times call for desperate measures! But if you feel constricted and uncomfortable just wear something else.

Frenchie I was intrigued by a dairy milk based plan!! Boobs pretty big but work ok braless with this dress

Emmagrundy I feel you may be right, this dress might have to be more of a long term target. That said, I'll stick to the plan for fri, not feeling like eating much anyway and the long walks are helping with the sadness so might as well capitalise on that!

downwhichoflate not much choice about it really tbh.

As a rough guide for most people to drop a dress size they need to loose about a stone in weight so I fear nothing you can do in 48 hours is going to make it fit significantly better.

Yeah. Wear the dress but go somewhere fun. Not. Near. Him.

girl71 I understand this may sound desperate without context, but in all honesty there was never an outcome in mind other than feeling really good in my favourite dress that I've not been able to wear in ages. I tried it on, felt happy that it very nearly fits again so I wondered if there were any quick fixes so I could wear it on Friday.

Not really sure why I included the detail in the OP about my ex being there other than I think most people would understand wanting to look good under the circumstances.

The relationship wasn't unhealthy but wasn't going to work for quite practical reasons so neither of us really dumped the other, it was more of a decision. Obviously it feels crap now but I'm not trying to desperately claw things back or anything.

Look up the Military diet, which lasts 3 days, I lost a few pounds doing this.