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At a StandStill
Over the weekend I went shopping with a friend - for .... Wedding
gowns. I've decided to have one made for me. Tonight I'm meeting up with the dressmaker to take her to a shop and show her 3 of the dresses I'd picked out, and then she's going to make me a dress that will give me the qualities I like of all 3. The thing is - at this point, if I'm going to have this dress made - then I best just live life as a status-quo from here till after the wedding. I don't want to be altering the dress up or down in the weeks before the wedding. So, while I may continue to workout, and eat right - my goal for the next 4 months is to keep the same chest and waist measurements at least. Its all so exciting! |
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second day back on track
i feel that yesterday i made some good choices. i follow weight watchers and
go by points so i will finish filling out my points from yesterday and see what it says even if i am over in points at least i know i made healthy choices . which is a good start. it's better then nothing. angie "Jayjay" wrote in message ... Over the weekend I went shopping with a friend - for .... Wedding gowns. I've decided to have one made for me. Tonight I'm meeting up with the dressmaker to take her to a shop and show her 3 of the dresses I'd picked out, and then she's going to make me a dress that will give me the qualities I like of all 3. The thing is - at this point, if I'm going to have this dress made - then I best just live life as a status-quo from here till after the wedding. I don't want to be altering the dress up or down in the weeks before the wedding. So, while I may continue to workout, and eat right - my goal for the next 4 months is to keep the same chest and waist measurements at least. Its all so exciting! ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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PING ANGLEA
Anglea - when you post a message to the newsgroup, hit "New Post" so you
have your own header. You are responding to other people's posts, and your post is not in response to the original poster's topic. This way, you will have your own "discussion" and people will be more likely to respond to your posts. det "Anglea Woollcombe" wrote in message ... i feel that yesterday i made some good choices. i follow weight watchers and go by points so i will finish filling out my points from yesterday and see what it says even if i am over in points at least i know i made healthy choices . which is a good start. it's better then nothing. angie "Jayjay" wrote in message ... Over the weekend I went shopping with a friend - for .... Wedding gowns. I've decided to have one made for me. Tonight I'm meeting up with the dressmaker to take her to a shop and show her 3 of the dresses I'd picked out, and then she's going to make me a dress that will give me the qualities I like of all 3. The thing is - at this point, if I'm going to have this dress made - then I best just live life as a status-quo from here till after the wedding. I don't want to be altering the dress up or down in the weeks before the wedding. So, while I may continue to workout, and eat right - my goal for the next 4 months is to keep the same chest and waist measurements at least. Its all so exciting! ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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At a StandStill
Good luck with the dress, I am sure you can do it.
Roxan "Jayjay" wrote in message ... Over the weekend I went shopping with a friend - for .... Wedding gowns. I've decided to have one made for me. Tonight I'm meeting up with the dressmaker to take her to a shop and show her 3 of the dresses I'd picked out, and then she's going to make me a dress that will give me the qualities I like of all 3. The thing is - at this point, if I'm going to have this dress made - then I best just live life as a status-quo from here till after the wedding. I don't want to be altering the dress up or down in the weeks before the wedding. So, while I may continue to workout, and eat right - my goal for the next 4 months is to keep the same chest and waist measurements at least. Its all so exciting! |
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At a StandStill
"Jayjay" wrote in message ... Over the weekend I went shopping with a friend - for .... Wedding gowns. I've decided to have one made for me. Tonight I'm meeting up with the dressmaker to take her to a shop and show her 3 of the dresses I'd picked out, and then she's going to make me a dress that will give me the qualities I like of all 3. The thing is - at this point, if I'm going to have this dress made - then I best just live life as a status-quo from here till after the wedding. I don't want to be altering the dress up or down in the weeks before the wedding. So, while I may continue to workout, and eat right - my goal for the next 4 months is to keep the same chest and waist measurements at least. Its all so exciting! That IS exciting :0) I personally have a problem "standing still". In regards to weight, it seems like I'm always on my way up or down, even if it's a small margin (like 5 lbs).Be prepared to have to make small adjustments to maintain status quo... I had a girlfriend who lost so much from stress preparing for her wedding, they just about couldn't alter the dress down far enough! So, don't be stressed, k? det |
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At a StandStill
JJ I think that life is so exciting for you! I still have my gown after
many years and it fits but it didn't before. Are you getting married in church? Anyway, I congrat you! I think that you have pretty good knowledge to keep with a healthy life style and I THINK you will keep your size if you stay with your WOL like you have done for a long while! Warmly, glo |
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At a StandStill
"determined" wrote in message news That IS exciting :0) I personally have a problem "standing still". In regards to weight, it seems like I'm always on my way up or down, even if it's a small margin (like 5 lbs).Be prepared to have to make small adjustments to maintain status quo... I had a girlfriend who lost so much from stress preparing for her wedding, they just about couldn't alter the dress down far enough! So, don't be stressed, k? det Well - I just got home from trying on the dress again - meeting with the woman who's going to do my alterations and accessorizing it. What I decided to do was to buy a dress that is very simple from a dress shop, then a friend at work has a neighbor who was a dress maker for yrs and is now retired. This woman offered to make me a dress, but after seeing this one, we decided to buy the dress and have her alter it and embroider it for me. That way I get the wedding dress I was more or less looking for, at much less the cost. Here's the thing - I have to stay status quo for the chest, waist and hips so that the dress will continue to fit correctly. Oh, and get this - OK, so I'm 5'3 and fluctuate the 125 - 130 range. Most clothing in a size 6 fits me. But in wedding gowns, a size 10. And when going by the wedding gown measurements - the woman tonight was trying to get me to order the size 12 and have it altered. (the 12 was pretty big - I'll post some pics if you want to see them). So we ordered the 10 instead. 10 should fit almost perfect - except to take up in the length a bit. But, my measurements for the dresses are dead on w/ a size 10. Where as go to any department store or online shopping, and i'm a size 6. Go figure. Its not that I'm going to gripe about being a size 10. What ever. Just odd how the sizing is so different. Did I mention one gown I tried this weekend - at this high end shop (sellign Vera Wang, etc) that I tried on a size 10 and it fit absolutely perfect. The shop owner was almost in tears when she saw the dress on me. She told me how the runway models she uses in the fashion shows who are 6' tall and rail thing - they can't fit into this dress, and the dress fit me like it was made for me. Shame it was a $5,000 dress.... That's just a bit out of my budget range. Heck - I contemplated asking her if she wanted to trade some services - I do a website for her or something. but, she's already got a website. So, I had to bypass on that dress and go for something else. But it was a wonderful compliment from the store owner. (and my friend who was with me also gave me some wonderful compliments about my current figure). it was such a motivational boost for me. |
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At a StandStill
You know...you just gave me a goal. To get into my wedding dress, which I
don't like and will then promptly discard. But it is a neat goal. Iwanted to give it to my daughter for dress ups a few years ago, buy my mother was mortified. It was a very 70's dress (anyone remember quiana, I think that's how it's spelled, that gross overused fabric of the 70's). Well, it was that, plus we were on a budget so it isn't anything to treasure. Luckily, I have a great marriage, so the dress is not jinxed...just ugly. However, I will save it until it fits again. Elise. "Gloria" wrote in message ... JJ I think that life is so exciting for you! I still have my gown after many years and it fits but it didn't before. Are you getting married in church? Anyway, I congrat you! I think that you have pretty good knowledge to keep with a healthy life style and I THINK you will keep your size if you stay with your WOL like you have done for a long while! Warmly, glo |
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At a StandStill
Go figure. Its not that I'm going to gripe about being a size 10. What
ever. Just odd how the sizing is so different. Wedding gowns are the worst sized things in existance. They're just screwy. Getting the gown and getting it accessorized is a great idea though, it'll save a lot of time, money and fitting. Staying status quo is difficult, I've never managed to do it. I'd imagine that some small alterations would be possible if you did gain or lose just a bit. And depending what undergarments you're going to use, things could change there too. Congrats on getting your dress, I'd love to see pictures! Mieko (working to fit into my wedding dress again) |
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