Today, I finally lost enough weight to fit into the beautiful dress that I ordered for my senior prom. I graduated from high school in 2010. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my prom dress finally arrived. My prom was yesterday. FML
Today, after months of dieting, I finally reached my goal weight. Excitedly I told my boyfriend, who gave me a beautiful dress as an early Christmas present. It was a size too small. FML
Today, I finally got the wedding dress I've been waiting months to see. It turns out that my mom ordered the dress 2 sizes smaller than my size, this way it will be "an incentive to lose weight". FML
Today, marks my one hundredth pound loss. To celebrate, I put on my first backless dress I bought for this occasion. The dress fit great. Unfortunately, today also marks the realization that instead of inheriting my father's beautiful hazel eyes, the universe blessed me with his hard to get rid of back rolls instead. FML
Today, I was excited about my friend going wedding dress shopping, so before I went to go work out, I decided to try on a prom dress from high school to remember what it felt like to get dressed up. It was too tight, I broke the zipper, and spent 45 minutes trapped before I cut myself out. FML
Today, I received the beautiful dress I'd ordered on the internet. It's a size smaller than my usual, just to encourage me to lose weight. I managed to fit into it and wear it all day, but I've now been struggling for a couple of hours to remove it without tearing it to bits. FML
Today, I hung out with some old friends for the first time since losing about 50 pounds, going from clinically obese to a healthy weight. I even bought a cute new dress for the occasion to show off my new body. No one noticed the change. FML
Today, after losing 20 pounds, I decided to purchase new clothes. All of the clothes at the store were still too small for me. FML
Today, my dad informed me that my prom dress makes me look chubby from the side, gives me "back fat", and that I wouldn't want to go to prom looking like that. I tried to ignore his hurtful comments and tell myself I was beautiful. Then the clasp broke. FML
Today, I've lost so much weight from depression that I don't fit into women's clothing anymore. There's nothing like trying to find dress pants in the kids section. FML
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Zaketh2112 10
But you did it! Rejoice in that!!
Wafalafaugus 18
Were you not fitted or took measurements for your dress? Or did you just make a hopeful guess? If the former, you should have returned it and demanded it refitted or a refund; if the latter, YDI. Either way, congrats on losing weight!
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Wafalafaugus 18
Were you not fitted or took measurements for your dress? Or did you just make a hopeful guess? If the former, you should have returned it and demanded it refitted or a refund; if the latter, YDI. Either way, congrats on losing weight!
corky1992 33
She could have ordered it as motivation to lose weight.
invadermaythe1st 35
Because ordering something to motivate you to lose weight for prom is smart! :D
Zaketh2112 10
But you did it! Rejoice in that!!
british_bad_luck 14
Hey at least you're at the weight you want now. There'll be another time to wear it OP
bcalle 8
YDI for buying a dress that took you five years of weight loss to fit into. But congratulations. Perhaps set the bar a little lower next time
Brandi_Faith 34
30, it could've only been 10 pounds but she starts working out/dieting then loses motivation and stops (like most people do). That would explain why it's been 5 years (even though it's an off and on thing).
Adamjohn82 19
Hold onto it. You'll be able to use it for something eventually. Congrats on getting into shape btw.
RawritsYoshi 13
You can always wear the dress to other special occasions.
19990231 29
At least you look better now than you did in high school. Enjoy that.
Brandi_Faith 34
So true!! Not many people can say they look better (or thinner or more in shape) 5 years after high school than when they were actually in high school! I'd give anything to have the same body I had in high school, never mind an even better one!
hippodamia 16
I'd use the words "are healthier now" instead
myoukei 31
Why would you buy a dress that doesn't fit you? Ydi
chuka81 27
People do it all the time. While it might not be the smartest idea, it serves as inspiration. That way you know what you want to look like, how much weight you need to lose and then you work to achieve said goal.
ChibiChibi_fml 28
It's definitely not smart because you can't know how good or bad something will look on you until you can actually put it on properly. She could have gone to all that effort to lose weight to fit into a dress and found out that once she was wearing it made her look like a clown. Never buy close to motivate weight loss.
Brandi_Faith 34
She could've bought the dress online in the size she usually wears, but it didn't fit her right. A lot of people are different sizes in different stores. They may take a 8 in store A and a 10 in store B even though they haven't changed weight. Not all stores have exact same sizes, especially if it's a small, medium, large thing.
ChibiChibi_fml 28
That wouldn't explain why she didn't just take it to be let out a bit if that was the issue. If the difference in size was only the effect of different companies sizing than that would have totally been an option and she could have already fit into the dress and worn it to her prom. The fact that the OP says she can "Finally" fit in it really makes it sound like she intentionally ordered the dress too small on the hopes that she would be able to work down to it. It generally costs less to get an existing dress tailored a bit to have it fit you because its a bit small than it does to by an entirely different dress to replace the one that doesn't fit.
8313girl 28
Hey sweetie, that's still a great awesome thing. You should be proud and it doesn't matter how long it took. That's great news!
killer0689 20
you still did it. cheers to that...
logicrules 11
Save it as inspiration for the 10year reunion.