Jo & Al Worry About A Bride Who Can't Stop Losing Weight l Curvy Brides Boutique 

Agreed but she has to feel comfortable in it or otherwise she'll just be hyper conscious of her own body the entire day and not be able to enjoy it. That's not necessarily a super rational thing. I mean, I'm usually either an 8 or 10 and I feel the same way about my stomach area that she does. I could never wear a dress that's super tight there on such a day either.

They stopped doing the bridal shop a long time ago. I miss them doing it.

They've changed jobs since one had weight loss surgery. So no new episodes.

Me too

@@joywebster2678 Do you mean they don't have the bridal shop anymore, even if it's not on television??

@@ajune583 they sold it and are doing other things

@@joywebster2678 What a shame! I hope the shop to brides is still going even if it isn't on television....

Actually yes it is, you can't continue to alter a dress. It doesn't work that way. There's a reason you get measurements taken when you order a dress

I lost weight before my wedding purely due to stress. I had measurements taken, a dress made, I went in for an alteration and the difference in my size was extremely noticeable. The tailor recommended against alterations until 5 days before my wedding and thank goodness because I couldn’t stop losing weight. The only downside is that I had my dress made because the pattern I wanted wasn’t available higher than a size 16. By the time the wedding rolled around I fit into a 16. I spent so much money having a dress made than I would have spent buying the already made size 16.

@@rosegroshek1218Okay but I’m not going to decide not to do what’s best for me and to not become healthier just so that I can fit a dress for one day. 😂

So if you hate "plus size" what word would you describe it? It is a fact that designers change designs based on plus sizes, so there has to be a word for it. Shapes for plus sizes are so different regarding arm/stomach/thigh considerations as well as overall silhouette. "Plus size" is not "fat size" "obese size" or even "large stomached size." Sometimes we have to stop policing words when words themselves are arbitrary in terms of negativity. If we don't stop, we won't have any words left that don't offend someone.

@@catladyfromky4142 just use the number.

@@Weeeewriter perfect response :)

I don't completely find offense with the term plus size but I do hate that a lot of designers refuse to make the same cute clothes and dresses for plus size women and if they do make plus size clothes for us they are hella expensive. If I had a boutique I'd love to work with some designers and make a way for cute plus size clothes to be more affordable and accessible to the public.

Theres nothing wrong with plus size. It means extra. Normal sizes are small through extra large. Plus size means there are extra X's and that's fine. Some women have extra in certain body areas. It doesnt need to be normalized because we shouldn't normalize unhealthy body weight. Truth is truth.

Exactly. I have a feeling that these dresses are much more expensive than similar designs in smaller sizes. More fabric, a different set of patterns, etc. But I also think that most of these brides have had so much trouble finding suitable dresses that they are almost willing to pay whatever the right dress will cost, so price is not as important for these ladies.

I don't have a thyroid, and my hormone dose was too low, and I still lost 20lbs last year just by staying under 1600 calories a day.

@@poponachtschnecke are you mobile though? I have 1 meal a day and it's still not helping 😅

@@nickymolloy444 I wasn't exercising. I had got to a weight that made me out of breath to be on my feet for very long. What you're going through sounds very difficult, and I'm not saying that our situations are closely comparable, I just want to say that if you weigh and measure your food, and actually keep track of calories, then you can lose weight. It's not impossible.

I sit on my butt all day for work and didn’t exercise. I just started intermittent fasting to 1-2 small meals a day as I wasn’t hungry and actually had to stop losing weight after my fitting for worry that my dress would be too big if I kept losing like I was

Maybe I can help- Cut your favorite snacks that you eat most often to being an infrequent "reward" instead of a frequently eaten favorite snack. Only keep your meals, as they are, or make small adjustments to substitute fiber packed veggies instead of some amount of carbs. Find a substitute for your previous snacks in liquid form- a new delicious tea sans calorie heavy sweetener perhaps. Look into Stevie as a wonderful and healthy alternative to sugar/honey/maple syrup or artificial sweeteners (which can mess up your gut microbium and lead to weight gain and immune problems). Stevia is least expensive when purchased online or from a health food store in liquid form. Increase fluid intake. Drink calorie free liquids constantly, especially right before meals. Some caffeine in these drinks can encourage light and then heavier yoga and/or pilates. If you are up for changing your actual meals, see what processed carb heavy foods can be substituted for whole grain and legume alternatives. They keep your satiated for longer than anything processed and they fill you up faster, calorie by calorie. Calorie rich foods such as ice cream or cookies should never be consumed right before bed as a "desert" if you are trying to lose weight. Instead have them with breakfast so that you utilize they energy they give you instead of metabolizing them into fat. I have lost 80 pounds within 3 months. The main part of these tips that helped me was increasing calorie free fluid intake. I suffer from chronic pain (which reduces my ability to exvercise) and ptsd myself while my sister has fibro so I understand better than most.

Ugh I also hate that word. I was pretty skinny growing up and my mom would use "flattering" when she liked something that I tried on. It really just sounds like a horrible back-handed compliment.

Yes exactly, same here!

Ali and Jo your just the best humans. X

Not "too much weight" but "too quickly." Losing it gradually is fine because the body has time to adapt to the lifestyle changes from the weight loss.

@@kdphotos4691 I had 2 different friends that lost the weight and achieved their goals, then they went on to lose even more weight which ended up being TOO MUCH and they ended up sick, anemic and in the hospital. Yes, you can lose too much weight. And losing weight too fast is always a bad thing, any doctor will tell you that and it never stays off.

@@getin3949 - You repeated what I already wrote. And you said "don't lose too much weight." You didn't write "don't lose too much weight too quickly." There is a difference.

16 UK is 12 US

They're not worried cause she's loosing too much, they're worried the dress won't fit since it's 4 days before her wedding

@@nikitatrisha1616 yes I know I understand that but it's OK if it's a little loose

@@kimmichaud7741 I mean for a seamstress it’s still a nightmare. Especially since the bride dubbed herself a bridezilla 😳

@@kimmichaud7741 no it’s not okay