JENNIFER DERRICK’S weight had crept to 159 pounds from 125, and she knew she would not fit into her grandmother’s wedding dress.
“Women were smaller back then, and there was nothing to let out,” said Ms. Derrick, of Rockford, Ill. She took prescription pills, had vitamin B shots and made weekly $45 visits to a Medithin clinic in Janesville, Wis. When she married on March 18, she was back to 125 pounds; the gown, from 1938, fit perfectly.
In March, Jessica Schnaider, 41, of Surfside, Fla., was preparing to shop for a wedding gown by spending eight days on a feeding tube. The diet, under a doctor’s supervision, offered 800 calories a day while she went about her business, with a tube in her nose.
A 2007 Cornell University study by Lori Neighbors and Jeffery Sobal found that 70 percent of 272 engaged women said they wanted to lose weight, typically 20 pounds. So brides are increasingly going on crash diets, inspired by seeing celebrities like Sarah Jessica Parker or Gwyneth Paltrow, cowed by the prospect of wearing a revealing and expensive gown and knowing that wedding photos (if not the marriage) are forever.
In the two months of fittings before most clients’ weddings at Kleinfeld Bridal in New York, seamstresses are kept busy taking in gowns. Brides-to-be say, “I don’t want the size 16, I want the 14 or the 12,’” said Jennette Kruszka, Kleinfeld’s marketing director. (Note: wedding dresses run small, so a typical size 8 dress will be a size 10 or 12, a psychological shock for the young woman buying the gown. Kleinfeld resists brides who want smaller sizes, because taking a dress in is easier than letting it out.)
“There was no way I could imagine seeing myself in a strapless bridal gown,” said Colleen McGowan, 36, a New Yorker who used Weight Watchers and hired a personal trainer to drop 20 pounds for her wedding nine years ago. Her trainer, Sue Fleming, a fitness coach in Brooklyn, is the author of the book “Buff Brides.”
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Not all brides (or grooms) choose to lose weight for their weddings, but those who do usually give themselves a period of two to three months and lose around 10 pounds during that period.
What Sizes Are Considered Plus Size in Wedding Dresses? Plus-size wedding dresses typically range from sizes 14 and up, with some selections offering up to size 30. However, sizes can vary depending on the designer and retailer.
To “drop a dress size” means losing anywhere from 3 to 10 pounds, depending on who's defining it. While it's possible to drop anywhere from 1 to 3 pounds healthfully in a week, dropping 10 pounds is not only improbable, it's also unhealthy, and can even backfire to make you gain weight.
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Losing this amount of weight usually means you'll go down 2 sizes. Most tailors can handle these kinds of alterations if you start the fitting process 2 months before your wedding. This way, you'll get a dress that looks like it was made just for you.
The weight of a wedding dress varies depending on the style, material, and size. However, the average weight of a wedding dress is between 5-10 pounds. Some dresses can be much lighter or much heavier than this, depending on their design.
Incorporate Physical Activity: A healthy diet and regular exercise physical is essential for weight loss. Find an workout routine that you enjoy, whether it's brisk walking, jogging, swimming, dancing, or yoga, and aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week.
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