Bridesmaids Dress = Diet

My sweet friend Marjorie asked me to be in her wedding in October.  I love Marjorie and I'm so excited for her so, of course, I said yes. Being a bridesmaid is nothing new for me, this will be my 8th wedding. And so when she posted the details of the dress, I procrastinated, then had to pay a million more dollars to have it rushed to me.  Yesterday I came home and there was the package on my bed.  I tore it open, pulled the dress from the plastic and slipped it on.

And it will not zip.

 

Will not zip.

In the first picture I am holding the dress tight with my arms to make it look like it fits correctly. The second is, obviously, the problem. I clearly have no shame if I'm posting this for anyone/everyone to read. But in my defense, it will get much closer to closing than it looks in this picture, I just didn't have an army of people pulling the two sides together.

There is a high possibility that I gained weight. Because of the ordering, I don't have enough time to send it back for a new dress. The only solution to this problem is to diet. I mean, diet in a hard way too. There will be no room for cheat days. I have about 7 weeks to get 100 pounds off.

Thankfully, I have sweet friends who have committed to encouraging me and helping me.  I'm only drinking water throughout the day. However, I can't give up my morning Ladro time and coffee so, I've had to change my drink to a skinny mocha. Skinny. With skim milk. And I have to eat much better. I won't lie, I've needed to lose these pounds for a while but I've been lazy and lacked the motivation. Now that teeny tiny dress hanging where I can see it everyday is the best motivation I'll get.

So, here's to skinny mochas and fitting in my bridesmaids dress...