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Maggie

Dress try-on angst is definitely an issue for me. I feel good about how I look (I eat well and work out regularly), but I live in a town where sample sizes are closer to 0 than 10, and starving yourself or being chained to a personal trainer is considered par for the (wedding) course. (I documented my worst experience here, btw - it's so bad it's funny: http://eatdrinkmarry.blogspot.com/2008/09/dear-bitchy-bridal-store_02.html .) The good news is, I'm hoping my last day of try-ons is tomorrow, and then I'll never have to defend my curves to another bridal store consultant ever again!

Maggie

Dress try-on angst is definitely an issue for me. I feel good about how I look and know that I'm healthy (I'm a natural foods nut and work out at least four times a week), but I live in a town where starving yourself or exercising yourself to a sliver is par for the [wedding] course. Bridal stores here accommodate the lifestyle with sample sizes closer to 0 than 10, and don't quite know what to do with someone who has a well-adjusted body image. (I documented my worst experience thus far - it was so bad, it was hilarious - here: http://eatdrinkmarry.blogspot.com/2008/09/dear-bitchy-bridal-store_02.html .) The good news is that if all goes well, my last dress try-on will be tomorrow, and then I'll never have to defend my curves to a bridal consultant ever again!

Allie

Fortunately, I had a fantastic wedding dress trying-on experience (despite the size 6 samples on my 5'11" broad-shouldered frame) — but I had a terrible experience at another shop looking at bridesmaids dresses, so I can definitely relate. :)

On the lifestyle eating/exercising side of things, I have to recommend the book "Outsmarting the Female Fat Cell" by Debra Waterhouse. The target audience is probably slightly older than my mid-20s self, but the habits she encourages in the book are best to start young. She talks a lot about aerobic exercise and forming healthy life-long eating habits that never involve yo-yo dieting. It's a quick read and I recommend it to everyone — brides-to-be included.

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