Say Maybe to the Dress

I am FEELING it!!! Seriously. After 2 dates with Trainer Amy and the Painhouse Gym - I am walking a little slower today. She whooped my tail good with an amazing leg workout yesterday. I am really glad I signed up for training - I know it is going to make a huge difference. I am going to train on Monday, but we also discussed the plan for while I'm on travel. It's pretty simple - do cardio, do it hard and do it often. So I'm packing a dvd or two, just in case the hotel gym sucks or is non-existant, along with my gym clothes. I also am going to make sure my iPod is loaded with goodies to keep me entertained while I burn.

So in pain and waddling around today, I did another painful thing - I spent all day today walking around trying on wedding dresses! The good is that I found a definite stand out dress, a dress I compared the other dresses I have tried on too. The bad is that it's literally on the top of my price range (it's $2 cheaper, lol). The worse is that I couldn't really try it on all the way because of the cut and the size being too small. The "worse" is the reason I haven't bought it yet. I have one more day of dress shopping with my mom tomorrow and then it's time to make some serious decisions. Do I go for the standout or the cost effective options? Do I buy a dress that I only was able to half try on but really loved? Argh!

Dress shopping is a total mindfreak. You walk in and they tell you - oh, our dresses are cut European style - you will need a size or two LARGER than your street size. Well, considering my street size is already high...that's a blow. Some dresses just didn't come in my size, end of discussion. And some dresses just weren't flattering on my shape (those are easier to deal with though...it's not your weight that means it's a no). Even on the styles I loved, I know that losing a few pounds will make them look even more stunning and flattering. If anything - it's telling me that I'm doing the right thing by trying hard right now to become a more fit woman - because I want to look graceful coming down the aisle - not like I'm stuffed into a too small or too ugly dress. And trust me - the "women's" sizes that do fit often are too ugly, LOL. I really was focusing on my honeymoon before - wanting to be able to wear a swimsuit on the beach and not feel like a misplaced whale. But now I'm really excited to tone up for the dress as well. I'm actually starting to get that vision thing going on, which is very exciting. I hope my bridesmaids are up for the theme I'm building in my head for their dresses around my favorite dress from today! I think they will be :)