dress size swap successful

So things in the wedding arena are going well. My dress debacle seems to be taken care of. My mom's and friend Nicole went with me this weekend to see about swapping the dress for a different size. I put the dress that was ordered for me on and it looks so pretty (minus my flabby arms). The dress was a mess though, there was a lipstick stain on the top, beading falling off and the train was ripped not on the hem! So regardless, I would've sent that dress back for a new one. It was a bit of a disappointment to see that they would send a dress in that condition for a bride. But, the manager was really nice to me about size swapping for a size that I am not and it was a pretty smooth process. I just need to make sure I don't dip below a certain weight level though because we ordered a size 16 and the dress can only be altered and look good to a size 12. Thankfully, the dress is small, so a 12 would really be like a 10 and even when I was thin, I wasn't a size 10.

We had some really great news last week. We kept having a hard time tracking down a minister/officiate who would be able to do the wedding. The people I called were either retired or wouldn't work on NYE. Well, I had this idea to contact the minister who married my brother and his wife - thankfully they were cool with me using the same minister.. I just think that could be so cool, to work that into the wedding somehow. Anyway, I contacted her, and she agreed to do the wedding!!!! :) I'm really pumped. I don't even know how much she costs, I just know I want her to do the wedding because it would mean so much to me and to my big brother too!

So, the diet thing is going OK. This past week was a little difficult but whatever. I just felt bad eating some of the things I ate. I stayed within my points range for most days (used flex points 1 night) but I just ate crap and that makes me feel bad. I wonder when my brain will start wanting cucumbers instead of cheesepuffs? How about eating an orange instead of that 1 point scoop of ice cream? I really need to start thinking that way, because only then, will I survive on this lifestyle change. If I don't survive, I'll just end up right back where I was 2 months ago and I never want to see that person again.

The kickboxing place is going awesome. Tonight is the fitness test. I'm a little nervous about that but I think that I am pretty strong. I know I can do more situps and pushups than some of the people there. That's encouraging.

K, off to go workout and get this weekend weight off me.

L.