Weddingbee Blog

Wednesday, February 27, 2008.  A day that will go down in history.  The day that Miss Penguin LOST her appetite.

I was born hungry. While savoring my breakfast, I’m already thinking about what’s for lunch, and eventually, dinner. I have the appetite of a grizzly bear after a long winter’s nap.

But Wednesday was different. It was the day of truth. You see, my lovely and knowledgeable bridal consultant suggested that I buy the sample size that I had originally tried on of my dress. Only the sample size was a tad bit small. “Five pounds equals one inch… that’s what you need to lose,” she suggested. And against every piece of advice I’ve ever read saying it was an absolute no-no to buy a dress smaller than your real size, I agreed. Five pounds! Piece of cake!

Yeah… not so much. In the 3 months since purchasing the smaller-than-it-should’ve-been dress, I followed a lackluster “no snacks policy” during the weekdays and a uninspired commitment to hitting the gym 3 days a week. Meh.

So naturally, on Wednesday I woke up with that horrible pit in my stomach… What if it didn’t fit? Am I willing to give up my Taco Bell Fridays? Oh Heck Naw! I spent the day in a caffeine induced haze, ignored the big bowl of noodles that my mom made me for lunch, and occasionally ran to the bathroom to dry heave in a fit of nervousness. What was this strange new sensation? Jitters? Loss of appetite? My stomach… not hungry! My hands… not in the pantry!

Whether my dress was made larger than the sample, or whether I actually lost five pounds since purchasing the dress, I’m not quite sure. All I know is, it fit! And with a little room to spare!

I breathed a sigh of relief at the end of the day and celebrated with a Carne Asada burrito, enchilada style. Because what do you know…. the appetite returned. And Miss Penguin must feed the beast.

So there it is, the day that lives in infamy as the day that I lost my appetite. What a wild and crazy sensation it was, one that I’ve never experienced before, nor may I never experience again.Has it been hard for you to commit to workin’ on your fitness for your wedding?