UG!!!!

so, my engagement party is tomorrow, and I tried on the outfit I was going to wear, and it DOESN'T FIT!

and not in a good way.

and the last time I wore these pants (capris, actually) was only a few weeks ago.

I then tried on every other appropriate bottom in my closet, and nothing looks right - it's all either too small or looks wierd with my t-shirt (I have a 'Jeff's Bride' t-shirt that I want to wear)

***?

So, now I need to go shopping, and I really don't have enough money to spend a lot on clothes... usually my mom is good about this stuff and will go shopping with me and help me out money-wise, but when I told her my outfit doesn't fit, she got really cranky at me and told me that she's not buying me any more clothing (with the implication being that she's not buying me any more clothing because I keep getting too fat for whatever she buys me)

This isn't about being 'oh, my mommy won't buy stuff for me,' it's more that it just felt really crappy to hear her say that, and it hurt a lot. I'm going to go shopping and do the best I can myself... but it just felt like a knife to the gut when she said that.

I'm trying to exercise and eat right, but it's not going well, and I feel like a COW and now I'm going to look fat and disgusting in all of my engagement party pictures and it's going to s*ck.
and it doesn't help that my skin is breaking out really bad as well...

ug. UG. I could really use some hugs ladies

You can't beat yourself up about it. I know when I started to workout I felt like I was gaining weight, but what I was doing was adding muscle and not doing enough cardio to lose the bulk over it.
It'll all work out.

No WORRIES! It will all be OK! You won't look like a COW - you probably gained like 5 pounds - not enough for everyone to notice but enough for pants to not fit. That is fine - take one step at a time and go hit the sale racks at Macy's! Spend some extra time on your makeup and maybe get some inexpensive but bling-bling jewlery to take the focus off whatever it is you don't like!



Weight S*CKS!!! As for the breaking out get yourself to a makeup counter and get come good cover up or foundation. What a difference! It will all be ok!

Oh and when it comes to your mom JOIN THE CLUB! My mom is exactly the same way. SHe always tries to shove off her insecurities about her body on me. So i'm 20 pound overweight - SO WHAT! I am not FAT, I am not a COW. Somtimes moms can be so hurtful.

'I am beautiful, no matter what they say. Words can't bring me down!'

Oh Sara, you are probably just bloated. Your mom is frustrated.

Was she just being cranky or do you think she'll help you? You have to have something beautiful to wear for your engagement party.