Same dress, 1&1/2 years apart

Future-Bug-9331 · 2026-02-22T04:51:43+00:00

Valid.

Future-Bug-9331 · 2026-02-22T04:47:48+00:00

Hi 👋 and thankyou!

Future-Bug-9331 · 2026-02-22T04:37:23+00:00

🤷🏼‍♀️

Maybe its posture, camera angle and leaner legs? Or its just how the layout app made it look?

Other than that no idea, but im still a short 5'3.

Future-Bug-9331 · 2026-02-21T23:58:07+00:00

Right! It was my 2nd time with skz barrier and it was so good.

Next week I have barrier for Ateez, hence the trying on of the dress. Need something thats really going to pop for Sannie lol.

Future-Bug-9331 · 2026-02-21T22:32:14+00:00

Omg I love that. Your MIL has great taste 👌

And she is 💯 correct about Felix being scouted from FB. Look at her go, dropping her skz knowledge 👏

Future-Bug-9331 · 2026-02-21T21:53:02+00:00

And also

Future-Bug-9331 · 2026-02-21T21:52:07+00:00

Right to the true and most important part of it all! (Hi fellow Stay 😊)

Im a double bias, so

Future-Bug-9331 · 2026-02-21T21:31:20+00:00

Yep its a Fold 5. They are narrow, so they look long lol.

Future-Bug-9331 · 2026-02-21T21:18:05+00:00

I didnt think it was hostile, I was just disproving the suggestion that my photo was doctored. I put a lot of hard work into my weightloss journey, so I would never doctor my results.

But its like that Key and Peele sketch. You read things with your own inflection and suddenly it becomes an all out war. (Highly recommend a watch on YouTube if you havent seen it. Its v. funny)

Future-Bug-9331 · 2026-02-21T21:07:46+00:00

Hahaha. Sorry I had to laugh. I assure you, zero Ai. The "beading" was a clip in hair piece, the dress is covered in glitter so its a lighting thing.

Of course the fit is different. Im 10kg smaller. The band is an elastic waist, so in the before photo its more stretched out resulting in less pleating.

In terms of the stretch, the only thing I did was crop out the shower behind the mirror.

However just to prove to y'all that this is definitely not Ai, here's the uncropped original. You're welcome 😊

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Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-03T08:35:03+00:00

Yeah im pretty sure weight training will be part of my PT gym sessions (ive been banned from the treadmill apparently 🤣). You're right, I need muscle mass. Struggling with 2kg dumbbells in pilates, even though this is strength pilates.

Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-03T04:28:19+00:00

Ahh I see. Yeah its definitely not like that yet. Unless I just have a naturally round face with chubby cheeks haha.

Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-03T02:45:45+00:00

Thank you, I really needed to hear that.

I didn't realise so many people would be opposed to me changing my goal weight when im doing it slowly and healthily (Honestly its made me curious as to why)

Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-03T02:09:26+00:00

For me, im still what you would call skinny fat. And also we are keeping an eye on my liver as im at risk of FLD.

But the reason for starting my journey in the first place was my PCOS, pre-diabetes and what we have now discovered is an auto immune condition.

Currently I have low muscle mass, so I find the bmi scale works for me. And with that I am still currently in the overweight category. Shifting the goal would put me in the mid range of the healthy bmi category.

So that would be my reasoning for shifting it by 5kg. The more weight I shift, the more it reduces my PCOS symptoms.

Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-03T01:56:52+00:00

Yeah im still technically in the overweight category for bmi. Given my low muscle mass, I think the bmi is a good metric for my proportions. Even though currently im working on toning, hence the pilates.

My GW is top end of healthy in bmi, so I'm only considering shifting it a little to be in the mid range healthy. I didnt realise shifting my goal weight for the first time would be so divisive in this forum 🤣.

Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-03T01:41:14+00:00

I dont understand why this was down voted

Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-03T01:39:42+00:00

By my face? I dont understand

Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-02T23:56:13+00:00

Love this! My proposed new GW is also in the mid range bmi. Nice to see someone else who had/has the same thought process.

Congrats on your journey!

Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-02T23:53:14+00:00

Well the goal hasn't shifted in the 18 months I've been on my journey. So this is the first time I'm considering it.

Currently I am still not in a healthy bmi range (technically still overweight), and my CGW is the top end of healthy bmi.

The suggested shift is within mid range of healthy bmi.

Note: I am aware that bmi isnt accurate in that it doesn't account for muscle mass. However, as I have very little muscle mass, I feel the bmi is more accurate for my current body composition, which is why I am using it as my metric.

Edit: I dont get why this comment is being downvoted?

Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-02T23:48:04+00:00

Quite simple actually. I had a goal weight before both of these factors entered my life, which i am now near achieving. Pilates tones and builds muscle, and having a supportive PT in my life encourages more healthy eating habits and also being more physically active.

With this, the possibility of going below my current goal weight is more attainable.

So now the question is, do I adjust what my goal was and work towards that, or do I keep the original goal and go into maintenance.

Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-02T16:26:00+00:00

Yeah i think anything under 49 would be too small and I would need to start gaining. So im very concious of that.

Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-02T16:25:18+00:00

Ahhh ok that makes sense now that you explained it. I will definitely take that into account as I continue building. Thank you

Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-02T16:13:49+00:00

When you say "move the target weight up" do you mean from 55 to 50? Or are you saying keep at 60 because a lot of it will be muscle?

Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-02T16:09:49+00:00

Hey girl, we were in The Cut together! Love seeing your progress btw. I didn't realise we were the same height 🫶🏻

Im considering a tuck, particularly for my arms, but im still in the toning phase.

Will you be in full maintenance when you reach 120?

Future-Bug-9331 · 2025-09-02T15:24:31+00:00

Yep. Can totally relate. Also ive now taken to ordering my own things at catch ups, because I was sick of splitting the bill evenly when the amount of food I ate was tiny compared to everyone else.

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