This weekend we joined the probably millions of women in this country to see the new romantic comedy Made of Honor. It was fun sure, but there was one particular storyline that wasn’t so funny. And that was the story of Hilary, the “plus-size” bridesmaid. We first meet her at a tea with the bridesmaids and the bride. One of the women takes responsibility for writing down the dress sizes and Hilary requests a Size 8 which is followed by an uncomfortable silence (after one of the women chokes on her tea). One of the women then asks, “Wouldn’t you be more comfortable in like a 12?” Hilary is offended by the question and declares that she is on a new liquid diet and she WILL be an 8 and she WILL be happy and she WILL meet a man there! So the other bridesmaid reluctantly writes down an 8. Throughout the movie the lead male character (played by Grey’s Anatomy’s Patrick Dempsey) keeps urging her to eat something! And each time she politely refuses (one time she almost faints). Finally, after like two weeks of no eating, the girls are trying to fit Hilary in that size 8 and are finally able to. But later, when Hilary is taking her seat on a pew, the dress rips all down the side. After watching Hilary’s story, we were inspired to write this Cheeseburger Rule which had been on our minds for a while.
First, let’s recap: Rule #7 taught us that size ain’t nothin but a number and Rule #8 taught us that we shouldn’t let our jean size define who we are. So since we have let go of the notion that the number on the tag inside our garments is intrinsically linked to our self-worth, we will now introduce Rule #10: If the dress doesn’t fit, it’s ok ladies! Throw it out and get a new one!
How many of us have that dress hanging in our closets that we haven’t worn in forever and we are secretly hoping will one day fit us again? We just don’t want to give it up because giving it to Goodwill, would somehow mean we are giving up the fight of becoming a Size (insert desired size here). But it’s ok, since your size no longer defines who you are, you can give away that dress that no longer fits you and go out and buy one that looks absolutely fabulous on you (and one that you won’t have to starve yourself to fit in to). Let’s get rid of the idea that we have to crash diet in order to fit into a dress for a special occasion and instead, let’s embrace the body we have and not be scared away by the size written on the tag.
I had a feeling this blog would come up after seeing this movie
haha i know my girls!!! anyway, i love how in the movie monster-in-law, there is the scene where jlo is having lunch with jane fonda and orders a burger, fries, and a coke. jane fonda comments on her choice in food and her courage to eat that before fitting in her wedding dress. jlo nonchalantly says something like getting a dress that fits her body and not the other way around. and its funny cuz in made of honor, the girl went from a size 12 to a size 8 and looked completely the same to me. size doesnt determine how u look. and it was pretty funny when her dress ripped and she had to style it up with some big safety pins given to her by the groomsmen. lol 
Today I ordered a bunch of clothes—IN MY ACTUAL SIZE. It’s more revolutionary than it sounds. And it wasn’t easy, which is very sad to me.
[...] This is the post that jumped out at me, called “If the Dress Don’t Fit, Get a New One!” How many times have you looked at a piece of your clothing that doesn’t fit, and thought, “As soon as I lose 10 pounds, that will fit again.” I’ve certainly done it plenty of times. I’ve even bought clothes that were a little snug with the idea that it would fit soon – as soon as I lost five pounds. [...]