135128 1127 Personal Care & Style Fashion Basics Dresses true Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:04:18 -0800 /system/videos/0/28/51/13/135128.flv oscars, academy, awards, style, fashion, dressing, squeezing, fitting, party, thinner How To Squeeze Into a Dress Before a Big Event http://www.howcast.com/videos/135128-How-To-Squeeze-Into-a-Dress-Before-a-Big-Event http://www.howcast.com/videos/135128-How-To-Squeeze-Into-a-Dress-Before-a-Big-Event/edit approved 117 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=135128"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=135128" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 11 msmoselle http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/135128/fit_into_tight_dress_hd2_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 5715 false false false 57762 1 25 Warning Check with your doctor before embarking on any quick weight-loss technique. Losing too much weight too fast can be dangerous.

]]> 57763 2 32 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/135128/32.jpg Get rid of the bloat Get rid of the bloat. Four days before the big event, stop eating foods that encourage your body to retain water, like salt, white bread, and pasta, and foods that cause gas, like broccoli and cauliflower. And stay away from coffee, tea, alcohol, and carbonated beverages, which also can cause bloating by irritating your gastrointestinal tract.

]]> 57764 3 52 Tip Don’t chew gum—it makes you swallow air, which then gets trapped in your tummy, causing it to swell.

]]> 57765 4 59 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/135128/59.jpg Get cleaned out On the morning of your event, get a colonic irrigation. Some people are as much as seven pounds lighter afterward.

]]> 57766 5 67 Tip Some stars book themselves into a spa before the Oscars for a week of juice fasting and daily colonics.

]]> 57767 6 74 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/135128/74.jpg Drain your face Go for a facial—but not just any kind. Have one that includes a lymphatic-drainage massage, which will draw fluid and trace toxins out of your face, and puffiness along with it.

]]> 57768 7 86 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/135128/86.jpg Wrap it up Have a body wrap. The secret of many A-list stars, it can make you a whole size smaller—for your special night, anyway—by ridding your body of water weight and tightening the skin.

]]> 57769 8 97 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/135128/97.jpg Pack it in Add some insurance by wearing one of the many body-slimming undergarments on the market. That way, even if you abuse the canapes, you’ll still be safe!

]]> 57770 9 107 Fact Some slimming undergarments are made of a fabric that, with repeated wearing, supposedly reduces cellulite!

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