Why does it have to be "the girls" that go first?

bethanp
bethanp Posts: 72 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone

So I'm doing pretty well with my progress but I must have a mini-rant for a moment. Every time I lose weight, it seems "the girls" are the first area to disappear. I mean, c'mon Mama Nature, I'm already pretty small up top and you have to go and take from there.

I know we can't pick and choose the areas we lose from, but it just seems like a cruel joke. Any other small-chested ladies with me here? Any thoughts or ideas on minimizing this? I already use chest machines at the gym to keep the girls defying gravity, but they're slowly shrinking on me :(
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  • bethanp
    bethanp Posts: 72 Member
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  • daniellemm1
    daniellemm1 Posts: 465 Member
    I'm not small chested but after losing so much weight I'm headed in that direction. My girls are now a deflated version of themself. It's not good, not good at all :(

    I used to compare them to water balloons and now well I don't really know what to compare them to.
  • Escloflowne
    Escloflowne Posts: 2,038 Member
    Start doing squats and no man will care about "the girls" going anywhere!
  • LFDBabs
    LFDBabs Posts: 297 Member
    Just the way it is, it seems. I was a DD cup...lost 40lbs, now I'm a C cup. Unless it's Victoria's Secret. Then I'm D. Even us more well endowed in that area don't like to see "the girls" disappear, lol
  • emilyisbonkers
    emilyisbonkers Posts: 373 Member
    if you only had big boobs because of being overweight, do they really count?
    i think losing size from boobs is good, keeps everything in proportion
  • rhoule76
    rhoule76 Posts: 217 Member
    I can't wait for mine to go down...They haven't yet.
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    Yes I agree OP.
    It is very sad how the body sheds the fat....... :cry: :sad:
    I love boobies.....

    But lower abs and thighs on women are always gonna be the last to go.......
  • MaeRenee94
    MaeRenee94 Posts: 175
    Haha yup I was a small B now I'm a solid A cup, and it sucks haha. They keep getting smaller too.
  • holliesangel
    holliesangel Posts: 31 Member
    I only wish I had that problem. 30 lbs down and still a solid D cup. This time around I'm fairly certain the first place I noticed getting smaller was my thighs.
  • She_Hulk
    She_Hulk Posts: 277
    Yeah, I feel your pain. I was told to even lay off my chest exercises because they'll "disappear". Not sure if it'll happen or not. Not too sure I even want to find out. :laugh: No, seriously. It stinks. :frown:
  • caramelgyrlk
    caramelgyrlk Posts: 1,112 Member
    I was 46DDD, now I am a 40D. Talk about a drastic change. When I see them now, I can't help but think I put them on an ironing board and flattened them. UGH!!!!!!
  • _Calypso_
    _Calypso_ Posts: 1,074 Member
    I feel ya.....if I lose much more I may actually become concave. :-/
  • bethanp
    bethanp Posts: 72 Member
    if you only had big boobs because of being overweight, do they really count?
    i think losing size from boobs is good, keeps everything in proportion

    I never had big boobs in the first place. I've always been small up top and even though my weight loss goals are smaller than most on here (only 15 lbs down from starting point is the goal), I'm still sad to see the little girls dwindle. I've been a large B for as long as I can remember and its always hard to find tops that fit right. So many times I try things on and have to put them back since I don't have the chest to make the shirt look right.
  • bethanp
    bethanp Posts: 72 Member
    Start doing squats and no man will care about "the girls" going anywhere!
    That's a good point. The booty doesn't seem to be going anywhere so I suppose it's time to make that start defying gravity instead :)
  • staplebug
    staplebug Posts: 189
    I, like you, am already small-chested and losing weight never helps...so I have just resigned myself to wearing push up bras that make me look a little more proportional up top.
  • bf43005
    bf43005 Posts: 287
    I had the opposite issue (please no one curse me out), the band size went down <YAY> but the cup size went up. I was very perplexed. My husband, who isn't unhappy about this, and I discussed and seem to think it's from weight lifting. I don't do anything heavy but I've steadily increased. And I suppose when you go from no chest/arm/upper body muscles to anything it would make a difference. All the weight I lost was from my thighs and some stomach.
  • bethanp
    bethanp Posts: 72 Member
    I, like you, am already small-chested and losing weight never helps...so I have just resigned myself to wearing push up bras that make me look a little more proportional up top.
    Yup, push up bras and "chicken cutlets" are our friends.

    I guess one good thing we have going for us is that we can usually find our size on the clearance rack at department stores. I'd rather have that than having to pay $40 or $50 for over the shoulder boulder holders.
  • emilyisbonkers
    emilyisbonkers Posts: 373 Member
    if you only had big boobs because of being overweight, do they really count?
    i think losing size from boobs is good, keeps everything in proportion

    I never had big boobs in the first place. I've always been small up top and even though my weight loss goals are smaller than most on here (only 15 lbs down from starting point is the goal), I'm still sad to see the little girls dwindle. I've been a large B for as long as I can remember and its always hard to find tops that fit right. So many times I try things on and have to put them back since I don't have the chest to make the shirt look right.

    Sorry, I thought you meant like 300lbs+ girls with their 42HH cups or something.. that must suck.. push up bras are your friend :D
  • daniellemm1
    daniellemm1 Posts: 465 Member
    Oops duplicate post.
  • daniellemm1
    daniellemm1 Posts: 465 Member
    if you only had big boobs because of being overweight, do they really count?
    i think losing size from boobs is good, keeps everything in proportion

    LOL. Yes they still count. I would not mind going down to a smaller cup size but unfortunately they just look deflated now :(
  • moment_to_arise
    moment_to_arise Posts: 207 Member
    do lots of pushups and bench presses and the like... your boobs may get smaller, but if you strengthen the muscles in your chest that support them, they will be sittin' pretty :wink:
  • ElizabethFuller
    ElizabethFuller Posts: 352 Member
    Me too. When I was mid- twenties I was a UK size 10 and a 34A. Five years ago I was a size 18 (possibly a 20, I was wearing a lot of stretchy clothes) but I was a 38C and I hated being fat but I loved having a cleavage! However, I'm now 10lb from target and I'm down to a 36A, I'm sad at the loss of my boobs but so pleased to see my waist reappearing. When I get to target I think they'll be back to 34A but I'd rather be slim with small breasts than obese with big ones.
    I think it all comes down to genetics, if you started with small ones, you'll end up with small ones:cry: Right then, I'm off to do some squats!
  • adorable_aly
    adorable_aly Posts: 398 Member
    Same as me. It's rather annoying. But there are always push up bras :flowerforyou:
  • NikkiSixGuns
    NikkiSixGuns Posts: 630 Member
    I have always been pretty small up top, and losing weight and lifting has definitely made me smaller. But I can't do anything about it, so I don't focus on it.

    I do, however, focus on how awesome my legs, abs, and booty look! Why be unhappy about something I can't change when I can be thrilled with my achievements?
  • adorable_aly
    adorable_aly Posts: 398 Member
    do lots of pushups and bench presses and the like... your boobs may get smaller, but if you strengthen the muscles in your chest that support them, they will be sittin' pretty :wink:

    Is this true or is it bro science?!
  • 40andFindingFitness
    40andFindingFitness Posts: 497 Member
    Aww. I'm having the opposite issue. My girls look bigger (probably because the tummy is moving out of the way), but my bottom is smaller and making my pants look saggy. :0(

    I guess the best way to look at it is at least something's getting smaller right? Maybe I'll wear more skirts. :0)
  • maca416
    maca416 Posts: 142 Member
    So pleased my Boob's are getting smaller, but I am a man & it's not a good look.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    how funny because there's a thread on the forum now about people saying that the girls dont go when they lose weight. just goes to show that no matter our size or shape, many women arent comfortable with their bodies.


    as others have noted, you cant pick and choose where and how you will lose fat since that's based on genetics. but if after you reach your weight goal, your boobs distress you why not just buy a new pair?
  • Erin_goBrahScience
    Erin_goBrahScience Posts: 1,215 Member
    I'm sorry that I can't join in and relate to "losing the girls" first. Because I WOULD LOVE TO LOSE A CUP SIZE! Seriously I'd like to just be a half a cup smaller. Finding really cute bras, being able to wear cute swim tops without fear that they will fall out, hell even keeping them strapped down during a workout:

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    I know you don't want to hear this, like how I hate when people tell me they envy my curly hair. You always want what you don't have.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    if you only had big boobs because of being overweight, do they really count?
    i think losing size from boobs is good, keeps everything in proportion
    I agree. I don't like when my boobs are fat. I prefer them smaller. More practical, more comfortable, and when I want to look more busty, there are bras for that.

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