Do big boobs make you look fat?

BflSaberfan

I feel like with a bigger chest (which didn't even go down after losing 50lbs) I still look BIG because of them and might always look big regardless of how much more I lose. I would like to lose another 10-15lbs but dont know if that will even help. Any opinions?

ETA - I seen a picture of someone on here with the exact same height and weight as me, but smaller breasts and she looked alot thinner, which is odd because you'd think if I carry so much fat in the girls, my waist and hips would appear to be smaller....

Atlantique

I've always been busty (even when thin) and yes, it can make you look a little bigger than you really are.

Make sure you're in the right size bra. If you are like most women, you're wearing too large a band size and too small a cup size. Once you have a bra that fits correctly, you instantly seem to lose about 10 pounds because the twins are up off your ribcage, making you look smaller and longer-torsoed, and making all of your clothes fit better. You can also consider 'minimizer' bras, but you may be pleased just by getting into the right size.

You can also try to decrease body fat through diet and exercise, which will make your breasts somewhat smaller. But if you've always been busty, you'll probably still be busty when thin.

You actually look very well-proportioned to me in your profile picture!

LiL_MisS_C

I'm sure they can...but in my case...I think it's my child-birthing hips. LOL.

BflSaberfan

I've always been busty (even when thin) and yes, it can make you look a little bigger than you really are.

Make sure you're in the right size bra. If you are like most women, you're wearing too large a band size and too small a cup size. Once you have a bra that fits correctly, you instantly seem to lose about 10 pounds because the twins are up off your ribcage, making you look smaller and longer-torsoed, and making all of your clothes fit better. You can also consider 'minimizer' bras, but you may be pleased just by getting into the right size.

You can also try to decrease body fat through diet and exercise, which will make your breasts somewhat smaller. But if you've always been busty, you'll probably still be busty when thin.

I was refitted at VS after my 50lb weight loss. My body fat is at 19% now so I dont think it'll even go down much more when I lose my extra 10/15lbs. Yeah I've been a DD since 6th grade.

formytwins

Yes.....you will look bigger!!

Jaedynmoon

I wouldn't know as I've never had big boobs lol! BUT I think when the shirt is more fitted on busty girls it makes them look a lot thinner then when they are wearing a high neck, loose shirt and the boobs are holding the shirt out. Also, the right bra with the right lift and everything makes a huge difference too! I have a lot of busty people in my life so I notice these things a lot

epj78

I have big boobs too that never go down - at my skinniest (a size 6) I still had 32 DDD bra size. I'm currently a 34 DDD.

I worry about big boobs making me look fat too - but I also realize I have a really small "around" i.e. my actual rib cage chest and waist are incredibly tiny. So I dress to accentuate those. NEVER do I wear loose fitting tops - now I don't wear skin tight either, but everything I wear comes in at the waist or is belted. All my dresses are pretty much A-Line type of style - comes in at the waist with a slight flair in the skirt. I think (and from pictures I've seen, I'm right) that as long as I accentuate my waist, I don't look fat just because I have big boobs --- now when I wear sweatshirts and yoga pants - yep, the boobs make me look fat so I just can't do that. Even with casual wear, I have to find the fitted zip up hoodies.

So, I guess what I'm saying, is that it makes life harder, but you absolutely can dress so that big boobs do not equal looking fat!!

mrsnorman

im a G cup atm and when i was 14 and a size 10-12(uk) i looked sooo much bigger with my then E cup boobs, its really not fair!lol

epj78

Sweetie - I hate to tell you this, but if you are busty - you just can't wear VS bras. They are "vanity sized" and I've found that their fittings are sub par. Even if you have travel a ways, please go to a speciality bra shop or Nordstroms to get fitted. Bras will be more expensive, but trust me, they are WORTH it!! And get refitted every 6 months just to make sure your size hasn't changed and try every bra you buy on. Bras fit differently, boobs are shaped differently - some will just not work others you'll want two of!

Sasha_Bear

Yes you they do make you look bigger, Ive been busty all my life and even when I was smaller I felt larger then other women who looked to be the same size as me without the big breast. I guess I've just gotten use to it. Plus I enjoy having big breast except when it's time to run or do jumping jacks! LOL

Limeinthecoconut

I'm sure they can...but in my case...I think it's my child-birthing hips. LOL.

I like the term "load-bearing" to describe hips :laugh:

asiedler806

Well yes and no..believe me I have rather large ones myself...38DDD, When I lost nearly 50 pounds a few years ago, I felt like I looked the same still...because of those darn things!! But I learned to do is find the right clothes to help with that. People still notice that you have lost weight. You need a good bra to get those puppies lifted up!!! Put those things where they need to be, because they also make you feel weighted down. I also found a tummy slimmer, that looks like a tank top, and I wear it like one. helps with posture and makes me feel better. When you are hunched over...you may look more dumpy..thats what I found I was doing...well in return...I felt fatter! Its all about just finding the right fitting clothes really. Finding button up tops, that taper to the waist, you can wear a tank top under it...or a nice thinner shirt....so that it highlights "your girls"...but yet shows that you have a waist!...I used to try to cover the "girls" up...now ...I show them off a little...LOL!! Good Luck!

Sasha_Bear

I wouldn't know as I've never had big boobs lol! BUT I think when the shirt is more fitted on busty girls it makes them look a lot thinner then when they are wearing a high neck, loose shirt and the boobs are holding the shirt out. Also, the right bra with the right lift and everything makes a huge difference too! I have a lot of busty people in my life so I notice these things a lot

I also agree with this!

ckmama

it depends on whether or not they are resting on my belly roll or in a bra:laugh:

Okay all joking aside. I don't think they make you look big, I think they look feminine. Imagine if you had hips with no boobs, we've all seen what that looks like, so boobs to me balance out the body.

hollyd1986

I was a 34G when I started my diet at 167.4lbs
I still wear my 34g's but my boobs have shrunk a little....Im going to get the same bras in an F size as they give me a great shape and good lift, but yes...........bigger boobs, sadle do make u look bigger!! I find aswell cos my boobs are big, my arms (which are chunky anyway) dont lie flat and get pushed out a little by my boobs sometimes so they looks bigger too!!

Right clothes and fitting underwear make a BIG difference tho

You look find to me in ur profile pic xx

Atlantique

I wouldn't know as I've never had big boobs lol! BUT I think when the shirt is more fitted on busty girls it makes them look a lot thinner then when they are wearing a high neck, loose shirt and the boobs are holding the shirt out. Also, the right bra with the right lift and everything makes a huge difference too! I have a lot of busty people in my life so I notice these things a lot

I also agree with this!

Completely agree. You HAVE to show your waist when you're busty or you'll look several sizes larger than you really are.

You can do that with belts, with knit tops, bias cut fabrics, well-tailored blazers, etc. Woven blouses always need to be altered to show a waist--they're no friend to the busty the way they come on the hanger!

If you're still sensitive about showing your 'true waist', empire waist styles (which nip in directly below your bustline but go slightly a-line over your midsection) are a great alternative.

Boatneck tops and turtlenecks will make you look larger, as will sleeves that stop in the middle of your bustline (they make it look wider). Look for v-necks, scoop-necks or slash necks.

ETA: I agree that Victoria's Secret is nto the best choice for women with significant breasts. Too many of their styles are made to be basically worn prancing around your bedroom, NOT to give the right support under clothes. Le Mystere is one brand that makes wonderful foundation garments in larger bust sizes. VS is fine for sexytimes, but not so great for daily workhorses of your wardrobe.

jewelzz

Hmmm,for me it makes my waist and hips look smaller,but my shoulders and upper chest look bigger.IDK so crazy

mangos4music

I was refitted at VS after my 50lb weight loss. My body fat is at 19% now so I dont think it'll even go down much more when I lose my extra 10/15lbs. Yeah I've been a DD since 6th grade.

i was busting outta a DD as well when i was in 6th grade, so i had a breast reduction at 16 that insurance paid for cuz the dr deemed it necessary. when i went back to school ppl thought i had lost weight in my waist before they even realized my boobs were smaller lol. of course now after two kids and weight gain im back in a dd

♥Faerie♥

I think so, when I was 121 I was around a 32C, and I really think that made me look even bigger, hated it...
Now I am about a 32B, maybe a little smaller....

cc2r1511

I have a large chest as well and I have considered breast reduction but my doctor told me that it will interfere with breast feeding. So I talked to my doctor about trying to lose weight. She said that breasts (on women that have large breasts) will be the last part of the body to "shrink" and feel the effects of the weight loss. She told me that once I got to the highest weight with a healthy bmi, my breast size would start to shrink then. The best part is that she knew becuase she had been trying to lose weight and had just gotten down to a DD.
I totally understand how it feels. I have gotten to the point where that's the part of my body that I hate the most. That's 90% of the reason I want to lose weight. Good Luck!

Angierae75

Yes. I had a breast reduction from a 40H/I to a 38C (had lipo done on the "side fat" which made my band size go down, as well) and I looked like I'd lost 20 pounds when all I did was find my torso.

RoadDog

Nothing wrong with a "curvy" woman.

NikkiDerrig386

Hmm thats a tough one. I think it depends on the frame. Personally I think I look thinner with bigger boobs bc I dont have a great stomach so it makes it look a bit flatter than it is. On the other hand I know this girl with huge implants and in some outfits it makes her look a lot heaver than she is (a tad smaller with me).

donbogi67

They made me look fat...now I'm not.

melodyg

I think it makes you look bigger than you do. I have lost not-quite 40 pounds and mine have shrunk from a DDD to a DD (in some bras, not all) and I really think that the few comments I have gotten about weight loss are from my boobs shrinking. I completely agree to get a good supportive bra. I think it makes more of a difference for us shorties too (I'm just over 5') because I am so short torsoed that all you see between my shoulders and waist is my chest! That is even *more* so when I am not wearing a great bra.

michelegbowman

I also get a lot of chest stares, which make me uncomfortable. I feel sloppy with breasts I feel are too large.

ginnyroxx

Sweetie - I hate to tell you this, but if you are busty - you just can't wear VS bras. They are "vanity sized" and I've found that their fittings are sub par. Even if you have travel a ways, please go to a speciality bra shop or Nordstroms to get fitted. Bras will be more expensive, but trust me, they are WORTH it!! And get refitted every 6 months just to make sure your size hasn't changed and try every bra you buy on. Bras fit differently, boobs are shaped differently - some will just not work others you'll want two of!

ditto this ^ unless you've got implants that stand up on their own, VS bras won't work. I get fitted at Nordy's and pay a grip for my bras, but .... you do what you gotta do. i hate my big boobs bc of the exact reason you posted this thread.

p_cakes

I agree with most on here.
A good fitting bra. i've been a D since at least 8th grade and just last year I went to get fitted and I was a DD. I'm not sure if they have changed with the 16lbs I've lost, and they might a bit because I have about 30 more lbs to go, BUT I'm not expecting them to change. You really do need to go to a specialty store to get fitted.
I was just talking to a friend about this last night. You can't expect a "chain" store to help you get fitted or even know how and you certainly can't expect to do it yourself. You need to go somewhere that basically specializes in that. A store that only sells bras, not just a clothing store. The people that work in specialty shops were trained to help you find the exact fit and size for you.

However, I LOVE voctorias secret. while they don't go over DD, I have found some great ones there in my size. Where I live that's the only "specialty" bra store around, others I'd have to travel at least 3 hours to get to. BUT, try on each and every bra. Is it snug around? Does your cup runeth over? Is there extra room in the cup? Find a shirt and try it on over your new bra. Do you have double boob? uniboob? Find what fits YOU. Every boob is different and all bras are different, but there is one out there that will fit you right and not make you look bigger just because you have bigger boobs.

i love my big boobs! If I lost them it'd be like loosing a best friend! (or two if we get technical) I find the best fitting bras, and pay for them, no matter the cost it will be worth it! Then I get shirts that will work with that. I NEVER buy an article of clothing without trying it on first!

p_cakes

Sweetie - I hate to tell you this, but if you are busty - you just can't wear VS bras. They are "vanity sized" and I've found that their fittings are sub par. Even if you have travel a ways, please go to a speciality bra shop or Nordstroms to get fitted. Bras will be more expensive, but trust me, they are WORTH it!! And get refitted every 6 months just to make sure your size hasn't changed and try every bra you buy on. Bras fit differently, boobs are shaped differently - some will just not work others you'll want two of!

ditto this ^ unless you've got implants that stand up on their own, VS bras won't work. I get fitted at Nordy's and pay a grip for my bras, but .... you do what you gotta do. i hate my big boobs bc of the exact reason you posted this thread.

I disagree to a point! You can get bras a VS, but no not if you are above a DD. I have TONS of bras from VS for my DDs and they are amazing! I'm not saying it's for everyone, but they do work....well maybe it works for those that like their big boobs. lol. I dont know. But they do have full coverage ones that I like!

kbanzhaf

She said that breasts (on women that have large breasts) will be the last part of the body to "shrink" and feel the effects of the weight loss. She told me that once I got to the highest weight with a healthy bmi, my breast size would start to shrink then. The best part is that she knew because she had been trying to lose weight and had just gotten down to a DD.
I totally understand how it feels. I have gotten to the point where that's the part of my body that I hate the most. That's 90% of the reason I want to lose weight. Good Luck!

TOTALLY agree with the doctor here. I've lost and maintained a 60+ pound weight loss for almost five years, and the "girls" were the last to go. I was wearing a size 8 pant, and still in an XL shirt. Don't know if they are much smaller or if they have just fallen by the wayside due to gravity and age. :laugh:

Kaye

natie73

My breast are really big, too! I hate them! LOL!! They seem to have gotten bigger since I've gained so much weight but they have always been big even when I was skinny. I would like a breast reduction. I'm done with breastfeeding so I don't need to worry about that but yes I think they do make you look fat. I agree with finding the right bra and clothes. I've learned with big breast that clothes that make your waist look smaller and v-line shirts or dresses help.