How to prevent saggy breasts when losing weight?

hello77kitty

I lost almost 40lbs in the past from nutrisystem and minimal exercise. I went down from a 36C to a 36B. I am still young, 23..but when I lost all that weight my boobs seemed saggier and I could see the old stretch mark indentations(back from when I went through puberty I guess) deeper. Well I have gained the 40lbs back and an additional 20lbs..so this time around..I am dieting and exercising daily. Should I be doing chest strenghthening exercises, examples? Thanks

lor007

Wear a bra?

tiggerzshorty

I would also be interested in knowing. I'm scared to do too many chest exercises due to not wanting to losse too much of my chest.

marycmeadows

YES you should always be doing strength training - a few days a week!

I have the same problem. I went from a DDD to a D now. and it's annoying, but the strength does help tone things up! Pushups are also great for this!

juli3b2011

1) Wear a good bra
2) Do push ups
3) Do some type of strength training to improve overall muscle tone

Good luck!

sostep

My trick is to wear very supportive bras when I lose weight all the time. EVEN to bed. This keeps them at "attention" through your weight loss and prevents too much sagging.

Good luck

sesecat

Depends on how fast you lose, too. I've lost 55 lbs pretty agressively, and well, I'm close to Amazon status. But I have loose skin on my arms, chin, thighs, tummy, and even chest around the bra band area.

Lose slowly, and you'll save some perkiness. Have patience. Something I've just now learned.

Oh - and full body strength training should be incorporated no matter what! It goes hand in hand with cardio.

AlsDonkBoxSquat

If you figure it out let me know, because I've got nothing left.

Larius

You can't. They will eventually 'perk' back up if you lose *all* the excess fat that kept them stretched out. It takes a lot to stretch the skin, but only a little to keep it stretched.

Read this post from someone who's done it: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/348688-flabby-to-fab-exercises-i-have-used-to-tone-after-losing-1

Edit: As other posters mention, wearing a good bra can help.

Jenninedinburgh

Great question! My friend and I were talking about this the other day...it seems that working out regularly does help and losing slowly.

wackynunu

If you figure it out let me know, because I've got nothing left.

me too! I can cope with padding but my poor hubby...

jonikeffer

The sagging comes from having stretched out the skin and then losing some of the "filler" for them. There's nothing you can do about that, but if you pump up your pecs behind them, it can help prop up the entire area to make it look better.

To the person who said she was scared to do chest exercises in fear of "losing" from her chest area", you can't "spot reduce" your breasts just like you can't spot reduce anywhere else. All it will do is support/push out the area from behind.

Breasts are filled with breast tissue and fat tissue, so how much you deflate as you lose weight will depend on how much of your breasts were fat to start with, and then how much fat you happen to lose from that particular area. I had a reduction (from 32DDD to D) about 10 years ago, so I though surely I would have less fat in there and didn't expect to deflate much, but even losing just 25 lbs has had a small but noticible effect on mine. And I certainly have a lot of stretch marks from them having been so big before. Sadly stretch marks seem to become more visible as you lose and the skin/marks condense back together again.

stephl81

Im so concerned about my saggy breasts that I went to see a plastic surgeon for implants and a lift and he actually told me not to do chest exercises, that those are for men. He asked me; "Do you want breasts or pecks?" Im like, uuuummm breasts please. I never went through with the surgery and just bought a great push bra. At least my boyfriend says he loves them....

KiyaK

I went to see a plastic surgeon for implants and a lift and he actually told me not to do chest exercises, that those are for men. He asked me; "Do you want breasts or pecks?" Im like, uuuummm breasts please. I never went through with the surgery and just bought a great push bra. At least my boyfriend says he loves them....

Really? A health professional said that? Good gracious. Doing chest exercises will not turn your breasts into pecs. That's just crazy talk. (and random side note, I've met quite a few men with pecs bigger than my breasts so... maybe that's not a bad idea for me lol) If you develop your pec muscles (which are under your breasts), this will actually help everything in that area more perky.

chantels1

Let me know if you find the answer! I have breastfed 5 kids, so my boobs go back and forth between a C+ cup and an A cup. When I am back to my A cup, they are saggy shriveled up raisins and I get embarrassed! My stretch marks make my boobs look wrinkly and the worst is when I lift my arms above my head and my nipples sink inward! OMG! I've always dreamed of a boob job. Just no $ for one. Maybe in a few years...

dad106

The only thing that is going to perk them up is plastic surgery.

Doing chest exercises though will help them become firmer, since your working out the chest muscles.

Oddly enough, I went up a band size even tho I lost 27 pounds.. don't ask me how that happened, but it did.

Sh1tsRainbows

"I must, I must, I must improve my bust"

doughnutwretch

"I must, I must, I must improve my bust"

Haha, you make me smile.

Your boobs will shrink with the fat loss and since they have already gone through substantial change, they will never be as perky as you'd like, unless cosmetically enhanced. Maintaining a good strength routine will help firm up the muscles underneath. Push ups, dips and incline bench press will be your best option.

SixCatFaerie

"I must, I must, I must improve my bust"

Lol, Yep, gotta strength train!


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BigDaddyBRC

Find a good pair of willing hands to hold and entertain them while endlessly following you

siabevis

i lost 35lbs and ended up a saggy chest... so i just got breast implants

hello77kitty

Thanks guys! I guess I should really start wearing my sports bra when I workout!

ninerbuff

I lost almost 40lbs in the past from nutrisystem and minimal exercise. I went down from a 36C to a 36B. I am still young, 23..but when I lost all that weight my boobs seemed saggier and I could see the old stretch mark indentations(back from when I went through puberty I guess) deeper. Well I have gained the 40lbs back and an additional 20lbs..so this time around..I am dieting and exercising daily. Should I be doing chest strenghthening exercises, examples? Thanks

Unfortunately there's not much you can do besides plastic surgery. You can't "tighten" up fat.

ninerbuff

I would also be interested in knowing. I'm scared to do too many chest exercises due to not wanting to losse too much of my chest.

You don't lose your chest exercising it. You lose it when overall body fat is reduced. In other words, you'll lose some of it while you lose weight.

jezmarie89

CHEST EXERCISES!! THEY FIRM YOU UP. YOUR BREAST IS FAT MUSCLE AND TISSUE SO IF YOU LOSE FAT YOUR BOOBS SHRINKS..BUT WORKING YOUR CHEST FIRMS!

BeeElMarvin

Find a good pair of willing hands to hold and entertain them while endlessly following you

that's what I was thinking

JennW130

YES you should always be doing strength training - a few days a week!

I have the same problem. I went from a DDD to a D now. and it's annoying, but the strength does help tone things up! Pushups are also great for this!

this word for word! except i went from a d to c

ProTFitness

Push ups :-) there many different types oh and it is part of it

FunRun08

Push ups, it makes a huge difference, strengthening the muscles in your chest, thus lifting the ladies... My chest is totally gone, and I nursed 2 kids so, they needed some help. strength training in general with a gradual weight loss will prevent sagging skin all over, Good Luck.

mexy04

I would also be interested in knowing. I'm scared to do too many chest exercises due to not wanting to losse too much of my chest.

Doing chest exercises is a natural boob lift...it would make them PERFECT but it definitely helps u point a little more skyward. I loss weight and gained weight alot so I have a little saggage. Chest workouts have helped shape my chest to look more attractive not to mention it helps to stand up straighter.

mexy04

I went to see a plastic surgeon for implants and a lift and he actually told me not to do chest exercises, that those are for men. He asked me; "Do you want breasts or pecks?" Im like, uuuummm breasts please. I never went through with the surgery and just bought a great push bra. At least my boyfriend says he loves them....

Really? A health professional said that? Good gracious. Doing chest exercises will not turn your breasts into pecs. That's just crazy talk. (and random side note, I've met quite a few men with pecs bigger than my breasts so... maybe that's not a bad idea for me lol) If you develop your pec muscles (which are under your breasts), this will actually help everything in that area more perky.

Plastic surgeons are pigs. Its obvious that he wanted you to spend you money rather than exhausting other efforts before resorting to invasive surgery.