Breast questions for the Ladies

Flab2fitfi
Flab2fitfi Posts: 1,349 Member
i know many of us have experienced a reduction in breast size but in my case they seem to be getting bigger and firmer.

I'm doing lots of upper body workouts including kettle bells and weight so muscle tone may account for some of this although breast tissue is mainly fat.

It might be down to the fact that I'm losing weight in the surrounding area so they just appear to be bigger but I'm not the only one who has commented

TBH I'm quite happy about it although does seem strange and was wondering if anyone else was experiencing this.
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  • redhead1910
    redhead1910 Posts: 304 Member
    Can't relate unfortunately. I went from a 36DD to a 32B and mine are saggy and sad. :(
  • HotCuppaJo
    HotCuppaJo Posts: 476 Member
    Can't relate unfortunately. I went from a 36DD to a 32B and mine are saggy and sad. :(

    Sadly, I'm with her. (Well, now that I'm gaining back some weight, they are getting bigger again, but they're still saggy and sad. LOL) You're one of the few lucky ones! I'm jealous! :flowerforyou:
  • JAEGAmom
    JAEGAmom Posts: 39
    I haven't measured, but I think that's where I'm losing first! Ugh... Just makes the rest of my body look bigger! But, you have lost more than I have! Currently, I am wearing a 42G, so smaller would be great, as long as the rest of my body changes in proportion with them!!! Good for you though! Maybe once I get closer to my goal, mine will do the same??? Sorry I wasn't of more help on this topic...
  • Bajiggity
    Bajiggity Posts: 88 Member
    Haven't lost anything in them, in fact they look bgiger as my waist gets smaller.
  • askeates
    askeates Posts: 1,490 Member
    Haven't lost anything in them, in fact they look bgiger as my waist gets smaller.

    ^^This
  • I never loose weight of the girls. My waist gets smaller & the D cups look better.
    Probably not as saggy. Lol
  • Elf_Princess1210
    Elf_Princess1210 Posts: 895 Member
    You probably are just developing the muscle underneath.
  • Elf_Princess1210
    Elf_Princess1210 Posts: 895 Member
    Haven't lost anything in them, in fact they look bgiger as my waist gets smaller.


    I have the same problem. I keep losing band size but the cup size hasn't budged. I started off as a 42DDD/E to 38DDD/E
  • RoseTears143
    RoseTears143 Posts: 1,121 Member
    You probably are just developing the muscle underneath.

    This. As you strngthen the chest wall and pec muscles under the girls they will look more perky and appear firmer. You can't "firm" up fat/breast tissue. Just the muscle underneath.
  • tinak33
    tinak33 Posts: 9,883 Member
    Yup!!
    Nice to know I'm not alone!!

    Either they got bigger, or I have been wearing the wrong bra size for like 2 years.... haha

    I was wearing a 36C/34D, and now I'm at a 34-36D.
    I thought I would go down in size like everyone keeps saying and got all these cute bras at 36C and they are all too small!! :angry:


    ETA: I was 207 when I started eating healthier. I was 175 when I started MFP. Still have the same bras, but now they look small.....
  • auria17
    auria17 Posts: 94 Member
    lol, this does tend to happen to me, when you work the peck muscle underneath they get firmer and higher, and as your waist goes down it makes them look bigger, probably why we are all going for the hour glass shape. Good friends always seem to ask me if I went for a boob job, like I have the money or time to do that..lol
  • SieSie76
    SieSie76 Posts: 60
    Mine have gotten smaller and sadly, are also starting to sag. My hope is that if I do some more chest exercise, they'll get just a little firmer.

    Honestly though, I kind of WANT a smaller top and a stronger, thicker bottom. - A -' I want to work my bum and leg muscles!!

    Am I strange? O.o'
  • xstarxdustx
    xstarxdustx Posts: 591 Member
    You probably are just developing the muscle underneath.

    This. As you strngthen the chest wall and pec muscles under the girls they will look more perky and appear firmer. You can't "firm" up fat/breast tissue. Just the muscle underneath.

    ^ Makes sense.
  • bertabird
    bertabird Posts: 52
    When I started losing weight I was ticked cuz I lost weight in my face and in the girls. Then I started lifting. I started at a 56D. Even though I lost some of the girls in the beginning, they are now bigger. I am now wearing a 40DD. I asked a fellow lifter if she experienced anything like that. She said that since I am lifting (even just for toning), the muscles under the girls is bigger and stronger, holding them firmer and making them seem bigger. Don't get me wrong, my girls still sag a bit, but not as much as before. I have to wear shirts/blouses 1 size bigger because of it. THAT kinda bums me out.
  • kylaenslow
    kylaenslow Posts: 37 Member
    My cup size hasn't changed, I am still a D/DD. However my band size has gone from 42 to 38. I think mine look a bit bigger just due to the fact that my waist is smaller now and I walk tall and proud now!! :)
  • hungrywhodat
    hungrywhodat Posts: 40 Member
    I'm pretty sure you're pregnant
  • Flab2fitfi
    Flab2fitfi Posts: 1,349 Member
    I'm pretty sure you're pregnant

    lol I'll be sueing my hubbies doc then.

    Glad I'm not the only one then - look like more kettle bells then.
  • Elphaba91
    Elphaba91 Posts: 66 Member
    Thankfully my Gs are now Es!!! I would say you're probably developing muscle around/underneath the breast, as opposed to losing fat from them.
  • mareeee1234
    mareeee1234 Posts: 674 Member
    Initially they got smaller, but in the past 2 weeks they feel bigger, and I think I may even need knew bras :|
    But I haven't gained weight/fat, I actually feel a little leaner lately, so it can't be weight gain.
    I'm assuming its the weight lifting, pushing them up or something? I don't really mind, they look great :wink:
  • mareeee1234
    mareeee1234 Posts: 674 Member
    You probably are just developing the muscle underneath.

    This. As you strngthen the chest wall and pec muscles under the girls they will look more perky and appear firmer. You can't "firm" up fat/breast tissue. Just the muscle underneath.

    ^ Makes sense.

    HMM!
  • RunningOnPurple
    RunningOnPurple Posts: 119 Member
    Yes, that's me, too. I've gone from a 48DDD to a 38H and I still have over 100 pounds to lose! Heaven help me when I reach my goal weight! :laugh:
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    For me I haven't gotten bigger but definitely firmer and rounder due to strength training. Very nice! I'm 41 and have had 3 kids, so my chest was getting soft and saggy.
  • shutterbug282
    shutterbug282 Posts: 588 Member
    I was a 36DD and now I'm a 34D. I don't have much left to lose either, so I'm guessing they won't go anywhere. :)
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    This happened to me too, I went from a 40B to a 34C when I lost weight.
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    You probably are just developing the muscle underneath.

    This. As you strngthen the chest wall and pec muscles under the girls they will look more perky and appear firmer. You can't "firm" up fat/breast tissue. Just the muscle underneath.

    ^^Truth!
  • karinefitness
    karinefitness Posts: 336 Member
    Went from a D to a C and they're still shrinking. Not happy and getting this resolved this summer! I'm done with my shrinking boobies!

    I'm glad you're happy about this, I really wish I was, but I'm not :(
  • carrietehbear
    carrietehbear Posts: 384 Member
    My breast did get smaller. (42D to 34C) However, as I started working more on upper body they got firmer/perkier.
  • Lifting_Knitter
    Lifting_Knitter Posts: 1,025
    Can't relate unfortunately. I went from a 36DD to a 32B and mine are saggy and sad. :(

    Mine too are saggy and sad. Your workout must target your chest well.
  • Alexandra289
    Alexandra289 Posts: 330 Member
    So jealous if yours are getting bigger and firmer! Mine are a lot smaller but I'm still a 30F which I can't complain about. Problem is they just droop. They're not at my waist or anything, they just look sad like they've given up. Wish there was an option other than surgery which I wouldn't be prepared to do!
  • Kymmu
    Kymmu Posts: 1,650 Member
    Haven't lost anything in them, in fact they look bgiger as my waist gets smaller.

    they get smaller and my head looks larger.