Still have a lot to lose - Can anyone recommend a bra?

Take a peek at Ross Dress for Less...they usually have some name brand bras at half the price.

Target always has some on clearance. Sports bras are good because they don't go by the cups or inches, they fit longer, through all the changes. Also, maternity bras are good too. Even though you aren't breastfeeding or whatever! lol They usually come with 5 or so clasps instead of 2 or 3 so they last longer. Also places like Burlington, Ross, etc usually have cheap(er) bras...

I completely get you about the bra thing and not wanting to pay LB prices and knowing a new one will only fit right for a few months. But after doing this for the past 18 months, I have to admit that having a good bra really improved my life. And I shrunk out of a bra about every 3 months, even if the scale didn't seem to move all that much. EXPENSIVE! I have spent way more on bras than anything else! I've been able to find cheap panties on sale, but bras have been harder. Everything else I've bought has come from a thrift store.

I ended up buying the LB bras until I was down to a 42DD. (I started at 46F) I was unable to find the 42DDs anywhere else that were supportive enough. And worst of all, I have always bought my bras twice a year when they had their big bra sales, but my bra needs didn't coincide with the sales. I just bit the bullet and bought one that fit, and wore it when I worked out. I was able to tolerate a poor fitting bra around the house and such, but working out it drive me nuts.

When I got to a 40DD, I found several styles at Belk (Lillyette, Playtex) that I liked okay, and they have bras on clearance all the time. I think most dept stores are like that.

Now I'm in a 36DD and I was sure I would be able to find cheaper bras. I tried on bras at lots of stores, bought several from Tuesday Morning, and spent over an hour at walmart trying them on. But none fit right. I took the Tuesday Morning bras back. It seems like almost every larger bra out there is a style used on their 32As, sized up to a DD. No support, skimpy straps, one or two little hooks, and light as a feather. I need armor!!


I have a list of requirements for a bra and I can't find any that meet all of them, except LB, which no longer comes in my size. I need at least 3 back hooks, metal hooks, rings and buckles, and an underwire. It doesn't seem like a hard list!! Sigh.

BUT, the thing I wanted to share: I eventually figured out, around a 40DD, that I could wash a bra every day or two and not worry about wearing it out!! You could get one bra, drop in the washer every day, and hang dry it, and it would STILL have life to it in 3 months when it won't fit anymore! No need to baby the bras to try to get as much life out of them. Abuse them! You won't need it long and then you won't spend as much.

I'm surprised at people saying they got bigger sizes at Walmart. I went there about two weeks ago and tried on a ton of bras and none of them fit right. The problem actually isn't my DD status, it's the large 44 band. I can squeeze into a 42 but most bras I find stop at 40DD. I still wear my sports bra but I'm spilling out of it a bit.


I know this is stubborn, but a promise I made to myself when I started losing weight was that I would literally NEVER buy anything at a Lane Bryant ever again. Lane Bryant is the bane of my existence. I hate their clothes, I think they're ugly and severely overpriced. I only ever shopped there because I was too overweight to find clothes elsewhere. Now that I'm down to a size 20 I've been able to go to some normal stores again and I'm not looking back!

I would only buy 1-2 bras that fit. As you lose weight, most likely your bra size will go down. I have tons of bras that no longer fit - not even 'almost fit'!

I highly recommend the Enell sports bra. It's the only thing that keeps mine in place while doing jumping jacks, etc and I'm a 42 DD. http://www.ladiesonlysports.com/enell-sports-bra-oprah-favorite.html

Burlington coat factory, $2 bras for the win! Also 99 cent pretty panties. I keep having to buy smaller panties every 2 weeks with my current weight loss rate. It is so nice to have pretty panties without freaking out that they wont fit in a week or 2. Though for bras, I gave up and now wear sports bras for now. This is mainly because my current size is not available in regular stores (or even places like victorias secret) and partially because I go through a new bra every week otherwise.

Oh right, the sports bras I currently wear are those 3 for $9.99 bras at walmart.