Help me save my boobs!

slim4health56
slim4health56 Posts: 439 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Okay, gentle friends - I'm setting aside my pride and asking for assistance with this:blushing:. I am thrilled to lose the weight and don't mean to whine, but my boobs are shrinking...NOT okay! I realize that it's just fat and there's no such thing as spot reducing (if there were, I'd have found a way to lose the belly) but are there any exercises that legitimately help with this or am I doomed? I've still got quite a way to go and it's discouraging. An advance thank you for sincere advice.
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  • _namaste_
    _namaste_ Posts: 246
    Honestly? There's no way to save them that I have found. I am so deflated I am literally completely flat from the side and only surgery will give me back the boobies I dream of (and used to have when I was over 200lbs ;)). Personally I would (and did) give up breasts any day for a healthier, happier, incredibly fit body. It sucks but you do eventually get used to it. Good luck on your journey and keep up the great work!
  • slim4health56
    slim4health56 Posts: 439 Member
    :cry:

    Thanks for the honesty. What I feared...
  • alisonlynn1976
    alisonlynn1976 Posts: 929 Member
    You won't lose breast tissue, but if they were made of fat, you're going to lose that. You can strengthen your pectoral muscles to help with perkiness.
  • waynetedwards
    waynetedwards Posts: 14 Member
    they're going to disappear before your eyes. So might as well post pics before they do.
  • RaggedyPond
    RaggedyPond Posts: 1,487 Member
    Don't do any heavy lifting. If you do you will lose your boobs and look like a man.
  • grassette
    grassette Posts: 976 Member
    Or wait until you are breastfeeding. I went from a A to a C and was able to hold up a strapless dress for the first time n my life.
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    I managed to have shapely breasts by giving my credit card a good workout at the plastic surgeon's office.
  • BonnieandClyde29
    BonnieandClyde29 Posts: 1,026 Member
    I was told that when you bench press it helps some, not a lot but a little
  • SallyJoGagne
    SallyJoGagne Posts: 3
    I remember way back when I didn't need to lose, before I had my son and aged many many years. I was a A and it was the best I can remember. I was comfortable, didn't need to wear a bra... It was the best.
  • Italia2229
    Italia2229 Posts: 119 Member
    Well, I am on the other side of the spectrum as you. I can't lose the boobs and wish I would go down a couple of sizes. Unfortunately, big runs in my family when it comes to the boobs. My grandmother was a very tiny individual and had boobs the same size as me. I have lost some weight and am still waiting to see the decrease in size up on top.
  • i2rsantos
    i2rsantos Posts: 26
    I can only speak for myself of course, but an overall toned and athletic female physique is much more attractive than any one particular physical 'asset'.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    Don't do any heavy lifting. If you do you will lose your boobs and look like a man.

    Absolutely false. And before someone starts throwing out bodybuilders, realize it's the low body fat %, not the weight lifting.
  • V0lver
    V0lver Posts: 915 Member
    Boobs are boobs:love: . They are lovely no matter what shape or size
  • HeyGoRun
    HeyGoRun Posts: 550 Member
    I managed to have shapely breasts by giving my credit card a good workout at the plastic surgeon's office.

    Haha me too but i paid CASH! :glasses:
  • AbsyPernet
    AbsyPernet Posts: 145
    I'm sorry to say that there is absolutely nothing you can do:sad:

    I dropped 2 sizes, not a happy bunny

    Good luck in your journey, you are doing great:heart:
  • YaGigi
    YaGigi Posts: 817 Member
    I'm losing in my boobs too but so far they're still well shaped and firmed, thank God.
    I'm using lots of creams for that area like the Collistar breast night cream.

    Plastic surgery is the only thing that can bring fullness to the saggy boobies. But you got to have a good doctor Sotheby's don't look and feel fake! I see it often at my gym - girls look good when dressed but obviously fake when naked. my friend had her boobs done and they look so perfect and so natural, but because she still had enough of fat and breast tissue.
  • Groovyca2022
    Groovyca2022 Posts: 21,378 Member
    Sorry, but if I couldn't save my own. I am no help to you.
  • slim4health56
    slim4health56 Posts: 439 Member
    Well, drats. Guess I'll just have to develop a charming personality!
  • amy_1987
    amy_1987 Posts: 45
    If it helps, try to think of the positives - small breasts are so much more comfortable, it's so much easier to exercise, you can get good bras from most shops (unless you have a tiny back of course) for reasonable prices, and you can sleep on your front!

    I went from a 34G to 28DD with ~29kg loss (still sounds big but these puppies are tiny and flat lol - not sure how they're a DD). A good bra gives me some shape and a little cleavage, but what I really love is not having to wear a bra at home anymore, or for low impact workouts like yoga. Seriously, the convenience, and the way the rest of my body looks, more than makes up for it!
  • Sul3i
    Sul3i Posts: 553 Member
    I knew going into this what my natural size was and what I might look like. As a teen I was this size. Do u know your natural size or remember what size u were when u were lighter? I lost mine :-/ makes me sad but I can't change it without surgery. At 260# I was a large D now at 150# an A

    I hope u have better luck w yours then I have :flowerforyou:
  • annakow
    annakow Posts: 385 Member
    I was 38DD and 89lbs later I am 36D, thats my size from before I was fat. You are only going to your original size. don't worry, swim and exercise!
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    Doing chest flys helped mine, yeah , not brilliant but if you build up the muscle under the noob, it will help woth hanging on to your cleavage.

    Anyone who says don't lift heavy is talking out of their *kitten*.
  • PippiNe
    PippiNe Posts: 283 Member
    You can take a look at my success story "Down 30 lbs, going for bonus!" and see you are not alone! I too miss "the girls", but I'll trade them any day for the thinner, healthier body I have now! I wish I could tell you that they won't get any smaller, but if you're noticing substantial shrinkage, it's not likely to stop :o(
  • Amanojaku
    Amanojaku Posts: 21
    Breast size doesn't matter, if its a big issue with a man and your relationship is suffering because of it. Then he is pretty damn shallow and probably not worth being with.

    Majority of men I think would agree, the best breasts are always the ones you are allowed to play with



    p.s. Fake breasts always are a turn off, real is always better but not a relationship breaker see comment above. :)
  • Getawayfromthecake
    Getawayfromthecake Posts: 124 Member
    I used to be like you, I was very sad to see my boobs shrinking but now I love my little boobies. I can wear tops without people saying 'put your boobs away'. When you have big boobs they like to escape at every opportunity. I love being able to buy bras easily.
    BUT i still have 20- 25 lb to lose and I might not be saying the same if they shrink much more! I've generally accepted the loss and I think you will have to to :)
  • FirecrackerJess
    FirecrackerJess Posts: 276 Member
    I'm on the other side of the fence too. I hope they get smaller. Just as long as I don't look weird, like mis shaped, I'm good.
  • lmyers132625
    lmyers132625 Posts: 31 Member
    When I was in shape I was a tiny A cup. Since gaining 40 lbs, I am a full B, small C. Yes, I will miss my boobies also, but I would rather be healthy.
  • joyfuljoy65
    joyfuljoy65 Posts: 317 Member
    I have to confess to being a tad upset about my reduction in the boob area too - but I have to admit it is nice to be able to walk fast without feeling they are getting a life of their own swinging away there..... and I can sleep on my front for the first time in years!!

    I have gone from a 42E to a 36F - so the cup size is still large but they are smaller - work that one out...... just measured myself today and now a 34 underneath with a 41 inch cup so thats a 34E?

    Now to work out how to get a bit more perkiness back without crashing the credit card!! Trying some exercises to firm up the bingo wings that seem to also help the boobs - will see how they go :)
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    I was 38DD and 89lbs later I am 36D, thats my size from before I was fat. You are only going to your original size. don't worry, swim and exercise!


    Um really? Well my ORIGINAL size was a hell of a lot bigger than what I am now, even in my teens when I was the same weight & body shape.
  • Donald_Dozier_50
    Donald_Dozier_50 Posts: 395 Member
    Just read your own chosen nick name "slim4health"

    Being healthy is what is what it is all about. You didn't mention if you are married or in a relationship but I can assure you that there are many men out here that don't really care about breast size, certainly not over the health of our partner. My wife is also losing a lot of weight here (55 lbs.) on MFP and she seems to have concerns about wanting to lose some in her size but not too much. She has not mentioned it to me so I have not yet commented to her but my reply when she asks will be that it really doesn't matter, that surely is not the reason I married her almost 35 years ago or why we have been together since.

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