Will my small breast size decrease even more with weight loss?
dlj1405
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Hi I am currently 9st 6lbs and I already have only a 34 A cup, sometimes I believe AA in some bras, anyway, none of the weight goes in that area clearly, but goes all to my hips, thighs and belly, yuck! So I have been on a diet, mainly just to loose the chub and the flab in those areas so haven't thought how many pounds I really want to loose as just going by how I look! Doing this I have been eating around 1200-1400 I know some think its not enough but I eat when I'm hungry so I am not starving myself! And about 4-5 times a week I have been going to the gym using the equipment such as cross trainer, elliptical bike, the rowing machine and hand bike. Now this week I dared to go over into the weight section! I have been doing squats, using the power plate, leg press machine and those machines that work your arms and legs lol I don't have a clue what they're called! But my question is, will my breast size go even smaller with this weight loss?? I don't want to loose any more size as there's barly anything there to begin with!!! Also, I want to know what strength training to do that will not make my waist stomach or thighs look bigger especially my waist look wider!! Just want to be toned, thank you!
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I was that size until children no they wont shrink they cant really the back number might. how tall are you? and age? id recommend lifting if its definition you want. i do the 30 day shred i would recommend it as it is designed to create a curvy shape that you make shoulders wider, waist narrower etc ive had 3 children and it works for me0
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I'm about 5ft 4 inch and I'm 19, shoulders are already pretty wide wouldn't want to make them wider aha!galprincess wrote: »I was that size until children no they wont shrink they cant really the back number might. how tall are you? and age? id recommend lifting if its definition you want. i do the 30 day shred i would recommend it as it is designed to create a curvy shape that you make shoulders wider, waist narrower etc ive had 3 children and it works for me
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yeah i was only ever a decent A cup and they have goooooooooooooone since losing a load of bodyfat...
i would go with a small deficit - aim to lose 0.5lb per week and a decent strength/resistance routine.0 -
35lb weight loss saw me lose a strap size and go down a cup size from a 36DD to a 34D - so I reckon I lost 2 cup sizes as if your back goes down and your boobs stay the same you go up a cup size to compensate
but I had a lot to lose so you'll probably lose less <fingers crossed>
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TavistockToad wrote: »yeah i was only ever a decent A cup and they have goooooooooooooone since losing a load of bodyfat...
i would go with a small deficit - aim to lose 0.5lb per week and a decent strength/resistance routine.
Sigh
didn't think there was anything to loose there! 0 -
daniellejohnn wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »yeah i was only ever a decent A cup and they have goooooooooooooone since losing a load of bodyfat...
i would go with a small deficit - aim to lose 0.5lb per week and a decent strength/resistance routine.
Sigh didn't think there was anything to loose there!
me neither, but i have lost loads from my upper body, while my thighs and stomach have been rather stubborn... its getting there though, you just have to be patient when its the vanity pounds and make sure you're preserving LBM so you dont still look flabby.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »yeah i was only ever a decent A cup and they have goooooooooooooone since losing a load of bodyfat...
i would go with a small deficit - aim to lose 0.5lb per week and a decent strength/resistance routine.
Sigh didn't think there was anything to loose there!
me neither, but i have lost loads from my upper body, while my thighs and stomach have been rather stubborn... its getting there though, you just have to be patient when its the vanity pounds and make sure you're preserving LBM so you dont still look flabby.
If I do cardio mainly but strength training like squats, leg presses and stuff will that work or do I need to do more strength?0 -
daniellejohnn wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »yeah i was only ever a decent A cup and they have goooooooooooooone since losing a load of bodyfat...
i would go with a small deficit - aim to lose 0.5lb per week and a decent strength/resistance routine.
Sigh didn't think there was anything to loose there!
me neither, but i have lost loads from my upper body, while my thighs and stomach have been rather stubborn... its getting there though, you just have to be patient when its the vanity pounds and make sure you're preserving LBM so you dont still look flabby.
If I do cardio mainly but strength training like squats, leg presses and stuff will that work or do I need to do more strength?
i would do full body - you want nice arms and shoulders even if you cant get your cleavage out as mcuh any more!!!0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »yeah i was only ever a decent A cup and they have goooooooooooooone since losing a load of bodyfat...
i would go with a small deficit - aim to lose 0.5lb per week and a decent strength/resistance routine.
Sigh didn't think there was anything to loose there!
me neither, but i have lost loads from my upper body, while my thighs and stomach have been rather stubborn... its getting there though, you just have to be patient when its the vanity pounds and make sure you're preserving LBM so you dont still look flabby.
If I do cardio mainly but strength training like squats, leg presses and stuff will that work or do I need to do more strength?
i would do full body - you want nice arms and shoulders even if you cant get your cleavage out as mcuh any more!!!
Ok thanks! I'm just struggling on how to exercise and eat right as I see a lot of sites and information that contradict each other!!0 -
Surely working your pectorals would help you maintain some chest size?0
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I've always been a member of the itty bitty titty committee. Then I gained weight and I got some pretty awesome breasts. Which were the first things to go when I started losing. And I haven't even lost that much already. My body just loves to store fat in my hip area. Nothing I can do about it.
I feel your struggle. 0 -
Buy implants.0
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I've always been a member of the itty bitty titty committee. Then I gained weight and I got some pretty awesome breasts. Which were the first things to go when I started losing. And I haven't even lost that much already. My body just loves to store fat in my hip area. Nothing I can do about it. I feel your struggle.
Awful isn't it, I am happy with my small breasts now if only I looked I'm proportion! I have a big belly! If I lost that belly I think I'd be happy with them but just don't want the, to decrease more in doing so !0 -
NOKINCHANCE wrote: »Surely working your pectorals would help you maintain some chest size?
What exercises would those be?0 -
daniellejohnn wrote: »NOKINCHANCE wrote: »Surely working your pectorals would help you maintain some chest size?
What exercises would those be?
Bench Presses
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daniellejohnn wrote: »I've always been a member of the itty bitty titty committee. Then I gained weight and I got some pretty awesome breasts. Which were the first things to go when I started losing. And I haven't even lost that much already. My body just loves to store fat in my hip area. Nothing I can do about it. I feel your struggle.
Awful isn't it, I am happy with my small breasts now if only I looked I'm proportion! I have a big belly! If I lost that belly I think I'd be happy with them but just don't want the, to decrease more in doing so !
Look into heavy lifting... Stronglifts 5X5, New Rules of Lifting for Women, and Starting Strength are all good programs.
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daniellejohnn wrote: »NOKINCHANCE wrote: »Surely working your pectorals would help you maintain some chest size?
What exercises would those be?
Bench Presses
I don't mind strength training as long as I don't do certain exercises that make my waist wider cause I'm trying to slim it down to make it propitiational!0 -
They might, but the rest of you will shrink too so it will be proportional. I actually look much more chesty after losing weight. Went from 42D to 36DD because my rib cage shrunk faster than the breasts, and my belly being flatter makes my chest more prominent.0
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daniellejohnn wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »NOKINCHANCE wrote: »Surely working your pectorals would help you maintain some chest size?
What exercises would those be?
Bench Presses
I don't mind strength training as long as I don't do certain exercises that make my waist wider cause I'm trying to slim it down to make it propitiational!
You don't get to choose where the fat goes or what comes off first.
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I was in a push up B cup before I had my children, I was 125lbs. After I had my son I put on too much weight and shot up to 220lbs. I was in a (tight) DD. Today, I am back down to 128lbs and still in a C cup. I don't know if it is only from having children, It's only a guess from my experience, but I don't think that breasts will go much smaller than their natural size. I know how I felt when I was in a B cup, and I know you are smaller than that, but be patient. If down the road, having children is something you want in your future, you won't be stuck in an A cup forever.
but either way, be happy with what you have even if it's a little less! I know plenty of men (including my husband) that love smaller breasts. 
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daniellejohnn wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »NOKINCHANCE wrote: »Surely working your pectorals would help you maintain some chest size?
What exercises would those be?
Bench Presses
I don't mind strength training as long as I don't do certain exercises that make my waist wider cause I'm trying to slim it down to make it propitiational!
I'm no exercise guru, but I don't think there are any exercises that will make your waist wider. And as for other parts of your body, the rule of thumb that I've always heard is that high-weight-low-reps builds mass (which you presumably don't want), and low-weight-high-reps builds strength without building mass. Both will tone your muscles.0 -
daniellejohnn wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »NOKINCHANCE wrote: »Surely working your pectorals would help you maintain some chest size?
What exercises would those be?
Bench Presses
I don't mind strength training as long as I don't do certain exercises that make my waist wider cause I'm trying to slim it down to make it propitiational!
I'm no exercise guru, but I don't think there are any exercises that will make your waist wider. And as for other parts of your body, the rule of thumb that I've always heard is that high-weight-low-reps builds mass (which you presumably don't want), and low-weight-high-reps builds strength without building mass. Both will tone your muscles.
This is wrong. Eating at a surplus builds muscles while on a progressing strength program.
High reps are for endurance, low reps are for strength.0 -
daniellejohnn wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »NOKINCHANCE wrote: »Surely working your pectorals would help you maintain some chest size?
What exercises would those be?
Bench Presses
I don't mind strength training as long as I don't do certain exercises that make my waist wider cause I'm trying to slim it down to make it propitiational!
I'm no exercise guru, but I don't think there are any exercises that will make your waist wider. And as for other parts of your body, the rule of thumb that I've always heard is that high-weight-low-reps builds mass (which you presumably don't want), and low-weight-high-reps builds strength without building mass. Both will tone your muscles.
This is wrong. Eating at a surplus builds muscles while on a progressing strength program.
High reps are for endurance, low reps are for strength.
Could you say that in a way I can understand please, sorry haha0 -
daniellejohnn wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »NOKINCHANCE wrote: »Surely working your pectorals would help you maintain some chest size?
What exercises would those be?
Bench Presses
I don't mind strength training as long as I don't do certain exercises that make my waist wider cause I'm trying to slim it down to make it propitiational!
I'm no exercise guru, but I don't think there are any exercises that will make your waist wider. And as for other parts of your body, the rule of thumb that I've always heard is that high-weight-low-reps builds mass (which you presumably don't want), and low-weight-high-reps builds strength without building mass. Both will tone your muscles.
This is wrong. Eating at a surplus builds muscles while on a progressing strength program.
High reps are for endurance, low reps are for strength.
Could you say that in a way I can understand please, sorry haha
Aside from newbie gains, you cannot build muscle eating at a deficit, only at a surplus and even then it is hard as hell. If you are interested in heavy lifting, look into a program that would make things much easier. Such as, Stronglifts 5X5, New Rules of Lifting for Women etc, etc.
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daniellejohnn wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »NOKINCHANCE wrote: »Surely working your pectorals would help you maintain some chest size?
What exercises would those be?
Bench Presses
I don't mind strength training as long as I don't do certain exercises that make my waist wider cause I'm trying to slim it down to make it propitiational!
I'm no exercise guru, but I don't think there are any exercises that will make your waist wider. And as for other parts of your body, the rule of thumb that I've always heard is that high-weight-low-reps builds mass (which you presumably don't want), and low-weight-high-reps builds strength without building mass. Both will tone your muscles.
This is wrong. Eating at a surplus builds muscles while on a progressing strength program.
High reps are for endurance, low reps are for strength.
Could you say that in a way I can understand please, sorry haha
Aside from newbie gains, you cannot build muscle eating at a deficit, only at a surplus and even then it is hard as hell. If you are interested in heavy lifting, look into a program that would make things much easier. Such as, Stronglifts 5X5, New Rules of Lifting for Women etc, etc.
Oh I get you now! I just want to tone up so if I use these machines at a deficit I won't bulk up just tone?0 -
daniellejohnn wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »daniellejohnn wrote: »NOKINCHANCE wrote: »Surely working your pectorals would help you maintain some chest size?
What exercises would those be?
Bench Presses
I don't mind strength training as long as I don't do certain exercises that make my waist wider cause I'm trying to slim it down to make it propitiational!
I'm no exercise guru, but I don't think there are any exercises that will make your waist wider. And as for other parts of your body, the rule of thumb that I've always heard is that high-weight-low-reps builds mass (which you presumably don't want), and low-weight-high-reps builds strength without building mass. Both will tone your muscles.
This is wrong. Eating at a surplus builds muscles while on a progressing strength program.
High reps are for endurance, low reps are for strength.
Could you say that in a way I can understand please, sorry haha
Aside from newbie gains, you cannot build muscle eating at a deficit, only at a surplus and even then it is hard as hell. If you are interested in heavy lifting, look into a program that would make things much easier. Such as, Stronglifts 5X5, New Rules of Lifting for Women etc, etc.
Oh I get you now! I just want to tone up so if I use these machines at a deficit I won't bulk up just tone?
Don't be scared to lift a barbell. Machines are for wimps.... j/k I use machines for accessory work but not for main lifting.0 -
It really just depends on your body and the amount of fat tissue you've in your breasts. I've lost a little more than 30 pounds, and I'm still the same cup size.0
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It kind of bites, but we don't get to pick where the fat comes from 0
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