Okay! Ladies: what about 'the girls'?

Mech9
Mech9 Posts: 252 Member
edited November 14 in Motivation and Support
I'm concerned about, ehem, "dropping" due to the weight loss. I couldn't care about size, but I definitely don't want them to droop once I lose fat in them. D:

So, I've begun moisturizing the 'lung protectors' every time I shower and wearing a sleeping bra. It seems to have made them... perkier than before? Is that all in my head?! I also want to begin exercising the pectoral muscles...

Well, anyhow, what do you do?
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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Is a sleeping bra a special contraption or you just wear a bra to bed?

    Mine did not start large so I can't really relate. They got itty bitty though. And they don't look great. Lifting and benching helped with my body composition though and made my chest/upper body look attractive. No cleavage but at least there's something interesting to look at :)
  • palwithme
    palwithme Posts: 860 Member
    edited March 2015
    I'll probably get a boob job after I reach my goal. Ain't no moisturizer in the world gonna solve this problem.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    palwithme wrote: »
    I'll probably get a boob job after I reach my goal. Ain't no moisturizer in the world gonna solve this problem.

    ha! :D

  • Mech9
    Mech9 Posts: 252 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    Is a sleeping bra a special contraption or you just wear a bra to bed?

    It's just sorta a soft unpadded booby-sling that nursing moms sometimes wear.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Mech9 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    Is a sleeping bra a special contraption or you just wear a bra to bed?

    It's just sorta a soft unpadded booby-sling that nursing moms sometimes wear.

    booby-sling.

    That sounds like all my bras ha
  • Mech9
    Mech9 Posts: 252 Member
    I've also been hearing this nasty rumor that sleeping on your side causes more dropping than sleeping on your back. I haven't been able to find anything to prove or disprove it, though...
  • bulk_n_cut
    bulk_n_cut Posts: 389 Member
    Mech9 wrote: »
    So, I've begun moisturizing the 'lung protectors' every time I shower

    I've been moisturizing the boys every time i shower for like a decade now trust me moisturizer doesn't do *kitten* for size

    lol jk

  • Mech9
    Mech9 Posts: 252 Member
    tryingtogetbigger2015 wrote: »
    Mech9 wrote: »
    So, I've begun moisturizing the 'lung protectors' every time I shower

    I've been moisturizing the boys every time i shower for like a decade now trust me moisturizer doesn't do *kitten* for size

    lol jk

    Ew. ^.^;

    lol
  • palwithme
    palwithme Posts: 860 Member
    tryingtogetbigger2015 wrote: »
    Mech9 wrote: »
    So, I've begun moisturizing the 'lung protectors' every time I shower

    I've been moisturizing the boys every time i shower for like a decade now trust me moisturizer doesn't do *kitten* for size

    lol jk

    LMAO
  • Sandcastles61
    Sandcastles61 Posts: 506 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    palwithme wrote: »
    I'll probably get a boob job after I reach my goal. Ain't no moisturizer in the world gonna solve this problem.

    ha! :D

    I'm with ya on THAT one LOL.... Actually I'm not losing in my girls no matter what I do. My 34F remains my nemesis. I'm 5', and 12 lbs to away from my goal weight. Uugh :s. I'll probably end up a 32F or at best a DD at goal. I was already approved for a reduction and lift by my surgeon and insurance, but I wanted to lose a few so I didn't have to do the lipo in my bra line area..... And my sweet fella wasn't really on board. We recently started swimming as one of my work outs and after he saw me in a swimsuit for the first time ever (we've been together over 3 years LOL) now he gets it
  • triciab79
    triciab79 Posts: 1,713 Member
    My girls are just shot. They used to be 40DDD and now they are like a 32C. No moisturizer can compensate for that. I think about getting a boob job but I have little kids and I just can't bare the thought of leaving them mom less for something that only improves my own vanity.
  • Mech9
    Mech9 Posts: 252 Member
    Sandcastles61 wrote: »
    We recently started swimming as one of my work outs and after he saw me in a swimsuit for the first time ever (we've been together over 3 years LOL) now he gets it

    Er, just to clarify.. He gets it now because your swimsuit top doesn't cover properly, right? I took it really the wrong way at first as if he was like, "you NEED that reduction" and I was like, 'whaa that's so rude'. haha, whoops.

  • Sandcastles61
    Sandcastles61 Posts: 506 Member
    Mech9 wrote: »
    Sandcastles61 wrote: »
    We recently started swimming as one of my work outs and after he saw me in a swimsuit for the first time ever (we've been together over 3 years LOL) now he gets it

    Er, just to clarify.. He gets it now because your swimsuit top doesn't cover properly, right? I took it really the wrong way at first as if he was like, "you NEED that reduction" and I was like, 'whaa that's so rude'. haha, whoops.

    Hahaha.... Just call me Dolly
  • Mech9
    Mech9 Posts: 252 Member
    edited March 2015
    triciab79 wrote: »
    My girls are just shot. They used to be 40DDD and now they are like a 32C. No moisturizer can compensate for that. I think about getting a boob job but I have little kids and I just can't bare the thought of leaving them mom less for something that only improves my own vanity.

    If you don't mind me asking, when did you start seeing the cup size go down? Was it gradual as you lost the weight, or did you hit a certain point where the weight began to come from your chest area as well?
  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    Mech9 wrote:
    I'm concerned about, ehem, "dropping" due to the weight loss. I couldn't care about size, but I definitely don't want them to droop once I lose fat in them.
    Sorry, honey, but they're gonna droop. You're deflating them faster than the skin can compensate.

    I've heard that the loose skin people get from losing lots of weight will tighten up after a couple years, but other than plastic surgery there's not a whole lot you can do about it.

    You can tone (and maybe enlarge) the underlying muscles, which could help appearance a bit by giving more support. Don't just focus on the chest (flys, pushups, presses), but also the shoulders (deltoid, trapezius).
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    I've lost almost 90 pounds and my breasts are exactly the same size--not everybody loses weight in this area.

    Both my boobs and my butt only seem to get perkier. Exercise--it's a good thing!

    P.S. I always sleep on my side.
  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    edited March 2015
    Sandcastles61 wrote:
    I'm not losing in my girls no matter what I do. My 34F remains my nemesis ... I'll probably end up a 32F or at best a DD at goal.
    Mine appear to be maintaining their disproportionate large size. :frowning: Yes, I'm losing volume, but they're staying about the same cup size.
    Best I can figure, I started out as an F or G at maybe 42 or 44. (Didn't have the money to go to a good bra shop, and normal stores generally don't carry large cups, so I'm not really sure.)

    When I was 40 lb down, I had to get new bras because there was no way I could keep limping along on my old ones. Went to a bra shop, got fitted, walked out with a 38G. (!)
    Hadn't been that small a band size in a long time, hadn't been in a 2-hook bra in decades, and never had any bra with that large a cup... but it fit perfectly!!
    (Plug for Allure - they were great, and while they carry more normal sizes, they specialize in larger cups/bands. They have stores, or order online.)

    Now I'm in a 36F. (Between 75-80 lb lost.)
    If I ever have the money, this is one area I'd like plastic surgery on. Just get rid of the excess skin & droop.
  • Mech9
    Mech9 Posts: 252 Member
    @azulvioleta6‌ - Thanks for replying here. =]

    Mine were roughly the same size as they are now when I was in a healthy BMI, but I'm looking to get fitter than I've ever been before so I actually don't know how it will turn out. If I have to lose weight slower to prevent skin issues, so be it.
  • Mech9
    Mech9 Posts: 252 Member
    MKEgal wrote: »
    Sandcastles61 wrote:
    I'm not losing in my girls no matter what I do. My 34F remains my nemesis ... I'll probably end up a 32F or at best a DD at goal.
    Mine appear to be maintaining their disproportionate large size. :frowning: Yes, I'm losing volume, but they're staying about the same cup size.
    Best I can figure, I started out as an F or G at maybe 42 or 44. (Didn't have the money to go to a good bra shop, and normal stores generally don't carry large cups, so I'm not really sure.)

    When I was 40 lb down, I had to get new bras because there was no way I could keep limping along on my old ones. Went to a bra shop, got fitted, walked out with a 38G. (!)
    Hadn't been that small a band size in a long time, hadn't been in a 2-hook bra in decades, and never had any bra with that large a cup... but it fit perfectly!!
    (Plug for Allure - they were great, and while they carry more normal sizes, they specialize in larger cups/bands. They have stores, or order online.)

    Now I'm in a 36F. (Between 75-80 lb lost.)
    If I ever have the money, this is one area I'd like plastic surgery on. Just get rid of the excess skin & droop.

    Thanks for your reply. I'll check that brand out.

    I really would like a breast lift surgery at the end, but I'm terrified of losing sensation in the nipple area and scars. I don't know if that's still a possible side effect or if surgery has improved... =/
  • DayByDayGetStronger
    DayByDayGetStronger Posts: 108 Member
    At my highest weight 263, bra size 42DDD. After 84lbs lost, bra = 36DD. My naked chest looked like I had a pair of knee high stockings with $20 worth of quarters in each sock attached to me. No, they weren't hanging to my waist, but since I am short-waisted, they did look really saggy. And super flat on the upper crest. Start saving and research a good surgeon. I had a breast reduction/lift/small implant done in January this year, plus a bunch of flab in my armpit removed that would spill way over my bra. Nasty. Now I am a 34C with no shoulder or neck pain by the end of the day. Doc took a pound off each breast. Imagine how nice it feels for me to jump! Lovely and worth every damn dime I paid for 'em:)

    Your friendly dietitian
  • MKEgal
    MKEgal Posts: 3,250 Member
    MKEgal wrote:
    (Plug for Allure - they were great, and while they carry more normal sizes, they specialize in larger cups/bands. They have stores, or order online.)
    Mech9 wrote:
    Thanks for your reply. I'll check that brand out.
    I really would like a breast lift surgery at the end, but I'm terrified of losing sensation in the nipple area and scars. I don't know if that's still a possible side effect or if surgery has improved... =/
    Allure is a store. They carry a variety of brands. One thing I like about them is that for their plus-size sizes they use plus-size models. What a concept, right?

    I already have a scar from having my collarbone repaired (plate installed), and the whole upper left quadrant of my chest/shoulder has had no sensation for more than a year because of that surgery (slowly coming back), and honestly the sensation in my breasts & nipples just has never done much for me anyway.
    So while I'm sure techniques are always improving, sensation isn't something I'm worried about. :disappointed:
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    Mine were the first thing to go, they just look sad now :'(

    Felt like this thread needed a cheery gif o:)

    women-pregnant-baby-give_birth-old_women-breasts-jchn2_low.jpg
  • bunnywestley81
    bunnywestley81 Posts: 178 Member
    I think I want to stay tubby!!!!!

    I do not wanna lose the twins!!!!
  • Sydbert93
    Sydbert93 Posts: 11
    in my experience the smaller they get the less they droop
  • CObluegrass
    CObluegrass Posts: 61 Member
    lost a bunch of weight in my 20's and boobs still looked great
    lost a bunch of weight in my 30's and boobs still looked great
    lost a bunch of weight in my 40's and I have big boob sacks that are now empty. I should have kept the weight off one of those first two times, but I wasn't losing it in a healthy, sustainable way. I'm paying the price now. One day, I hope to be able to afford to fill them back up and lift 'em high.
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    I went from a 38DD to a 34C (fast approaching 32C/34B) I'm losing weight slowly. I lift weights. I moisturize. I sleep with a pillow between my girls when I sleep on my side.

    There's no fighting the droop with a now 66 lb loss. It's not a sag so much as.. when they move at certain angles, there's more skin wrinkling. They're a little deflated. I sometimes feel like I pour them into a bra.

    All that said, they look totally normal in even non-push up bras. I only have 1 push up bra and they look amazing in it, no wrinkling.
  • kristen6350
    kristen6350 Posts: 1,094 Member
    I went from a 38D to to a 32FF with 45lbs, so the girls didn't really go down in size, my back did. They have never been "perky" even in HS. They've always been big. Other than surgery, I think I'll need to live with them. I don't do anything "special" to keep them where they are. I'm just not that worried about them.

    I've always wanted to be one of those women that could wear a strapless or spaghetti strap dress with no bra. Not happenin'. I've also always wanted to be 5'2 and 100lbs. Still, not happenin' since I'm 5'11. You get what you are dealt.
  • SandyCoils
    SandyCoils Posts: 164 Member
    A thread after my own heart boobs. When I lost weight back on 2009/2010 I lost some boobage. Didn't really care to see my girls swimming around in a bra that didn't quite fit anymore, but it was ok. I just reinserted the padding I had previously removed from the bra. That worked fine for me. Frederick's has bras with those pads you can pull out, and I appreciate them for it. I'm currently a 38F, and would love to be a 36D. But I want them perkier. They don't have to be saluting, but I damn sure don't want to be walking on them. That is one thing I think I will do for myself when I turn 50 if I need it. By that time all of my kids will be gone from home and I can be a little selfish. I want to be that fabulous and 50 chick that makes your jaw drop. I've got 7 years for that though, so by that time, I should be ok.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    Mine haven't been the same since nursing my girls (they shot up to a J cup). I really don't think there's anything to be done for it. I pour them into my bras in the morning - and they are still a rather generous size (36F).
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    SandyCoils wrote: »
    I just reinserted the padding I had previously removed from the bra. That worked fine for me. Frederick's has bras with those pads you can pull out, and I appreciate them for it.

    Yes, those are good bras. Fairly reasonably priced too.
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