Full figured women who have lost 50+ pounds

luvwords1996
luvwords1996 Posts: 90 Member
edited 8:22AM in Health and Weight Loss
Ladies,
Did your bust size change much after losing the weight? I've lost 20 and have 50 more to go, so I'm wondering what my chances are of losing weight and inches. Thanks!
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  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    edited October 2015
    Yes, everything got smaller.

    If the band size goes down, the cups get smaller, even if they have the same letter.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    I've lost/maintained around 90 pounds. I'm still 10-15 pounds overweight.

    My band size went down a little, but everything else is exactly the same. I actually LOOK a lot bigger through the chest because I have lost all of the surrounding fat.

    If you had a large bust before you lost weight, you likely will when you finish losing.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I went from 38 DD/DDD to 34 C/D depending on the brand. Really depends on genetics.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    They've gotten smaller but still about the same ratio between band/chest measurement.
  • 0utrun
    0utrun Posts: 71 Member
    Mine have gotten smaller, but not much. Smaller band size but same cup size.
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    0utrun wrote: »
    Mine have gotten smaller, but not much. Smaller band size but same cup size.

    A 38C has the same volume of cup as a 36D and a 40B. So if you're in the same cup size but a band size down, that means the volume of cup has also decreased. (though many women are not in bras that fit properly)
  • daniwilford
    daniwilford Posts: 1,030 Member
    I have lost 55 pounds and am about half way to my goal. So far in my experience, I have lost inches in the band size more rapidly than in the fullest part of the chest (currently a J cup). In fact there is no place on my body that I have lost faster than in my band size. The second fastest is in my hips. Your results may vary as I have always had a large cup, even when I weighed less.
  • Bshmerlie
    Bshmerlie Posts: 1,026 Member
    My cup size and band size have changed drastically in the 60 pounds I've lost. Which is kinda weird considering I was a large cup size years ago when I was 130 pounds. So I've still got 65 pounds to go so maybe I'll end up with nothing. :)
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited October 2015
    luvwords1996 wrote: »
    Ladies,
    Did your bust size change much after losing the weight? I've lost 20 and have 50 more to go, so I'm wondering what my chances are of losing weight and inches. Thanks!

    36DD/E to a 34C so 4 cup sizes

    I am in mourning
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    WBB55 wrote: »
    0utrun wrote: »
    Mine have gotten smaller, but not much. Smaller band size but same cup size.

    A 38C has the same volume of cup as a 36D and a 40B. So if you're in the same cup size but a band size down, that means the volume of cup has also decreased. (though many women are not in bras that fit properly)

    Yep--my band size went down and my cup size went up.
  • luvwords1996
    luvwords1996 Posts: 90 Member
    Thanks for the responses! Looks like it's a "I'm not gonna know until I lose the weight" kind of thing. It's amazing how different everyone's experiences have been with this. I would like to be some smaller, so I hope that's the way it goes. We'll see!
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    shadow2soul wrote: »
    They've gotten smaller but still about the same ratio between band/chest measurement.
    I tried editing my post above, but while I was typing the time limit to edit posts ran out.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    I don't know what my bra size was at my heaviest. I was wearing those stretchy sports bras that don't come in normal bra sizing.
    When I did get around to buying a bra that fit in 2014 it was a 38F. I'm a 30F now. So yes they are smaller, but they are staying in proportion with my band size. So they still look large in comparison to the rest of my body. It's definitely a genetic thing. I was this way before I gained weight, so I don't expect it's going to change without surgery. My mom swears it must be a dormant gene that skipped a couple generations, because her, her sister, and my grandmothers on both sides of the family are fairly small chested (all A & B cups).
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    My breasts went down proportionally to my band size. My challenge is the excess skin and fat means I have very floppy sisters.
  • Bshmerlie
    Bshmerlie Posts: 1,026 Member
    jgnatca wrote: »
    My breasts went down proportionally to my band size. My challenge is the excess skin and fat means I have very floppy sisters.

    Yeah well my whole body is looking a little deflated right now.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    luvwords1996 wrote: »
    Thanks for the responses! Looks like it's a "I'm not gonna know until I lose the weight" kind of thing. It's amazing how different everyone's experiences have been with this. I would like to be some smaller, so I hope that's the way it goes. We'll see!

    Are there any thin women in your family with a body habitus similar to your own? That might give you an idea of what you are going to look like.
  • Ashtoretet
    Ashtoretet Posts: 378 Member
    edited October 2015
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    luvwords1996 wrote: »
    Thanks for the responses! Looks like it's a "I'm not gonna know until I lose the weight" kind of thing. It's amazing how different everyone's experiences have been with this. I would like to be some smaller, so I hope that's the way it goes. We'll see!

    Are there any thin women in your family with a body habitus similar to your own? That might give you an idea of what you are going to look like.

    Great point. Areas where fat deposits are genetic, your problem areas will always remain problem areas if you put the weight back on/become less active.

    I'm down 50 pounds, I've definitely lost weight in my chest but I look more proportionate now anyway so it doesn't really bother me.
  • laur357
    laur357 Posts: 896 Member
    I've lost 50 lbs. My rib measurement (band size) is one inch less and my bust is actually one inch larger. Sooo. . . ? My family tends to be larger in the chest no matter what they weigh.
  • ShashayLee
    ShashayLee Posts: 178 Member
    62 pounds down, & i'm down from a 46 band to a 40
  • luvwords1996
    luvwords1996 Posts: 90 Member
    Ashtoretet wrote: »
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    luvwords1996 wrote: »
    Thanks for the responses! Looks like it's a "I'm not gonna know until I lose the weight" kind of thing. It's amazing how different everyone's experiences have been with this. I would like to be some smaller, so I hope that's the way it goes. We'll see!

    Are there any thin women in your family with a body habitus similar to your own? That might give you an idea of what you are going to look like.

    Great point. Areas where fat deposits are genetic, your problem areas will always remain problem areas if you put the weight back on/become less active.

    I wish I could say there are thin women in my family to compare too, but everyone is overweight. We're all working on our weight though!
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Yes, I've lost inches everywhere. I hoping and assuming I'll get back close to the bust size I previously had at my goal weight, just have to wait and see.
    SW 301
    CW 189
    GW 150-145
  • Valtishia
    Valtishia Posts: 811 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    I went from 38 DD/DDD to 34 C/D depending on the brand. Really depends on genetics.

    This!! At 270, I was a DD... at 220, I am just getting into a D.
  • insearchofcheese
    insearchofcheese Posts: 45 Member
    I've lost 58 lbs. I've gone from 42H to 38H.
  • tomteboda
    tomteboda Posts: 2,171 Member
    55 lbs off so far here. 38 D7 to a 36 D5 here (38 J to a 36 H for those unfamiliar with universal cup sizes). I believe at my target weight I will be a 36 F (another 35 to go).
  • tracie_minus100
    tracie_minus100 Posts: 465 Member
    I've lost 85lbs. Went from a 42E to a 34D.
  • muniraeid
    muniraeid Posts: 19 Member
    Yes! So far I've lost 52 and my boobs have suffered. I was a 36DD in January. Although I haven't purchased a new bra, I wouldn't be surprised if I went down to a C. I have so much space in the cup and the band is a fairly loss. My boobs have decreased in size and they have deflated! That's the best way to describe it...they've gone soft
  • dolliesdaughter
    dolliesdaughter Posts: 544 Member
    edited October 2015
    I went from a 46DDD to a 36C after losing 100 lbs. I would not have it any other way. Yes, I am a bit saggy and less volume, but a good bra and I have no issues.
  • brightsideofpink
    brightsideofpink Posts: 1,018 Member
    70 lb weight loss: 40H to a 34G/H.
    Breast reduction surgery: 34G/H to 34D. :blush:
  • teresadutton
    teresadutton Posts: 217 Member
    My band size got smaller but my cup size stayed the same because of all the extra skin I have now. They remind me of the song "do your ears hang low" "do your boobs hang low? Do they wobble to and fro?" UMMM YES they do!! I have lost 90 pounds
  • flaminica
    flaminica Posts: 304 Member
    Your results may vary depending on where the extra weight is carried.

    I'm down 68 lbs and so far have dropped from 42DD to 38D. It's less drastic a change than others who have lost as much or less, but I'm barrel-chested and carried proportionally much less weight in the upper body. I'm 20 lbs from goal and I'll be surprised if I go below a 36 band.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    edited October 2015
    GOOD job!

    I went from a 38DD in my early 30's to 36C today, and I've lost a total of 82 lbs total from my highest weight.
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