Ladies, did losing weight make you lose breast size? Considering breast reduction surgery.

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  • XXcookiepussXX
    XXcookiepussXX Posts: 19 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    Did any women with large breasts and back pain get relief from the pain after starting a weight lifting program and strengthening back muscles? Curious if this is a thing.

    Yes, especially the horrible knots that would form on my shoulders. Also the aches that would come when I had worn a bra out but couldn't spend the $$$ for another.
  • markswife1992
    markswife1992 Posts: 262 Member
    i was 42DDD and lost weight, they went down to a C cup. i would wait until all weight loss before surgery.
  • ttparks11
    ttparks11 Posts: 15 Member
    I sure did! I went from a 38 DD to a 34 D. I miss them sometimes, LOL.
  • Katagara
    Katagara Posts: 183 Member
    Sure have, I miss filling out my bras. Need to buy new ones
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  • ttparks11
    ttparks11 Posts: 15 Member
    abetterme9366 wrote: »
    My boobs are the first to go. Used to look like Anna Nicole. Now I just have tube socks filled with jelly.
    Right there with ya
  • hist_doc
    hist_doc Posts: 206 Member
    I wear a similar size (32H), OP. I'm 5'8" and hourglass shaped. While I haven't been overweight, I can say that my breast size has remained fairly consistent (to my dismay) despite the times when I've been very (unhealthily) slim for my build. I'm guessing that in my case I happen to have more breast tissue than fat which would explain why they don't shrink despite my best efforts (even with two pregnancies and years of nursing). I'm a long distance runner and I also suffer from significant back and shoulder aches. I plan to have reduction surgery once I'm done nursing my second baby and things have stabilized.
  • Saffyra
    Saffyra Posts: 607 Member
    Im 5'1.5" and when I weighed 147 I wore a 34F. At 130 i wear a 34E. At 123 I currently wear a 32G.
    I'm getting the feeling only a reduction (or maybe lift) will ever make them proportional to my height. I always feel I look bigger than I am because they're so huge compared to the rest of me.
  • Cute_White_Pink_Purple_Foxxx
    Cute_White_Pink_Purple_Foxxx Posts: 75 Member
    Yes, at my lowest weight I was an 32A and now I'm a 36D. At a healthy weight, I'm usually about a 32C. Makes sense I guess since boobs are mostly fat anyway.
  • Muana1005
    Muana1005 Posts: 172 Member
    I'm pear shaped and will often lose weight everywhere on my upper body except my breasts - those tend to remain the same size as I have a large rib cage. Strongly suggest you consider the reduction. A 32i sounds painful.
  • KylaBlaze
    KylaBlaze Posts: 136 Member
    Wow, I've completely lost my Boobs and have been contemplating breast augmentation now because of it. I enjoy being thinner but feel I look boxy because of heavy lifting.
  • LisaTcan
    LisaTcan Posts: 410 Member
    Katiebear_81 wrote: »
    Yes, my size fluctuates with my weight. Yours may or may not - it depends on how much fat tissue vs. mammary tissue you have.

    This. My breasts go from a 36C to 34A when I lose just 20lbs. I have mostly fat tissue though and very little mammary tissue, I actually wasn't able to produce adequate breastmilk.

    I have a friend whose breasts stay the same size regardless of her weight, she had an oversupply of breastmilk.
  • savithny
    savithny Posts: 1,200 Member
    Nope. I just put on an old bra from last year accidentally. The band is now way too lose, but I still fill out the cups.
    But every mammogram I get results in a warning that they can't see anything because of "Dense breast tissue." I've got very little fat in my breasts - its all glandular tissue.
    So: It depends on what's in there.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Losing 20 lbs I almost needed a smaller bra so not a giant change.

    If your breasts got bigger with your weight gain they will probably get smaller with loss but not get smaller than you were before gaining weight. Lose the weight and see where you are.
  • DharmainHeels
    DharmainHeels Posts: 94 Member
    Hands down the best decision I ever made over 20 years ago.
  • crooked_left_hook
    crooked_left_hook Posts: 364 Member
    Your breasts will shrink when you lose weight but how much depends on how much is fat and home much is breast tissue. If you had a large chest when you were smaller, you'll go back to that size. Either way, if you are overweight (or over your goal weight) they usually recommend that you lose some before getting a reduction because it's best to have the surgery when you are at a weight you are healthy and comfortable with (my sister just lost 70lbs for this reason). I would say get down to your goal weight, wee what you lose, then make a decision if you still need a reduction or not.
  • MrsPinterest34
    MrsPinterest34 Posts: 342 Member
    I just want to say thank goodness for Victoria Secrets Push-up Bras :) These bras are life savers, also cheaper than breast augmentation, for some of us pear shaped ladies losing everything up top except for these stubborn hips.
  • mstull306
    mstull306 Posts: 17 Member
    I just (4 days ago) had breast reduction surgery. How quickly can I start getting my fat *kitten* back into shape? I’m 5’ 2”, 174.6 lbs and going to be pissed if my boobs don’t shrink to a C. I was wearing a 44 DDD bra before surgery. I’m so happy I had the surgery since I had severe back pain and my right shoulder was hurting. I do a lot of lifting at my job so the surgeon said 3 - 4 weeks off with FMLA protection.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I went from 42F to 36DD and that's with a loss of 130 lb. I don't think that is really such a drastic difference in the bust, considering I went from pant size 24 to 10.

    In some recent photos, I have noticed that I look pretty top heavy but I have big hips/rear so I don't mind the balance of that. I don't plan to go much lower weight-wise and don't have any back problems or other issues, so breast reduction isn't in my plans.
  • netitheyeti
    netitheyeti Posts: 539 Member
    I went from a meh 40A at my heaviest to a tiny 30AA at my lowest weight (difference of roughly 100lbs), and am roughly 140lbs and 34A now - with 20lbs to go.. I get the feeling my chest is about to turn into, basically, just visible ribs again :( I've actually discussed surgery with friends and family before but doubt I'd ever actually do it, I'd be more likely to eventually get rid of the ring of loose skin on my lower stomach as it bothers me a lot more than my lack of breasts
  • Lesscookies12
    Lesscookies12 Posts: 140 Member
    First lose the weight you want to lose bosom size may decrease. After you get to your goal weight get them smaller if you still want. Good luck!!
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    I lost 40lbs and went from a DD to some pretty small boobs, I'd bet a B cup, maybe a C depending on the bra. Honestly I don't know the last time I needed to wear an actual bra, it's bralettes all the time now.
  • hist_doc
    hist_doc Posts: 206 Member
    I’ve never experienced a decrease in breast/cup size (32G) and I’ve had two pregnancies and breastfed two children. I hoped they would deflate some after my first pregnancy, nope. I’m 5’8” and I’ve weighed between 125-155 as an adult, not including my two pregnancies. I have a small rib cage and I think mine must be primarily tissue, very heavy and dense. I plan to have a reduction in the next year or so because I’m always in so much pain.
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    Not me. I was average (B/C) but then I had kids and I am closer to a D now... I have lost 70ish lbs and am pretty much the same size. Very little loss.
  • quebot
    quebot Posts: 99 Member
    Yes, my breasts fluctuate quite a bit with my weight. Thankfully, they don't get saggy in spite of pregnancy and breastfeeding over 7 years through 4 kids.
  • DomesticKat
    DomesticKat Posts: 565 Member
    edited April 2018
    Nothing really drastic volume-wise. I'm a 32G now after a 54 pound loss (currently 141lbs). In the past at my lowest weight after a 70 pound loss, I was still a 32E. I've also had five kids and breastfed all of them.
  • Biggster69
    Biggster69 Posts: 84 Member
    edited April 2018
    I lost to much on my upper body, especially breasts. Went from 34 C to a 32 D. I thought about getting a breast enlargement.
  • siogdearg
    siogdearg Posts: 20 Member
    I definitely lost weight there too - I went down to a 34A cup. So I've no boobs at all now! But worth it. I think it is about where you "easily" lose weight and where you don't. So when I lose weight, it comes off my upper half first, but is really stubborn to shift on my lower half.
  • mazcor536
    mazcor536 Posts: 115 Member
    Ive always had a dramatic size difference between my boobs anyway. At my largest I was rocking a D cup one side and a small B the other. Losing weight (I’ve lost 45+ lb now) and in a way they have sort of evened out a bit. I think when I’ve reached goal (another 28lb) I’ll look into augmentation - either reduction to match the smaller side, or a very gentle implant one side and reshape the other. This will be my reward for losing all the weight!

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