Exercise and breast size
rcbeck99
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I'm curious to know if exercise affects breast size. I'm a pretty chesty woman and would LOVE to be smaller but I am hesitant to go under the knife for a reduction. I've had some people tell me that exercising will help and I've been doing that now for a little over 2 weeks. If it does help, are there specific exercises I can be doing? Right now I am simply working out at home just about every day to Debbie Siebers' Slim in 6 video and doing some walking in the mornings. Thanks for any input!
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Hey there,
I'm also quite busty (38F) and I can assure you, regular exercise can help lift the ladies (as the chest muscles develop) but it does nothing to actually reduce cup size. In my experience, only weight loss does that. Obviously, weight loss and exercise are linked so perhaps that's where the idea of minimizing breast size through exercise originated
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I am very busty as well. I have learned several things.
You can't exercise away genetics, so under the fat, there is still a busty woman (just maybe a little less busty).
Buy an Enell bra. It is the only bra I have ever tried that keeps me absolutely still and pain free (even when running). I spent hundreds of dollars on others and they are fine for some things, just not "bouncy" things. I always thought I could never run, but here I am all signed up for my first 5K!
As you begin getting fit, try adding a weight training component with some focus on the chest muscles. A couple of dumbbells would be a good investment. As I have lost a few pounds (only 14 so far), I have lost in my bust. Not sure your situation, but my 34 year old boobs were pregnant or lactating for 6 years straight, so I am absolutely seeing the "deflation" look. I think having a nice chest under the boobs goes a long way in clothes.
Good luck to you!0 -
I am very busty as well. I have learned several things.
You can't exercise away genetics, so under the fat, there is still a busty woman (just maybe a little less busty).
Buy an Enell bra. It is the only bra I have ever tried that keeps me absolutely still and pain free (even when running). I spent hundreds of dollars on others and they are fine for some things, just not "bouncy" things. I always thought I could never run, but here I am all signed up for my first 5K!
As you begin getting fit, try adding a weight training component with some focus on the chest muscles. A couple of dumbbells would be a good investment. As I have lost a few pounds (only 14 so far), I have lost in my bust. Not sure your situation, but my 34 year old boobs were pregnant or lactating for 6 years straight, so I am absolutely seeing the "deflation" look. I think having a nice chest under the boobs goes a long way in clothes.
Good luck to you!
Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately it's in the genetics as the women on both my mother's and father's side are chesty. I was a D cup by the time I was 15 and now after 2 children they are at a 38DDD. Oh and I'm only 5'1". =( I will give it some time and see what happens.0 -
I'm a 34H, so I totally get your story. I've gone up and down in weight but saw more of a change in band size than cup size, unfortunately. And more recently, I discovered that while I'm shrinking around the waist, and supposedly my bust measurement is an inch smaller than when I started, my back muscles have grown to the point where a favorite dress won't zip comfortably right now.
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GAH.
If you've not been professionally fitted in a while, treat yourself to that - it's always a treat for me to see I need a new band size, at least, and a new bra always helps make the girls stand a little happier, too.
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In 2005 til 2006 I lost 15kg and dropped 4 dress sizes. I lost of a lot of inches and bodyfat. sadly the boobs went from 36E to 32E and I had a breast reduction. It was a rude shock the following weeks of recovery but I don't regret it one bit. I reduced to 32C. That is until I gained weight back about 4 years after the surgery! the boobs are still perky at 34D!0
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I would totally agree with what hdsqrl says, unfortunately I seemed to lose more in my band size than cup size with my weight loss, and just a general change in the shape of my breasts (I'm an E cup for the record).
I can now sometimes fit into a bigger sized DD cup, and have gone from a 14 in band to a 12. Unfortunately with that they have gotten a bit more saggy for my liking..0 -
Well, I have been one to NEVER lose breast cup size when I lost weight. Sure the band size would go down, but the cup size would go up (this results in physically smaller breasts, but larger cup size...oh joy). I've been as big as a 40H. However...once I started RUNNING, I've seen a bigger loss in breast size. I'm now a 38E. AWESOME!!!! I'd love to get down to like a 34D. Man, that would be heaven LOL.0
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Yep for me anyways. The girls are usually the first thing to go! lol I wouldn't mine going back to a full C versus a triple C. Reminds me, I need to get a better sports bra.0
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I must be unique. I started at my largest a 38D and am now down to a 34/36B (on a good day)0
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ok see this is the problem, I didn't have any to lose and I lost them! LOL my poor little B's are not a full B anymore..phooey. Where is the justice in the world?0
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ok see this is the problem, I didn't have any to lose and I lost them! LOL my poor little B's are not a full B anymore..phooey. Where is the justice in the world?
Me too. I need to lose thighs ... not boobs!0 -
I'd love to lose my moobs0
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Some women lose weight in their breasts immediately. I've had friends lose a bunch of weight and go from D cups to As or Bs.
Me, on the other hand, I'm probably going to have some substantial boobs forever. When I was 18 and weight 110 lbs, I still had a full C cup. Just the way I'm built! I've lost 20 lbs, gone down 2 pants sizes, and I'm still the same bra size. Just depends on how you're built!0 -
For some reason all this boob talk is very interesting, idk why. :happy:0
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My boobs get smaller as well
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I've lost 50lbs, and I am still the same cup size (DD). My band size has decreased a little though. It definitely depends on the person. Time will tell for you!0
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I went from a 38D to a 34B, so exercise & weight loss definitely reduces breast size. Although, I didn't want it.
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ok see this is the problem, I didn't have any to lose and I lost them! LOL my poor little B's are not a full B anymore..phooey. Where is the justice in the world?
Me too. I need to lose thighs ... not boobs!
It's nice to know I'm not alone in this!0 -
Buy an Enell bra. It is the only bra I have ever tried that keeps me absolutely still and pain free (even when running). I spent hundreds of dollars on others and they are fine for some things, just not "bouncy" things. I always thought I could never run, but here I am all signed up for my first 5K!
I love the Enell bra. I need to buy more.0 -
For some reason all this boob talk is very interesting, idk why. :happy:
I can't figure it out either man.0 -
Weight loss can have a major impact on a woman's breast size. If your breast size is due to fat you will see a decrease as you loose weight. If your size is due to mammary tissue, you will not see all that much of a reduction.
When you work your chest and back muscles you will also give your breasts a more lifted appearance.0 -
I would love mine (36D) to get a cup smaller and a few inches higher..lol
Stupid gravity!0 -
If your breasts are more fat than mammary tissue, losing weight will reduce their size. If they are mostly mammary tissue, they won't get much smaller no matter what you do. Strengthening your pectorals will make them a bit perkier, though.0
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I agree with one of the first responses: I don't think there are exercises that would reduce breast size, only weight loss would do that. My personal experience so far has been going from a 42F to a 38DD so far. Small reduction in cup size, more significant reduction in band size.
However, I've seen a lot of different experiences in this area -- some women lose significant cup size, and some don't at all. There must be genetics at work here!
Logically, you'd expect to lose "SOME" with weight loss, since breast tissue is basically fat. I see you are trying to lose a few pounds, so maybe you should wait till you achieve that goal, and then see where you're at?0 -
Wide push ups or light weight high rep bench press will increase muscle tone in that area. It will give you a lift and will usually along with cardio decrease cup size while increasing defination and perkiness. Flat bench, Incline press, and decline press.0
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When I started my weight loss journey, I was a 42 DD. Now, I'm about a 36/38 C/D (depending on the bra). All from losing 20-30 pounds 0
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I am very busty as well. I have learned several things.
You can't exercise away genetics, so under the fat, there is still a busty woman (just maybe a little less busty).
Buy an Enell bra. It is the only bra I have ever tried that keeps me absolutely still and pain free (even when running). I spent hundreds of dollars on others and they are fine for some things, just not "bouncy" things. I always thought I could never run, but here I am all signed up for my first 5K!
As you begin getting fit, try adding a weight training component with some focus on the chest muscles. A couple of dumbbells would be a good investment. As I have lost a few pounds (only 14 so far), I have lost in my bust. Not sure your situation, but my 34 year old boobs were pregnant or lactating for 6 years straight, so I am absolutely seeing the "deflation" look. I think having a nice chest under the boobs goes a long way in clothes.
Good luck to you!
Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately it's in the genetics as the women on both my mother's and father's side are chesty. I was a D cup by the time I was 15 and now after 2 children they are at a 38DDD. Oh and I'm only 5'1". =( I will give it some time and see what happens.
I think you've got it right with this. See what happens after you've lost the weight. If you still need to get them reduced then, you might be able to tie it in with a lift and deal with any loose skin at the same time.0 -
Agreed! The Enell bra is amazing! I call it my straight jacket because they don't move, even when I run! Weight gain and loss affect everyone different. I have friends who have gone down a cup size or two with weight loss, but even when I lost 30 pounds previously doing alot of exercise, my breast size stayed the same.0
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Whether you lose cup sizes from diet and exercise depends on how much of your breasts are fat. I dropped band size but not cup size, but I've seen numerous posts from those losing several cups sizes. I would suggest doing pushups, chest flies (or whatever they are called) and other exercises that work the chest muscle to keep them firm as you lose, but exercise won't target fat loss so to lose fat in the breasts, you just have to lose fat overall.0
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Weight loss can have a major impact on a woman's breast size. If your breast size is due to fat you will see a decrease as you loose weight. If your size is due to mammary tissue, you will not see all that much of a reduction.
When you work your chest and back muscles you will also give your breasts a more lifted appearance.
^so true--I was a 40KK and no amount of excersise was getting rid of them. I did a reduction in 2010 and even though the first four to five weeks were rough it was all worth it when I went into a regular store on Jan 1 2011 and bought 8 bras of all different colors in a 38DD. Good luck on your journey!0
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