Boob size at different weights (ladies)

Hi ladies, I just joined a couple of days ago because I need to lose 20-30 pounds that I've let creep on since college. I'm not "technically" overweight but AM at the high end of my BMI, and I know I need to firm up and get in better physical shape.

Anyway, the one thing I like about being at this weight (5'6", 147 on a small-medium frame) is that I've grown these spectacular boobs! Right now I'm kind of a 34C 1/2 (sometimes the 34C fits, sometimes I need 34D). And they're still perky!

When I'm about 20 pounds thinner (2 years ago), that goes down to a solid B cup. When I'm in the low 120s (2 1/2 - 3 years ago), I'm barely a B.

I'm curious...has anyone else had this big of a difference in the size of their "girls" when they've been at different weights?

I live in a small town too...closest mall is an hour away. For button up shirts I make sure to look for darts in them (those seams that run just below the chest area) they make for a better fit and if you can't find just the right fit you can always get it so it fits your arms and get it tailored...it's really only a couple bucks to get a shirt done and even most small towns have a tailor...usually there's one of those small men's clothing stores...they generally have a tailoring service :) The GAP and J.C. Penney are two stores I find a lot of talls clothing at...Old Navy and Sears do sometimes too.

Original Post by raiken3712:

Hmm lol I never thought of clothes as a reason for such a surgery I suppose I shouldn't have assumed guys have anything to do with it...I just didn't have a clue about other reasons for it. From what I've heard those operations are expensive and as in any surgery have potential complications.

I was trying to save ya money as well as a good deal of stress because of something you really didn't need. Though I suppose with this alternate reason its not near as bad as the reason I had assumed because of my lack of thought. Well I really wish you luck that there aren't any complications if you do end up getting it done and finish getting to your weight loss goal if your still losing.

Still not quite getting it...It's hard to express something like this over the internet.  It's not for attention, and it's not for clothing.  It's for being able to look at myself and like my body.  I go shopping and I come home hating my body because nothing ever fits right.  I will stuff my bra to pretend like I have cleavage for a night.  It's like when a woman wears lace panties even when she knows that no one will see them.  What's the point?  To make yourself feel better about how you look.  I don't want a disproportionately large chest.  Rather, I'd like to feel like I have at least a handful to grab when I'm not wearing anything on top. 

My mom got a nose job when she was in high school because she felt self conscious about her nose.  She always told me that if you're that unhappy about something on your body, then fix it.

It's only about 6 grand, which I can save up for in a few years.  Not only does that make me think about if I still want to do it every time I put money in my savings account, but it also makes me make sure that I take the time to find a good dr and go with the best medical technology available. 

I have family members who have had the surgery and have told me the pro's and cons.  I'm not rushing into this and I'm doing it for what I feel to be acceptable reasons.

Just like guys can prefer bigger or smaller chests on a woman, or have no preference whatsoever, I am allowed to have a preference too, and my preference should weigh more than anyone elses!

im the smallest possible..an A..i could probably wear a training bra!!! I'm 30 too, so sad!

99.999% of the population has problems shopping: not just women, but rather the population as a whole. Long legs, short legs, long arms, short arms, large breasts, small breasts, wide hips, slim hips, thick necks, thin necks.... Everyone has these issues. When I was a size 4 I had to shop all day to find clothes that fit me right. As a size 0 I still have to shop all day to find clothes that fit me right. And I just went shopping with my 6'+, slender best friend yesterday, for his birthday, and watched him try on every pair of jeans in four stores looking for something that would fit. It's part of life: it's just one of those things.

As far as implants go.... I'd never do it. Ever. I'm a 32C but don't have cleavage because they're firm, high and set a bit wide for cleavage. (I will never quite "get" the whole underwire and pushup thing, or bras that lift and separate, because these tools have never done anything for me given the way I'm built. There is nothing to lift, separate, or bring together: they're already lifted as high and separated as far as they're gonna go, and I'd have to leave gouges in my back to wear a bra small enough to bring them together. So I really can't reap the benefits there.)

I don't care: I expose my breast bone in dresses all the time. That's my body and I'm proud of it. And even before I developed an autoimmune disease and began to question so much of what we manufacture to eat and place inside our bodies, I thought implants were risky. The idea of something foreign like that taking up residence in my body just weirds me out.

But hey, seriously? Whatever floats your boat. We're all different, and there is no question that breast size can be an enormous issue for women—an issue for which there is a solution, of sorts, these days. If it honestly helps someone feel better about themselves, then so be it. But know that plenty of women who get implants still are critical of themselves afterward. It doesn't always heal the issues deep inside. In fact, more than a few become surgery junkies, always hoping that the next surgery will be the one that stops them from questioning their own beauty all the time. And many other women find that shopping still sucks after implants. As I say, shopping is hard for just about everyone on the planet, no matter your shape or size.

But again, if you take the time to think about it and talk it out and it seems the way for you to go, then sally forth. And many doctors require psychiatrists to speak with you beforehand, anyway, to make sure you are likely to benefit from the surgery, rather than remain down about yourself because the insecurities are deeper than your outward appearance.

As far as the male equation goes.... In the end, most women do not get surgery for men, just as they generally do not dress for men or wear makeup for men or get their hair done for men. They do these things for themselves. Oh, and sometimes to stack up against the other women in the room. But they don't do it for men. And ultimately, it really is for them.

yeah.  i went from 5'6 179 and a 38C to 165 and a 36a/b.  As far as measurements...I have gone down 4 inches in the bust.  Ah well.  it was nice while it lasted.  I'm pretty sure I have good genes cause my mom is over 50 and has had 3 kids and can still go without a bra...not that she does.  I am back to not needing anything more than a triangle bra...at least i never lose the hips. 

hi! Well i was a 36D at 5'10" and 210 lbs i got pregnant and went to 36F at 250lbs!!! i gained a lot of boobage and weight with my pregnancy. i am also losing weight i'm down to 235 my goal is 153. anyway i am hoping mine don't get any smaller then a C a lot of my friends who have lost weight have an A cup or smaller. keep your fingers crossed. :]

Original Post by rampantbunnylove:

At 155lbs I was a 32E.

At 129 I'm 32C.

Being 19 and not having perky boobs is pretty horrible. I don't feel too bad about the rest of my body, but I'm really uncomfortable being topless. I'm going to start saving up for a breast uplift over the summer once I get a full-time job

 Yes Being young and not having perky  boobs sucks, I'm 17 and mine have never been very nice, i dont do anythign without a bra on, as soon as I wake up in the morning i put on a bra. I wouldnt mind get a breast lift either but I wouldnt want any kind of implant put in, I would just want them raised up. Just thought I would reply you arent the only one.

Original Post by sarahelaine:

Hi ladies, I just joined a couple of days ago because I need to lose 20-30 pounds that I've let creep on since college. I'm not "technically" overweight but AM at the high end of my BMI, and I know I need to firm up and get in better physical shape.

Anyway, the one thing I like about being at this weight (5'6", 147 on a small-medium frame) is that I've grown these spectacular boobs! Right now I'm kind of a 34C 1/2 (sometimes the 34C fits, sometimes I need 34D). And they're still perky!

When I'm about 20 pounds thinner (2 years ago), that goes down to a solid B cup. When I'm in the low 120s (2 1/2 - 3 years ago), I'm barely a B.

I'm curious...has anyone else had this big of a difference in the size of their "girls" when they've been at different weights?

 

At the beginning of high school, I weighed about 105 and wore a 34A. After a few years I gained about 25 pounds and went up to a 34C.

Now I'm at 117 and still fill the 34C quite nicely. I hope I'm still there at my goal weight (108 or thereabouts), bra shopping is such a pain. :P

Now I'm 170 and a 36E. At my skinniest, which was 130, I was still a 32C. I'm hoping that as I lose weight they'll get smaller. My trainer works my chest a lot because I told him I want them to shrink. While weight training the chest won't actually shrink the boobs, it can lead to perkiness once they're gone. Also, in the case they don't shrink, builing muscle under them at least helps support them so your back doesn't have to do all the work.

I'm 110 and a 34 D for half of the month, a 34 DD for the other half.

Yeah, nothing in the stores fits me.  I feel strange and disproportionate.

At my heaviest I was a 38D this was at about 155 lbs.  I am now at aroun 134lbs and I am a 34-36 C depending on the bra.  I have to say I don't mind the loss in the boob area as having too much up there is a real pain as no tops fit properly.  When I was at my thinnest...(anywhere from 98-125lbs) I was at a 36B and that pretty much let me wear whatever I wanted which was absolute bliss...well minus the part where I had an eating disorder.

Right now I am happy with the size of the girls but wouldnt mind having them smaller.  It's so strange because my mom has an enormous chest and my older sister is flat as a board...somehow I ended up in between. =)

110, 5'4", and 32C.

I've stayed the same, but I've only lost 10 pounds since high school.

hmm ok so pre-ED i was high B like a 36ish

mid-ED i was like concave hahaa so i barely even needed a bra

now through recovery im like a 34-36A according to the fitting ladies at victoria's secret....which is strange tho because i fit into my old bra that's a 34B perfectly...

my bra size didnt really change all that much when i gained weight.... from 32E when i was 18 to 32G nowe im 20 (and yes they are natural, and yes, i am seriously thinking about a reduction)

i would like to get back to the E tho, G's are so hard (not to mention expensive) to find bras for!!

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Original Post by jeanus:

Original Post by rampantbunnylove:

At 155lbs I was a 32E.

At 129 I'm 32C.

Being 19 and not having perky boobs is pretty horrible. I don't feel too bad about the rest of my body, but I'm really uncomfortable being topless. I'm going to start saving up for a breast uplift over the summer once I get a full-time job

 Yes Being young and not having perky  boobs sucks, I'm 17 and mine have never been very nice, i dont do anythign without a bra on, as soon as I wake up in the morning i put on a bra. I wouldnt mind get a breast lift either but I wouldnt want any kind of implant put in, I would just want them raised up. Just thought I would reply you arent the only one.

Ugh, I know exactly how you feel. I'm right in the middle - I'm 18.

I don't understand cleavage - it never works for me unless I wear really uncomfortable bras. I'm a 38F right now. I had such a hard time finding a bra that I went online (Bare Necesities I think it was) and they had a test to see what bras would fit best. I actually called my friend to tell her about it because my results were so embarassingly funny.

The pencil test? How many pencils you can hold under your unsupported boob? I didn't look at the possible answers beforehand and went and dug out a bunch of pencils. I can hold 6-8 pencils under there. I checked the answers and it was like, "Zero. One or more." Hahaha.

And something about the "spread" or some ridiculous term like that - basically how many fingers can you fit between your boobs? "One, two, three or more?" How about your whole freaking hand? And the sides of your hand don't even touch the boob yet, really? I can do this with a bra ON. Why don't they fix that? I don't want to keep my boobs all spread apart, it's making it worse. Make the cuppy things closer together.

It was embarrasing when my roommate came up to our room with her boyfriend, I'd just showered but was dressed with no bra. I was sitting on my bed (dorm room) drying my hair, and realized while I was sitting, braless, bending over just a little, my boobs were touching my thighs. Like, resting on them.

Ugggh it's so frustrating. I don't really want surgery, I just want designers to make bras that fit me that I actually like and that are comfortable. Know what I mean?

at my heaviest 170 lbs- 34a/b

at my lightest 154lbs 34a

ive never had boobs

*sigh*

at 181 I was a size 36B

Now at 156 I'm a size A, how depressing :( I hope I don't lose any more, or I'll be completely flat! Haha..Oh well. My fiance likes small chests, thank goodness :)