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@up4challenge First, you probably need to be measured and fitted properly. I started off a 50DD and I wear a 34F/G (depending on brand) now. All the sizes in between have not been uniform. At first I was not not losing evenly. Now I am just pretty much only losing band size and my cup is the same. Are you sure you are a 40 band? What are your above and below the band measurements? At your height and weight you might be a 38 or a 36 and instead of a DD need DDD. I am just guessing... I really like Soma bras, specifically Stunning Support, they can fit you and work with you and they have some with great lift and back smoothing. https://www.soma.com/store/category/stunning-support/cat8589275?CAWELAID=120218660001718742&CAPCID=92514671312&cadevice=c&agid=24207423872&catci=aud-297954731427:kwd-179058265472&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwevLBRCGARIsAKnAJvfEKf7eKOsPLgYHLMTRYcLQQBe8IJLi9p9UdNlLURrIfjBN8E9gLlEaAq9OEALw_wcB If you do not live in an area where you can go some place and be fitted then try using the guide here... https://www.reddit.com/r/ABraThatFits/wiki/beginners_guide Do all the measurements to the best of your ability and use the calculator to see where you are. As far as the pain, that incision I had near the bra line healed very well, I can't even see it now. I was able to wear bra comfortably after 2 weeks. I kept it covered with gauze until that time so it had cushion. Have you asked your Dr about it? Also a bra that fits better might solve the issue. Good luck

Definitely keep healthy options at your desk. I recommend not running from the doughnuts at first, but take a moment or two to work through it. Here is something I posted in another, similar thread today:

I hit 249 on scale today! First time in as many years as I can remember (probably 7 years or more) that I've been below 250! Success is possible! Those who struggle - keep at it and celebrate the little victories! Sent from my LG-TP450 using BariatricPal mobile app

I'm always weighing in PJs--I would change it now, but since all my other measurements have been in PJs, it would just be off! Lol

I cant 3 months out and at a stall for about month and half! Sent from my SM-G930P using BariatricPal mobile app

I had mine out about 20 years ago; laprascopically. Terrible attacks beforehand would keep me up half the night. Surgery was not bad at all; I was up at midnight the same day making scrambled eggs. Had no issues at all with what I've eaten since. Do not miss it even a little bit!

Sorry, I'm not a dude....lol You literally just described me. Feel just fine and you can't make me drink any more broth. I moved up my soft food diet by about 3 or 4 days and now that I'm on soft food i started adding some more solid food. I am 17 days post op. I let my body tell me if i can tolerate something. I do get afraid that maybe i should not rush it because of the staples holding it together. I don't want it to open or leek. I really didn't think the hardest part of this whole thing would be the first 4 weeks of the diet. What the hell right! i just think that we are all so different and they have to have guidelines to follow but i know my body and do my own guinea pig test sessions.

I guess when you are overweight you are kind of invisible, so now everyone is always commenting in person or in pictures on social media about how much weight I've lost, or how good I look. Just not used to it I suppose. The doctor did warn me, but it's kind of shocking.

Thank you the well wishes everyone. I am feeling great. No pain felt at the surgical site but I suffered from nausea immediately after surgery and gas back pain all day yesterday. This morning it literally vanished. So I've been walking every hour on hour and feeling great today.

You're doing fantastic and from the sound of things, eating healthy. Keep up the fantastic work.