Bras!

[liannatx 897]

Love it! My bras don't fit.

I love pretty bras. Even overweight/obese I had a rainbow of them. (I have weird obsession with wearing a bra that matches my shirt) I love the Cacique bras for the support and lift, and have dozens of them. My DH jokes that I have "bra Christmas trees" because I hang numerous ones from one strap onto a clothes hanger, lol. I have a hanger in the laundry room just to air dry them. I even hang them in the closet because they took too much room in a drawer : (

When we lost my son I literally gained so much, so fast, that I had to get those bra extenders. About 20lbs down I was able to stop using those... then I lost 20lbs more and was having to use the last/tightest hooks. I realized today that my bras are all too big around! One of the measurements I took to start was my ribcage (right at the bra band level) and it has gone from 44 in to 36.5 in!

My bras don't fit at all! This is a great NSV for me!

[songsmith 334]

It's terrible we can't get beautiful bras. Not only am I large, but I'm extremely large breasted. It annoys the heck out of me that I can find, say, a 36-J but not a 44-J. Apparently large women only go up in band size. We all have small to medium-ish boobies.

Now, I am a fanatic about proper bra fitting. 80-90% of women are fitting their bras wrong. You can't trust the women in the department stores/Victoria's Secret, etc. This is the best video to explain proper bra fitting that I have ever found. My bras all fit properly because I fit this way. Same for my daughter and sister. So, make sure you get the absolutely most gorgeous bras that also fit you right so you look extra gorgeous!

[ssflbelle 829]

Congratulations on your bras no longer fitting you. I too will be thrilled when I have to buy pretty colored new ones. My body including my breast are so huge I can't even begin to imagine what my body will look like when I finally get the surgery and get to my goal.

[liannatx 897]

@ssflbelle I had that shape that when young is very thin and curvy, when overweight it all goes to the boobs and butt. You will most likely keep the same shape you had.

[liannatx 897]

@songsmith I know! I think in 7th grade I was 5'3 and wore a 32DD. I probably weighed 100 lbs soaking wet. My mother was curvy too and took me to my 1st Bra Fitting!

[Elode 8,093]

@@liannatx Oh girl you better start saving now for a new collection. I went from a 40 DDD to a 32 barely D. One of the ladies here was sweet enough to send me 5 VS bras when I started losing and they have been great but my boobs are staring to do acrobatics and spring right out!

[liannatx 897]

@Elode I will have something done to them eventually. I know the bigger they are they harder they fall.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I used to be a match the bra to the outfit gal. That got a little tricky as I gained. By the time I was sleeved I still had pretty bras, but not quite the assortment I used to have. I've gone from a 46DD and sometimes DDD to a 40C. I recently bought 3 regular bras and 2 sports bras and I just rotate and wash them out at night. It's a weird but good problem to have.

[SuperDave 1,115]

I am a fan of bras. (Backs slowly out of room.)

[songsmith 334]

@@liannatx, you must be thrilled to be wearing such pretty bras. Cacique makes lovely ones. I also like Bravissimo, Freya and Panache. Elomi is owned by Wacoal and is 4 or 5 companies that caters to women with larger cup sizes. Tutti Rouge bras are just cute as buttons. I can't imagine all the fun you must be having now. I can hardly wait to leave Goddess behind.

I buy most of mine online from companies that specialize in bras because I can find a far greater brand selection (and better prices).

[LoseItKacy 347]

Congrats on your NSV!!!

Sadly I'm having a hard time accepting the shrinking. Before surgery I was a 40DDD. Today I was professionally measured for the first time since surgery at a 38B or C depending on the bra.

I cried. I knew they would shrink but at 5 weeks post op I wasn't thinking it would be this fast. Honestly my chest was the ONE thing I liked about myself when I was overweight. It was the one thing I knew I had that I could flaunt and made me feel sexy. Regardless of all the fat. But today felt like someone ripped my "sexy security blanket" from me.

I know I'll get over it. I'm grateful for my weight loss and being healthy but it's hard to let go of the one part of me that I loved and made me feel good about myself for so long. Learning to love my new body has been a lot harder than I thought. It's so foreign to me.

[_Kate_ 2,224]

Once again I am off shopping today and a couple of new bra's is top of the list. I was 44DD now in a 38D and I have a feeling from the fit of this bra now that I will be down to a 36C. I didn't think I would be but honestly, I am over the moon about it

[chrisredjeep 357]

Yes the old big bras have got to go! I started out at 42 DD and surgery date 16 th July 2015, got measured professionally 23 October and now a 36 g or double g depending on make and style of bra. Am I happy yes and no, but my three new bras are beautiful and tho I say it myself I look good in them !

[Daisee68 2,493]

Ah yes, I loved all my Cacique colored balconette bras size 46c. Am now down to 40 (tho they are now seeming a bit big) and I actually had to go up a cup size and my favorite balconettes don't work anymore. ???? I switched to the plunge bra which seemed to help move all the extra to the right place. I have 55 pounds to go so I can't image what size I will get to - 36 I guess? Very strange to think I might be able to buy bras at someplace other than Cacique. By the way, I donated all my bras to a place in Arizona that is able to repair / redistribute them. Made me feel better about getting rid of them! Now I only am buying 2 bras at a time - one black and one tan - but can't wait until I can have more colors when I stabilize

[liannatx 897]

@LoseItKacy I know exactly what you mean. They have always been one of my body parts that I loved, thin or fat. But they are surely shrinking along with everthing else. As I am losing they tend to droop more as they get smaller too... there isn't as much fat filling them out, lol.

Mine tend to stay proportionate to my build, no matter what weight, for the most part... I am just worried about the amount of droop I will end up with.