My weight loss journey has facilitated many discoveries of missing pieces of my body. I’ve found my neck, my collar bones, my jaw bone, my hip bone, etc. In this journey, though, I’ve suffered a few casualties; two to be exact. My breasts seem to be MIA and suspected dead.

I’ve never had the amazing breasts that some large women have had. It seems that rather than the voluptuous, round chest most women get I received the Seussian Thing One and Thing Two. Smaller and paler than most beings they were not the norm but they were mine. Now with the shrinking of my waistline, fat cells, and butt shelf, they have deflated into shells of the old.

I had hoped at the beginning of my weight loss that I would be permitted to keep the Things, but apparently this won’t be possible. Admittedly, I had more or less expected it when I wasn’t being in complete denial, but I had expected to get much closer to my goal before they shrank so much. Now I worry that soon I’ll be singing, “Do your boobs hang low? Do they waggle to and fro? Can you tie them in a knot? Can you tie them in a bow? Can you throw them over your shoulder like a continental soldier? Do your boobs hang low?” Come on, you must know the song! Didn’t anyone watch Barney as a kid? (Granted, his version didn’t go exactly like that…)

Thanks to the powers of the Victoria’s Secret (I shall love you always) Secret Embrace, I still have pretty much amazing cleavage, but out of the bra it is not a pretty sight. Like the superhero’s mask my bra enables my breasts to do feats that would be otherwise impossible. I can rock low cut shirts with cleavage-y perfection. Even my higher cut shirts look pretty good (if I do say so myself) because of the shape my bra gives me. Take the boobs from the bra, though, and it’s like stripping batman. He doesn’t really have any powers; it’s all in the outfit.

I do wonder, though, if they won’t come back around. Maybe as I lose the weight they won’t be weighed down so much and they’ll perk back up. Is this just wishful thinking? It’s true that I’ve worried about this same thing with most of my skin. Am I doing all of this work to go from the Michelin Man to the Pale Man (minus the creepy eyeballs in the hands and lack on nose)? I mean, that sucks.

It’s true, I feel better, I can run more, I am much more physically fit, I’m probably not going to drop dead from a heart attack or stroke now, but I’m vain people! I’m talking the evil queen in Snow White sort of vain. Okay, maybe we won’t go that far. I’m not going to cut a bitch just for being prettier than me and I’d be pretty darn creeped out if my mirror started talking to me (What kind of mushrooms were those that I ate in my salad??).

Let’s be honest though, I don’t just want to be healthy. I want to be beautiful. My missing boobs are a part of that equation. No, I’m not going to put pictures of them on milk cartons but I am asking you to help me find poor, poor Thing One and Thing Two again.

For those of you who have lost weight, what was the end result of your boobs? How did you deal with that? Any tips for preventing them from ending up like popped water balloons?

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aperfectversionofmyself August 10, 2010, 5:19 pm

I won't be any comfort. My breasts went from a G cup to my current D cup and they look much like you described.

In a bra, I look pretty chesty and they sit up nice and high.

Out of a bra? They are saggy and wrinkled looking, the skin looks kinda "creped" from all the fat loss. I'm actually considering getting them lifted if I'm being honest because they bother me THAT much on THAT many days.

I wish I had better news for you…

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aperfectversionofmyself August 10, 2010, 5:19 pm

I won't be any comfort. My breasts went from a G cup to my current D cup and they look much like you described.

In a bra, I look pretty chesty and they sit up nice and high.

Out of a bra? They are saggy and wrinkled looking, the skin looks kinda "creped" from all the fat loss. I'm actually considering getting them lifted if I'm being honest because they bother me THAT much on THAT many days.

I wish I had better news for you…

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Xina August 10, 2010, 5:35 pm

Aside from surgery….get a good bra.
Sad news, I know. Mine are miserable and swinging to and fro as well…

Sorry 🙁

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Xina August 10, 2010, 5:35 pm

Aside from surgery….get a good bra.
Sad news, I know. Mine are miserable and swinging to and fro as well…

Sorry 🙁

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Amy @ life's journey with a smile August 10, 2010, 5:51 pm

My boobs are the first gain, and the first loss. I lost a lot of weight many years ago (high school) and they stayed perky, I fear the same might not happen this time around (I've gained it all back and then some since).

I think it's age. The younger you are when you lose weight, the more elasticity you have in your skin.

Sooo…basically a lesson, once you lose it, don't gain it back, because the skin isn't as forgiving in the later years.

Luckily I'm still pretty young, so I'm going to try not to end up back in my same shoes again.

I think because you're in progress of your weight loss, you've got some parts of your body that look good, and others (breasts) that are in transition. We don't lose weight all in the same spots. When you reach your goal, I'm sure things will be more proportioned, and less… "hangy".

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Amy @ life's journey with a smile August 10, 2010, 5:51 pm

My boobs are the first gain, and the first loss. I lost a lot of weight many years ago (high school) and they stayed perky, I fear the same might not happen this time around (I've gained it all back and then some since).

I think it's age. The younger you are when you lose weight, the more elasticity you have in your skin.

Sooo…basically a lesson, once you lose it, don't gain it back, because the skin isn't as forgiving in the later years.

Luckily I'm still pretty young, so I'm going to try not to end up back in my same shoes again.

I think because you're in progress of your weight loss, you've got some parts of your body that look good, and others (breasts) that are in transition. We don't lose weight all in the same spots. When you reach your goal, I'm sure things will be more proportioned, and less… "hangy".

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Bridget@PavementPlants August 10, 2010, 8:06 pm

I went from a C to an A. And let me tell u, for having As and being young, they are deflated and not perky. It happens.

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Bridget@PavementPlants August 10, 2010, 8:06 pm

I went from a C to an A. And let me tell u, for having As and being young, they are deflated and not perky. It happens.

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Suzanne August 11, 2010, 2:16 am

just sending you some saggy boob love. I'm a DD at the moment down from lord knows what since I always had a bra that was too small. I can seem my getting smaller and bent out of shape the more pounds I drop. Oh to be 16 again 🙂

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Suzanne August 11, 2010, 2:16 am

just sending you some saggy boob love. I'm a DD at the moment down from lord knows what since I always had a bra that was too small. I can seem my getting smaller and bent out of shape the more pounds I drop. Oh to be 16 again 🙂

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The Girl Behind "Pig to Twig" Blog August 11, 2010, 2:37 am

Oh this post made me laugh! Not at you of course, but because I can SO identify. I don't want to be the pale man either! Ewe.

Sadly, no…they're not going to bounce back. This is the worst thing about losing weight. Last time I was doing well with losing, I actually just stopped when things were getting too tragic looking. I just couldn't bear to deflate anymore. This time I'm going to push past that, but I fully anticipate getting a tummy tuck & boob lift when I reach my goal weight. Life is too short to finally get fit and STILL have to wear spanx.

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The Girl Behind "Pig to Twig" Blog August 11, 2010, 2:37 am

Oh this post made me laugh! Not at you of course, but because I can SO identify. I don't want to be the pale man either! Ewe.

Sadly, no…they're not going to bounce back. This is the worst thing about losing weight. Last time I was doing well with losing, I actually just stopped when things were getting too tragic looking. I just couldn't bear to deflate anymore. This time I'm going to push past that, but I fully anticipate getting a tummy tuck & boob lift when I reach my goal weight. Life is too short to finally get fit and STILL have to wear spanx.

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zenlizzie.com August 11, 2010, 3:34 am

I worry a lot about the skin issue. I was watching some show on TLC the other night about people who lost 100+ lbs. One woman in her 20s had a lapband put in and had really bad saggy skin and she had a full lower body lift. Another woman in her 40s (or maybe older) lost weight through diet and exercise and only had saggy skin on her belly (maybe her boobs too, I think she got breast implants and a tummy tuck.) That kind of gives me hope that because I'm losing weight slower and exercising, the saggy skin won't be so bad. But, honestly, I think it is partially genetics.

uMMM, oh, boobs. I don't want to live in a world where people don't wear bras. I don't know anyone whose boobs look good w/no bra except people with teenie-tinies and people with fake boobs. I've never considered my boobs are inferior because they don't meet that test, because I think there is a tiny fraction of the population who has natural, not-tiny, super perky boobs.

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zenlizzie.com August 11, 2010, 3:34 am

I worry a lot about the skin issue. I was watching some show on TLC the other night about people who lost 100+ lbs. One woman in her 20s had a lapband put in and had really bad saggy skin and she had a full lower body lift. Another woman in her 40s (or maybe older) lost weight through diet and exercise and only had saggy skin on her belly (maybe her boobs too, I think she got breast implants and a tummy tuck.) That kind of gives me hope that because I'm losing weight slower and exercising, the saggy skin won't be so bad. But, honestly, I think it is partially genetics.

uMMM, oh, boobs. I don't want to live in a world where people don't wear bras. I don't know anyone whose boobs look good w/no bra except people with teenie-tinies and people with fake boobs. I've never considered my boobs are inferior because they don't meet that test, because I think there is a tiny fraction of the population who has natural, not-tiny, super perky boobs.

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Lola August 11, 2010, 11:21 am

My boobs are mucho saggy, but I am an anal-retentive person when it comes to wearing a good bra. I'm a DD and I HAVE TO or I would hurt myself when I work out. :o)

And I'm with ZenLizzie – very few people look good without a bra, unless they are tiny or fake. We are real sister. VERY REAL. Ahem.

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Fat Girl vs. World August 11, 2010, 1:51 pm

My bras are starting to get big on me and i am FREAKING OUT.

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Fat Girl vs. World August 11, 2010, 1:51 pm

My bras are starting to get big on me and i am FREAKING OUT.

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Suzanne August 11, 2010, 3:43 pm

Yup, I discovered the Wonderbra a couple of years ago and couldn't live without it. Those $5 gel pads from Target are great too. It was having a child that did mine in. But perky boobs are for the young, so we all lose them at some point :).

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Suzanne August 11, 2010, 3:43 pm

Yup, I discovered the Wonderbra a couple of years ago and couldn't live without it. Those $5 gel pads from Target are great too. It was having a child that did mine in. But perky boobs are for the young, so we all lose them at some point :).

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kyree90 August 11, 2010, 7:09 pm

Sadly, I also lose my boobs first. It's a sad, but true, fact of weight loss. I have a great chest when I'm huge, but the minute I get to a more normal weight, they're gone.

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