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Old Sat, Jul-30-11, 23:37
kittyloves kittyloves is offline
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Plan: Maximized Living
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Default Skinny or boobs? A conundrum...

I don't know if a thread exists about this already, but I have run into this problem while on my nutrition plan. I am small chested. In fact my weight will gather everywhere except for my chest (it's quite annoying). They aren't proportionately small either so that's also quite annoying. I am a 36 B in Victoria's Secret sizes, which makes me about an A everywhere else. Now that I am losing weight, my breasts are shrinking even more. I really do not want to get plastic surgery because of the cost and implications associated with it. Also I've never had children and I know that some ladies are unable to breast feed after getting going under the knife. I have ultimately decided that body fat percentage tops boobage, but has anyone else run into this conundrum as well? Are there any other solutions?
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Old Sat, Aug-06-11, 21:26
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pictures??
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Old Sun, Aug-07-11, 14:25
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gonwtwindo gonwtwindo is offline
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Plan: General Low Carb
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This is me. I am also a B (maybe a VS C). I was an A when at my goal weight. UGH!! I lose my butt & boobs but everything else looks much better. I have felt conflicted over this very issue every time I consider losing more weight.

I don't think there is any solution other than a padded bra! haha - false advertising!

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Old Sun, Aug-07-11, 14:39
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Plan: AtkinsMaintenance/IF
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No conflict at all.

I wouldn't stay fat just for a pair of boobs.
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Old Sun, Aug-07-11, 14:50
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Plan: Atkins
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umm well I chose skinny... I lost what little boobs I had.. I was a SMALL B.. and am now a SMALL A... oh well.. but hey.. I will take it!
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Old Sun, Aug-07-11, 15:03
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... still a C... and may i say, not bad for an old lady!
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Old Sun, Aug-07-11, 15:05
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I vote for being healthy. If my vote counts.
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Old Sun, Aug-07-11, 15:11
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as I've said before... we have strange posts...lol... I think the last one was sex related or was it non sex related, I forget....
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Old Sun, Aug-07-11, 16:47
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Originally Posted by kittyloves
I don't know if a thread exists about this already, but I have run into this problem while on my nutrition plan. I am small chested. In fact my weight will gather everywhere except for my chest (it's quite annoying). They aren't proportionately small either so that's also quite annoying. I am a 36 B in Victoria's Secret sizes, which makes me about an A everywhere else. Now that I am losing weight, my breasts are shrinking even more. I really do not want to get plastic surgery because of the cost and implications associated with it. Also I've never had children and I know that some ladies are unable to breast feed after getting going under the knife. I have ultimately decided that body fat percentage tops boobage, but has anyone else run into this conundrum as well? Are there any other solutions?

You're very young and boobs tend to grow as you age, even as an adult. If it were me, I'd go for skinny. I'm a 38B and I really wouldn't mind being smaller.
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Old Sun, Aug-07-11, 17:57
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I've never chosen boobs over health. C'mon.
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Old Sun, Aug-07-11, 18:08
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How about a push up bra?


and if you are ever in a position that someone sees your chest by that time it don't matter cause there isn't a guy/gal(never know) on earth at this stage would say no due to boob size. My ex used to say that one boob on the middle of the back would be great too, lol.
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Old Fri, Aug-12-11, 01:19
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Eric Pisch Eric Pisch is offline
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from a mans perspective

sure boobs are great, it gives us something to look at whilst your rabbiting on about shoes or whatever

but personally a B or an A cup would have no affect on who i found attractive, infact there's nothing worse than a woman with an ample cleavage which suddenly hits her knees when there released

you have nothing to worry about, you look very hot in that pic
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Old Fri, Aug-12-11, 08:06
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from a mans perspective

sure boobs are great, it gives us something to look at whilst your rabbiting on about shoes or whatever

but personally a B or an A cup would have no affect on who i found attractive, infact there's nothing worse than a woman with an ample cleavage which suddenly hits her knees when there released

you have nothing to worry about, you look very hot in that pic


Spoken like a true man
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Old Fri, Aug-12-11, 08:39
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Plan: LC and PH now and then.
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Men have boobies too! and I like my men to have small ones....... boobs that is
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Old Sat, Aug-13-11, 00:37
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Men have boobies too! and I like my men to have small ones....... boobs that is


i have massive moobs..

only surgery is going to cure this
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