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Hey there,

Boobies and weight loss! I’m glad you asked this question, because there are MANY, many women who wonder (and worry) about the same thing!

It’s a little more complicated than ‘will you’ or ‘won’t you’, but it’s true that many women will lose some breast size when they lose weight. For some women it’s an exciting notion, or not a concern at all. But still, many women are worried their girls are going to run away with the weight, never to return. Some even use it as a reason why they are scared to hit the gym. I’m here to tell you that there’s no need to be worried or concerned, and that YOU are NOT your boobies.

Fat Loss & Boobs

Breasts are filled with fatty tissue and they differ from woman to woman (in case you haven’t noticed, lol). We all collect fat differently but lose it the same way. Whether or not you will notice a dramatic change in your breast size is determined by how much you lose & how many fat cells are in your breasts to begin with.

Our bodies have a pre-determined amount of fat cells, which collect and store fat. Ideally, that fat is then used as energy by the body. When we lose or gain fat, these cells either get bigger or smaller, depending on what your body needs.

When we’re eating too much and moving too little, there’s a surplus of energy in the body: our fat cells store that energy for later and thus get bigger. If a woman has a lot of fat cells in her breasts, she may see a dramatic increase in breast size if she gains a lot of weight.

When we’re eating less and moving more, there can be a deficit of energy in the body: our fat cells receive a hormonal signal to give it up and they get smaller. If a woman has a smaller amount of fat cells in her breasts, she may see a dramatic decrease in breast size if she loses a lot of weight.

In women, the distribution of our fat cells varies from lady to lady: some women have more fat cells in some places (like your arms, thighs or ankles) and less in others (like your breasts). The places where you have less fat cells will appear to slim down faster than the places you have more, even though the individual cells get bigger or smaller at the same rate everywhere. I call them ‘deep ends’ and ‘shallow ends’, just like a pool. If you drain a pool, the rate at which the water comes out stays constant, but the shallow end will drain faster than the deep end.

A woman who is losing fat will notice a difference everywhere, BUT will visibly see more change in her shallow ends first. For some women (we’re all different), this might mean seeing a massive change in your legs at first, but only a small one in your belly. Or vice versa. Someone with less fat cells in her breasts is likely to see a more drastic change than someone with more fat cells to start with… REGARDLESS of the initial size of their breasts. Since our breasts are filled with fatty tissue, most women will notice a change in breast size when they lose weight, but how much of a change is determined by how many fat cells you have to begin with. Some women hardly notice a change at all, while others find themselves throwing out their old bras.

Many women look forward to having smaller boobs when they lose weight, but it seems to truly terrify some women. I can’t speak for everyone, but here’s my story with boob loss:

I ‘lost’ my boobies when I lost weight, and it WAS a hard thing to adjust to (I’d put a lot of my sensuality ‘stock’ into them, and suddenly felt insecure). Within a year or so, I went from a full C-cup, to a much smaller A. I had plenty to be proud of, but the loss of my boobs was personally devastating at first.

But then, something changed: I discovered that I was MORE than my boobs! I was doing things with my body I never thought I could do before. I was strong. I was fierce. I felt confident. And with my boobs out of the way, my booty FINALLY got to take center stage after years of watching my breasts get all the attention. It became my new favorite body part, and it made me feel sexier than my boobs ever had (mostly, because I’d worked for it). My arms felt strong & powerful, and I fell in love with my new abs. I realized that I felt sexier as a whole, and that I’d relied FAR too heavily on my breasts as a measurement my own sensuality. For years, I had ignored many other bits of me, and now they were rocking out all over the place. In time, I even started to love my new boobies again.

I lost 2 cup sizes, and gained a WHOLE lot in return. Totally worth it. And although I’d be thrilled to suddenly wake up to my old boobies (they were lovely ladies), I wouldn’t trade what I have now for them. 

So in the end, you may lose your boobies or you may not. But the things you gain from living healthy, getting strong and becoming confident are MORE than worth it. I wouldn’t change a thing. I loved my boobies then, but I love my BODY now, in ways that far exceed mere aesthetics.

Hope this helps/explains things!

xo

(P.S - hormones play a role as well, but we’ll save that for another day. :)