Low-Carb Makes Your Boobs Bigger
All right, so that’s not entirely accurate, but it certainly got your attention, didn’t it?
Here’s the thing — weight loss, which I accomplished through low-carb eating, makes your bra size go both down AND up. The band size goes down, but your cup volume can remain the same, which on a smaller band means you need a higher letter.
I used to wear a 36A bra at my largest — I probably should have moved up to a 38, but a combination of stubbornness and shame kept me in my too-tight, awkward-fitting boulderholder. So the first 20 pounds of weight loss probably brought me back down to a proper 36. Then the next 30 pounds of weight loss sent me to a 34, but with a B cup. You go down two inches in the band, you go up one letter in the cup.
30 more pounds, and my 34Bs were riding up in the back, which meant the underwires pressed into my ribs and guts, which meant it was definitely time to get re-fitted. I’ve moved down to a 32 band size, which means that my ta-tas (which have stayed relatively the same size, thank goodness; apparently a lot of women who lose lots of weight lose quite a bit in the ladyberries) are now techincally C-cups.
I wear a C-cup.
All it took was shrinking small enough so that you can count my ribs. (Don’t worry, I still have enough trunk-junk to average out to a regular person.)
The biggest problem is that, while 34B is a very easy size to find, 32C is shockingly rare. Most places that carry a 32 band (which isn’t many) only have it in a 32A, and most of those are little girl first-bras. A rare few carry 32B. But 32C? Even Victoria’s Secret only had two models to choose from, and the color options were white, pale pink, and one lonely green/yellow/brown number in a floral/leopard print. It wasn’t hideous, so I bought it.
There are a lot more color choices in the t-shirt demi style I like on their Web site. Looks like I’ll be buying my freakishly small-banded big-boobed bras on the internets from now on.
I had a couple of VS gift cards, so I’ve also stocked up on new undershorts from VS’s “Pink” store. As I told Scott, I’ve purchased “an ’80s rainbow of skivvies that fit.” I’m shocked to be wearing their medium, since long ago I had some of their stuff in X-large.
Congrats on both all the weight loss and the amazing boob enlargement! Back in “the day” before I had larger breasts installed, I did some photo-double work for Elisha Cuthbert on “24″, and one of the things we did to “appear” larger was shrink the band size (but I don’t remember increasing the cup size – maybe because I’d been kidding myself about my B cup all along) – it definitely works for appearance’s sake, but I would suggest that until you find a good source of a wide variety of bras you like that FIT the 32, you should still be able to find 34B’s that actually fit (especially if you adjust the shoulder straps). Good luck!
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missy Reply:
April 2nd, 2010 at 6:20 pm
I’ve tried a few 34Bs, but even with the hooks on the smallest possible setting, the band is just a little too big, which makes them ride up in the back and squeeze my guts in the front.
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Low carb diets are good for the health, less calories mean less free radicals;..
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Although a low-carb diet isn’t necessarily a low-calorie diet. But why argue the fine points with spammers? ~M
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Congrats on the Weightloss, must have been a lot of work.
OMG yes I am a 32c, and I can’t find it anywhere but VS.
I’m only 17 and don’t have any money so I’m asking for VS bras for my birthday next month. I can’t wait to get a fitted bra.
Such a rare size, I feel special but annoying lol
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Hello,
Its good to see that you lost a lot of weight. And tha tyour bust size stayed the same. My recomendation is that you find speciality bra stores. One of my favorites is barnecessities.com. They offer free shipping a lot and often have dollar off deals for a certain amount spent. I’m a 32g so I understand how difficult it can be. They have lots of options and you will be happy.
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hello there! so, low carb diet will do this.
low glycemic i’m guessing as well.
so what exactly DID you eat? and how long did it take for this transformation?
are nuts and seeds advisable?
thanks a lot <3
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missy Reply:
December 6th, 2011 at 6:23 pm
I lost 80 pounds in 1 year. Then I took a few years, thought I could go back to eating whatever I wanted, and put 35 pounds back on. It took another almost-year to take them back off, and now I’ve maintained my weight in a 3-pound range for 2 years.
I did the Atkins diet, close to by-the-book. I say close because I didn’t eat as many fiber-heavy veggies as they want (fiber makes my Crohn’s disease unhappy). I advise grabbing either the 1994 version of Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution or last year’s The New Atkins for a New You from the library — both detail the science behind why the diet works, and the foods you eat in the various phases.
As for nuts and seeds, I don’t eat a lot of them, but that’s mainly personal preference. Lots of nuts and seeds are allowed on Atkins!
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