breast reduction: exercise or surgery
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Aquajock
Cathlete
I'm not Cathe, but I thought I'd weight in given that she's hard at work finalizing the Hard Core roll-out:
As a general rule it is not possible to selectively lose fat stores (and breast tissue is in the main fatty tissue) in a given body area. A good well-rounded fat loss program that involves cardio work and strength training will reduce fat stores overall, but where those fat stores are lost is entirely genetically determined.
Weight lifting will not affect the fat stores beyond creating more metabolically active muscle mass that can chew up calories. Lifts that involve the pecs might change the general shape of the area but not breast size.
I do have the feeling that for significant breast-size reduction, surgery might have to be contemplated. Hopefully others who have your situation might have some further, perhaps differing, options to surgery.
A-Jock
As a general rule it is not possible to selectively lose fat stores (and breast tissue is in the main fatty tissue) in a given body area. A good well-rounded fat loss program that involves cardio work and strength training will reduce fat stores overall, but where those fat stores are lost is entirely genetically determined.
Weight lifting will not affect the fat stores beyond creating more metabolically active muscle mass that can chew up calories. Lifts that involve the pecs might change the general shape of the area but not breast size.
I do have the feeling that for significant breast-size reduction, surgery might have to be contemplated. Hopefully others who have your situation might have some further, perhaps differing, options to surgery.
A-Jock
I can tell you from my personal experience, I go from a C cup to an A cup as I decrease my bodyfat. I carry the majority of my bodyfat on my belly and breasts. Very much an apple shape.
Since you're quite a bit larger breasted than I am, it is possible that by decreasing your bodyfat, your breasts would decrease in size, but they still may not be where you want them geographically, so to speak. I've read where a number of women have opted to have them lifted still.
I hope this helped at least a little. I hope you'll hear from someone more in your same boat who can share with you their experience.
Since you're quite a bit larger breasted than I am, it is possible that by decreasing your bodyfat, your breasts would decrease in size, but they still may not be where you want them geographically, so to speak. I've read where a number of women have opted to have them lifted still.
I hope this helped at least a little. I hope you'll hear from someone more in your same boat who can share with you their experience.
I am by no means any type of expert. But I used to be a 44 DD. I also used to weigh 265 pounds. Through diet and exercise (alot of exercise) I am down 110 pounds. My breast size is now a 38 D. So I do believe that diet and exericise will help decrease the bust area.
Just my 02.
dorrie
Just my 02.
dorrie
lorrayne
Cathlete
Yes, you can reduce your breast size naturally through diet and nutrition. Of course, you will also see a loss in inches in other places as well. I went from a 38 DD to a 34 B. I almost cried when the woman who measured me indicated that I was a 34 B! I was sooo happy.
Good luck!
Lorrayne
I went from a 38 DD to a 34 B. I almost cried when the woman who measured me indicated that I was a 34 B! I was sooo happy.Good luck!
Lorrayne