Dear SplitImage,

Congratulations on your accomplishment!!! 20 pounds is a BIG deal! I'm so happy for you. Im also so happy that you posted here because I am JUST the person to give you advice on this. I've spent about 18 months straight struggling with this same issue and I'm FINALLY coming to terms with it. 18 months straight of heart ache, tears, crazy thoughts about my shrinking breasts etc. I've even made several posts on this Psych Central forum with questions to others about this. Here goes.... my breast size significantly changed after a massive weight loss that occurred over a total of 2.5 years. I am now down to a size A cup (32A). I dont even remember my old size because it seems like a millenium (I believe it was 40D or 40C depending on the bra). Anyway, I'm down to a size 2 (sometimes a size 0 depending on the cut) and my boobs are basically nothing BUT its going to be okay. My body fat is now at 14.5% when it was over 30% at one point (I've had it tested this past weekend by my personal trainer so I know it's accurate). Anyway, the point is YOU ARE NOT ALONE AND THIS IS COMPLETELY NORMAL. It's going to be okay. You will learn to love your new breasts. They will continue to change as you lose fat. Your body unfortunatley doesnt pick and choose where to lose fat. Instead, it just loses it wherever in no particular order. Your face will thin out, your feet will shrink and shoe size smaller, your waist, breasts, arms, thighs, butt, hips etc. Eventually the fat will start to come off other places. I wish the fat would stay on the breasts and come off everywhere else but thats not reality. Please dont blame yourself OR stop your weight loss goal because of this....keep moving forward. At least you are still a C! Oh and about the skin......unfortunately this is true. I've tried EVERYTHING to help with the extra skin and I currently take collagen pills daily. The ONLY thing that Ive found that slightly helps is to work out. Lift weights. You can fill the extra sagging skin with muscle and help the elasticity that was lost since the fat is gone.....also I constantly put body lotion on the keep it moisturized in hopes of "massaging"the skin back to a tighter fit (but this isnt working so its just a pipe dream). The weight lifting does help. Dont worry about bulking up....its IMPOSSIBLE ....literally impossible for a woman to bulk up like a man no matter how hard she tries (unless you are taking steriods and are seriously weight training). My hobby is body building and I can tell you that it despite my many hours of training each month, Im not bulked up. Im toned but not big and bulky like a male body builder. Anyway, the fat loss in your breasts is normal and if you start to feel bad, please email me and we can talk!