"for a vegan you're kinda heavy"
Posted by Forth.Of.Five on Dec 20, 2009 · Member since Jul 2009 · 24 posts
Caught your attention didn't it?
I wonder how many think that after I tell em I'm Vegan, because of course us Vegans eat nothing at all but sticks and berries.
It's time to whip my butt (all of it, even that extra bit thats there some how) into shape and really start living properly, not dieting, I don't use that word.
I was wondering if anyone else was feeling extra motivated and ready to make some more awesome changes for 2010?
I ask because I need all the motivation, kicks in the butt, threats etc. possible :P
I'm a 36C. I'm neutral about it.
It's funny that you're neutral about your size, because I think that's the most average, common size. Right in the middle. Neutral! :)
Yeah, that's pretty much why I'm neutral. There are things at the store that are too tight on my chest, some too loose (but most of the time it's too tight. I wonder why clothes would be sized that way if my size is the average?). I can sometimes buy the cute bras, but most of the time the material they're made out of doesn't work with sizeable boobs (the friction - it hurts!) even though it is made in my size. "Granny" type bras are more comfortable anyway.
And with sports bras... I think it would probably take two to keep the girls stationary. It hurt at first to run, but I got used to it. I imagine there's a size limit for what you can adapt to, though...
I'm neutral about the general size, but it kind of bugs me that they'e uneven : / Generally I can just wear a shaped bra and be done with it, but what about swimsuits? Not that I go swimming often, but still. I was thinking that, if I ever have kids, I'll strategically breastfeed asymmetrically to help this, only to hear that it doesn't work. Boo.
I hate my boobs. Hate them a lot.
I don't think the small boobed girls know what we go through! Big breasts are such a pain!
I don't know about you, but I matured really early, like 4th grade. I was teased relentlessly, and boys were always trying to grab my chest, up until about 8th grade when they finally grew up. I learned to hate them quite quickly. (the boys AND the boobs!)
This is what happened to my sister... and she was overweight in her early teens, but gradually lost weight -> wound up a 32DDD. I don't know if she minded the size as much as finding a bra. And the dudes. Eventually, she got a reduction to around a C+/D- .
Yeah. I don't really remember a time before bras. I started wearing a bra in third grade.
2nd grade! it was the most embarrassing thing ever, even more so than the glasses I had to get a couple of months prior. Wow, that was a rough year! :o
fb: I want a reduction, when I can save up the money. I'm thinking a C would be nice, although I think I'd love a B. But my boyfriend points out that a B wouldn't really balance my "curvy" hips and butt. It's interesting to hear about other girls to decided to reduce--I know it's kind of uncommon.
I also think I'd like a C. I mean, I haven't been a C since middle school. I have no hips, a flat butt, and giant boobs. I'm quite lopsided.
fb: I want a reduction, when I can save up the money. I'm thinking a C would be nice, although I think I'd love a B. But my boyfriend points out that a B wouldn't really balance my "curvy" hips and butt. It's interesting to hear about other girls to decided to reduce--I know it's kind of uncommon.
My sister's sort of a large C now; it's about as far as they could go. I think she also had a lift at the same time, only because those muscles/tendons etc are used to holding up so much weight, so it would have looked weird had she not had it. For a while after she was quite proud and not wearing bras just because she finally could, hahaha.
I feel like a lot of women I know resist getting a reduction or resisted for a long time because so many *other* people have issues with it. As in, people who insist that big boobs are great/you should be grateful with what you're given. (+ of course, fear of surgery) I think I'd be pissed if I were a DDD and people were told me that I ought to appreciate it.
My sister actually looks curvier now than before; I guess her size now is more "in proportion." She always complained before about her "flat ass"/etc.
excellent information. I'd love the lift too. I always joke (and am probably 95% serious) that I'd never wear a bra again. I've worn one for over a third of my life. That's enough!
It's such a personal decision, and it has to be made with only my intentions, not taking into account anyone else's. I feel like my mom would be such a turd about it, but my boyfriend is always telling me to ignore her and do what makes me happy.
Now if I can just get insurance to pay for it!!!
I had a coworker who had it done, and her insurance paid for it. She did have back problems though, and the specialist felt her breasts were the problem. You'd have to check with your insurance, but it you are doing it for medical reasons I think most plans will pay for it. Unfortunately, there is a fine line between cosmetic and medical need, and ever doctor has a different position on that one. This is the only elective surgery that I have ever considered. I'm sick of not being taken seriously by men because of my bust size, having people talk to my chest instead of my face, and having so much trouble finding clothes. Before I had my child, I was in a size 6 skirt but a 12-14 shirt unless it was a knit shirt that stretched. Wearing such big shirts made me feel like I was wearing a tent. I can't say it has caused me any pain really though, beyond making exercising difficult and immodest. I would love to be able to run in public without feeling selfconscious.
I totally get what you guys are saying. I've been told since I was young that I should just go work at Hooters. My upper back is slightly humped permanently from having bad posture from such a bad age. It doesn't hurt as long as I don't try to sit up straight for more than ten minutes at a time. My prom dress my senior year...Ugh. I bought a size 18 and had it pulled in to an 8 at the waist. Then I was ogled at prom.
I don't understand small busted women wanting larger breasts. I really don't. Society says they like large breasts, but in reality there aren't any shirts/bras/bathing suits to fit large breasts.
I know what you girls mean...I am so sick of getting XL things from my boyfriend's family for holidays, and I'm a size 5! I swear it's just because my boobs are big, and I used to wear much baggier clothing (to hide them). That got really old, really fast. People always thought I was so much bigger than I was because my boobs were so big (and I'll be honest, my bra wasn't doing a whole lot--my torso is twice as long with a good bra!). Ahhhh boobs suck.
Don't know if this applies to the conversation but...... Do not get a breast reduction if you ever plan on being able to breastfeed your children! I know a girl who got one done because they were "in the way" for her military job. Then she got pregnant a year or two later. The inner workings had been damaged from the surgury and did not function anymore. So be careful of what phase of life you are in before choosing or research to see if there is a way to preserve function while reducing size.
Don't know if this applies to the conversation but...... Do not get a breast reduction if you ever plan on being able to breastfeed your children! I know a girl who got one done because they were "in the way" for her military job. Then she got pregnant a year or two later. The inner workings had been damaged from the surgury and did not function anymore. So be careful of what phase of life you are in before choosing or research to see if there is a way to preserve function while reducing size.
I've always heard that there is only a small chance that you won't be able to breastfeed after surgery. I'm sure it's very dependent on the individual cases. And that absolutely applied to the conversation! (I like how this has become the BOOBS thread!)
Maybe we should make a BOOBS thread.
I completely understand what you guys are saying but I think it is a matter of "the grass is always greener." I always feel fat and unproportioned because my boobs are very small for my size. I am tall..5'9" and wear a 34b and lots of my bras have room to spare. ??? I am not really curvy...but thank goodness I at least have a butt. I am actually built kind of like a boy. I would love to have bigger boobs to feel more proportioned and girly. In high school I was completely flat chested, well maybe I had little bumps...I was very self conscious and always dressed to hide my lack of boobage.
fb, when I nursed my third son he would only nurse at one breast per feeding and I was constantly lopsided! lol
Maybe we should make a BOOBS thread.
Seconded!
does the BOOBS thread go here or in Do Not Disturb?
does the BOOBS thread go here or in Do Not Disturb?
Depends how graphic you want to be! Maybe Do Not Disturb, because I can see it getting wild! :D
I would say here. The thread has not really talked about boobs and sex...It seems genuinely related to fitness, body size and image. The Diva thread is here and it certainly gets wild at times. ;)b
I would say here. The thread has not really talked about boobs and sex...It seems genuinely related to fitness, body size and image. The Diva thread is here and it certainly gets wild at times. ;)b
Well... I just posted it in DND before reading your reply. It's ok; I don't think any of us avoid DND at all costs or something.
"for a vegan you're kinda heavy"
not sure if people think that about me but i know i think that about myself :-\
it's all the baking i do! and peanut butter. bowls of peanut butter. too tasty to give up though ):!!!
"for a vegan you're kinda heavy"
not sure if people think that about me but i know i think that about myself :-\
it's all the baking i do! and peanut butter. bowls of peanut butter. too tasty to give up though ):!!!
I think it's good for people to see vegans of all sizes. My boyfriend is incredibly tall and skinny, and he was before he was vegan. But now, all of a sudden, everyone thinks he is malnourished and tells him to eat more/gain weight, whatever. He's incredibly active and healthy, and I think it's condescending for people to try and judge how big he should be.
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