Amanda Sage's blog declares that "Small is Sexy" and we have to agree
Having sung the praises of Amanda Sage’s small-cup expertise (what she doesn’t know about dressing an AA-cup body, you could write on a postage stamp), I’m thrilled that she’s written a guest blog post for SBBH.
Written in characteristic ballsy style, Sage gives very slim, small-busted women a question to mull: would you put on weight if the side-effect was bigger breasts?
Of course, not all small-busted women are skinny. But if you are I’d love to hear your thoughts: do you think there’s something to be said for this surgery-free route to increasing cup size? Let’s call it The Doughnut Plan.
Anyway, without further ado, here is Amanda’s post.
Let’s face facts, ladies: breast tissue is mostly fat. If you are very thin and small-busted, the safest and healthiest way to add a cup size to your bust may be to gain some weight.
In the United States, as reported by the New York Times, the most commonly purchased size from bra manufacturer Wacoal America in 2009 was a 36DD — up two cup sizes from a 36C in 2006.
I have to assume that this is due in part to more women getting breast augmentation surgery (implants), but it is probably no coincidence that obesity rates have reached epidemic proportions in this nation where I was born and raised.
I’ve worn a size 32AA bra ever since I first grew a pair at age 11. I was actually one of the first girls in my class to get boobs, but soon enough, everyone else caught up — and then some. By the time I was a freshman in high school (aged 14), I was considered flat-chested.
Fast-forward four years: I’m 18, in college and on medication that causes weight gain. Suddenly I’m busting out of my tiny bras, and to my utter shock I need to buy new ones… in a size 32B.
I was never overweight; even in my 32B days, I weighed 118 pounds at just short of 5 feet 4 inches tall — hardly obese, and only about 12 pounds higher than my current weight. Yet here I am, back in my old 32AA bras.
I’m one of those few women who have a hard time keeping weight on, but if I was better about exercising and eating right I’d probably have more of an appetite. Then maybe I’d be able to fill out an A-cup bra, at least.
Note that my band size, 32, stayed the same even when I was at my curviest. Women tend to gain weight in their fattiest areas first: breasts, butt, hips, thighs, and tummy.
If you’re a skinny minnie like me, could you afford to put on a few pounds? If so, then as far as your bust size it might mean the difference between “slim” and “none.”
If only gaining weight were that easy! At 4’11.5″, I have maintained a steady weight of about 92-95 pounds for about five years (through highschool, college, and into grad school), and nothing I do seems to change that! At my peak I weighed 101, but that was due to muscle from dancing every day (and you can only guess how tiny my boobs got then!). I think as long as a person is healthy then a little weight gain is not a bad thing, but focusing on gaining weight simply to have a larger bust size seems like a bad idea. To each her own, I guess, but I won’t be packing on the peanut butter so I can have less trouble finding a bra that fits.
Hi Kate,
I understand that putting on weight isn’t always a cinch. And perhaps my reference to a “Doughnut Plan” wasn’t entirely in the spirit of Amanda’s post, which I’m sure is more about gaining a few pounds through a healthy diet (again, not always as easy as it sounds). Thanks for reading and sharing your views!
Best wishes,
Catherine
Kate: peanut butter is actually pretty good for you, but I realize that’s not your point! I can certainly relate to what you’re saying, as I’m not trying to gain weight at the moment either… I certainly wouldn’t recommend it just to go up a cup size.
With warmer weather coming, I’m mostly looking forward to being able to run around in a teeny weeny bikini top.
Body shape has a lot to do with this – I’m pear shaped, if I loose any weight it comes off my top half, but if I gain weight it’s all on my booty and I just become a more exaggerated pear! I think it really depends where you carry your body fat – would probably only work for apple shaped ladies.
Exactly like Miranda says! This “diet”/approach won’t work if you’re a pear. I gained 50 lbs and went from an A to a barely B!