How to Not Lose Your Breasts When Dieting
While dieting can be a healthy way to lose body fat and reduce overall body weight, for women, dieting may lead to a decrease in breast size. Those who do not wish to lose their breast size when dieting can take a few steps to try to prevent this. Hormones can help to increase breast size, while exercise may be helpful in enhancing the appearance and size of the breasts.
Instructions
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Perform regular chest exercises to tone the chest muscles and enhance the look of your breasts. Chest presses are a common chest exercise. Lay on your back with a weight in each hand and press your arms up and together above your chest. Do three to four sets of 12 to 15 repetitions.
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Use birth control pills. Hormones can help to enhance or enlarge the size of your breasts. If you are taking a birth control pill with estrogen in it, your chest may appear larger.
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Purchase a chest-enhancing bra with padding and underwire. These bras not only boost the look of your breasts, but create an illusion of fullness.
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Eat foods that contain soy. Soy produces synthetic estrogen and can enhance the size of your bust if eaten on a regular basis. Most vegetarian meat products contain soy, while the natural source is edamame.
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Tips & Warnings
Some women are built to have a small chest when they have minimal body fat. Breasts are mostly made of fat, so it is common for them to be greatly reduced in size when a significant amount of weight is lost. It may be necessary to keep a small amount of body fat in order to have your ideal chest size.
If you feel that your chest is not big enough after exercising, you may wish to ask your doctor about chest enhancement surgery. This option should be a last resort, and should only be performed after extensive research on the risks and benefits.
Speak to your doctor before attempting any diet or exercise program.
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