- Johnny Depp
"Considering the size of you, they're not that big." This is the conversation between myself and a Doctor in the Fredericton area after she has performed my yearly exam herself and had her student do the same. A bit of a strange moment which left me not sure if I should take it as a compliment or not. I've spent my life with my chest being the only thing that got me any real attention from the opposite sex. Having awkward moments with male peers wanting a "hug" for no apparent reason. Don't let them fool you, I knew what was going on.
Yes my "girls" and I have been thru thick and thin together, although I don't ever remember that decisive moment when they appeared and I was then shackled for life, like all other women, to that which we call the over the shoulder boulder holder, a double barreled catapult, the boobie-basket, horse feed bags, tit sling, an upper decker flopper stopper, or to put it straightforwardly - THE BRA.
While other parts of me seem to be shrinking, this area is still in full swing and holding out for the long haul. The other morning while getting ready to go workout, I obviously flexed the wrong way and my sports bra made a disturbing noise/feeling that vibrated over my back. Could it be that this piece of cloth and metal that I'd be depending on for a year+ had finally given way to the gravity that had been pulling at it? Sadly...after further inspection I realized the weakness. One single, stinking clasp. This story is not a sad one my friends, this weakness, this one crack of a snap meant something bigger. It meant....NEW BRA SHOPPING TIME!
Before working-out that morning, I made a pit stop to the store that welcomes my chubby figure - Addition Elle - and purchased not only a new sports bra for myself but also another lovely number that will surely help my self esteem and my bust-line. The sweet thing is, when you buy one you get 40% off another. How could I pass it up? My bank account probably doesn't appreciate it, but I do.
While the sports bra is somewhat...or a whole lot unflattering to the majority of us there is a reason why I and you should look into buying one (or a new one) if you are starting a new healthy lifestyle like myself. A popular magazine published earlier this month - When you run, your breasts bounce 8 inches vertically (no wonder I had that choking feeling). A study that was done at a University in the states found they move roughly in a figure-eight pattern: 50 percent up and down, 22 percent side to side, and 27 percent in and out. (When we walk, they move about the same in each direction).
For those of us that are a bit bustier, this has to be hard on our bodies. An average 36C weighs in around 2 pounds each, meaning you are carrying almost a liter of soda in each cup (+)!
There was obviously a reason my bra chose last week to give way on me. I'm spending more time trying to correct the damage that I've done to my insides and thankfully this is helping the outside, but if spending a little extra is going to make "the girls" happier by the end of my workouts I'm willing to do that. They've been around for a long time and we still have a ways to go, I don't want them giving up on me and moving to my navel.
Catch you on the next bounce,
Gill
