Thanks Joanna I will give that a try

I never really measured myself ever...
The last time was when I got a bra fitted...
She measures me topless arms down arms up...
And a few other places...than shown me some that
Are sized to me...

I've not wanted to wear a corset because they were uncomfy and they shift your guts around and all that... but losing 4" would be huge. I'd love a 26" waist with 37" hips... and as petite as I am already I think I'd look pretty dang attractive lol...

Plus I could wear tighter stuff without being so self conscious about it. I love loose hanging shirts at the bottom but I also like showing off that I'm pretty narrow (aside from my waist being 30")

On top of all that, wouldn't they push all the fat down? That'd make the hips larger and appear to top off higher on the body.. hmm

Quote from: Alainaluvsu on April 14, 2013, 11:30:27 PM
I've not wanted to wear a corset because they were uncomfy and they shift your guts around and all that... but losing 4" would be huge. I'd love a 26" waist with 37" hips... and as petite as I am already I think I'd look pretty dang attractive lol...

Plus I could wear tighter stuff without being so self conscious about it. I love loose hanging shirts at the bottom but I also like showing off that I'm pretty narrow (aside from my waist being 30")

On top of all that, wouldn't they push all the fat down? That'd make the hips larger and appear to top off higher on the body.. hmm

That's called "muffin tops" and isn't especially attractive, whether it's out the top of the corset or the bottom. Normally, there isn't a lot of displacement (at least, not if the corset is fitted correctly)...if there is a lot of fat, it's best to either lose the weight, or use the corset for less of a reduction (i.e., 2" instead of 4"). That's one reason they have laces on a corset...to adjust the amount of squeeziness.

Losing that fat is next to impossible It goes from the thighs and butt first and I have a bunch of that to lose....

Quote from: Cassandra Hyacinth on April 11, 2013, 04:42:05 PM... expect breasts around 1-2 cup sizes smaller than your mother's.

My mom and sisters are quite large, and last several months I have started catching up to them, but they are still a few letters above me in cup-size.  I have passed the pencil test for a long time.

But for me, having had these breasts for a lot of years, my main concern now is that they are heading SOUTH!   I.e., gravity effects.  It's normal and actually I love my shape.  It is SO good to feel that way about my body.

generous4, that is one reason women wear bras, to help hold them up. Also help them keep the nice upright pointing straight out look and not down.

Quote from: mm on April 25, 2013, 01:00:56 PM
generous4, that is one reason women wear bras, to help hold them up. Also help them keep the nice upright pointing straight out look and not down.

Yes, I know. 

But for me, wearing my bra is now a survival method!     My breast tissue is getting very heavy, so even in bed at night I feel the need.  It is OK, because my partner and I are together on it, and she is quite helpful with bra needs etc.

Quote from: mm on April 25, 2013, 01:00:56 PM
generous4, that is one reason women wear bras, to help hold them up. Also help them keep the nice upright pointing straight out look and not down.

Actually there was some study published just a few days ago, which stated that bras don't really help at all for that, I mean for sagging. More the opposite actually.

Well, I'm sure there comes another study soon, which states the opposite 

I've seen it vary, by quite a bit really. I know one trans girl who still has the occasional breast growth spurt after 4 years on HRT. So it's hard to know when you're actually done. For me, at a year and a few months, still just an A cup.

Some articles I've read that development can take up
To six years but averaging 4 years

Quote from: XchristineX on April 26, 2013, 06:18:35 PM
...six years but averaging 4 years

Just like my sisters and, I suppose, all women, in adolescence.

Exception: pregnancy.