02-03-2011, 10:54
Thanks BoobieGirl and Andy. I seriously doubt I'll ever get another tattoo. My hubby didn't really want me getting this one; but he relented when he saw how much it meant to me because of what it symbolized for me. He says he likes it and thinks it's pretty; so I ain't gonna push it! 
I finally found my Easy Curves bar yesterday, and did two sets of exercises before my protein drinks both yesterday and today. I still had it set at level 4 resistance, which is what I had it set at back in the fall when I was using it all the time. Of course my arm muscles aren't used to it now; so I'm a little sore. Oh well. Fortunately, taking all this protein heals muscles quickly! Once in awhile I'll do a few palm presses too, since it's really easy and convenient to do.
I'm able to do about 250-300 rotations in a row now. If I rest my arms for a minute, I can get to 360. I'm still doing twice as many rotations on my right side than my left side, hoping to kick start some growth. I like how firm my breasts feel in the morning when I get up! I do my squeezes before and after the rotations just to get some deeper tissue massage. My breasts do feel sore each time I start to massage, so I'm happy with that; cuz hey, at least it's SOMETHING.
I haven't done NB in a couple weeks. I have no time for it. I have so much going on, and I'm totally wiped out at the end of the day. And frankly, my sleep is more important to me now than doing NB.
I was thinking a lot about the AA to A hurdle; and I wonder if it seems like it's taking such a painfully long time because the breasts themselves change in shape at that size. I have been noticing the past few months that my breasts seem to be getting wider. It's such a gradual thing that it's barely noticeable, even month to month. But I was thinking, we've probably all seen photos of women with A or B size breasts; and they are wide, as in, they extend from under the armpit/side of the rib cage to the middle of the chest. With the exception of tubular breasts, I'm starting to think that breasts naturally expand width-wise first before projecting outward. I've read over and over on BB's site that they said that kind of growth would occur first; and it doesn't show up on the measuring tape. I didn't really understand it at the beginning of my program, cuz I went up a couple inches pretty quickly. But I started out completely flat. So yeah, initial breast budding does make you stick out a little bit first before the widening happens. I'm really thinking that's what's happening with me now; my breasts have to widen to their mature roundness first, then any extra growth will get added on everywhere, including outward. At least, I have reason to believe the pills are trying to put me into a second puberty, if for no other reason than my relentless acne breakouts. And it's mainly along my jawline, which I've read is hormonal. I haven't broken out this bad since I was 13-18 years old! So far, nothing I've been trying is helping either. Spot treatments are minimally helpful at best. I'll put up with it, if I get a nice set of A's (or larger!) out of all this. I'm an artist, so luckily I'm really good at covering my numerous zits with makeup.
I'll probably take pics in a couple days and see if I notice any difference at all, then decide if it's worth it to send to BB. As always, to be fair, I won't massage right before the pics; even though massage doesn't change my measurements at all, I don't want to do anything that MAY possibly make me look slightly larger than I really am. And NB has been totally out of the picture for two weeks already; I only used it like 5 times since early February anyway. Being totally honest has always been of the utmost importance to me, for moral reasons obviously; and I have an extreme disgust and intolerance for people who are dishonest/liars (I have been badly burned in the past). I also want to be able to track my progress as it TRULY is, too. If my program ain't working anymore, it's gonna show (or rather, not show!
). Although really, I'm not expecting any visible changes from the late January pics. One month is not nearly long enough to have growth that's dramatic enough to be seen in pictures. I'll take the pics anyway, though. Who knows, I may be surprised by what I see. Or disappointed by what I DON'T see, lol.
On a positive note, I have been feeling better about myself the past couple of days; and I have renewed faith in my program. Ah, the ups and downs of NBE! I'm just glad that I'm not in that "pissed off at the world" frame of mind that I was in as a teenager. I'll take the acne over that, lol!
I finally found my Easy Curves bar yesterday, and did two sets of exercises before my protein drinks both yesterday and today. I still had it set at level 4 resistance, which is what I had it set at back in the fall when I was using it all the time. Of course my arm muscles aren't used to it now; so I'm a little sore. Oh well. Fortunately, taking all this protein heals muscles quickly! Once in awhile I'll do a few palm presses too, since it's really easy and convenient to do.
I'm able to do about 250-300 rotations in a row now. If I rest my arms for a minute, I can get to 360. I'm still doing twice as many rotations on my right side than my left side, hoping to kick start some growth. I like how firm my breasts feel in the morning when I get up! I do my squeezes before and after the rotations just to get some deeper tissue massage. My breasts do feel sore each time I start to massage, so I'm happy with that; cuz hey, at least it's SOMETHING.
I haven't done NB in a couple weeks. I have no time for it. I have so much going on, and I'm totally wiped out at the end of the day. And frankly, my sleep is more important to me now than doing NB.
I was thinking a lot about the AA to A hurdle; and I wonder if it seems like it's taking such a painfully long time because the breasts themselves change in shape at that size. I have been noticing the past few months that my breasts seem to be getting wider. It's such a gradual thing that it's barely noticeable, even month to month. But I was thinking, we've probably all seen photos of women with A or B size breasts; and they are wide, as in, they extend from under the armpit/side of the rib cage to the middle of the chest. With the exception of tubular breasts, I'm starting to think that breasts naturally expand width-wise first before projecting outward. I've read over and over on BB's site that they said that kind of growth would occur first; and it doesn't show up on the measuring tape. I didn't really understand it at the beginning of my program, cuz I went up a couple inches pretty quickly. But I started out completely flat. So yeah, initial breast budding does make you stick out a little bit first before the widening happens. I'm really thinking that's what's happening with me now; my breasts have to widen to their mature roundness first, then any extra growth will get added on everywhere, including outward. At least, I have reason to believe the pills are trying to put me into a second puberty, if for no other reason than my relentless acne breakouts. And it's mainly along my jawline, which I've read is hormonal. I haven't broken out this bad since I was 13-18 years old! So far, nothing I've been trying is helping either. Spot treatments are minimally helpful at best. I'll put up with it, if I get a nice set of A's (or larger!) out of all this. I'm an artist, so luckily I'm really good at covering my numerous zits with makeup.
I'll probably take pics in a couple days and see if I notice any difference at all, then decide if it's worth it to send to BB. As always, to be fair, I won't massage right before the pics; even though massage doesn't change my measurements at all, I don't want to do anything that MAY possibly make me look slightly larger than I really am. And NB has been totally out of the picture for two weeks already; I only used it like 5 times since early February anyway. Being totally honest has always been of the utmost importance to me, for moral reasons obviously; and I have an extreme disgust and intolerance for people who are dishonest/liars (I have been badly burned in the past). I also want to be able to track my progress as it TRULY is, too. If my program ain't working anymore, it's gonna show (or rather, not show!
). Although really, I'm not expecting any visible changes from the late January pics. One month is not nearly long enough to have growth that's dramatic enough to be seen in pictures. I'll take the pics anyway, though. Who knows, I may be surprised by what I see. Or disappointed by what I DON'T see, lol. On a positive note, I have been feeling better about myself the past couple of days; and I have renewed faith in my program. Ah, the ups and downs of NBE! I'm just glad that I'm not in that "pissed off at the world" frame of mind that I was in as a teenager. I'll take the acne over that, lol!