The Search for the Perfect Over the Shoulder Boulder Holder (Part I)

The last time I made a serious attempt at losing weight, I was about 15 pounds lighter, which I swear all went in my bra. In the past year and half or so I have gone from a 38DD to a 42DDD/40E depending on the bra. That is a lot of buzungas!  Anyhow these developments lead me on a search for a sports bra that would provide support and guarantee that I wouldn't give myself two black eyes while running :)

So I started my quest on the internet with my good ol' trusty pal Google, the most recommended sports bras for is busty ladies averaged $65.00-$75.00.  I was hoping for something more in the $40.00 range and I was hesitant to buy bra online. With all of this in mind I headed for our local outlet mall which features Nike, Jockey, Lane Bryant, and L'eggs/Playtex stores hoping to find something that would work. Well 2 hours and 4 stores later I had found nothing, nada, zip! I didn't even find something close enough in my size to try on! Discouraged but not out for the count, I was determined to find something. I went from the outlets to one of the shopping centers with a Ross, Marshalls, and a Sport Authority. I figured Ross and Marshalls would be a longshot, and they were, but for sure the sporting goods store would have something. I finally found one compression spandex bra a size too small that fit but provide absolutely NO support. I think my boobs would have been safer if I was free boobin' it then in one of those torture devices.

Feeling defeated I headed home. I have always been busty I started wearing a bra in the 4th grade and was a size 36D by 6th grade. In my youth I danced and played sports so the search for a good sports bra has always been hard.  But not being able to find ANYTHING in stores in my size to try on was really discouraging. As a Plus size girl I find it counter intuitive that finding workout apparel is SO hard to find and expensive once you find it. Instead of having a pity party I decided despite my trepidation to bite the financial bullet and order a few recommended styles online. More to come on what I chose, and how they worked out.....