Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

First and foremost I need to say I tend to buy between 40 and 44 DDD (minimum needed cup size) to G size bras. I tend to wear a 3X t-shirt. I'm 256 lbs. My breasts are actually not very dense but rather flat, pendulous from previous massive weight-loss. I'm still working on losing more weight. This bra is slightly too large both in band and cup size for me. For my breasts I need a little more support to hold them up, and with the cups being a little larger than I need they hang lower. I read many reviews that stated to buy one or two sizes up from your normal size, so I bought one size up in band and cup from what I was wanting to buy. I am glad I did, because once I wash this bra (will do that tonight) I am sure it will shrink enough to be a great-fitting bra. One concern I do have is that the center underwires do come up too high for an every-day bra. But for a workout bra that is designed to help reduce bouncing when exercising, I can see how this is a better design choice. I have included several photos of me wearing the bra, and while I would NEVER post pics like this online, I felt it necessary to show how it looks on someone my size, to help others see if it may fit them well. I know buying bras is hard to do for plus size ladies, especially online. I have now worn this for about an hour, and did a half hour walk with my dog and the bra itself feels rather comfortable. I'm surprised. I find it very difficult to buy lower cost bras that actually fit well. This does actually fit well (once I shrink it by washing and drying on low heat). Some things to consider about this bra: 1. The straps are too long for me, but 99% of the time any bra I buy will have that problem. I'm only 5'1" so I am of shorter stature than most. I tend to have to sew the straps over themselves about an inch or so to shorten them. 2. The center underwire is too tall for an everyday bra. It sticks up and is visible when wearing a t-shirt. Mostly I see it when I'm sitting, but being my size, the underwires are always going to push up to some degree. 3. This bra even though it's a 44G (US) has only 3 hooks in the back. Most of the time bras in this cup size range offer 4 hooks. But oddly enough the sides of the bra (under the armpit) actually go up high enough to not create a huge "muffin top" style problem. I'm grateful for that! Because of that - it is comfortable to wear. 4. With this bra being slightly larger than I need, the wires do poke me a little on the sides, BUT I bent them inward a little, and when I wash it it will shrink some, which will probably alleviate that problem altogether. 5. I don't feel the shoulder straps digging in, which is so nice! My other go-to bra has cotton in it which makes the straps less soft which allows the digging-in feeling. This doesn't have that. I haven't exercised like jogging or any real bouncing movement with this bra yet but just bouncing up and down it doesn't seem to provide as much support as it claims. But then again - my boobs are huge, soo..... I'm okay with that since the bra is currently a little too big and will shrink some after first few washes. I will try to revise my review after a few good washes and workouts and let you know how feel about it at that point. Sorry about the quality of the pics, I used the built-in webcam on my laptop as it was the easiest to perform without having someone else take the pics for me.