From once-hated to obnoxiously loved...

mogletdeluxe

Those who know me can be divided into two categories: those who know me as the girl who never wore anything sleeveless and covered her bingo wings like with a religious fervour (except for on holiday, because that doesn't count, right?); or she who whenever she has a sniff of the barmaid's apron pulls her 'guns' pose.

I stumbled across an old holiday (2009) photo earlier, and decided as a point of comparion to have a root through my most recent one (March 2012). I may be being a drunken obnoxious sort (I often remind myself of Ron Burgundy in 'Anchorman' - "I don't know if you heard me counting..."), but I was quietly pleased at how I'd done a complete about-face and actually flaunted the part of my body that used to stop me from waving goodbye to people.

I know there are beautiful strong women on this site who would put my arms to shame, but at least these days I'm not restricted to a coy finger-wave when I want to bid farewell!

tpittsley77

Please tell me what you have done to get your arms so toned. I would kill to have those arms. And I WILL soon! Congratulations!

george29223

woooo whoooo niceeeeeee jobbbbb

VenomousDuck

BINGO WINGS!

Love that! HA!!!!

great work!

mogletdeluxe

Thank you all!

Please tell me what you have done to get your arms so toned. I would kill to have those arms. And I WILL soon! Congratulations!

Hello there!

Thank you ever so much. Basically, I zap my body fat with cardio but for toning I swear by kettlebells. I use a 14kg one in my classes, and aim for two classes a week paired with zumba and the odd weight session in the gym.

Elizabeth_M

Well I think they are beautiful arms!!

Congrats on all your hard work - you have every right to be proud.

luvsunshine1

Amazing arms! Lots of hard work, I can tell.

debra4647

Well done!! They are so toned and beautiful. You have every right to be pround of them and yourself good job!!

mogletdeluxe

Thank you all! Weight loss has obviously been beneficial to me, but it's still a mental shift getting to a point wherein I actually really like aspects of my body; which was a subject of self-loathing for such a long time.

ChristiH4000

You're arms look amazing, but your eyes in the 2nd pic are cracking me up. I allegedly have had those eyes on many occasions. :drinker:

usedasbrandnew

My arms are my least loved body part... you give my bat-wings hope.

mogletdeluxe

You're arms look amazing, but your eyes in the 2nd pic are cracking me up. I allegedly have had those eyes on many occasions. :drinker:

Oh gawd. It was supposed to be a sultry wink, but add a few grown-up grape juices and it looks like I'm missing something upstairs :S

mogletdeluxe

My arms are my least loved body part... you give my bat-wings hope.

Believe me, there is hope - I'll have to dig out a photo of me wherein my arms are the same width of the girl's head standing next to me. Awkward...!

BumbyDog

You look great!

jetlbomb

Great arms.

I'm just about there now with not being scared to get my arms out in a sleeveless dress but I'm a little way away from the gun show!

MermaidFaith

awesome! I am having the same hate turned love relationship with my arms. i can't believe how much more solid they are now compared to before. So i will "flex" and tell my boyfriend hey check it out, and he squeezes my arm like he's trying to pop the muscle. Why do guys think a muscle is like a tire and should have no bounceback.

ajelove

I want to squeeze your arms.

lindaschultz45

Love the arms! WTG! I agree! You have a right to be very proud! You have done well!

iysys

those are some gorgeous arms. in my mind that is what i would see as close to perfection on myself.

mogletdeluxe

Thank you all so much, it really is appreciated. I've just done kettlebells at the gym and my arms are NOT my friend at the moment...world of pain!