Help settle a debate between my husband and I please!

ptjolsen

IMO...It would depend on how much bodyfat you dropped off of your arms and age matters also...as we age the skin is not as elastic anymore.

j77r68

around where i live they are called bingo wings! just picture all the older women at bingo raising their arms above their heads and yelling BINGO. I myself have a long way to go before I can consider them tightened enough that they don't flap anymore but they have improved. good luck to you in your quest to prove hubby wrong

joyzy

I started at 270. After 6 months, I was down to ~200 and I started strength training.



These pictures are after 12 weeks of strength training (plus running my butt off), during those 12 weeks going from 195-178lbs.



ETA: This is from today, 6 months into strength training, at 170lbs now.

twinmomtwice4

I started at 270. After 6 months, I was down to ~200 and I started strength training.



These pictures are after 12 weeks of strength training (plus running my butt off), during those 12 weeks going from 195-178lbs.

^^^^^ Thank you for this!!! So proof that it CAN happen with lots of hard work!!!

twinmomtwice4

I appreciate everyone's feedback!!!

My bat wings aren't huge or anything but I'd definitely like them to be smaller, more firm. I'm doing ChaLEAN Extreme so I'm lifting heavy and I was hoping I'd see a bigger difference by now but maybe just some more hard work!!

How can you tell if it's just fat or extra skin? The skin that hangs down isn't wrinkled or anything...no stretch marks.

twinmomtwice4

If your curious, I have a pic of my arms in my profile.

jawheb

Mine have turned to muscle. I agree with a lot of the opinions on here for example being overweight and age.

ghsamia

I have been thinking about this one. I am one of the older ones here (almost 47), and I've been trying to get toned/fit again. My arms have gotten smaller and more defined; however, they still "jiggle" some. I read an article in one of the magazines a while back, and it said that's why female celebrities hold their arms next to their bodies when they wave! This much I do know...they will not tone up with cardio alone. I do a lot of cardio, and I mix up the other, doing P90X, Les Mills Pump, Circuit Training, and Weight Lifting. Unfortunately for me, I seem to be aging quicker than I can put on muscle. We lose so much after age 40, and we have to work twice as hard just to stay where we were 10 years ago. Let's all prove him wrong.