special occaision...vanity reasons

Well there may not be enough gym time between now and your event. Some mentioned a jacket or those sweater things that give you sleeves. You could always select a dress that shows a lot cleavage. No one will notice your arms that way. :drinker:

I'm in the same boat but my event is tomorrow. I'm on the hunt for some long black gloves that will hopefully draw attention away from the upper parts of my arms!

It might do the opposite though. I'd check with a good friend to see what they think.

I don't know what you look like, but if you're pretty lean biceps can respond pretty quickly to weights. If it's flappy chicken wing triceps that's another story. It certainly wouldn't hurt to do pushups, bicep curls, lat raises, etc every other day for the next two weeks. You don't have anything to lose.

Do tons of push-ups, pull-ups, and upper body conditioning.

My arms and shoulders always look best after a challenging workout. I would suggest going for a long swim the night before and lifting the morning of. Maybe don't lift the heaviest weights possible - you want to challenge yourself but you don't want to be so sore that you can't enjoy your special event.

Ok, I know the responses I will get to this...but hopefully in all of the fun will be one or two good ideas.

I am attending a formal event in two weeks...my dress is strapless. I am not as proud of my arms as I would like to be. Is there any "quick fixes" or tips out there? This is purely my vanity coming out...I am not a "quick fix" person as I have lost my weight the right way. I just want to look as amazing as possible that night.

A serious response here -

since this is "purely a vanity" situation, and there are only two weeks .... maybe a more serious fashion response is more in order than a fitness one. Arms don't tend to respond to "spot work" that quickly.

Brides sometimes need "sleeves for the church / removed for the reception" type solutions .... so a formal wear or bridal-party shop might be able to fix you up with a semi-sheer or translucent wrap or bolero-jacket-y thing? something that 'veils" rather than covers-up?

Not knowing anything about the dress / you and your personal style, etc I wouldn't be any more specific than that.

If you are willing to consider it, DO go somewhere where they have formal accessories in-house, bring your dress with you, and let the professionals help create the perfect look for you. They may have other "distract the eye with accessories" ideas or techniques to do with necklace / bracelet pairing or some such thing - and they may also have the "untainted view" that your arms aren't actually "as bad / noticable" as you are projecting onto your reflection.

No matter what your eventual solution - enjoyu the event for its own sake!

get this for your arms...