Women who have loss the arm flab!

Mine have not gone away even when I lost 72 pounds. I think I am going to have surgery on them one day. I hate them too!

I have no pictures but I do not have much flappy skin on my arms and I contribute that to the fact that I swim a lot. I'm also 63 yrs.old when we women get it even if we don't lose weight.

I have no pictures but I do not have much flappy skin on my arms and I contribute that to the fact that I swim a lot. I'm also 63 yrs.old when we women get it even if we don't lose weight.

Good to hear. Swimming is my favorite summer time activity and with Arizona long season we get to do a lot. Usually from March/April till Sept. or Oct.

push ups, tricep dips, pull ups... - and other body weight exercises. Google it and find a TON of exercises you can do at home

It is not really loose skin I am worried about more of just how FAT my arms are. It just feels like they will never go down. I know I haven't lost much or nearly enough to see what it looks like later, but yeah....

Also, I don't go to a gym, so unless there is something I can do at home, I don't know what else to do.
(Single, unemployed sahm.)

When you lose weight, you will lose fat wherever your body tells it to. This is partly genetic. The last place I lose is in the hips & thighs.

To keep muscle while dieting, to keep arms firm .....do strength, or resistance training. You can start with body weight exercises...push ups, and dips.

http://exercise.about.com/library/blupperbodystrength.htm

http://pilates.about.com/od/technique/a/5-Ways-To-Use-Pilates-In-An-Upper-Body-Workout.htm

As far as loose skin that some people experience.....again partly genetic. It also depends upon how far and how long the skin was stretched out. Younger people have more elasticity.....their skin snaps back better.

I'm 65, certainly not thin or want to be, I live and work on a farm, hauling hay and grain bags and topsoil and so forth, and I have NO underarm jiggle.

Can't put photos on here except profile pics, copy, cut and paste doesn't work .

I was able to achive my results with resistance training. See profile picture...

I don't have before/after pictures, as I didn't think to take pictures of that. But during my weight loss journey, my arms got really flabby. They still are, a little. But they are definitely toning up. Definitely do not skip on the strength training where arms are concerned if you have a problem with flab. I did lifting and used resistance bands and stretch bands.

I have gotten my body fat down to about 16%, and have started lifting. I do pushups, triceps dips and free weight arm work. I've lost the majority of the loose skin/flap look to my arm and gained quite a bit of definition. At 41, I have much more muscle definition and less body fat than I've ever had, and it's from calorie deficit to lose body fat, and lifting.

Google "tricep toning exercises". There are a lot you can do at home and without weights. Use water bottles instead or even laundry soap bottle. Just find something heavy and lift according to what areas you want to trim/firm up.

I'll just reiterate what's been said before - lift heavy stuff.

If you work your triceps, be sure to work your biceps as well since they balance each other. Starting out, simply do the motion without weights. You WILL feel it the next day! When working your triceps or biceps, squeeze at the top of the motion for the greatest effect.

Also work in some overhead presses for your shoulders. Once again, just do the motion without weights when starting out, then add weight.

If you don't have any dumbbells, use water bottles, soup cans, veggie cans.

I'm fortunate that I have a great fitness center at work. A friend of mine does not have a gym membership and does lots of heavy lifting. She's lost over 100 lbs. in just over a year. She obtained her gym equipment at garage sales and from Craig's List. (GREAT idea!)

You're off to a great start! Keep up the good work.

And --- Lift Heavy Stuff!

ETA: Lots of good videos on YouTube for workouts.

I've got the same problem! My biceps and triceps look okay considering that I've only been doing weights for a few months, but I can't find an exercise to actually exercise the lower part of my arms... I obviously still have a certain quantity of fat stored there, but since I no longer plan to lose much weight (if not a few kgs) I'd like to know if there's something else I can do.

i recommend weight training to help with your arm shape but only a calorie deficit will get rid of the fat (and only when your body wants it to, we can't choose where it comes off).

This. My upper body is the first place I put on weight and the last place I lose it from, so I don't think I'll ever have slender arms with loads of muscle definition, but when I lift weights it stops the jiggle. The best shape my arms have ever been in was when I was doing body pump 3x a week.