Yucky saggy arms, how to fix?

littlebabekitty
littlebabekitty Posts: 398 Member
edited November 16 in Fitness and Exercise
is there any way to fix yucky saggy arms? Ever since I was a child I've been struggling with my weight because of this my arms are now saggy and ugly. I went through yo-yo dietingI tried weightlifting and many other things and my saggy arms do not get firm. has anyone gone through this before have you fixed it? Can you help me please?

it's a real struggle especially when I would go clothing shopping. I have to go by the Isles of beautiful blouses with short sleeves and in the summer I try to hide my arms wood long sleeve shirts it's not comfortable. I just want to be normal. I was even mocked at work once since then I've never wore a long short sleeve shirt.

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  • littlebabekitty
    littlebabekitty Posts: 398 Member
    edited March 2017
    Here is my pic.
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  • ChristineS_51
    ChristineS_51 Posts: 872 Member
    Hi Rodsteff, I too suffer from awful arms - I think partly it is genetic - I have seen women fatter than me with lovely skinny arms! My mum and my daughters all have big arms. The pundits say you can't spot-lose weight; so general weight loss would help (I need to do that again)! Also specific arm exercises that target those particular muscles, using weights? I will be interested to hear other's helpful ideas :-)
  • PennWalker
    PennWalker Posts: 554 Member
    Triceps dips are supposed to help. You can do them in a chair or on the floor. Google for more info plus there are videos on youtube. Here's one article:

    https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/How-Do-Triceps-Dips-1055754
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    There's absolutely no reason you can't wear short sleeved shirts!
  • fitmom4lifemfp
    fitmom4lifemfp Posts: 1,572 Member
    Lose weight, and then do some strength training.
  • 30kgin2017
    30kgin2017 Posts: 228 Member
    I cant wear a lot of sleeves in office type clothing cause me arms are too big so I tend to go for sleeveless. While my arms might look better in sleeves the overall look more sack like for me. It does amaze me when I see much larger ladies wearing the same shirt style and they have all this room around their arms under their shirt (I currently cant wear mine because my arms dont fit in it). When I was a teenager I was much more pear shaped and had great arms, I think because I worked at a supermarket lifting and packing a lot of groceries.

    I've been doing a lot of towels racks, pushups (not full ones yet) and tricep dips lately and while I havent lost much in size my arms already look better as there is actually some muscle showing through.
    fitmom4lifemfp wrote: »
    Lose weight, and then do some strength training.
    They should be done together, lose weight while incorporating strength training.

  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Agree with @30kgin2017 lift weights, a progressive compound lifting programme, and eat at a reasonable deficit, .5-1lbs a week. Eat plenty of protein to help retain the muscle you have.

    This is a long term project so don't give up after 6 month. Look on a couple of years to see your best results. It takes time for skin to shrink, as much as your genetics allow, it also takes time to strengthen, while in a deficit, then build muscles while doing a recomp.

    This may look as though it is taking too much time, but it is better than having the same arms 2 years from now- your whole body will look better too.

    Cheers, h.
  • littlebabekitty
    littlebabekitty Posts: 398 Member
    Thank you!
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    Progressive lifting. So an actual program and continue with your caloric deficit.
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    I used to be 220lbs fat at 5'10-11" with saggy arms and a big gut. Now I'm the complete opposite after years of work. In order to get to a good base you have to cut away the fat first. It takes time but don't become discouraged.
  • croftie4
    croftie4 Posts: 221 Member
    I am working with kettlebells (25lb) and omg my arms are defo changing for the better. I still have weight to drop but the kettlebells are defiantly helping to change my shape faster than the scale is moving.
  • firef1y72
    firef1y72 Posts: 1,579 Member
    In all honesty there's not that much you can do unless you're willing to resort to surgery. Progressive weigt training will help build some muscle to fill the saggy skin and the skin itself may tighten up some over time, but there will most likely always be some saggy skin. Here's a pic of my arm, even though I now have some great muscle definition in my shoulder and upper arm, there is still a lot of loose flappy skin. Now I could hide this away under long sleeves but why should I? After loosing >100lb I don't really care that some people may not want to look at my flapping bingo wings.0clxh2a7e733.jpg
  • Sharon_C
    Sharon_C Posts: 2,132 Member
    I agree with another commenter that it's partly genetics. My mom has bat wings, my grandma did and so did I. I've tightened mine up with weight loss and progressive lifting. But don't expect instant results. I've been lifting for 4 years and it has tightened up somewhat but not completely. It's just been in the last 2 years that I've become comfortable wearing sleeveless tops.
  • MikeyCOttawa
    MikeyCOttawa Posts: 1 Member
    Your arms aren't yucky. They're normal! You should wear whatever kind of shirt you want. Ultimately, the lower your overall bodyfat % and the stronger your upper arms are, the more relatively "firm" they will appear. That said, just do your best to work hard, eat right and love the body you're in. Nobody's perfect (sure as hell not me).
  • Gisel2015
    Gisel2015 Posts: 4,187 Member
    OP you are young so with exercise and keeping your weight under control you will probably get nice looking arms soon. That is one of the advantages of being young.
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