Upper arms look awful 😞

I am a bit paranoid about mine too but not yet enough to stop wearing sleeveless things. Mine look very much like yours. A few years ago I diligently used nip and fab upper arm lift as well as doing my usual weights and I could swear this actually worked. They’ve bloody discontinued it though! Aghh!! I’ve looked everywhere.

@Monkeytapper yes, they wiggle when I wave I reckon most arms do. There is some tone there as I do exercise but they still wiggle.

You have lovely arms. I'm pretty shocked that not every one else has piled on and reassured you of this. Totally normal, slim, shapely arms.

If you want more tone, try skull crushers with as heavy a kettlebell or set of dumbells as you can safely manage.

Isn't it a pain when you find clothes to fit but the sleeves are too narrow for fat arms?

I wouldn't say it's because you were heavier and have lost weight. My upper arms are the same and I've put on 3 stone over 3 decades, I now weigh nearly 10 stone and I'm 10 years older than you.. I reckon it's genetic as my DM's arms are the same (I've also inherited her knees 😂).

@todaysdilemma Thank you- I'll look that up.

Ds1 is very kindly bringing me over all the weights he used at home during lockdown so it would be good to have an actual programme to follow.

Now these are bad arms op. Hope it makes you feel better about yours!

@Shodan I follow Stephanie Sanzo's Lift at Home programme and it was only 12 weeks. And most people who post their progress photos showed results after 4 weeks.

Normally loose skin would only be an issue if you weight loss had been significant (like 50 lbs+ type thing) in a short time, or with something like bariatric surgery. Was that the case with you? Your arms do not look that big (hard to tell from a photo obv), but just like normal arms with no muscle. All arms have a bit of jiggle, so that in itself isn't only loose skin. I'm a size 6 and my arms had jiggle till i started strength training. With strength training you do have to do it regularly for at least 4 weeks to see any definition.

It can take some time (not 6 months!)

Oh thank God

I am absolutely prepared to put inn the work but 6 months sounded like a verrrrrrryyyyy long time.

No exercise will make a difference if it's loose skin. I've had to learn to accept mine and dress appropriately.

Weights! Lifting heavy, lower reps. And non weight exercises like press ups, planks, tricep dips will help too. What you need to do is convert the fat in your arms to muscle and only lifting weights will do that. Running doesn't help with muscle building (toning). It can take some time (not 6 months!) and you also need to ensure you eat more protein in your diet (not shakes, but natural protein).

While your arms look absolutely fine, it's always good for women to do more strength training as they get older and lose bone density (it slows bone loss). And weights or body weight exercises are great for this! I wouldn't bother with the powerball thingie too much as I'm not sure how scientific they are really.

The Sweat app is a great investment as it has loads of trainers and strength building routines that you can do at home. Stephanie Sanzo's Lift at Home or Kelsey Wells PWR are fab for beginner weight lifters. It's good if you don't want a PT or gym membership.

I've just taken some photos of my arms. They look just like yours. I've always thought of my arms as 'normal' so yours must be too!

I'm reading this thread ... appreciating all the tips.

I think your arms look fine.

I’ve noticed something this year which I’m sure I didn’t have before - armpit flab. I bet there’s a surgical procedure for that as I’ve never seen someone famous with it.

Keep going with weights, it will 'help'

However, you really shouldn't let it stop you wearing vest tops etc or be worrying about the wave/jiggle. Your arms are lovely and you shouldn't let what YOU see as an imperfection bother you so much. Life is too short!

Stop looking at them? You look lean, fit and strong. Whose asking for perfection? Enjoy your life. Live a bit. Imagine if I focused on my ankles and refused to ever bare them and spent hours trying to make them more shapely every week while getting less and less satisfied with them. Step out of the negative feedback loop. See the big picture by thinking of the huge percentage of people who would envy your arms.

I feel you op! I've lost ten stone, exercise regularly and lift weights. Yours look amazing in comparison to mine! I have no option except surgery which I'm just not going to do.

@Monkeytapper very much so even in yoga I can't get them to go taut. Actually quite a lot of my body is like that. I'm not overweight but I am flabby.

Your arms look normal to me, try not to worry

Have you thought about going to a personal trainer? They’d be able to focus on muscle building in that area. You need to be lifting good heavy weights to make a difference.