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Ah… this is a semi serious post, because there has been something that has
bothered me for, a very long time, and years actually. I hate my arms, my
jiggly, flabby, fat arms; there I said it. Whew, that wasn’t hard to say
because it’s not a secret that I can’t stand how my arms are. When I went to
get my body fat percentage done, it was done on a computer and through a “fat
grabber” (cool name bro), and it was discovered I “carry” more fat in my arms,
than my stomach. Arm fat, is MUCH harder to lose, especially for women, so that
just really sucks for me, but it’s a wall I have had to learn to get over.
As you can see from the picture above, my arm isn’t skinny at all, and it’s
flabby. For the LONGEST time I would always cover up my arms, with anything I
could, sweaters, long sleeves, and very baggy t-shirts. But, I started to
think, WHO CARES what MY arms look like but me? When I started going to the gym
with the #swolebiff I gained some confidence, I am AT the gym to change what I
don’t “like” about my body. So therefore, within reason I will WEAR what I want
to wear, if it shows my arms, who cares? It took me a bit to not care, or
wonder if people were staring at my arms, we work our upper body 3 times a week
so I know that I am working towards making these arms shrink.
When I am outside the gym, I still wonder if people are staring at my arms
but I now have the confidence to know how capable my arms are. I can bench
press 70lbs, my bicep curls are up to 22.5lbs, and as of today I can do an
overhead press of 50lbs. Now my “low” numbers, are just that LOW, but my form
is keeping straight, and also I add 5-10 lbs per week, per exercise, and that
is good enough for me.
I have learned that I shouldn’t be ashamed of what my body looks like; my
body is extremely strong and powerful. It is not perfect but day by day I am
changing what my body composition is and that is what matters to me. My legs
are extremely powerful, are they 100% fit (aka “toned”)? Nope not even in the
slightest but do you know what they CAN do with ease; is leg press 330lbs, YUP
THREE HUNDRED THIRTY POUNDS.
I have learned to love my body, no matter what it looks like, throughout
this process, it’s very long process. I have a lot of weight to lose, but that
is okay because I am working on making my body better than what it was when I
started this journey in April 2013.
Who cares what your body looks like; do you know why you should think that?
You should LOVE your body, because you are a living, breathing, human being,
and that is what you should focus on. I am learning that I will love my body,
no matter what because it allows me to walk this earth with my loving fiancé,
be with my loving family, and be a good dog mom to my baby Baloo. For all of
that, it’s good enough reason to love my body.
You just have to accept what you have and work on things as you see fit but no need to feel ashamed. Just wear what is comfortable and forget the haters!
I hate my arms, too! But I got to a point where I didn't care anymore and decided to be more confident about my appearance. And I realized that I was overanalyzing things more than other people would.
I think it is great that you are adopting this outlook- it is not easy to do. I carry my weight in my face and stomach which I hate.
Being healthy and happy is not about how you look!! You are improving and that's all that matters 🙂
Wow, I needed this today. I absolutely hate my arms too. If there is one part of my body that I hate more than any other part, it's my arms. I think they are not proportional to the rest of my body and they are just plain old too fat. I need to start having more confidence in myself and quit caring what others think so much. Girl, I needed to read this post.