Omg!! I've always been a big girl... I don't honestly remember truly being upset by my looks since middle school early high school years... I seem to have woke up one more with a skinny me in my head and she never left! I'm my world I'm one skinny b..... But with the current weightloss I'm feeling more self conscience than ever! Today is exactly 3 months from my surgery I'm down 89 lbs and I'm in desperate need to hide my arms!!!!

Holy bat wings!!!

One of the ladies at my job is really self-conscious about her arms, so she wears 3/4 sleeves under her scrubs every day. It helps that we work in th OR, and it's cold. It's something to consider when cooler months come, then you can layer up with matching 3/4 sleeves under your tops. It'll be cute. Good Luck!

I lost 50 lbs a few yrs ago and felt this way. I liked the look of my fat body more than the lighter, flabbier body. I am certain this will be a struggle for me this time around as well.

We have to focus on our health and be grateful for regaining control of our lives. There are always plastics if we need them later.

Sorry about the side ways picture...

Too bad Texas is soooo stinking hot all the time... I lost my temperature gage about 20 lbs ago and was freezing all the time... Loved getting to wear sweaters in Texas heat, people thought I was crazy! But in my last stall it came back and I seem to be regulated again ;-( a part of me wishes for temperature gage to break again!

I have the same prob with bat wings! I immediately went shopping for shirts/tops that come to my elbow or 3/4 sleeve tops. Even in this hot weather, you can find tops made from lightweight material and still be comfortable. I shop vintage/2nd hand stores so have no problem finding these tops; if you go in a mall store, you usually find seasonal clothing (short/sleeveless tops).

Your sense of humor is priceless, though.

Have you tried using a long sleeved leotard? Maybe that will hold the skin tighter and help it to shrink a little better...by not allowing it to dangle freely in the first place.

I plan to use this belly binder during my walks--when i get back to that, and over the top of my clothing when at home, to try and assist with shrinkage.

Use lotions all the time, too....Sally Beauty has a good one with Mango and Aloe Vera.... the ingredients say cocoa butter, too, I think. Try that, and Vaseline, and Johnson's baby cocoa butter. All of them are soothing and replenishing. I use them on my whole body and hands/arms/elbows especially because I have very dry skin.

I have the same problem and have lost so much fat and muscle that you can see the line of my upper arm bone when I hold up my arm/flex. It is disgusting BUT I am not done loosing therefore I am not going to have the surgery to remove the skin as of yet. I know I have to- IT is frustrating to not fit into certain shirts etc but I have been more self conscious about my legs than my arms and am ok wearing sleeveless and or halter type maxi dresses with no problem...

They make body suits that allow you to wear your own bra & will wrap around the arms & hold the batwings in. I know slimpressions makes some. It's a girdle for your batwings.

Best of luck sweets! You are doing really well!

Yeah I just got an arm slimmer (girdle for your upper arm) on Amazon because my arms have always been huge and flabby. I'm kinda hoping maybe it'll help retract the skin, too. I know people say compression garments don't work, but I had a baby last year and my abdominal skin was loose and jiggling like crazy. I immediately started wearing girdles, and even now at 77lbs down there's no loose skin. Not to say there won't be in another 100lbs, but so far so good!