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My batwings... (I want these babies to go away)

MetroDetroitChic

By MetroDetroitChic, in Food and Nutrition

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MetroDetroitChic    86

MetroDetroitChic
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So I am four weeks part op. I am discovering my batwings and I am not thrilled.

I am embracing my 10000 steps, and also the elliptical. I am however NOT embracing the batwings. Um no.

Any tips for how to do the right things to get rid of these bad boys while I still can?

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enjoyinglife    313

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I am guessing TONS AND TONS of hard work, and great genetics, and super elastic skin, and etc. etc. etc.

P.S. I call mine whale-wings. (they are that bad.)

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MetroDetroitChic    86

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I am guessing TONS AND TONS of hard work, and great genetics, and super elastic skin, and etc. etc. etc.

P.S. I call mine whale-wings. (they are that bad.)

Lol. I am definitely headed in the whale-wings direction...

So what does tons and tons of hard work mean? I'm not scared of hard work. I take Biotin and drink add much Water as I possibly can. But no luck on the genes. :(

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SandyM    1,956

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I am guessing TONS AND TONS of hard work, and great genetics, and super elastic skin, and etc. etc. etc.

P.S. I call mine whale-wings. (they are that bad.)

Lol. I am definitely headed in the whale-wings direction...

So what does tons and tons of hard work mean? I'm not scared of hard work. I take Biotin and drink add much Water as I possibly can. But no luck on the genes. :(

Go to youtube and look up Tracy Campolis arm workout with small weights.

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NICU-RN    31

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Unfortunately, bat/whale wings do not contain any muscle so you can lift weights until you are purple and it will have no effect on that area of the arms UNLESS you are young enough to have very elastic skin and it has not been stretched out past the point of no return. If you DO have very elastic skin, losing the fat in those areas while exercising will help reduce the flabiness. Otherwise - surgery after weight loss is about the only way to get rid of these flapping wings. Exercise will help develop the muscle in your upper arms and if you are young enough to still have elastic skin and as I said earlier have not stretched it past the point of no return, then you will see improvement as you drop the weight and get rid of the fat in the upper arms and tone the muscle with exercise, but if that skin has been stretched past that point of no return - then surgery is the only way to get rid of that excess flab. I know - I am waving all the time.

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lark60    430

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Until I have the money for the surgery, I wear 3/4 sleeved shirts that are tight around my upper arm. That seems to work to minimize the flapping. The problem is I don't like to wear them all the time and occasionally forget that I will be out in public. That is when I get the worst stares and hide my arms as much as I can. I thought being fat made me self conscience, these flappy things are the worst embarrassment yet.

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BigGirlPanties    957

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I am dealing with my bat wings...at least the rest of me is trimming down, so I'll take it... I can't see being able to afford plastics in my future, so longer sleeves it is... I can adjust, because, over all, I feel great! :)

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