Flabby Arms in Florida
Here are a couple very common questions I get. Since I usually
can't answer my email personally so I will answer them here for
the benefit of everyone.
Q: Do you think a better way to watch your weight is via the scale
or how your clothes fit? I can tell I've lost some weight because of
the way my pants are fitting, but the numbers on the scale have
not moved.
A: Forget about the scale. If you weighed a hundred pounds but
looked and felt like crap, would that make you feel good. No, of
course not. Watch your weight by how you look and feel. How your
clothes fit make all the difference. When you're on my program
http://www.eddiebaran.com/body_sculpting_women.html
you will
notice your clothes fitting better because you are sculpting muscle.
An inch of muscle weighs more than an inch of fat because it's
much denser. So while you are gaining muscle and losing fat, your
body is looking and feeling better but not necessarily showing this
on the scale. Unless you've got a massive amount of fat to lose,
ignore the scale and pay attention to only how you look and feel.
Your weight is irrelevant.
Q: I am a very thin 58 year old woman with very flabby triceps.
I have osteoporosis and am weak muscled. I always thought heavy
women had this problem and I would like to address it. Is it possible
to lift up and tighten this amount of sagging, or I need plastic
surgery.
Looking at my arms in the sun, you would think I was much older
due my arms appearance. I live in South Florida where it is always
warm. I would like to wear tank tops, but with my arms so loose, I
don't know what to do.
A: This is a perfect example of why it's critical that all people build
muscle, especially thin women. If you don't exercise but maintain
your weight or size, you're only replacing your muscle from youth
with flab of middle age. This is especially true of post-menopausal
women. Decreased hormone levels combined with decreased activity
is a recipe for fat. Thin is not "in" unless there is muscle in the
thin.
As far as plastic surgery, I cannot tell you what you need or should
do. All I can say is no matter what you do, you should be exercising.
My program builds muscle. And bone. My exercises will tighten and
tone your arms, and build your bones and connective tissue, helping
to reduce effects of osteoporosis.
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OK, that does it for today. For all of you on the program, keep up
with the great work.
Wishing you the best,
Eddie Baran
P.S. Remember, without muscle you are weak and shapeless. With
muscle you are strong, healthy and vital. The only way to get muscle
is by exercising. The best way to exercise is bodyweight exercises
http://www.eddiebaran.com/body_sculpting_women.html