tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post3310857019645709923..comments2023-10-20T01:45:56.058-07:00Comments on Something Brilliant is Brewing: Armed for bareLesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12401609334253676307noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-53225586433290598822012-06-18T09:37:17.111-07:002012-06-18T09:37:17.111-07:00Just checking in on you!Just checking in on you!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-54524218146693737032012-06-15T16:10:20.785-07:002012-06-15T16:10:20.785-07:00I like this post, just like it a lot. Wear whateve...I like this post, just like it a lot. Wear whatever you want, Leslie. Just be you, exactly how You want to be.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499442282999349686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-72907321640737489942012-06-13T03:07:31.393-07:002012-06-13T03:07:31.393-07:00I LOVE what karen said. deep breath, go for it and...I LOVE what karen said. deep breath, go for it and let me know if I can ever help :)<br /><br />MizFitcarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218359443068688873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-24252463696740921342012-06-12T05:19:56.435-07:002012-06-12T05:19:56.435-07:00To be very honest, I didn't wear sleeveless un...To be very honest, I didn't wear sleeveless until last summer. It wasn't as much a matter of weight as it was tone. I wore shirts that had at least a little sleeve or cap in prior summers. I am UBBER careful that all my sleeveless tops and dresses have a close fitting underarm hole. My big excess skin area is under my arm pit on my side. If you look at the shirtless men on biggest loser, you will see exactly where I mean.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-46054005626009288282012-06-12T05:11:31.816-07:002012-06-12T05:11:31.816-07:00I was glad to see the note about wall pushups, bec...I was glad to see the note about wall pushups, because upper body resistance work is exactly what I was going to suggest, for any woman of any size. There are lots of good free weight exercises on utube. Use heavier weights for things like biceps and triceps. Use light weights for front raises, side raises, anything involving shoulders. Triceps work batwingVickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-78303720467336742852012-06-12T05:09:48.292-07:002012-06-12T05:09:48.292-07:00I've had more than one customer in my store wh...I've had more than one customer in my store who wanted sleeves. Seems to increase with age, not just weight.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086719828916510651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-68078144682847310752012-06-11T22:43:47.375-07:002012-06-11T22:43:47.375-07:00By like you I really don't like my flabby arms...By like you I really don't like my flabby arms so I am working on them. Even so I still do wear sleeveless tops. I also happen to have very white no tan what so ever skin and I decided years ago not to let that stop me from showing off my legs or arms! I really don't think other people care as much about how I look as I do. They are too busy worrying about how they themselves look!Tami@NutmegNotebookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734911958992997465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-76750407197677363802012-06-11T20:27:12.949-07:002012-06-11T20:27:12.949-07:00I wish I were just 5'6" tall as that woul...I wish I were just 5'6" tall as that would be three inches more than I am and I could eat more. :) Of course, I'm shrinking instead of getting taller. Sigh.Caronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971453836613391796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-65161139740686295772012-06-11T15:54:42.950-07:002012-06-11T15:54:42.950-07:00I don't exactly remember where I was along thi...I don't exactly remember where I was along this journey that I decided to stop caring about my arms, but it wasn't when they were perfect (not that they've EVER been perfect). I think it was partly a realization that so many other women with imperfect arms were baring theirs so confidently... take a deeeeeeep breath and go for it!~Karen C.L. Anderson~https://www.blogger.com/profile/12079770255834481857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-80454176179539325642012-06-11T14:08:43.764-07:002012-06-11T14:08:43.764-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-58572359917488996702012-06-11T11:26:17.978-07:002012-06-11T11:26:17.978-07:00I am not crazy about my arms, but I like overheati...I am not crazy about my arms, but I like overheating even less. Temps around here are over 100ยบ lately, I'm not wearing long sleeves or a sweater because some jerk feels so insecure about him/herself that he/she needs to bring me down!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359034187016317580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-28300773056880120322012-06-11T11:08:08.323-07:002012-06-11T11:08:08.323-07:00Oh my, I refuse to wear shorts or sleeveless tops ...Oh my, I refuse to wear shorts or sleeveless tops but I will short sleeved LOL. I just don't like to see women my age in shorts, good figures or not ( am 64) and as for the sleeveless, I don't like that look on MYSELF! Good for you!NANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809533152358579455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-48923075596791415712012-06-11T11:08:04.443-07:002012-06-11T11:08:04.443-07:00Hooray for showing off your arms!! While I am not...Hooray for showing off your arms!! While I am not the biggest fan of my arms either, when I lost 70 pounds lots of stretch marks became apparent - and you know what? I don't care who sees them!<br /><br />Enjoy your day Leslie!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-53523230531683991712012-06-11T08:40:12.898-07:002012-06-11T08:40:12.898-07:00You wear the same size that I do, Leslie, and I ap...You wear the same size that I do, Leslie, and I applaud your move to ditch the body dysmorphia! My upper arms are large, but I'm tired of wearing jackets, sleeves, and sweaters in the heat of summer as camouflage. It is what it is, and we're working on it!E. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079110676794095541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-77074664450691992042012-06-11T08:18:47.218-07:002012-06-11T08:18:47.218-07:00I hate my arms too. My whole family, even the skin...I hate my arms too. My whole family, even the skinny ones, have large arms. I've started wearing sleeveless for exercise only. Self tanning lotion helps a little. I have a 90lb. friend who breaks into a rash if she wears sleeveless it makes her so nervous. Everyone has issues and good for you for ditching the sleeves!! (which are really hard to find anyway!)Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-15495873355708933112012-06-11T08:08:40.589-07:002012-06-11T08:08:40.589-07:00I have so many sleeveless nice tops just hanging i...I have so many sleeveless nice tops just hanging in my closet that never see the light of day. There they hang, summer after summer. (sigh)Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532499909247455093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-63305949125187315012012-06-11T07:25:44.238-07:002012-06-11T07:25:44.238-07:00I hear ya on the sleeveless issue...I have the sam...I hear ya on the sleeveless issue...I have the same deal with my upper arms, and while I try to wear some sort of sleeve when I'm in public, at home, eventually, I resort to sleeveless tops. If I can just get a little bit of tan on my upper arms, I find that I don't feel so self-conscious about them - of course, that would entail going sleeveless OUTSIDE for that to happen, so there's the conundrum!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268130692900152965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172726268459163555.post-14892675854456932952012-06-11T07:09:19.479-07:002012-06-11T07:09:19.479-07:00Strip of the sleeves! I'll never have Michel...Strip of the sleeves! I'll never have Michelle Obama's arms but I refuse to be overheated ;)<br /><br />LOVE this post from the paragraph that starts "I'm Done" to the end. Love it. And sincerely hope that you are on a path to this sort of freedom!!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12308631304554235792noreply@blogger.com