deb

2. Its better to have two really great bras made well- like Wacoal or Chantelle- rather than many cheaper ones (victoria secrets are notoriously bad fitting) because how you look on the outside will depend on what the bra is doing on the inside.

I have been trying to get rid of it for over a year now. I think, I just plain have it. :(

Deb, let me know, if you figure out a good, totally specific exercise for this "problem".

Oh, my membership is about to run out. New name will be oklahomagarden, new addy oklahomagarden at yahoo dot net

Moni

If you seriously want to tone up your back and arms you are going to have to do it the old fashioned way...exercise and sensible eating. Fat is fat, there is no magic pill that will make it go away nor is there one perfect exercise either. You need aerobic exercise to burn calories and speed up your metabolism. You need to do weight training to tone your muscles. You need to cut out the junk foods and eat a sensible diet, three healthy meals a day or even five smaller meals a day. You need to find what works best for you.

You can exercise 6 days a week and still not see results if you're eating cookies and chips and fast food on a regular basis.

Look, all you can do is aerobic exercise, and eat better. Any weight training you do in that area, such as rowing, will do toning, but that doesn't help unless you're already low in body fat (personal trainers, or your gym trainers, can measure you). Read this article from Discovery Health as an example that you can't lose fat from just one part of your body:

http://health.discovery.com/expert/qa/fitness/lovehandles.html

If you need an appetite suppressant, take a natural remedy with lots of dietary fiber like Glucosamine. Most people who have used that said it worked well and with no side effects (since it's natural). Also, make sure you drink 8 glasses of water a day, 4 fruits a day (citrus suppresses appetite), and 5 vegetable servings a day.

Increase your intake of watery soups as well. I started drinking coffee, which increases your metabolism, but make sure you ask for nonfat/skim milk or the lite version of the drink if you are at starbucks. Also, make sure you control your portions, if you overload your stomach all at once, even if you didn't eat much the rest of the day, your body will just store it as fat.

Also your net calories per day or week will determine how many pounds you lose. I try to keep under 1500 total calories a day, and then exercise 300 calories off of me. If you go to this website, it will tell you how many calories to consume per day:

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

Trust me, these work! Just keep yourself disciplined.

Lipo is not going to solve the problem. That is a solution for problem areas that won't go away with a healthy diet and exercise. At 21, you're body is so resilient that it should take care of itself...once you get on the right track. I am 24 years old now, but a few years ago I felt the same way you did. I had been heavy all of my life and had no idea where to start making changes. I reccommend that you sign up for some sort of nutritional program to teach you how to eat and how to start incorporating exercise into your life. I joined Weight Watchers and lost over 60 lbs. They teach you portion control and healthy habits in a really easy-to-follow system. You learn how to make healthy choices so that you can lose weight and keep it off forever. There's no quick fix...it's a lifetime journey. Jenny Craig and Nutri-system teach you the same things, only they require that you buy pre-packaged food until you feel that you can manage it on your own. It is more exspensive, but some people need the extra push in the beginning that the pre-packaged food gives you. These aren't crash diets, these are tools for for a healthy life. You'll be amazed how great you'll feel, how much better your skin will look, and how much more energy you will have once you start taking care of your body.

My very wise Weight Watchers leader once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. If you want to stop feeling bad, you're going to have to make some changes. Baby steps, one change at a time...you'll get there.

Best of luck!

ANSWER: seems quite simple to me - stop wearing a bra.

That will hide it, not fix it. Nor will it make the OP any healthier or confer most of the benefits which come from being healthier like increased strength, flexibility, and energy; all of which WOULD happen if she trimmed down to a more healthy weight and/or body fat percentage throught a program of better eating and more excercise.