<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"  So this is me after completing one week of the gorgeous arm challenge. I don&amp;#039;t think you can see much of a difference yet. But I definitely feel some firming of the muscles and see the faint emergence of a definition in the triceps when I twist my arm a certain way as you can see in the bottom picture. Well, nobody said it was going to happen overnight.  This past week week, I did stick with the fitness part of the program: lifting weights one day and &amp;quot;bursting&amp;quot; the next for 6 out of the 7 days, as JJ suggested. My favorite way of &amp;quot;bursting&amp;quot; proved to be running up the stairs. I can do it in the comfort of my home, in whatever clothes I have on, no matter how scorching hot and muggy it is outside. After just a few sessions of weight lifting, I felt like I would soon be able to use heavier weights for certain muscle groups. So I went out and bought a pair of 15 pounders and intend to use them in the coming week for some of the lifts, particularly those that involve biceps, which are the strongest muscle groups in the arms for most people. I have also been very diligent about staying within my Weight Watchers points allowance and it paid off. At my last weigh-in I hit a new low with 9.2 lbs lost! So now the challenge is to keep the momentum up with exercise, diet, and sufficient sleep. Like Charmaine, I only average about 6 hours a night. This week I&amp;#039;m committing to getting at least 7 hours of ZZZ&amp;#039;s. Another challenge for me lies ahead: a 2-week vacation in Turkey. I won&amp;#039;t have access to weights or a gym but should be able to keep up the cardio &amp;quot;bursts&amp;quot; by running or swimming. I&amp;#039;m in search of alternative ways to work my arms as I don&amp;#039;t want to lose any toning that I&amp;#039;ll have built up by the time I leave. If you have any advice on how to train while on vacation, please let me know. (Hmm, wonder what Michele Obama did while she was on vacation in Spain?) And make sure to come back to hear about my progress in week 2 of my quest for gorgeous arms.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/institute/a22821/arm-workouts-for-women-week-1/>