Stretch Marks & Pouch Before & Afters

bkprettygirl

Bump...Are there any updated pics on this topic... i really would like to see what a stomach with stretch marks NATURALLY looks like after working out... (no plastic surgery) I've been working out for 30 days and changed my eating habits... i have seen a very small change...

bkprettygirl

This is EXACTLY how i feel!


I think in the back of my head I knew this, just didn't want to believe it! Argh! It's exactly this that makes me want to just be fat forever, what's the point in being healthy if I still HATE my body?
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clairedivas627

After 4 kids and a lot of stretch marks, I have tried almost every cream out there and nothing have worked for me until I found dermelastic serum.
It's a little bit more pricy but worth every penny .
It's vegan with Vitamin E,Shea butter,plant extract, cocoa butter and peptides.
I have used it once a day before bed time and after a week I see some of my stretch marks fading away...told about it to few of my friends already, I highly recommend dermelastic serum.

Niki_Fitz

CailleachBeara wrote: »

one thing that I've found to improve my skin tone is dry brushing which I do daily before showering, it's smoothed out the skin texture and reduced my cellulite a bit too. Get into the habit daily and you'll notice a difference after a few weeks

I do this ^ too, I believe it helps.

The technique I use involves dry brushing in a certain pattern and then using body oil. http://spiritualityhealth.com/blog/bess-oconnor/garshana-ayurvedic-dry-skin-brushing

Pilates and yoga also helped me. I learned how to engage my lowest and deepest abdominal muscles. Although spot-training is a myth, I believe form follows function and my stomach looked great and gave me wonderful posture and from there, confidence.

Now I'm doing the same routines after baby number two and hoping for the best. I'm being realistic about the fact that my skin might not be perfect. But these healthy choices are worth it!

Caring for yourself brings a confidence that outshines the superficial flaws. At least I try to remind myself of this! Here is my belly currently after two babies and highest weight 170.



I have ~10 lbs to go and I am trying to lose the weight slowly!

DEBOO7

chevy88grl wrote: »

I have a bit of a belly pouch left and I've come to realize? It isn't fat, it is skin. Skin that stretched both with two pregnancies and weight gain. Unfortunately, it won't go away with diet or exercise. I didn't lose my weight quickly and I did it the right way. Sometimes the skin has just been stretched beyond its limits to return to its normal state.


I accept that this is who I am. I have two kids and I won't ever have a flat belly again nor will I ever wear a bikini again. I'm okay with it.

Perhaps some day - I will have a tummy tuck, but right now I'm too cheap to have cosmetic surgery just to have it.

As for the stretch marks, they've all faded to my normal skin tone and can barely be seen anymore.

I have taken 3 years to loose 96lbs... slow and steady. With diet, with exercise. I hear what you're saying!
In December I'd had enough of the 'skin' and saw a plastic surgeon. She told me that there was nothing I could do to fix being overweight for 35+ years, having kids, and genetics. That skin was never going to go back - the elastic band was broken.
On 16th June I had an ab repair and tummy tuck. It was the best decision I have ever made and I don't regret the $$ I've spent on it. Now I can look in the mirror and see what I've achieved. Before all I saw was what my brain told me was fat, but it was just empty skin. I'd done the hard yards and didn't need any lipo - no fat left!
There are many reasons to have surgery... bodily health & strength and mental health.

seanevan10

CailleachBeara wrote: »

I have a pouch due to a botched appendix removal when I was 13. I also have a terrible scar and a lot of nerve and muscle damage which means I have constant lower back problems and can't do most ab exercises as the signal from my brain simply doesn't get to my abs due to the nerve damage.

So I took up belly dancing and got some movement back in that area after a LOT of hard work but I will never have a flat stomach and my Dr told me that surgery won't even fix it so I have to learn to live with it. Sometimes you just have to accept that your body looks a certain way and just accept it. One thing about having a problem tummy is that you become an expert in dressing to minimize that area!

I have stretch marks from losing and gaining weight over the years (I don't have kids, can't have any due to the botched op) and expensive creams just don't work and I've tried plenty of them but one thing that I've found to improve my skin tone is dry brushing which I do daily before showering, it's smoothed out the skin texture and reduced my cellulite a bit too. Get into the habit daily and you'll notice a difference after a few weeks

I had a ruptured appendix surgery 13 years ago. I understand the huge scar, nerve and muscle damage. No matter how hard I work and get the fat down, this one side of my stomach still "pudges." And then it got worse with the pregnancy with twins. I will never be in a bikini, but it is looking better getting the weight off.

Vanilla_Lattes

seanevan10 wrote: »

CailleachBeara wrote: »

I have a pouch due to a botched appendix removal when I was 13. I also have a terrible scar and a lot of nerve and muscle damage which means I have constant lower back problems and can't do most ab exercises as the signal from my brain simply doesn't get to my abs due to the nerve damage.

So I took up belly dancing and got some movement back in that area after a LOT of hard work but I will never have a flat stomach and my Dr told me that surgery won't even fix it so I have to learn to live with it. Sometimes you just have to accept that your body looks a certain way and just accept it. One thing about having a problem tummy is that you become an expert in dressing to minimize that area!

I have stretch marks from losing and gaining weight over the years (I don't have kids, can't have any due to the botched op) and expensive creams just don't work and I've tried plenty of them but one thing that I've found to improve my skin tone is dry brushing which I do daily before showering, it's smoothed out the skin texture and reduced my cellulite a bit too. Get into the habit daily and you'll notice a difference after a few weeks

I had a ruptured appendix surgery 13 years ago. I understand the huge scar, nerve and muscle damage. No matter how hard I work and get the fat down, this one side of my stomach still "pudges." And then it got worse with the pregnancy with twins. I will never be in a bikini, but it is looking better getting the weight off.

Posts like this make me so sad My daughter has had a few surgeries already and I hope she isn't insecure later.

cask16

Your positive attitude to your changes body is great but please do wear a bikini again - it's so reassuring to see women of all body shapes enjoying bikinis / gives me more confidence to do the same x

chevy88grl wrote: »

I have a bit of a belly pouch left and I've come to realize? It isn't fat, it is skin. Skin that stretched both with two pregnancies and weight gain. Unfortunately, it won't go away with diet or exercise. I didn't lose my weight quickly and I did it the right way. Sometimes the skin has just been stretched beyond its limits to return to its normal state.


I accept that this is who I am. I have two kids and I won't ever have a flat belly again nor will I ever wear a bikini again. I'm okay with it.

Perhaps some day - I will have a tummy tuck, but right now I'm too cheap to have cosmetic surgery just to have it.

As for the stretch marks, they've all faded to my normal skin tone and can barely be seen anymore.