Stretch Marks. . . Okay to show?

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  • BR3ANDA
    BR3ANDA Posts: 622 Member
    Those are my battle scars, nothing wrong with showing off what you've been through!
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Let them show!!!
  • Tropical_Turtle
    Tropical_Turtle Posts: 2,236 Member
    I do not have kids, so I did not "earn" mine that way - instead I "earned" mine by being a brain tumor survivor. I have no problem wanting to show them off at least on my arms and legs for now. When I become comfortable with my torso ( comfortable in terms of the weight close to where I want to be) I would love to wear a two piece and show off the hard work.

    I have gone from 320 and currently at 175. iI have earned them and if someone doesn't like it then they can eat my now smaller shorts.

    But it all basically comes down to how YOU feel about showing them off. I will, are you game?
  • stronggirl69
    stronggirl69 Posts: 15
    You know the only person I ever had say anything negative was a woman...but she is childless, super fit & totally full of herself. I have a very curvy figure & so far no man has voiced or even seem to have noticed my stretch marks...but then again I am 43 so I hang around adult men not young boys who may still be stuck in the unreal idea of what a real woman should look like.
    Sure I would love not having any but I got them from living lfe, so that's that.
  • apedeb09
    apedeb09 Posts: 805 Member
    I'm personally very self conscious of my stretch marks because they are REALLY bad on my stomach.. and I have them all over. BUT I don't think it's gross if somebody else's is showing... I mean, it's not like you could help it and you can't really get rid of them. Anyone that would judge or make remarks about it is ignorant and should be slapped.
  • innocenceportrayed
    innocenceportrayed Posts: 569 Member
    I think stretch marks are beautiful, no matter the reason you have them. And that takes a lot for me to say because I have some, not because of weight gain or baby but because I grew up faster than my skin(if that makes sense the way i say it lol). I know a lot of guys and girls who are uncomfortable having or looking at stretch marks. I have some on my thighs,hips, arms and boobs and although they're faded(they're olddddd like when I hit puberty i got them) not bright you can still see them when I'm tan(they refuse to tan! So they stick out like an albino). Took me a long time to be okay with them and I still don't particularly like them, but they're a part of me. Thus they're a part of you, what makes you ...well you and that, is beautiful.
  • tistal
    tistal Posts: 869 Member
    I still wear a bikini - despite having been torn apart by stretch marks when pregnant. My sister told me to chase any man who frowned upon me screaming 'it is your kind that did this to me!!!' So far I haven't had to!!


    I love that! lol
  • Starla_
    Starla_ Posts: 349
    I still wear a bikini - despite having been torn apart by stretch marks when pregnant. My sister told me to chase any man who frowned upon me screaming 'it is your kind that did this to me!!!' So far I haven't had to!!

    Hahahahaha love this ^^^
  • tistal
    tistal Posts: 869 Member
    I had 2 big babies. 8.8 and 10.5. I have stretch marks bad on my stomach. if folks dont realize what they are from, then they are just crazy. i wore a bikini for the first time this summer and no one ran screaming in fear so I think i am good!
  • j1wright
    j1wright Posts: 286 Member
    I think stretch marks are fine I have them and I wear a bikini but here is my question to all of you......

    I have an friend who has them and her belly looks like ground beef. Seriously. Do you still think that type of stretch mark issue is still flauntable?
  • wannaplay2505
    wannaplay2505 Posts: 26
    No one is perfect or has the perfect body. Besides, Selma Hayek has stretch marks and she's sexy as hell....
  • jackieatx
    jackieatx Posts: 578 Member
    Is it gross when a girl wears short shorts and belly shirts if she is not overweight but still has stretch marks? I'm looking for answers from both men and women.

    It's gross to the viewer of your marks who is a shallow stupid a$s person who isn't worthy of your time and attention...

    But to those that are decent, kind, respectable people that love life and strive for the best in all of us, you're gorgeous!

    Awe, love this!

    I say, go for it honey!

    I have a friend who is beautiful and has stretch marks (albeit light), and she works parties as a go go dancer. Believe me, no one minds.
  • OnTheReg
    OnTheReg Posts: 20 Member
    Nothing wrong with stretch marks. I saw a woman in a bikini with a straight up vertical scar running down her stomach (non c-section scar at that.) I saw nothing wrong with it. You can still be sexy with stretch marks.
  • runzalot81
    runzalot81 Posts: 782 Member
    My stretch marks are too light to be noticeable but my cellulite can put on a whole show. I don't care. I'm always working hard to eat healthy and improve my fitness. So, if my cellulite wants to come along for the ride? Fine.
  • mcnuss911
    mcnuss911 Posts: 9 Member
    WHO CARES, ALMOST EVERYONE HAS THEM! I HAD THEM WHEN I WAS 105 LBS IN HIGH SCHOOL (AND OF COURSE GOT MORE AFTER 3 KIDS AND WEIGHT GAIN). LET THEM SHOW :)
  • aylawill
    aylawill Posts: 65
    I have stretch marks on my hips and thighs from weight gain and just growing some hips. I'm starting to get a little more comfortable in shorts now, but never used to wear them because I hated my legs. I see nothing wrong with showing stretch marks, even though I'm not always comfortable with it when it comes to myself. :)
  • halobender
    halobender Posts: 780 Member
    show em, if someone has an issue with it, screw em.
    This is the most appropriate answer.

    Someone not wanting to see your stretchmarks doesn't necessarily make them a terrible person, it makes them a person with different opinions on what is and is not appropriate to show in public. Saying they're shallow or stupid is kind of missing the point that people all have their own stupid opinions (and they're all stupid—the opinions, of course). Of course, then some people really are just shallow, but man, who cares what they think at all?

    That said, if you're comfortable with baring your stretchmarks then more power to you; I feel that one should be comfortable with their skin, however it may appear. And if you're not, do what you have to in order to feel comfortable. But if you aren't bothered by the fact that someone may feel it inappropriate to show then great! Wear them with pride. As long as you're comfortable, that's all that matters. As long as you are and if others aren't—then screw 'em.
  • Koshkaxo
    Koshkaxo Posts: 332 Member
    Go for it!
  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    I honestly don't even understand why stretch marks bother people at all. I have tons of them and they are literally of zero concern to me. *shrugs* I have OTHER things I dislike about my body, so it's not like I don't get that. I just really don't see the big deal about stretch marks. And if you wore a bikini that showed them, you would probably have to point them out to me and yell "SEE, THEY'RE RIGHT HERE!" What I really don't get is why people would be bothered by them on someone else's body. That is truly weird to me.
  • MemphisKitten
    MemphisKitten Posts: 878 Member
    I sure hope not because 3 kids later I have them. None on my stomach, but my upper thighs and hips (straight to where my fat goes). I kinda wish I had known that before gaining 40-some pounds with my first pregnancy,,,

    Oh I wish I could go back and not gain 60-70 lbs with each pregnancy! If I had known I was gonna be the stretch mark queen, I would have not eaten everything in sight when I was preggers!
  • MemphisKitten
    MemphisKitten Posts: 878 Member
    Damn stretch marks and loose skin!!! :sad: ... People call them 'battle wounds' from pregnancy, but as much as I love the kids - I could do without the 'battle wounds' :grumble: Of course I want a perfectly flat wash board tummy, I work so hard, but don't think it's ever gonna come - especially with the loose skin, what am I supposed to do with THAT?!?... it's so so so sad. :cry:

    Oh, sorry, off topic? No, it doesn't bother me to see them on others, it makes me feel more 'normal'.

    Not off topic at all cuz I have that too! LOL It's so great to see all the women who feel the same as me! You have all given me the confidence to walk outside in my bikini top today!! I really do feel like a Tigress. . . Rawr!! :wink:
  • Sandraleigh87
    Sandraleigh87 Posts: 52 Member
    Show em! I hid mine for years! I refused to wear any kind of swim suit in public. I decided that I didn't want my kids to have the same body images that I have so I sucked it up and spent tons of last summer and some of this summer at beaches wearing a bikini. It has helped me to accept myself and to be more comfortable with my own body. We all have flaws!!! And everyone, no matter how perfect you think they are, has their own set of insecurities.

    GET COMFORTABLE WITH THEM.....IT TAKES A LOT LESS EFFORT THAN STRESSING OVER EM :)
  • viad25720
    viad25720 Posts: 57 Member
    As long as you're not at Walmart (u could end up on that site!) Go for it :happy:

    Seriously though I have a bunch, I'm not down weight yet, but i do know that if i get there it b nice to wear a bikini for the first time! And I'm gonna! I only don't like the belly shirts n short shorts in people who are dressed sloppily for their size, doesn't mean they're fat. Let me explain (we've all seen it!)

    A young woman who is probably only a size 8 or so chose to squeeze herself into a size 4 n therefore gave herself a huge muffin top! Just wear proper sizes and confidence is key to sexiness :-)
  • viad25720
    viad25720 Posts: 57 Member
    I sure hope not because 3 kids later I have them. None on my stomach, but my upper thighs and hips (straight to where my fat goes). I kinda wish I had known that before gaining 40-some pounds with my first pregnancy,,,

    Oh I wish I could go back and not gain 60-70 lbs with each pregnancy! If I had known I was gonna be the stretch mark queen, I would have not eaten everything in sight when I was preggers!

    My first one was it for me! Tons of little marks especially. Gained about 40 lbs. Most between month 5-8 (he was born 5 weeks early) it was unnecessary for me, just ate too much. Good news is baby 2 and 3 already had the way paved, I got no new ones from them, so all mine have faded. My new mom sister in law is jealous! :tongue:
  • mirandamayhem
    mirandamayhem Posts: 772
    Oh wow! my faith in humanity has been restored!
    I'm not sure I'll ever be comfortable showing mine off, but then again, maybe if I get some abs I will!
    But the gorgeous responses to the OP's question has cheered me up no end!
    I don't have stretch marks. I have a road map with contours and all on my belly!
  • HamsterNut
    HamsterNut Posts: 78 Member
    Faded old stretch marks blend in on most skin tones anyway, i dont like fresh red/pink/purple ones as I think they look sore so I dont show mine but I dont have a problem with other people showing theirs off , better things in life to worry about!
  • Kebby83
    Kebby83 Posts: 232 Member
    Ok, I am going to be honest. A girl who I know wears a tiny bikini and is covered in stretch marks. I don't think it's attractive. HOWEVER. I admire her strength to do it. I am also covered in stretch marks and I cover them up. People will judge, everyone does, but if you are comfortable and it doesn't bother you then show them.

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