Stretchmarks, they keep bugging me!

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  • mvasallo
    mvasallo Posts: 57
    My ex had a lot of stretch marks, because he had "maxed out his frame" when he was younger & then stopped working out. They never bothered me & I think your reason is better. Don't worry about it. More than likely the girl you are with will have some too & it will make her feel more comfortable not to be the only one. I do agree with a previous poster though about getting mederma. It has worked for me, you just have to be diligent & really rub the area.
  • happycauseIride
    happycauseIride Posts: 536 Member
    I'm bumping for tips, too.

    I have them on my chest, stomach, hips, thighs, arms and calves. My arms and calves are the ones that bother me the most because I hope someday to be thin enough to wear shorts and sleeveless shirts.
  • Han987
    Han987 Posts: 28
    no ones going to look at them once your ripped... and even if they do, all they will be able to say is "congratulations you must have lost some serious weight"
    This is awesome, never thought about it like that!
  • deniseblossoms
    deniseblossoms Posts: 373 Member
    Rather have the stretch marks than the fat!... But I take CoQ10, you can read up on it, there's some evidence that it helps with them. And I use either Queen Helene or Palmers Cocoa Oil. You put it on at the end of your shower, it's a fast absorbing oil.
    And the last thing that I swear has been helping is Red Light Therapy. It's a perk of my gym membership.

    And keep drinking water, lots and lots of water.
  • RasheedaR
    RasheedaR Posts: 38 Member
    I tried everything to get rid of mine, cocoa butter, coconut oil, olive oil, biotin, mederma etc! What finally helped was when I used a wrap which helped to fade mine and tighten the area of that mommy shelf I had! It seriously worked, no gimics! There is also a stretch mark cream that rocks too! I did the loyal customer pricing so I got almost half off retail. Let me know if you need more info.

    Here is the link: https://bodyfatwraps.myitworks.com

    Good luck!!
  • MissMormie
    MissMormie Posts: 359 Member
    Now that i am getting a little bit older and after a couple very bad relationships i really find everything hard. In my country people are really really obcessed with looks, i know it's the time that people are way to obcessed with looks but over here they are even worse.

    I'd suggest you might want to try some different places to look for your significant other. In my experience people in our country are less obsessed with looks than people in at least the UK and US. There are however some subcultures where looks are the main thing. Which is also the subculture where friends with benefits exist, as that is mainly about lust & looks, not love & personality.

    Not saying there's anything wrong with subcultures that focus on looks a lot more, but they generally not help you finding that significant other, or help you with your self esteem.

    Might want to try some online dating and use a picture of yourself of some time ago when you were at a higher weight than you are now. Anyone going on a date will be positively surprised by the change and you're sure they're not only talking to you for your looks.
  • bluestocking01
    bluestocking01 Posts: 71
    They will get less and less noticeable over time - I promise. I had the scariest looking ones during my first pregnancy, as in - they looked like a wild animal had clawed my stomach, and it was bleeding. (No - not actually bleeding, but it looked like it was!!)

    Now I really have to look for them to notice them. Time really does improve them.

    Moisturizing helps, or so they say (I was too lazy to bother, LOL!)

    Me too! Moisturizing does help. Mine look like battle scars from a fight with a wild animal now. Very light but still visible. They bother me sometimes but not enough for me to be super worried all the time.

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