strech marks and bikini

I have some pretty ridiculous overhang from my 2 c-sections and some of my 'mommy marks' are half an inch wide (it looks like it caught fire) so probably not but it depends on how they look when I'm skinny. I'm just excited to wear a bathing suit and feel proud.

I've had 2 babies and fortunately did not get stretch marks. I think there is absolutely nothing you can do to control whether or not you get them so don't worry about them. On the other hand losing weight and getting fit is totally within your control, so if you've conquered this massive challenge and achieved your target weight then you should be seriously proud and get out there and flaunt it!

I have LOADS. I have honestly never seen anyone with stretchmarks even half as bad as mine. I look like I've been mauled by a tiger, but after 5 years of swimsuits, which I hate, I started wearing a bikini again last summer, and have just ordered myself a new one for this year. I am old enough (33) that I just don't care any more. My overall shape is good, I just have awful post baby scars.

If you feel self conscious, google the worst stretchmarks you can find, and I swear, mine are worse.

Good question! I was wondering the same thing, because I did get a few stretch marks from gaining weight. I've heard that cocoa butter really helps lighten them, so if you're really worried about it you can try applying that in the morning and evening every day until your vacation and see if it helps!

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/09/19/article-1313462-0643E1F7000005DC-284_468x609.jpg

That is model Lizzie Miller. She has stretch marks and the overhanging belly.

I plan on wearing bikinis once I lose more weight. I don't care about the overhanging belly or the stretch marks I want to feel sexy about myself. Do you honestly wear bathing suits for other people? Do you wear them only to cover your stomach? No, you wear them to go swimming in or go to the beach in. You're swimming, not other people. My stretch marks on a skinny body are not only a badge of being a mother but of the strength I have to have lost all my weight. I don't see why we as humans should be so ashamed of being healthy now.

When I was 18 I was...shallow. I remember shopping for clothes with my mom and saying "If I ever wear a 14, harpoon me". God has a sense of humor. :laugh: I've been in a 14 for about 10 years now. I also used to look at women with stretch marks in bikinis and think they should cover it up. I think I've grown a bit since then, physically and literally, and now I say OH YEAH!!! I'm back in the bikini, stretch marks and all when the time comes. The time is no where near and I'm already in a tankini. Love me or don't look!

If you are concious of the strecth marks try a tankini or a monokini.....I plan on getting a sexy monokini when I reach my goal cause I have horrid stretch marks on my tummy too

Man I am covered head to toe in stretch marks from when I went from rail thin at 12 to all boob and hip at 14. And you know what? I don't ever care. No one even notices! And if they do? Who cares! You worked so hard for your body you should be able to wear a bikini with pride!

If you really want to get rid of them though, Bio-oil is incredible stuff. I had a massive scar taking up half my knee when I had a reconstruction. The scar is now so tiny it just looks like a little spot! If it works on stretchmarks as well as it works on big, deep, ugly, dark scars... You'll be set!

what is a monokini?

It looks like a bikini fro the back but its attached to the bottom in the front, with a panel that hides the tummy
This is my favourite one..
http://www.victoriassecret.com/ss/Satellite?ProductID=1265421633162&c=Page&cid=1297688097780&pagename=vsdWrapper

:blushing: I've had stretch marks for as long as I can remember. I was quite a chubby kid and I have ridiculously sensitive pale skin which I think was the reason for my stretch marks as I was going up. They are still with me today but since I have slimmed down (from about the age of 17 - now 26) they have started to fade and they aren't so noticeable anymore. They used to be quite pink and very noticeable but they're very pale down, almost blending in with my skin at times!

I am going on a family holiday in June and I am working my butt of so I'm a couple of sizes smaller (I don't have too much to go now). I think i'm going to treat myself to a professional tan (I also don't tan naturally so this will help!) which, i think will give me the confidence to wear a bikini. Even if its just my family, i'm still self conscious. I need to feel 100% confidence before I put a bikini on, let alone in public! When I do though I think i may even cry a little. Looking good in a bikini is one of my ultimate goals and I really hope I get there.

I can't honestly remember the last time I wore a bikini - I think it may have been when I was a toddler!

Because of my skin, i think i got my stretch marks before I even hit puberty!

I have had stretch marks since I was a kid and I have been on hols with my skinny mates and still worn a bikini.
They are part of you and to be honest, have you ever seen these people on hols or ever gonna see them again???
Wear them and be proud, every mark and every wrinkle on my body tells a story and the story's still going!!!!!
xx
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monokinis are sexy Thats what I rock..

They are all over me, my arms, my thighs, my hips, and my boobs. They suck, but I've had em forever...so if I get down to my goal weight I'll still wear the bikini I bought last fall when they were on clearance.

If you're a little self conscious, try a cut out one piece. Some are really sexy, since they leave some mystery, but they cover up the areas you don't like to much. I am getting one for this summer and my fiance is the one who thought of it. He said it would be hot and it works for me!