is anyone else thinking that even at goal weight, they still

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  • keith0373
    keith0373 Posts: 2,154 Member
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    Nothing wrong with stretch marks.

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    Completely agreed! I am willing to judge anyones nekkid pics and let you know what I think . . .LOL
  • Rubie81
    Rubie81 Posts: 720 Member
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    Nothing wrong with stretch marks.

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    Completely agreed! I am willing to judge anyones nekkid pics and let you know what I think . . .LOL

    :laugh:
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
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    Nothing wrong with stretch marks.

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    hahaha, i WISH my stretch marks looked like this! :) take them all the way up to my breasts and all the way around my belly button and then give them a nasty purple/red color. not pretty. i am proud of the reason i have them (my children, 9 and 7), but believe me when i say no one but my husband would be okay looking at them. lol.
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
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    same here... i have the c-section pooch to deal with as well =( not to mention the hundreds of stretch marks my pregnancy with twins gave me .....

    i hear ya. the c-section pooch drives me crazy! for me, it is only 'poochy' on one side. the other side healed flat. congrats on the twins!
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,887 Member
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    I've got massive stretch marks and some extra skin on my tummy (thanks to a 9-pound baby) that will never go away, so I'm not ever going to have a bikini body; however, I noticed (and so did my hubby) that I look much better naked than I do in undies (or, I imagine, a bikini) anyway because nothing is drawing attention to the flaws and, if my hubby's happy, I'm happy.:blushing:
    Embrace the fact that you are getting fit and healthy. That's all that really matters.
  • chera325
    chera325 Posts: 38 Member
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    Welllp, I have the stretch marks AND the loose skin, AND no children to show for it. Just a lifetime of poor decisions and regrets in regards to my body. I think you should do what makes you feel good--even if that is surgery. I plan to start saving for mine asap. I feel so discouraged sometimes to think that I did all this work to lose all this weight (over 60 lbs in all) and I STILL can't have a flat, toned tummy. As much core strengthening as I do, I will STILL not have a toned, flat tummy. No amount of crunches can give your skin back the elasticity that it lost.
  • ImperfektAngel
    ImperfektAngel Posts: 811 Member
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    The reason I do not have a goal weight is because I dont know at this point when I will be happy with my body. I do somtimes think that I will never see something I like :(
  • PrairieRoseNE
    PrairieRoseNE Posts: 265 Member
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    So, stop obsessing about it and just enjoy your body for what it is. Does it work right? Then you are super lucky and you should be grateful just for that. =)


    Amen! After caring for and knowing people that have illnesses and disabilities and physical handicaps - we should be glad to have a "mostly" healthy body! Mine is still somewhat overweight - but I'm working on that! I'd love to be able to go to the pool in a one piece suit! Someday I will!!!!!!
  • lmk224
    lmk224 Posts: 41 Member
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    Gosh you ladies are sure putting me off pregnancy! lol one my sister's had a baby boy who was 10.2lbs and I really felt for her and her skin, well done to all of you!
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
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    Gosh you ladies are sure putting me off pregnancy! lol one my sister's had a baby boy who was 10.2lbs and I really felt for her and her skin, well done to all of you!

    don't be turned off pregnancy. :) my sister-in-law has gone thru it three times (compared to my two) and she has no stretch marks (she got just as large as i did), no extra skin, and got back her six pack abs within a few months. i think it has a lot to do with genetics.
  • chelldoty
    chelldoty Posts: 1
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    I think being healthier and feeling better is the goal if I never wear a bikini again that is ok I just want to live better!!! Be proud of that!!:flowerforyou:
  • astovey
    astovey Posts: 578 Member
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    wish I had kids to show for my stretch marks. Mine are very faded these days because I got mine when I was very young and didn't know what was happening. I did end up getting a tummy tuck because the skin around my belly was so depressing and I figured I'm only 25 once. They cut out a lot of the stretch marks though :). If you're fine with how you look, more power to ya, I just couldn't love myslef the way I was.
  • CoryIda
    CoryIda Posts: 7,887 Member
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    I think being healthier and feeling better is the goal if I never wear a bikini again that is ok I just want to live better!!! Be proud of that!!:flowerforyou:
    AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Chica650
    Chica650 Posts: 14 Member
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    Redbook did a story on tummy tucks and after reading it, I'm cured of EVER wanting to get a tummy tuck. You have to carry this drain tube around with you for about a week and they tighten your skin up so much that you can't even stand up straight for about a week. They wrote that the pain is excruciating. I've had 3 c-sections, so I'm no stranger to surgery, but, wowza... :) I'll just rock my c-section pooch. Besides all that, if you buy some spanx, you can tuck it in. :bigsmile: And as far as swimsuits go, I was never a bikini person to begin with, but tanned fat looks better, so I'm thinking of getting a tanning package somewhere. :wink:
  • astovey
    astovey Posts: 578 Member
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    It sucks for about a week, and there are drainage tubes (and they suck) but things just keep getting better and better after that

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