I've lost 8 lbs, BUT....

ybba12490
ybba12490 Posts: 252
edited September 26 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm getting new stretch marks on my stomach! They're purple and there are lots. I've never had them on my stomach before, I don't know why they're all of a sudden forming when I've LOST weight?

Also, the inside of my thighs have never chaffed before and now that I'm losing weight they are!!! AHHH! Why is this happening?

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  • JMuzzy
    JMuzzy Posts: 63
    wow i have never heard of that---hopefully someone else on here can help! however, I would apply some kind of a lotion (like bio-oil) to the area while they are forming so they arent as severe. i have heard that the dark stretch marks are the easiest to treat and that once they turn silvery-white its too late to do anything. congrats on the weight loss, though!
    jennie :flowerforyou:
  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    This could be something completely different, but I noticed when I first started losing weight that the skin on my stomach got really sore for a while. It felt like it was rubbed raw, and the stretch marks that I had turned pinkish for a while (they had been silver). It went away. Maybe you had some light stretch marks before, but they didn't show up much until the skin started to shrink again?
  • GinjaNinja1
    GinjaNinja1 Posts: 19 Member
    Make sure you are getting enough vitamin A, E and C. These vitamins help promote elasticity in your skin.
    I didn't look at your diary, but how much water are you drinking? Make sure you drink lots of water throughout the day.
    You can also get creams with Vitamin E in them, rub the area twice daily to keep the elasticity up in your skin.

    Good luck!
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