Sporting stretch marks in public (like at the pool)??

brittanydittman
brittanydittman Posts: 86
edited October 2 in Motivation and Support
What do you think about it?

I myself, have them. I gained weight rapidly in highschool reaching about 220lbs at my max. Now that i weigh 145lbs, im able to pull off two peice swim suites!!! YAY!! BUT i still have the stretch marks, faded, but still there. Lame. I still wear 2 peice swim suites because i believe i have earned the right to do so :o) Its a treat to myself!

I went to a water park a few weeks ago and wore my two peice figuring i couldnt be the only one. But yeah i kinda was lol... all the bigger girls (like not even really big but girls like my size) wer wearing full coverage suits and shorts mainly.

Am i crazy?

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  • TinaDay1114
    TinaDay1114 Posts: 1,328 Member
    You're not crazy -- if you feel good in it, wear it. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, or does. You did earn it, after all. And stretch marks are not inherently evil. They're just a part of life for most of us. :flowerforyou:
  • Cherilea
    Cherilea Posts: 1,118 Member
    You're not crazy -- if you feel good in it, wear it. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, or does. You did earn it, after all. And stretch marks are not inherently evil. They're just a part of life for most of us. :flowerforyou:

    ^^^ This x 10!! ^^^

    I know how hard you have been working and you look FABULOUS!!! Im really proud of you! :smile:
  • frugalmomsrock
    frugalmomsrock Posts: 1,123
    I think you're just fine in a 2 piece. It's all the women that have NO BUSINESS AT ALL (read: bigger than I ever was, and I wouldn't have been caught dead in a 2 piece) that scare me. I live in FL, and I see women at the beach all the time that have no business in skimpy little suits, but they still do it. It's bad to a point that my 3 year old says out loud what I only think in my head! O_o

    I'm sure you look awesome. I, on the other hand, know that I should not wear a 2 piece. Not now, not ever. I've issued five babies, and no amount of weight loss and exercise is going to put my stomach back together again.
  • brittanydittman
    brittanydittman Posts: 86
    You're not crazy -- if you feel good in it, wear it. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, or does. You did earn it, after all. And stretch marks are not inherently evil. They're just a part of life for most of us. :flowerforyou:

    ^^^ This x 10!! ^^^

    I know how hard you have been working and you look FABULOUS!!! Im really proud of you! :smile:

    Awh thank you very much! Your encouragment means alot :)
  • ladybug1620
    ladybug1620 Posts: 1,136 Member
    I wore my bikini on our beach vacation to the pool and the beach. Nobody looked at me odd. I have stretchmarks on my tummy from 2 babies. I felt good, so I didn't care what anyone thought.
  • BeeElMarvin
    BeeElMarvin Posts: 2,086 Member
    What do you think about it?

    I myself, have them. I gained weight rapidly in highschool reaching about 220lbs at my max. Now that i weigh 145lbs, im able to pull off two peice swim suites!!! YAY!! BUT i still have the stretch marks, faded, but still there. Lame. I still wear 2 peice swim suites because i believe i have earned the right to do so :o) Its a treat to myself!

    I went to a water park a few weeks ago and wore my two peice figuring i couldnt be the only one. But yeah i kinda was lol... all the bigger girls (like not even really big but girls like my size) wer wearing full coverage suits and shorts mainly.

    Am i crazy?

    You look good! If you feel like wearing a 2 piece wear it!
  • brittanydittman
    brittanydittman Posts: 86
    I think you're just fine in a 2 piece. It's all the women that have NO BUSINESS AT ALL (read: bigger than I ever was, and I wouldn't have been caught dead in a 2 piece) that scare me. I live in FL, and I see women at the beach all the time that have no business in skimpy little suits, but they still do it. It's bad to a point that my 3 year old says out loud what I only think in my head! O_o

    I'm sure you look awesome. I, on the other hand, know that I should not wear a 2 piece. Not now, not ever. I've issued five babies, and no amount of weight loss and exercise is going to put my stomach back together again.

    Thank you :o) Yeah i know what you mean by the ppl who shouldnt be wearing skimpy stuff!.I mean its not fun to look at by any means, but at the same time i respect and kinda envy the confidence they have to such a thing!! I have very mixed feeling about it LOL
    Babies will do that! Im hoping the pre stretch i put my tummy through will make it a lil more lax on the re-stretching later... probably not but i can hope :o) Thanks for your kind words hun
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    If you feel good - you wear whatever the eff you want! I have mad strech marks, I'm not skinny by any means, and I still wear a bikini. I DARE someone to say something to me about it... DARE them, I tell you.
  • brittanydittman
    brittanydittman Posts: 86
    What do you think about it?

    I myself, have them. I gained weight rapidly in highschool reaching about 220lbs at my max. Now that i weigh 145lbs, im able to pull off two peice swim suites!!! YAY!! BUT i still have the stretch marks, faded, but still there. Lame. I still wear 2 peice swim suites because i believe i have earned the right to do so :o) Its a treat to myself!

    I went to a water park a few weeks ago and wore my two peice figuring i couldnt be the only one. But yeah i kinda was lol... all the bigger girls (like not even really big but girls like my size) wer wearing full coverage suits and shorts mainly.

    Am i crazy?

    You look good! If you feel like wearing a 2 piece wear it!


    Thank you!
  • brittanydittman
    brittanydittman Posts: 86
    I wore my bikini on our beach vacation to the pool and the beach. Nobody looked at me odd. I have stretchmarks on my tummy from 2 babies. I felt good, so I didn't care what anyone thought.


    You go girl!!! thats what i like to hear :o) Good for you!
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    I think you're just fine in a 2 piece. It's all the women that have NO BUSINESS AT ALL (read: bigger than I ever was, and I wouldn't have been caught dead in a 2 piece) that scare me. I live in FL, and I see women at the beach all the time that have no business in skimpy little suits, but they still do it. It's bad to a point that my 3 year old says out loud what I only think in my head! O_o

    I'm sure you look awesome. I, on the other hand, know that I should not wear a 2 piece. Not now, not ever. I've issued five babies, and no amount of weight loss and exercise is going to put my stomach back together again.

    I have a friend who has three children who got her self in KILLER bikini shape. It can be done.


    And as an aside, just because you wouldn't have ever felt comfortable in a two-piece doesn't mean other women that DO feel comfortable shouldn't do it.
  • brittanydittman
    brittanydittman Posts: 86
    If you feel good - you wear whatever the eff you want! I have mad strech marks, I'm not skinny by any means, and I still wear a bikini. I DARE someone to say something to me about it... DARE them, I tell you.


    I LOVE IT!!! :oD
  • 1aprilaries
    1aprilaries Posts: 92 Member
    I can't wait til I'm 2 piece swimwear presentable!!!!! I'm rocking one....stretch marks & all!! later 4 what anybody else has 2 say do you.
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    Wear whatever makes YOU happy. People should wear bikinis if they want to even if they're 300lbs. There is NEVER a reason to feel ashamed of your body, especially not if it's just a few stretch marks you're worried about.
  • GeauxDonielle
    GeauxDonielle Posts: 145 Member
    I wear my two piece and faded stretch marks. Life is short can't streess over other people talking all the time. There's always someone somewhere saying something good or bad. LOL enjoy
  • frugalmomsrock
    frugalmomsrock Posts: 1,123
    I think you're just fine in a 2 piece. It's all the women that have NO BUSINESS AT ALL (read: bigger than I ever was, and I wouldn't have been caught dead in a 2 piece) that scare me. I live in FL, and I see women at the beach all the time that have no business in skimpy little suits, but they still do it. It's bad to a point that my 3 year old says out loud what I only think in my head! O_o

    I'm sure you look awesome. I, on the other hand, know that I should not wear a 2 piece. Not now, not ever. I've issued five babies, and no amount of weight loss and exercise is going to put my stomach back together again.

    I have a friend who has three children who got her self in KILLER bikini shape. It can be done.


    And as an aside, just because you wouldn't have ever felt comfortable in a two-piece doesn't mean other women that DO feel comfortable shouldn't do it.

    I'm not talking about normal 2 piece suits here...I'm talking skimpy, barely covering the private places that should only be revealed in a bedroom, hair popping out of places it shouldn't be making a three year old say, "uhhhh... that's gross." That's pretty bad... lol
  • spicypepper
    spicypepper Posts: 1,016 Member
    I cannot WAIT to be able to wear a 2 piece again! I've had 4 kids, I've been stretched from here to eternity and where as they are faded they are still there. My thoughts are as long as I don't look like a tub of cottage cheese, I'm not spilling out over the sides (top and bottoms) and I can fit in the suit with room to spare, by golly I'm gonna soooooooo rock that 2 piece! :D

    l say you're fine! Congrats!!!
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    People need to get past the notion that only perfect bodies can be displayed. Seriously. It's the pool!
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    People need to get past the notion that only perfect bodies can be displayed. Seriously. It's the pool!


    Tell everyone about having three kids AND the nicest looking abs of all time!!!!
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