Stretch Marks?

Mine have improved as I have lost weight. My tummy is just about an ok shape (though with the stretch marks it's still soft and flabby), and because of that it doesn't look too awful. Just a bit wrinkly. I do have really really bad ones, though. I mean, there isn't a quarter of a square inch on my abdomen that isn't covered in them. I have a few on my hips, but I couldn't care less about those. The ones I mind are the ones that make my entire torso look like the skin is sagging off it. Which I suppose it is!

I must be abnormal, because bio-oil did absolutely nothing for me at all. I used it for 8 months daily and didn't notice anything at all, apart from the hole in my bank balance.

NO! It didnt work for me either! I used it for a full year! I guess it depends on how bad the stretchmarks are! In fact, i have tried everything, acid skin peels the lot. Nothing made a difference! I guess we just need to live with them.

i am also covered i would imagine i have a few more than you! after 3 large babies,and was nearly 400lbs!
i have them tummy all over,back,arms (down to elbows) boobs,legs(down to just past knees)basically most places other than the face and they are not light hardley can see ones either! so i do know what i am talking about
i was just agreeing saying you should love your body and take it what it gives you!

You're a woman. Try being a man covered in them to your extent (arms down to elbows, legs, etc). Love my body? Hmm, can never see that happening tbh for me.

no you miss my point totally!! lol
i'm not saying i love them or the baggy skin that you get after you loose weight! :sad: (that's my own fault):blushing: i am saying look to your body on the inside get away from the weight and look side of things and move on to the fitness and health side of things! :drinker:
it puts you in a much better mind set and you will not worry about the"nasty" side effects so much it's almost like you forget them totally! belive it or not...:huh:

ya know...i have a few stretch marks on my love handle areas..but they are sooo faint...i don't get what all the whoohaa is about...i kind of like mine lol i say embrace them :-) love your body :-)

Having a few is normal....looking like you've been mauled by a tiger is different, lol. I have road maps covering my stomach from pregnancy. Some loose skin as well...I'm saving up for a tummy tuck. While it won't get rid of the marks...being able to wear a bikini again would be wonderful. Trust me...if you want to see some 'mommy scars' go to theshapeofamother.com to see where I'm coming from.

That site is cool Mine are much worse than the pics on there tho!

I guess we all stretch differently! Good thing is, it makes you realise you are not the only one

I stretched really bad. I make some of the women on there look like super models. I went from looking like Jillian Michaels without the tan to feeling horrid about myself because of the marks and skin. I wish I had the self confidence some of the women on here display. After coming out of an abusive relationship where those marks were a torment becuase I was called ugly, fat, disgusting....and other nasty words for the entire time my daughter has been alive...I just can't live with those marks. 8 years is a long time to be called names...I'm not sure if I'll ever accept myself because of the abuse. I know I'm beautiful in other ways but I always feel like any man I may meet now will react the same way my ex-husband did. I know this is a personal struggle for me and not something most of you ladies have to deal with...but being 26, single, single mom to an almost 8 year old, recovered ED, and body image issues...surgery is the only way to go to make me feel better about myself. If you and your partner/SO are happy...all the best to you! For those of us out there looking for love and being judged on how we look...these 'small imperfections'...are far from being small.