stretch Marks

hasiangirl
hasiangirl Posts: 1,613
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
So ive come to the conclusion i'll always have those indents...but ive been using cocoa butter skin therapy oil it's about 10dollars...it's been a little under a week and they have already lightened up and lookin so much better :)
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  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
    i am actually confused about stretch marks and cellulite? are they not the same thing? can someone give me some info! i have actual growing stretch marks on my torso from just getting too tall too fast as a kid, ive had them sicne i was like 16!these are acctually like...lines. whereas i have seen cellulite and it is indents, it kinda looks like lumpyness. but then i see pregnant stretch marks, and they are indents?

    i need some differentiation!
  • kandyjo
    kandyjo Posts: 4,493 Member
    So ive come to the conclusion i'll always have those indents...but ive been using cocoa butter skin therapy oil it's about 10dollars...it's been a little under a week and they have already lightened up and lookin so much better :)

    Yeah, I have never found anything to take them away....just lighten them....
  • sherri_pie22b
    sherri_pie22b Posts: 28 Member
    Yeah I have heard that cocoa butter works.......but I have never heard of cocoa butter oil.....Where did you find this......
  • heathcox
    heathcox Posts: 22
    I have horrible stretch marks on my stomach from my son. They are even worse after losing the 50lbs and the skin is loose on top of the stretch marks. I want a tummy tuck soooooo bad!
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    They never do go away. It sucks...they compleatly cover my stomach. I was only 85 lbs when I got pregnant and had never weighted 90 in my life at that point...then I reached 110 (my highest) but it caused my stomach to streach so much that my innie became an outie and I now have what my daughter calls 'zebra stripes'. Oh well, it's worth it to have her...now if only I could have a tummy tuck to get rid of the loose skin and most of the stretch marks.
  • hasiangirl
    hasiangirl Posts: 1,613
    i am actually confused about stretch marks and cellulite? are they not the same thing? can someone give me some info! i have actual growing stretch marks on my torso from just getting too tall too fast as a kid, ive had them sicne i was like 16!these are acctually like...lines. whereas i have seen cellulite and it is indents, it kinda looks like lumpyness. but then i see pregnant stretch marks, and they are indents?

    i need some differentiation!
    well when u run your fingers of stretch marks they feel like indents ....stretch marks are when your skin stretches too fast or too much and cellulite are i think blocked up fat or something that causes dimpling
  • Melroxsox
    Melroxsox Posts: 1,040 Member
    They never do go away. It sucks...they compleatly cover my stomach. I was only 85 lbs when I got pregnant and had never weighted 90 in my life at that point...then I reached 110 (my highest) but it caused my stomach to streach so much that my innie became an outie and I now have what my daughter calls 'zebra stripes'. Oh well, it's worth it to have her...now if only I could have a tummy tuck to get rid of the loose skin and most of the stretch marks.
    awww.......that is actually really cute that she calls them your zebra stripes! lol kids are awesome~!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
    i am actually confused about stretch marks and cellulite? are they not the same thing? can someone give me some info! i have actual growing stretch marks on my torso from just getting too tall too fast as a kid, ive had them sicne i was like 16!these are acctually like...lines. whereas i have seen cellulite and it is indents, it kinda looks like lumpyness. but then i see pregnant stretch marks, and they are indents?

    i need some differentiation!
    well when u run your fingers of stretch marks they feel like indents ....stretch marks are when your skin stretches too fast or too much and cellulite are i think blocked up fat or something that causes dimpling

    that is what i thought, i just wasn't 100%. thank you!!:flowerforyou:
  • hasiangirl
    hasiangirl Posts: 1,613
    yea this stuff does NOT get rid of stretch marks atleast not in a little under a week :laugh: but it has reduced the appearences of them a whole lot....

    I got it at target, but walmart has it as well i believe it comes in a box and theres just a regular bottle of oil in it
  • hasiangirl
    hasiangirl Posts: 1,613
    They never do go away. It sucks...they compleatly cover my stomach. I was only 85 lbs when I got pregnant and had never weighted 90 in my life at that point...then I reached 110 (my highest) but it caused my stomach to streach so much that my innie became an outie and I now have what my daughter calls 'zebra stripes'. Oh well, it's worth it to have her...now if only I could have a tummy tuck to get rid of the loose skin and most of the stretch marks.
    lol that is cute that she calls the zebra stripes :laugh: kids are deff honest and cute while being honest... i call them my labor of love marks :laugh: :laugh:
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    They never do go away. It sucks...they compleatly cover my stomach. I was only 85 lbs when I got pregnant and had never weighted 90 in my life at that point...then I reached 110 (my highest) but it caused my stomach to streach so much that my innie became an outie and I now have what my daughter calls 'zebra stripes'. Oh well, it's worth it to have her...now if only I could have a tummy tuck to get rid of the loose skin and most of the stretch marks.
    lol that is cute that she calls the zebra stripes :laugh: kids are deff honest and cute while being honest... i call them my labor of love marks :laugh: :laugh:

    Yeah...but it still sucks. At least I hope I've tought her well enough to not comment on anyone in public...and so far she hasn't.
  • hasiangirl
    hasiangirl Posts: 1,613
    They never do go away. It sucks...they compleatly cover my stomach. I was only 85 lbs when I got pregnant and had never weighted 90 in my life at that point...then I reached 110 (my highest) but it caused my stomach to streach so much that my innie became an outie and I now have what my daughter calls 'zebra stripes'. Oh well, it's worth it to have her...now if only I could have a tummy tuck to get rid of the loose skin and most of the stretch marks.
    lol that is cute that she calls the zebra stripes :laugh: kids are deff honest and cute while being honest... i call them my labor of love marks :laugh: :laugh:

    Yeah...but it still sucks. At least I hope I've tought her well enough to not comment on anyone in public...and so far she hasn't.
    well that is deffinately a plus..my boyfriend has a friend who lost one of his legs a few yrs ago in a motorcycle accident and the first time my son saw him he asked, "what happened to you leg? where it go?" Lol i was just like umm my bad he's a kid...then when the guy said I got a boo boo....to top it off Thats when Hudson proceeded to kiss and hug the booboo better :embarassed:
  • mrsyac2
    mrsyac2 Posts: 2,784 Member
    i am actually confused about stretch marks and cellulite? are they not the same thing? can someone give me some info! i have actual growing stretch marks on my torso from just getting too tall too fast as a kid, ive had them sicne i was like 16!these are acctually like...lines. whereas i have seen cellulite and it is indents, it kinda looks like lumpyness. but then i see pregnant stretch marks, and they are indents?

    i need some differentiation!

    Stretch marks are scars from your skin stretching- Cellulite is the lumps it is fat depost deep under the skin.

    Stretch Marks are forever they lighten up over time they are more visible in olive skin tone and Dark complexion people. Mine are white and my skin is olive so they are very visible.

    As far as cellulite its not about losing weight its about decreasing your fat percentage thats how you can decrease your cellulite.

    Anyone can get stretch marks men and women it comes from rapid growth spurts in height- gaining weight, pregnancy, Body building ect.. Men get them too
  • 135gratitude
    135gratitude Posts: 364
    Great! Thanks for sharing - I find moisturizing and tanning makes them look better!

    I only have them on the lower left side of my belly - none on the right - as my son always seemed to be on that one side when I was pregnant. I embrace them as the memory of my pregnancy, and I can still remember running my hand over my belly, and feeling him all curled up on that one side.

    :flowerforyou:
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    i am actually confused about stretch marks and cellulite? are they not the same thing? can someone give me some info! i have actual growing stretch marks on my torso from just getting too tall too fast as a kid, ive had them sicne i was like 16!these are acctually like...lines. whereas i have seen cellulite and it is indents, it kinda looks like lumpyness. but then i see pregnant stretch marks, and they are indents?

    i need some differentiation!

    Stretch marks are scars from your skin stretching- Cellulite is the lumps it is fat depost deep under the skin.

    Stretch Marks are forever they lighten up over time they are more visible in olive skin tone and Dark complexion people. Mine are white and my skin is olive so they are very visible.

    As far as cellulite its not about losing weight its about decreasing your fat percentage thats how you can decrease your cellulite.

    The reason I'm happy I'm goth and pasty pale.
  • hasiangirl
    hasiangirl Posts: 1,613
    Great! Thanks for sharing - I find moisturizing and tanning makes them look better!

    I only have them on the lower left side of my belly - none on the right - as my son always seemed to be on that one side when I was pregnant. I embrace them as the memory of my pregnancy, and I can still remember running my hand over my belly, and feeling him all curled up on that one side.

    :flowerforyou:
    well from your belly picture u look as if u have none! and I hope my tummy can look like urs some day..do u mind if i asked how high u got up to with ur pregnancy and if u had that baby pouch at one time?...i guess thats how u would describe it lol
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    They never do go away. It sucks...they compleatly cover my stomach. I was only 85 lbs when I got pregnant and had never weighted 90 in my life at that point...then I reached 110 (my highest) but it caused my stomach to streach so much that my innie became an outie and I now have what my daughter calls 'zebra stripes'. Oh well, it's worth it to have her...now if only I could have a tummy tuck to get rid of the loose skin and most of the stretch marks.
    lol that is cute that she calls the zebra stripes :laugh: kids are deff honest and cute while being honest... i call them my labor of love marks :laugh: :laugh:

    Yeah...but it still sucks. At least I hope I've tought her well enough to not comment on anyone in public...and so far she hasn't.
    well that is deffinately a plus..my boyfriend has a friend who lost one of his legs a few yrs ago in a motorcycle accident and the first time my son saw him he asked, "what happened to you leg? where it go?" Lol i was just like umm my bad he's a kid...then when the guy said I got a boo boo....to top it off Thats when Hudson proceeded to kiss and hug the booboo better :embarassed:

    She also never asks why people who have adopted kids look different because our pastor and his wife have a daughter from China and she's my daughters best friend. My cousin has Downs Syndrome and she's never asked why he's different either. I've always told her that God makes everyone different for a reason. (sorry if I offend anyone).
  • hasiangirl
    hasiangirl Posts: 1,613
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    She also never asks why people who have adopted kids look different because our pastor and his wife have a daughter from China and she's my daughters best friend. My cousin has Downs Syndrome and she's never asked why he's different either. I've always told her that God makes everyone different for a reason. (sorry if I offend anyone).
    [/quote]
    Thats awesome...my best friend is columbian and she has 3 kids he looks at them the same as anyone else...I think as far as ethnicity goes kids dont discriminate unless taught too...everyone is the same to a child when it comes to skin types and diff backgrounds...unless of course u come across a big fat white man with a white beard and white hair and rosy red cheeks...then he becomes santa :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • AmyT88
    AmyT88 Posts: 239
    I have stretch marks and I've never been pregnant. I'm sure they're from gaining weight. They're on my love handles and I have 2 little ones on my stomach that are recent :grumble: I just bought Palmer's coco butter massage lotion it was only $6 something for an 8 oz bottle. I'm hoping they lighten up big time and that I lose weight so the love handles don't draw attention to them any more. I think I just found another reason to go tanning :bigsmile: My mom always tells me she doesn't want to see what I'll look like if I would get pregnant :laugh: I hope this lotion helps a lot!!
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    Also...stretch marks are also partly genetic. Look at your mom...if she has a bunch...most likely you will as well. My mother has them all over her tummy too (from pregnancies...3 kids). I knew I'd have them...I just there weren't as many as there are. :grumble:
  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
    see, my 'stretch marks' are not something that will ever go away, maybe i will take a picture of them sometime for you guys. i was really really thin as a teenager and i had them since then. i can't even see them lightening, they are almost like the lines on my wrist that seperate my arm from my hand. hrm.
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    see, my 'stretch marks' are not something that will ever go away, maybe i will take a picture of them sometime for you guys. i was really really thin as a teenager and i had them since then. i can't even see them lightening, they are almost like the lines on my wrist that seperate my arm from my hand. hrm.

    They never will...they will fade over time and with oils/butters/creams...but never go away. They are very much a tattoo. They occur in the same layers of skin that a tattoo is put into...so therefor they never truly go away.
  • 135gratitude
    135gratitude Posts: 364
    Great! Thanks for sharing - I find moisturizing and tanning makes them look better!

    I only have them on the lower left side of my belly - none on the right - as my son always seemed to be on that one side when I was pregnant. I embrace them as the memory of my pregnancy, and I can still remember running my hand over my belly, and feeling him all curled up on that one side.

    :flowerforyou:
    well from your belly picture u look as if u have none! and I hope my tummy can look like urs some day..do u mind if i asked how high u got up to with ur pregnancy and if u had that baby pouch at one time?...i guess thats how u would describe it lol

    I will PM you with all the gory details of the belly transformation from pregnancy!!!!
    :flowerforyou:
  • hasiangirl
    hasiangirl Posts: 1,613
    Great! Thanks for sharing - I find moisturizing and tanning makes them look better!

    I only have them on the lower left side of my belly - none on the right - as my son always seemed to be on that one side when I was pregnant. I embrace them as the memory of my pregnancy, and I can still remember running my hand over my belly, and feeling him all curled up on that one side.

    :flowerforyou:
    well from your belly picture u look as if u have none! and I hope my tummy can look like urs some day..do u mind if i asked how high u got up to with ur pregnancy and if u had that baby pouch at one time?...i guess thats how u would describe it lol

    I will PM you with all the gory details of the belly transformation from pregnancy!!!!
    :flowerforyou:

    please do :)
  • TheMaidOfAstolat
    TheMaidOfAstolat Posts: 3,222 Member
    Great! Thanks for sharing - I find moisturizing and tanning makes them look better!

    I only have them on the lower left side of my belly - none on the right - as my son always seemed to be on that one side when I was pregnant. I embrace them as the memory of my pregnancy, and I can still remember running my hand over my belly, and feeling him all curled up on that one side.

    :flowerforyou:
    well from your belly picture u look as if u have none! and I hope my tummy can look like urs some day..do u mind if i asked how high u got up to with ur pregnancy and if u had that baby pouch at one time?...i guess thats how u would describe it lol

    I will PM you with all the gory details of the belly transformation from pregnancy!!!!
    :flowerforyou:

    Yes please...it's been almost 6 years and I'm still not back to seeing my abs. I know they're there...just under a nice 1 inch think layer of flub/skin.
  • Crunchytxmama
    Crunchytxmama Posts: 169 Member
    I have horrendous stretch marks from my first child. He was a very long baby and he never did drop....he just hung out up really high right under my ribs. My stretch marks actually bled they got so bad. I'm sure it was also the result of being overweight (about 180) when I got pregnant.

    Not much I can do about them now! Now that I've lost the weight, I have been getting some sun on my belly, which seems to make them look a little less noticeable and lately I've been using cocoa butter, but I don't think it does anything except make my stomach smell good, lol. I'm trying to focus on other areas of my body that I DO feel proud of.
  • kimss
    kimss Posts: 1,146
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    I will PM you with all the gory details of the belly transformation from pregnancy!!!!
    :flowerforyou:
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    :smile: Oh please , share your secrets with us all. You have the most fantastic looking stomach. I really wish you could tell us all. I am 3yrs into my tummy and I hate it. I am trying everything , except starvation, to make this thing go away. Help if you can!!!!!
  • foxyforce
    foxyforce Posts: 3,078 Member
    [

    I will PM you with all the gory details of the belly transformation from pregnancy!!!!
    :flowerforyou:




    :smile: Oh please , share your secrets with us all. You have the most fantastic looking stomach. I really wish you could tell us all. I am 3yrs into my tummy and I hate it. I am trying everything , except starvation, to make this thing go away. Help if you can!!!!!
    [/quote]

    i second that!!
  • 135gratitude
    135gratitude Posts: 364
    [

    I will PM you with all the gory details of the belly transformation from pregnancy!!!!
    :flowerforyou:




    :smile: Oh please , share your secrets with us all. You have the most fantastic looking stomach. I really wish you could tell us all. I am 3yrs into my tummy and I hate it. I am trying everything , except starvation, to make this thing go away. Help if you can!!!!!

    i second that!!
    [/quote]

    Thanks ladies.
    :blushing:

    My stomach took a beating with my pregnancies - about 10 pounds ago I still had cellullite on it! I do crunches like crazy, and I know everyone says that crunches dont matter if you have fat around your middle, but, for me, I feel a huge difference if I am doing lots of crunches.

    I gained 60+ lbs with each pregnancy, and am yet to lose the last 20 lbs. I don't know what else to say about my stomach - just lots of crunches, and losing the weight. I should also note that BEFORE my pregnancy, I had a very small waist and a bigger bottom half! Before having kids my waist was 26" with a hip of almost 40". I think it is genetic - just like the cellulite that covers my backside!!

    What else do you want to know?
    :smile:
  • WINEYINVA
    WINEYINVA Posts: 75 Member
    SINCE YOU ALL ARE ON THE TOPIC OF STRETCH MARKS WHICH I GUESS I AM DOOMED WITH FOREVER. WHAT ABOUT CELLULITE? I NOTICED IT AFTER I LOST ABOUT 40 LBS AFTER THE BIRTH OF MY LAST CHILD. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER GIVING BIRHT I WEIGHED IN AT 175, IT TOOK ME ALMOST TWO YEARS BUT I GOT DOWN TO 135 AND MANAGED TO KEEP IT OFF GIVE OR TAKE 5 LBS FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS. BUT AFTER THE WEIGHT LOSE I NOTICED CELLULITE ON MY UPPER THIGHS. HOW DO I GET RID OF IT?:sad: :sad:
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