Weight Loss Support - Do you ever feel like one big stretch mark?

People with stretch marks, that is. lol. I have gone through so many weight fluctuations throughout the years and gotten them, and I know I will get more as I lose weight. I'm not going to stop losing weight not to get any more or anything. It's just discouraging sometimes. I mean, I have them everywhere possible you can get them almost. Forget bikinis or swimsuits. I don't feel comfortable in even shorts or sleeveless shirts. It's crazy that a real cure hasn't come out. Not a cream that will lighten them or lessen them, but a laser or something that will completely take them away.

Hahaha that title cracked me up! And yes. I am so so so depressed that once I finish losing this weight I will still never be able to show my stomach. UGH

Oh yeah, I feel your pain. Since puberty, I've had stretch marks across my chest that disallows me to wear a lot of tops (though I've finally made peace with my stretch marks on my chest and just wear the tops anyway, especially if they compliment me in other aspects) - not to mention all over my stomach and a few on my shoulders from when I used to play tennis.

My roommate was telling me about this cream that she said literally faded all of her old stretch marks, but it didn't work for her mom. And her mom used Stivectin that worked for her, but not for my roommate.. ugh!

So I know how frustrating it is.. I can't imagine wearing a bikini even if I was thin enough simply because of that..
But honestly, so many people have stretch marks and I see plenty of girls that look confident and happy wearing bikini's out to the beach, stretch marks and all - so I guess it's all in a state of mind.
I too, hope they come out with a "cure" very soon though!

Here here! Also loved the title :) When I first gained and lost weight, I went from 150 to 135 (which I know should not seem like such a drastic thing worth stretch-mark-bragging rights) and I kid you not, as I lost the weight I got dark, dark red fat, thick stretch marks on the tops of my thighs from my waist down all the way down to a little past my knees. People (and myself!) were completely shocked, some were so red and stretched they began to tear and bleed. Plus they were on my arms, hips, breasts - whole nine yards. I wore 3/4 sleeves and jeans all summer (even short sleeve shirts show my marks). They're getting a lot better and are definitely more pink than red - but as I get closer to getting back down to my ideal weight, I'm getting so nervous that they'll find me again and come back for an attack.


ETA: That's also my argument for all of the people who say Depo doesn't make you gain weight!! I gained it so fast after starting depo, my body couldn't even keep up. It was awful.

I've used bio-oil and that has seemed to help but they do fade over time naturally.

I've heard about surgery but don't know if that's even effective.

Not long ago, I saw a comedian talk about his girlfriends stretch marks - and how sexy he found them (thinking of them as silvery tiger stripes).

It's silly, but I never thought of them as being pretty before - and you know - they kind of are. Too bad everyone doesn't think so - then we could be showing them off instead of hiding them.

Grrr, baby!

lol, I have stretch marks everywhere. All over my thighs, my stomach, my arms and on my breasts.

I used to feel so self conscious about them. But... do you know what changed it for me? Going to a strip club, lol.

Odd answer, I know... but obviously those girls aren't wearing anything, so it was a chance to really study other girls bodies... and almost half of them had (faded) stretch marks. Do you think any of the guys there CARED?? Nope.

So, I am not going to care about them either, lol.

I have them on my stomach. I hate looking at them, they make me feel so self conscious.

but obviously those girls aren't wearing anything, so it was a chance to really study other girls bodies... and almost half of them had (faded) stretch marks. Do you think any of the guys there CARED?? Nope.

So, I am not going to care about them either, lol.


I have a sister who is just stunning...Barbie-beautiful. I saw her in a bikini and she had stretch marks. Not as many, but they were there!

So I know what you're saying.

Honestly, I'm pretty beat up skin-wise so I doubt I'll change my wardrobe once I lose the weight. Smaller, sure...but no bikinis for me!

Kaplods - LOL that's funny! My boyfriend calls me his sexy kitten sooo that kind of works for us.

I... was first disappointed that they'd never really go away, however mine have started to fade after a 30lb loss so that comforts me. I plan to be in a bikini next summer when I reach goal, stretch marks or not. Besides - don't most women have them?

I don’t have much problem with stretch marks, but when it comes to loose skin... OMG!
When reached the 20 lbs loss my stomach looked awful. Now it is getting better, but my butt still looking horrible :(
And I think it is so bad that I don’t see it getting any better.
Anyone with the same problem?

Not long ago, I saw a comedian talk about his girlfriends stretch marks - and how sexy he found them (thinking of them as silvery tiger stripes).


A few months into dating my husband he also called them tiger stripes and said he liked them, lol. I got SO many when I had my son, not just on the belly, but legs, butt, and MAJORLY on my sides. Unlike most, the ones on my side have never faded, they're still purple. I only added to my collection by my enormous weight gain after wards.

I have grown to love them now though. They are my battle scars of motherhood and other struggles in my life and I think that scars and marks on the body are beautiful. :carrot:

belezura...I have a horrible butt and stomach...the butt really scares me...even when I'm at goal weight (which wasn't too long ago, actually), I worry so much about how I look when I'm walking...I feel super self conscious when I'm in my gym clothes. I see other women and none of them seem to have all the loose skin, sagginess and dimples I have on my bum. It sucks. However, this time, when I reach goal, I will not be upset by all of this. I will just wear clothes to accentuate the positive...my future small waist and my nice collar bone, etc.... I can't change all of that so why not just accept it? I used to worry about a little cellulite and now, I have to just stop worrying about this and be happy with what I've got. I feel lucky that I can walk, workout and be active...not everyone has those luxuries. But, I do understand where you're coming from.

I hear you - I've always had them on my outer thighs, but now after two babies my stomach is riddled with them and unfortunately looks like a large rasin made of skin with some sort of distorted belly button hidden in there! The only cure obviously is a tummy tuck to remove the excess skin - I plan on it one day when we're sure we're done with kids and I'm at a healthy weight. Honestly I think the vast majority of women have them, those who don't are genetically blessed (insert jealousy here ;) )

I just recently started to get strech marks. I never had any that were really bad, but one day I saw a little red dot on my stomach and it itched. I thought it was a bug bite, well now that tiny dot is about six inches long across my stomach. Many have popped up over the past few months. I even noticed a baby one on my shoulder. I really don't want them on my shoulders. I figure, when I lose all this weight I wanna at least show my arms if I can't show my stomach. Thankfully, some are already starting to fade and they aren't really that noticable.

I know they can't be removed, but is there a way to prevent more from forming?

When I was pregnant on my daughter I got them all over my stomach, huge red ones they were horrible, on my sides too. I cried and cried and cried. I used bio oil and theyre not red anymore, you can barley see them but you can feel them. I have just accepted that they're going to be there forever so might as well get used to them lol I bought a goal bathing suit. It's backless and probably the closest thing I'll ever be able to wear to a bikini.

It's a catch 22- I think a nice tan helps, but you have to bare the skin to get the tan!

Anyway my purple ones are more whitish now and you can barely see them. I also secretly think they look cool. Wish society didn't hate on them so.

The dreaded stretch marks. I got a few during puberity, from growing and gaining weight. But then that all settled down. My next round of stretch marks came from being pregnant and having twins.

The boys weighed 6'1& 3/4 ozs and 6'&1/4 oz.

Woof, talk about stretch marks. OMG! I had a little girl in a swimming pool dressing room ask me if I'd been in a fire and got burned.

At first I hated them, but they have faded over the years and today, I don't mind them anymore. They are a part of me and my life, and who I am and where I've been.

I would not be the person I am today without them.

They only represent your outside, not what is the real inner you.

I've actually grown to like them over the years. They are just a part of me and who I am.

Ugh, I not only FEEL like a big stretchmark, I AM one :( About a few months ago tons of purple angry stretchmarks just appeared almost overnight due to me gaining a lot. So I'm hoping if I lose the pounds fairly fast and use body lotion on them I can get rid of at least some. Has anyone tried cocoa butter and if so does it work? I'm just using normal body lotion at the moment and it's not making a massive difference, but it helps a little bit.

I'm a mass of stretch marks but I don't worry about them too much, I find that my baggy skin and cellulite draws the eye away from them. Also, although I've still got loads of weight to loose, I look so much hotter than I did before that I'm convinced that anyone looking will be so taken by that they won't notice any of the bad stuff.

Please feel free to join me here in self-delusion land, the view is excellent!

I'm glad my title made some of you laugh. LOL.

I have them on my stomach, under my breasts an on my shoulders. The shoulder marks have faded quite a bit. the thought of getting the extra lbs off so outweighs the negs of the loose skin and stretch marks (though of course I'd rather be flawless!! ha). I've had them since I was a teen, I can live with it.

and who knows? maybe in a year or so dermatologists will have a way to get rid of them, nothing worth crying about. love the stripper story.

oh gosh, do i hate mine. I got my first stretch mark when I was like, 13.

I have them on my stomach, boobs, hips and thighs. after a year together, I STILL can't walk naked in front of my bf.

I have stretch marks (faded ones) on my stomach, heiny and lower back, they don't bother me as much as the hanging skin on my belly and arms.

My stretch marks are pretty bad...my mom actually saw them one day, on my stomach...and said "you shouldn't have stretch marks like that. people only get them that bad after they have kids..."

It kinda hurt, and it really sucked. I've got them on my tummy, under my arms, on my thighs, on my boobs (not just the bottom, the top too...)

I don't know how I'll feel about them once I make it to goal...I think that if I don't have tons of loose skin and stuff, that I'll feel comfortable walking around with my stretch marks exposed...

I mean, I guess the way I see it is that everyone knew how fat I was, it would be logical that I'd have stretch marks...so they know that they were there and they know that stretch marks don't go away..so who cares if they get to see them. If I loose all that weight I'm going to stop limiting myself...if I love a specific article of clothing, I'm going to buy it regardless of if it shows off my stretch marks or not...

=D

I have tons of stretch marks but even my 140 lb never been fat husband has stretch marks.

I have tons of stretch marks but even my 140 lb never been fat husband has stretch marks.

My husband has them too, and he has never been big. Most of mine came from a growth spurt, and not weight gain... I think it just happens.

I hate my stretch marks too, not the little silvery ones on my tummy, but the angry deep ones from skin that shouldn't be stretched on the inside of my groin. My son was 8 lbs 6 oz, and I was all belly. I like self tanner for the beach or the lake. It does make a difference.

Ugh, I hate stretch marks. Growing up I got them on my thighs and I can remember a little girl asking her mom what was wrong with me at my friends pool. They settled down but when I got pregnant with my daughter I didn't get any on my tummy until the VERY LAST week of my pregnancy. I was so upset, I really thought I was going to get through the whole thing with a single tummy stretch mark. Boo.

Since I gained more weight after that I got them on my boobs (my cleavage :() and even my under arms. Makes me sad but what can I do?

Sorry to bump this thread, but I am losing weight and getting more stretch marks. I am doing well on my diet and don't intend to stop, but getting more stretch marks is more than I can take. Ugh.

I have them EVERYWHERE. Boobs, arms, one on stomach, sides, butt. Front, side, back, of thighs. In between my legs at the tops. The backs of my knees. The backs of my calves.

When I was doing a new exercise video the other day, I felt my stretch marks stretching, lol, so I can't do it anymore. Waste of $10.

I have pretty bad stretchmarks on my legs. I also have some right above my hips that developed during puberty, I wasn't fat at all then, I just grew fast. I saw a commercial today for "mederma for stretch marks" and it's $39.99 but there aren't any reviews yet that I could find.

People with stretch marks, that is. lol. I have gone through so many weight fluctuations throughout the years and gotten them, and I know I will get more as I lose weight. I'm not going to stop losing weight not to get any more or anything. It's just discouraging sometimes. I mean, I have them everywhere possible you can get them almost. Forget bikinis or swimsuits. I don't feel comfortable in even shorts or sleeveless shirts. It's crazy that a real cure hasn't come out. Not a cream that will lighten them or lessen them, but a laser or something that will completely take them away.



My doctor actually told me that no cream will get rid of your stretch marks because they are actually inside, not outside. Your skin rips from the inside, and just shows on the outside. So no cream can ever make them go away, only lighten their appearance.

but for me, i tan, which blends the color of the marks and your skin to the same tone, and use 'lay it on thick' from bath and body works, and it gives my skin the elasticity it needs. (plus makes the marks lighter and smells awesome) =0>

I have stretch marks all over my body.They're so big and noticeable and I hate them!I'm really hoping that they'll disappear after I've reached my weight-loss goal.

I have only a few stretch marks on my boobs (that I got when my boobs suddently got bigger in late teens). They are not very noticeable because I have a very fair skin .... in fact, I just looked in and on this overcast dark day, they are almost invisible.

I hate my stretch marks too. I have had them since I was a teenager. I remember once my mom saw them, and she got really upset. She thought my body was destroyed. I don't mind them that much any more. The ones that were on my legs are like gone. I just noticed one day that I couldn't see them anymore. The ones on my stomach are kind of white and faded. I'm hoping they might fade some more as I lose weight. I don't think I could get away with wearing a bikini, though.

I did have a guy ask me once had I ever been pregnant. I told him know, and he didn't believe me because he thought only pregnant women get stretch marks.

I remember when I was younger, around about puberty, I obviously held a lot of fat on my thighs and I had the most fierce stretchmarks on my inner thigh. They have basically turned silver now. In my recent weight gain, however, I seem to have been lucky enough to only have a massive weightgain on my hips, so that's where the majority of my stretchmarks are :(

I have them but don't mind them. The ones on my stomach are from pregnancy and the rest are from losing weight that I have no need to be carrying around.

Noone's perfect.