Constable101 Posted January 20, 2010 Posted January 20, 2010 Well, I guess Ill start by saying its great to be here. First time on the forum, first time posting. Anyway, Im feeling pretty low as the title would suggest. The reason being, Im not liking my body right now. Im currently 23 years old, im 5"10 and weigh 165 pounds, male BTW. Ive never really been overweight, just little out of shape, but about 6 months ago I changed all that. I started eating healthy and working out. Im in great shape now, eat very healthy, count calories, weight lift every other day, cardio 3 times a week. Anyway, when I started this lifestyle, I lost about 20 pounds, like fast. So fast, in fact, I got quite a few stretch marks. I have them on my butt, hips, front of my thieghs, upper arms, biceps, and the front and back of my shoulders. They have faded to skin color now, but are still visible, and have a different texture from the rest of my skin. I worked hard to get where I am now, but I've never been so depressed. Im a good looking guy (from what ive been told from people) and I dont disagree, but I just feel like they would change their minds if they saw me with my shirt off. Are these scars a big turn off to women? Also, I do treat them to the best of my abilites, cocoa butter, strivectin and mederma 2 times a day and exfoliate in the shower, my skin is ridiculously smooth.
CourtneyQ Posted January 28, 2010 Posted January 28, 2010 Congrats on getting in shape, I know the story, actually I am the story. As far as the stretchies go, is the skin 'loose'? Has it lost it's elasticity, say like a woman's baby belly? From the sounds of it it hasn't so I'll base my reply on that.... I really don't think that there are many people in the world that dont have stretch marks, they can form from simply growing too fast for your own skin. I think you may be obsessing, I do exactly the same thing, I pick myself apart and then I'm miserable because I'm not 'perfect', become depressed and end up in the same spot where I started. SO STOP!!!! 32 and 2 kids; I think I have the right to have flaws at this point. I have been and still am referred to as 'hot' frequently (pretty, gorgeous, beautiful, u get the point) but when I get the way that your sounding that's it for me, I can gain 20 pounds in 6 months, no joke. This is stuff you learn about yourself in time, you've only been alive for 5 years, anything previous to that is tadpole. Want a solution.... fake tan! Not a real tan, stretchies don't tan so you need to stain them. It will still look 'shiny' but it's the best option you have (I've tried everything). It is silly to be depressed because you look better then you did before, right???? You will still have the stretch marks if you give up on yourself but feel like crap on top of it. I'd nip it now and go and see someone about it before it manifests into much much more. Don't start the spiral into the cycle..... Good luck sweet stuff
dyzfunctioned Posted January 28, 2010 Posted January 28, 2010 I'm 5'9 and went from 165 down to 142 over the course of 3 and a half months and now another 5 months later I'm back up to 165. If anyone needs to worry about stretch marks its me haha. I wouldn't worry about them too much though.
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