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Hey /fit/

I was wondering, to all the people who were fat and lost weight. What became of the body marks you got because you gained weight? Like Striaes and such. I have a bunch of them, and as I am walking towards a healthier body, I'm just wondering what happens there. does it get more hard to notice? I know they don't ever dissapear, but do they bother you?
>> Anonymous
By striaes i'm guessing you mean stretch marks but yes. I'd gone from 200 LBS to a lean 175 and they still are there but they faded away to a silverish/white color. It isn't that noticeable but they will NEVER go away unless you get laser surgery or something like that. Also if you have recent ones apply cocoa butter lotion on it to make it fade faster. And no they don't bother me because now it reminds me of how far i've come to obtain my goal and how i'm never reverting back to my old life-style. Sorry for the long block of words OP.
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holy shit.
I'm kind of self concious about mines, but I didn't know it could get this bad.
>> Anonymous
>>469872
Truth, a constant reminder
>> Anonymous
>>469875
If mine were that bad I would definitely make it into a fire Themed tattoo. Unfortunately stretch marks aren't able to be tattoo'd over, otherwise I'd probably do that. I'm a bit self conscious, but I still am working towards getting a better body like Op. I think it will be nice to have as a reminder of what I don't ever want to be again.
>> Anonymous
I dropped 100 pounds.

Haven't a clue what I did right but I never got a single stretch mark. Ever. Anywhere. Not even on the sides or anything. I haven't a clue what I did but I guess it's because I took a while to drop the weight.

Either way, view the marks as awards or accomplishment marks man. What you did was come a very long way to earn them. Wear em with pride.

Also, I've heard that if you tan, then let the skin go pale, then tan, then pale, they're fade really fast because of the skin dying and regrowing. But it may just be a myth.

Good job on the weight loss.
>> Anonymous
While we're on the subject, I've lost weight a LONG time ago, so my stretch marks are nearly all faded and not noticable at all, but sometimes when i go to bed i notice they're all red. Anyone knows the cause of this? Wouldnt want that happenin while im on the beach or so
>> Anonymous
>>469889
probably not related, but whenever I Go to the bath they do get kind of red. that makes more sense though
>> Anonymous
>>469875
HOLY FUCK I AM NEVER EATING ANYTHING AGAIN. XD.

Anyone got anymore brutal pictures of stretch marks?
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>> Anonymous
when i was younger i didnt know what stretch markes were and my mom never talked to me because she was always passed out on meth and i had no friends or anyone to talk to and i had the marks on my tit and i didnt know what it was i thought i had worms under my skin until highschool
>> Anonymous
>>469882
I think they only occur when your body expands faster then you can grow new skin to cover it. So if you gain weight very gradually, you may not get any stretch marks.

Personally I have them on my back just from gaining height so quickly as a young teen. They certainly do fade, but they're still visable. But in my case, since they're all in a row of horizontal lines, it looks like I was whipped or something.

I've heard that there are expensive medicated creams that are effective at reducing their appearence. I guess you should ask a dermatologist if it's worth it to you.
>> Anonymous
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>>469875
fuck this shit gave me chills.
thats just fucking crazy
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>>469974
cool story bro
>> Anonymous
>>469875
There's no fucking way that's real. On my high school rowing team there was this fat kid named Steve. This guy was a lard ass who had no business doing anything physical. Well one day we were fucking with him like usual, we hit his ass with a hose at full blast, making his shirt all wet. When he took his shirt off, he revealed these fucking RED as hell stretch marks on his gut. Shit looked like a demon scratched him. Well of course we fucking railed on him HARD. But then this hot ass chick came by and began calling us assholes and telling us that we were bad people for making fun of him. Then we raped her.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
to get rid of them cheaply: COCOA BUTTER.
>> Anonymous
I got my stretch marks going through puberty... growing a foot in one year and gaining fifty pounds will do that to you. I've had them since I was ten. There's really nothing you can do, but they fade eventually. Best thing to do is to just get over them. At least you're not a chick.