So like many of you on this sub, I have stretch marks on several parts of my body. They don’t upset me too much, but they still make me feel sad that I ‘let myself’ get them by my twenties. But one conversation totally changed my perspective and I wanted to share it in case others are down on their stripes.
I had a girls night over the weekend with some of my best friends, all of whom are a healthy weight (unlike me!) and I was discussing my weight loss journey so far. I mentioned that I had stretch marks on my stomach and elsewhere from when I gained weight, that I was a bit embarrassed about.
Every single one of these beautiful, skinny women started talking about their own stretch marks, and showing me the weird and wonderful myriad of stripes they had accumulated over the years, some on their hips, or on their stomachs, thighs, even on knees!
This was such an eye-opener for me as I’d only ever associated stretch marks with obesity or pregnancy, and never realised just how normal and common they really are. They are not a marker of obesity, just a marker of change. And now, as I lose more weight and my body changes, I am proud of how my stretch marks change too.
I was curious what others on this sub thought of stretch marks, and if anything has made you change your views on them?
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