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02-03-08, 12:02 PM
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I am not pregnant, but nevetheless I realized that I have got a few strech marks on my stomach. I really don't know why. Well I have heard of people having strech marks because they are getting to fat, but I am doing just the opposite right now-I am losing weight. So why do I have these strech marks? | 
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02-03-08, 07:18 PM
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| Re: strech marks although I am not pregnant
Were the stretch marks there before you started losing weight?
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02-13-08, 11:30 AM
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| Re: strech marks although I am not pregnant
You don't have to be pregnant or overweight to get stretch marks. My twin counsins have had them since they were fifteen, and they are very petit people, and weren't overweight. I'm not sure why they had them though.
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| Re: strech marks although I am not pregnant
you get them wherever your skin has stretched, depending on how moisturised your skin is, and probably some other factors. this happens regardless of weight.
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| Re: strech marks although I am not pregnant
can you get rid of stretch marks by losing weight?
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| Re: strech marks although I am not pregnant
nope you dont get rid of stretch marks by losing weight they never really go away but they do fade over time
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| Re: strech marks although I am not pregnant
Sorry I don't have better news, but anyone can get stretch marks. Whether you get them or not depends on your skin. It is often genetic, but keeping your skin moisturized will help. The stretch marks may have been pulled taught when you were heavier so you didn't notice them. Now that you are losing weight, your skin is looser so maybe you are noticing them more. They won't go away, but will fade a lot over time. Since you can't get rid of them, maybe seeing those stretch marks are medals of honor for the hard work you are doing to become healthy. Love yourself the way you are at each stage of this journey. | |
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| Re: strech marks although I am not pregnant
you can try to diminish the appearance by using things like vitamin e on your skin. i had harsh looking, visible marks...so i had them treated by my dermatologist. -anybody/everybody can get them.
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Originally Posted by giulianna  you can try to diminish the appearance by using things like vitamin e on your skin. i had harsh looking, visible marks...so i had them treated by my dermatologist. -anybody/everybody can get them. | Some of my buddies who had huge muscles got them because of how the muscle stretched the skin. But I agree with the last poster that it's very genetic.
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| Re: strech marks although I am not pregnant
I don't think its genetics so much, I think its more the type of skin you have if you have fair skin or your friends have knick named you powder  because you are so pale, then you are more apt to get them. someone else on here said there friends with muscles got them it's pretty common in people who weightlift to get them around the arm pit area I had them since I started weightlifting in highschool.
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