thin..... with STRETCH MARKS!! - Skin Problems Message Board

Jacquelovesu · 03-23-2004, 02:13 PM

OK I'm only 15 years old and I weigh 110lbs. I workout and eat resonably healthy.

(approx 150 carbs a day, good carbs ie fruit) Why the **** do I have STRETCH MARKS on my inner thighs and hips???? I've NEVER been over 112lbs!! They keep appearing, more and more... It is FREAKING me OUT! Is something WRONG?

Also, side note: If I eat and workout the way I do, why do I have a pudgy stomach?

CocoEstrada · 04-02-2004, 07:22 AM

oh my gosh, me too! im 14, a little under 110 and i have stretch marks on my inner thighs and hips... some are starting to appear on my boobs

!! i don't know what to do either... i think we're screwed, no one has replied yet.

emma72 · 04-02-2004, 02:15 PM

Hey you two! I was very thin as a teenager and had stretch marks from the time I was about twelve. I do not have much of an explanation but for some reason I always assumed it was because I was on the tall side - stupid, I know. The truth is, it probably has to do with a lack of elasticity in your skin that is inherited from your mom. And I don't think you are screwed - mine faded quite a bit once I hit my twenties!

Janette* · 04-04-2004, 08:56 PM

Sounds like me... I got a lot of stretch marks during puberty. It doesn't necessarily mean you're fat, it just means you GREW too fast for your skin to keep up. Remember, you're young. You're constantly growing. There isn't much you could have done to prevent it.

I wish I had some advice for you, but I really don't know how to prevent or get rid of stretch marks. The only good news is... they fade over time.

moe2121 · 04-05-2004, 01:20 AM

it happens to most women. it really has little to do with being overweight although that can make them worse or give you more. its really from growing. vitamin E oil has been known to reduce stretch marks when applied to the skin. Also, there are plenty of "scar therapy" creams now that supposedly work well such as mederma but i know mederma is a little pricey.