MarioG33

marta said:

hey,

i know, i know, i know that "beauty is more than skin deep" - but i guess i still would like to heal myself inside and out, and i don't think it's a bad thing to want that.

in any case, i am 19, a student. i am about 5'4" and 150 lbs. now, though i used to be about 110 last year. long story short, a lot happened in my life and as some sort of reaction i gained a massive amount of weight in a short period of time... so i am left with stretch marks.

but the thing is, they aren't just on my thighs, they're on my hips, the back of my knees, my waist, everywhere. i am currently working on losing the weight again through a healthy diet - mostly raw - and through exercise, yoga, hiking, etc., but i want to know: have any of you experienced intense healing of these scars/lesions? i am trying to be optimistic but i can't help but feel that even if i do manage to go back to my "old" body (which, of course, i never appreciated when i had it-- i always thought i was "too big" then, it was a problem of self-perception) then i won't be able to get rid of these stretch marks, and i'll never really want to wear shorts again...

i have also had similar problems with my skin this year - it went from being clear and perfect to very bad in a short period of time. right now, unavoidably, i am on a medication for my skin... i didn't want to but it wasn't getting better, over a long, long period of time. i have researched what exactly skin means in terms of detox, etc., and i understand how acne occurs, but the only thing that really ended up helping it was what i am doing now. but is there anything i can do about these acne scars, in addition? i just really want these pores to tighten up, i know it sounds silly but i have had such low self esteem lately... i feel as though i have damaged myself permanently, and it really hurts

so please please please, a word of advice, optimism, anything! is there anything out there that can help? juice feasting, master cleanse, i don't know.

thank you all so much for your time, you are all stars

xx

 First off, honey, let me just say I sympathise with you. 

I'll give you my story, in short. I used to be massively overweight - 120kg, when I was still a wee, young boy. I had stretch marks like a tiger clawed me on my lower stomach, I am not kidding you. This was back in 2004 or close enough. In 2016, I had my first photoshoot as a fashion model. 

The moral of the story is as follows: No matter how gloom things are, given time and effort they can go leaps and bounds better. I did exercise REALLY hard after I got fed up with myself - and I did diet even harder. It all starts with a diet. Please, do PM me if you want some advice on that. Better yet, consult a professional.

As for your stretch marks, they can and WILL get better if you take care of them. I can't promise you they will ever go away completely without surgery, but I KNOW and have SEEN them fade out considerably. 

Don't lose your hope, honey. :)