[TW] Stretch marks

I’m so happy about this OMG OMG OMG!!! I have such a hard time gaining weight and since it was going down I assumed I needed to eat more, but it looks like I was losing muscle and gaining fat? I don’t know any women around me who likes hers but I think they look soo cool! Like a nice pattern on my skin. :)

  • recursive_recursion [they/them]@programming.dev
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    4 months ago

    congrats!🥳

    one thing I’d like to recommend is to moisturize as while the stretchmarks are a great indicator you probably don’t want them to last

    anyways again congrats! I’m happy for you!!🥳🌻

    • Vibi
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      4 months ago

      Second this! I have a fair amount pre-transition when I was more active and involved in fencing. Sooo wish I had taken better care of my skin health (or more taught about the consequences).

      Congrats to OP!! 🙌

    • Chloë (she/her)OP
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      4 months ago

      Thank you!!😊 They are still small but with the way things are going they might get bigger :D

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      3 months ago

      And if they do last, you might have EDS! Zebra is our mascot for a reason 😅

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    4 months ago

    I wish I could be a tenth as happy as you seem. I’m stuck with just gross ones from just a horrible relationship with food all my life.

    I’ve never said this before, but we should put a TW on this. I didn’t want to read this rn, and wouldn’t have if I’d have known. (I thought it must be some other thing that just was being called stretch marks or something)

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        4 months ago

        Thanks, ur not at fault, im a bit sick this morning and probably am an idiot is all.

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          4 months ago

          It is absolutely okay and understandable to make a content warning request.

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    4 months ago

    Cis-het guy here. I really like stretch marks. I think it’s something that appeals to my monkey brain (even though I really don’t want kids, haha)

    I’m happy for you and you should be proud of them for multiple reasons!