— dear nancy since my sudden weight loss and then regain i have got stretch marks on my thighs. i don’t know whether it has anything to do with my weight - i am of a normal weight now, but i was wondering if you know of any ways that i could get rid of these marks?
–anonymous

Dear Anonymous:

I totally know how you feel! In Body Drama, I talk about how stretch marks happen when your body skin reacts to rapid growth in the same way a rubber band reacts to being snapped - it stretches and creates the infamous stretch marks! Don’t worry, though - it’s totally normal and EVERYONE has them. Body fluctuations in weight are normal during this time in your life as you grow, so think about your stretch marks as badges of maturity. With time, they’ll probably fade away to become less noticeable, but while you’re waiting, don’t waste money on lotions and procedures that probably won’t work and that might be dangerous.

I’ve got a bunch of stretch marks, especially on my butt and boobs, and so do the models you see in the magazines. The only difference is, as you will see in the before and after airbrushing pictures in Body Drama, the models’ stretch marks are just erased away by graphic designers.

As big of a deal and as obvious as my stretch marks seem to me, I’ve never had a single person comment on them, so know that while you might be stressed out over your stretch marks, no one else probably cares…so why should you?

Love, Nancy

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