Posts by nimblegull14

I'll be sure to give you guys an update as soon as I have some actual results to share, I guess.

Look, I’m not really looking to get discouraged here. I’m fully aware that the stretch marks I’ve already got aren't just going to vanish overnight. But I figure there has to be an underlying reason why they started showing up in the first place, and I’d really love to tackle that root cause so I can prevent any more from popping up down the road, you know? 😉 😛 In my case, I think the stretch marks happened because I ramped up my arm workouts way too fast—just went a bit overboard with the intensity. Four months ago, my skin was totally fine, but lately, they've started appearing. It would be such a shame if the only way to deal with this was to stop working out entirely, because honestly, hitting the gym has been huge for my confidence, helping me feel much better in my own skin and keeping me in great shape. Usually, people say stretch marks come from sudden weight gain, but I actually lost about 9 pounds over the last four months, so I'm sitting at 175 pounds now, which feels like the sweet spot for my height and build. I really want to keep training without constantly worrying about new marks forming. Of course, I know taking zinc isn't going to magically erase the ones I have, but maybe it might help prevent new ones from developing (at least, that's what I've heard). I started taking it today and dialed back my workout intensity just a little bit, so I guess we'll just have to wait and see how things progress. It probably takes a while for zinc to actually build up in your system and start doing its thing, right? 😛

So, I stopped by the local health food store earlier today and picked up some zinc supplements. The woman working behind the counter mentioned that taking them might actually help prevent new stretch marks from forming. I guess we'll just have to wait and see if that's actually true...

They aren't really a huge deal, and I think almost everyone deals with them at some point. I'm 20 and I hit the gym pretty regularly, but lately, I've started noticing some stretch marks popping up on my biceps. Now, I'm aware that once they're there, you can't exactly make them disappear, but I was wondering if anyone might know of a specific cream, ointment, or maybe just some kind of treatment to prevent more from showing up in the future? I've heard that they happen because the skin loses its elasticity, or something along those lines, and apparently, that lack of elasticity might be linked to a zinc deficiency. Some people have suggested I just head over to a CVS and pick up some zinc supplements, but I guess I was wondering if anyone knows of any other solutions besides that? I'm just curious and would love to learn about different ways to help keep my skin feeling elastic. Thanks so much!