I'm very glad I found this site. I'm Amanda and I'm 22. Basically, since I was a young teen my weight has fluctuated dramatically. To be honest, I didn't care about myself nor did I take care of my body. I actually use to be a little over 400 pounds...

I'm around 200 pounds now. I eat well and exercise daily. I'm so much healthier and I'm quite proud of myself except well... even though I've had a dramatic weight loss, my body is far from looking nice.

My body has had a lot of stretch marks since puberty and has gotten even worse with my weight problems. I just found a new set of stretch marks a couple of weeks ago and was completely devastated. I also have a lot of lose/saggy skin. My stretch marks are ALL OVER my stomach, boobs, thighs, lower back, and my butt. My lose skin is mostly on my belly and inner thighs.

The main reason I'm so upset with my body is because I feel like I will never find a guy who will accept my body. I have not even experienced sex yet and would be way too embarrassed to let a man see any part of my body. I will never be secure with my body. My stretch mark scarring will fade, but never go away. My body is scarred for life. My lose skin can probably only be corrected with surgery which I will never be able to afford.

I mean let's be real, what guy would want to be intimate with a body like mine? I'm disgusted when I look in the mirror everyday. Sure most guys don't mind a few stretch marks or a little bit of saggy skin but my body is literally covered in them and my saggy skin is ridiculous. I do not have the body a young woman my age should have. My self esteem is very low because of this. I'm only 22 and my body looks like I'm 70 (hope that doesn't come across as offensive.)

Does anyone have any advice on what I should do? I'm pretty much lost at this point. I've thought about seeking professional help but I don't think it will do me much good. Has anyone gone through something like this?