Cellulite!!! Why won't it go away :(
evansproudmama
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So today marks day 16 of working out in a row for me, I began the new rules of weightlifting for women and I eat clean 80% of the time. I don't drink alcohol except maybe one night a week and I drink upwards of 160 oz. of water a day. I have a cup of coffee in the morning but other then that the only thing besides water I drink is green tea. I am so frustrated! I've never had cellulite on my legs except in the back of my thighs under my butt but now that is gone except it's seemed to move to the front of my thighs down to my knee so gross!! My stomach has pretty much gone away and my mom pooch is almost vanished, my bust is down an inch and I've lost 10lbs already but why the hell is this cellulite appearing on my thighs??!! Everything I read tells me to strength train, drink lots of water, healthy foods... I'm doing it all!! Any ideas?? I still have 15-20lbs to get to my goal weight is this just an issue of my thighs losing slower then the rest of my body?
Edited to say: I should have mentioned I've been doing this since December! I've lost 50lbs in whole and I squat and lift heavy. I just meant I've been going 16 days without a break and my issue is mostly that it has changed spots not that it isnt gone its just annoying its like the squats have created a new problem
Edited to say: I should have mentioned I've been doing this since December! I've lost 50lbs in whole and I squat and lift heavy. I just meant I've been going 16 days without a break and my issue is mostly that it has changed spots not that it isnt gone its just annoying its like the squats have created a new problem
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16 whole days? WOW, I wish I had your commitment and patience!0
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I went down to 125 pounds and still had cellulite on the back of my legs, and I've met women who have been slender all of their lives who have it.
For me, the only thing that helped any was gaining more muscle in my legs to make them look leaner.0 -
16 whole days? WOW, I wish I had your commitment and patience!
QFT
Come back in a few months then start complaining.
I am 12lbs from my goal weight and while the cellulite isnt gone, it has drastically changed and lightened up. I have been doing this since JANUARY.
Also, Squat. Heavy.0 -
16 whole days? WOW, I wish I had your commitment and patience!
Thank you! I'm on a mission to get to my goal weight and look hot before my family reunion. I've lost 50lbs so far and am on the last little hall and have been feeling great but then this little ugly surprise came up and its pissing me off!! It makes me sad cause all my hard work.. im going for thirty days in a row with at least a min of 20mins of exercise0 -
16 whole days? WOW, I wish I had your commitment and patience!
QFT
Come back in a few months then start complaining.
I am 12lbs from my goal weight and while the cellulite isnt gone, it has drastically changed and lightened up. I have been doing this since JANUARY.
Also, Squat. Heavy.
I should have mentioned I've been doing this since December! I've lost 50lbs in whole and I squat and lift heavy. I just meant I've been going 16 days without a break is all I will edit my original post and my issue is mostly that it has changed spots not that it isnt gone its just annoying its like the squats have created a new problem0 -
Oh ok. See, now i sound like a b*tch. LOL. I think that unless you get down to really lean body mass, it wont really ALL go away. But consider it an accomplishment if it has minimized!0
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16 whole days? WOW, I wish I had your commitment and patience!
Thank you! I'm on a mission to get to my goal weight and look hot before my family reunion. I've lost 50lbs so far and am on the last little hall and have been feeling great but then this little ugly surprise came up and its pissing me off!! It makes me sad cause all my hard work.. im going for thirty days in a row with at least a min of 20mins of exercise
That's where I go to pick up chicks too.0 -
16 whole days? WOW, I wish I had your commitment and patience!
Thank you! I'm on a mission to get to my goal weight and look hot before my family reunion. I've lost 50lbs so far and am on the last little hall and have been feeling great but then this little ugly surprise came up and its pissing me off!! It makes me sad cause all my hard work.. im going for thirty days in a row with at least a min of 20mins of exercise
That's where I go to pick up chicks too.
LMAO! that sounded bad haha it's my husbands family reunion and I want to make his family eat their words since they where all talking ish on me last time I saw them and was 2050 -
Cellulite is a girls best friend.
The kind of friend that hates you if you look better than them, and secretly wishes you'd stay fat, rather than lose weight.
Cellulite believes that if two dimples on your face makes you look cute, then a million on your *kitten* must make it smoking hot.
Cellulite doesn't leave you.. It stands behind you all your life, and supports you.
Cellulite is natural and most women have it... Yes I have a pile of it. Thighs calves, triceps, and on the *kitten*... Refer to the smoking hot bit.
Celebrities have it. It succumbs regularly to air brushing.
Cellulite can be forced into hiding when body fat is exceptionally low and muscle strength is high. Ie. All those muscles are pressing against the skin and thereby forcing the dimples a bit flatter. (bra-sciebce there)
My honest recommendation... Look at cellulite as sexy overload. If you have it, it's likely to stay to some extent.
Ps. Creams and potions don't work.0 -
Mirey, y u crush my hopes and dreams?Cellulite is a girls best friend.
The kind of friend that hates you if you look better than them, and secretly wishes you'd stay fat, rather than lose weight.
Cellulite believes that if two dimples on your face makes you look cute, then a million on your *kitten* must make it smoking hot.
Cellulite doesn't leave you.. It stands behind you all your life, and supports you.
Cellulite is natural and most women have it... Yes I have a pile of it. Thighs calves, triceps, and on the *kitten*... Refer to the smoking hot bit.
Celebrities have it. It succumbs regularly to air brushing.
Cellulite can be forced into hiding when body fat is exceptionally low and muscle strength is high. Ie. All those muscles are pressing against the skin and thereby forcing the dimples a bit flatter. (bra-sciebce there)
My honest recommendation... Look at cellulite as sexy overload. If you have it, it's likely to stay to some extent.
Ps. Creams and potions don't work.
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Im more pissed that it seems to have appeared now that im eating better and working out then I am *****ing that its there Im pissed that its moved and want to know why0
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Im more pissed that it seems to have appeared now that im eating better and working out then I am *****ing that its there Im pissed that its moved and want to know why
Ok. More bra-science. I don't have sources. But I've heard that everyone has a layer of fat under the skin. There's something about ligaments, and when they're relaxed, then the fat cells press against the skin and you see cellulite.
When you start exercising, muscle grows and presses against the fat, often making it seem worse than ever.
Keep going... Darkest before the dawn and all that.
It does seem to get worse before it gets better0 -
I've been told cellulite is genetic....much like getting varicose veins or if you're prone to stretch marks.0
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Really? 16 days. Give it more time.0
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I think I've had cellulite on my butt/thigh area since I was about 15. And I was skinny. It just got worse when I gained weight. Now I'm back to normal but I know I'll probably never get rid of the cellulite, just have to work harder on building muscle to make my thighs looks better...0
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Without seeing your diary, the only thing I can sugest is to try skin brushing to improve the circulation in those areas. Also avoid bread/wheat. In any case, I'm sure it's not as bad as you think, most women have some.0
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Grrr I hate cellulite!! I had it even as a skinny teenager. And my OH decided to point out to me that since losing weight it looks like I have more :grumble: ( I flipped him the finger and continued with my squats)
Was hoping to click on your post and find someone had a magic formula, but I'm thinking my mum was right and I just have to learn to live with it :frown:0 -
I think you probaaaaably should have started sooner.0
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mu naturopath recommended a lemon squeezed into water each morning to help with general detoxification and as a bonus cellulite too!
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I'm going to believe the person who said it gets worse before it gets better, because mine is certainly getting worse!
My friend who is bigger, size 18/20 (UK), doesn't ever exercise and eats anything yummy, she doesn't have one bit of cellulite and even though I'm glad i'm a size UK 10 and run, lift etc, I still want her lovely legs
Just keep at it! it should appear better soon
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I've always been under the impression that losing weight and building muscle will make it look less dramatic, but it will never be unnoticable. I don't really give a *kitten*; it's too hot where I live to cover up, and everyone else has all their cellulite hanging out too.0
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I've always been under the impression that losing weight and building muscle will make it look less dramatic, but it will never be unnoticable. I don't really give a *kitten*; it's too hot where I live to cover up, and everyone else has all their cellulite hanging out too.
QFT!!!
Mine was worse when I was 100 pounds and flabby (think Tara Reid lol). Now I've gained some good muscle and it is almost gone, very unnoticeable. Dry brushing does make it appear smoother, as does tanning (or fake tanner). I think white legs show it more, atleast on me.
Truthfully I don't (and wouldn't if I were you) work out every day without rest. More isn't better. I like to rest so when I do leg days, I can go ALL out and lift heavy. Deadlifts, squats, lunges...these all help the backs of the leg/butt and build muscle in the hamstring area so the cellulite looks better.0 -
Squats and deadlifts have helped mine..sure, it's not gone totally but it's really improved.0
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So today marks day 16 of working out in a row for me, I began the new rules of weightlifting for women and I eat clean 80% of the time. I don't drink alcohol except maybe one night a week and I drink upwards of 160 oz. of water a day. I have a cup of coffee in the morning but other then that the only thing besides water I drink is green tea. I am so frustrated! I've never had cellulite on my legs except in the back of my thighs under my butt but now that is gone except it's seemed to move to the front of my thighs down to my knee so gross!! My stomach has pretty much gone away and my mom pooch is almost vanished, my bust is down an inch and I've lost 10lbs already but why the hell is this cellulite appearing on my thighs??!! Everything I read tells me to strength train, drink lots of water, healthy foods... I'm doing it all!! Any ideas?? I still have 15-20lbs to get to my goal weight is this just an issue of my thighs losing slower then the rest of my body?
Edited to say: I should have mentioned I've been doing this since December! I've lost 50lbs in whole and I squat and lift heavy. I just meant I've been going 16 days without a break and my issue is mostly that it has changed spots not that it isnt gone its just annoying its like the squats have created a new problem
Your thighs will probably be the very last place you'll lose. But the cellulite might not ever go away.
It's sure going to take longer than 16 days.
You'll have a better idea of what's happening in about 4 months.
And don't stop doing squats!
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I use soap and glory slimwear lotion! Amazing stuff, along with the exercise it works a treat! Good for sensitive also!0
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eating junk food, i'm covered with it.0
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Im more pissed that it seems to have appeared now that im eating better and working out then I am *****ing that its there Im pissed that its moved and want to know why
I read that cellulite has a lot to do with how your body stores fat. Some people have more and some have less. Reducing body fat to extra lean levels will make it go away but I think we are talking about near female body building levels here.0 -
And according to this guy, I was half wrong:
http://www.metaboliceffect.com/can-you-burn-cellulite/#prettyPhoto0 -
Pretty much all women have it, some men to, even lean people. It's not really something you can control. I don't pay any attention to it anymore.
http://gokaleo.com/2013/03/06/cellulite-its-time-we-all-just-get-the-hell-over-it/0 -
I have a simple suggestion for the Cellulite. Have your husband give you an upper hamstring/glute massage every night.
Lay down on your stomach, completely naked, and have him rub up/down and try to smooth out as much as possible. Maybe use a little oil in this process.
It may not do jack sh1t for the cellulite, but will probably lead to both of you feeling much better.
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