skinny girls with cellulite - fat girls no cellulite!!!

beachbodyproject
beachbodyproject Posts: 47 Member
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I don't get it!!!???!!??
As I was walking downtown today I paid an extra attention to all the girls’ thighs and I noticed a lot of girls with chubbier legs don't seem to have cellulite and a lot of girl with skinny legs have tons of cellulite. Isn't cellulite a bunch of fat cells tapped between skin layers??!???!? It just doesn't make sense to me!!!

Can someone explain this to me!!!!! How will I ever get rid of cellulite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    :huh:

    Lift heavy.
  • beachbodyproject
    beachbodyproject Posts: 47 Member
    like cross fit style ???
  • Lizzy622
    Lizzy622 Posts: 3,705 Member
    It's mostly genetic. It depends how your body stores the fat.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Like barbells and plates style.

    Want to lift heavy things?
    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

    Stronglifts Summary
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/560459-stronglifts-5x5-summary

    Stronglifts Womens Group
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/4601-stronglifts-5x5-for-women
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  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    Chubbier/thicker thighs don't equal fat.
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    Cellulite is relative...it .....awww I don't care enough. forget it.
  • beachbodyproject
    beachbodyproject Posts: 47 Member
    Define "fat girls".

    fat girls = round girls

    Seriously I'm not here to judge the shape or form of any lady out there!!!! I was simply curious weather cellulite was due to our nutritional habits, our workout habits, or if it was simply genetics !!!!!
    that being said, thank you for the advice of lifting heavy. I will definitly try that.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Define "fat girls".

    fat girls = round girls

    Seriously I'm not here to judge the shape or form of any lady out there!!!! I was simply curious weather cellulite was due to our nutritional habits, our workout habits, or if it was simply genetics !!!!!
    that being said, thank you for the advice of lifting heavy. I will definitly try that.

    It's existence is genetic but it can be mitigated with muscle gained through progressive load weight training. I've never seen a fitness model (candid photos not photoshop) with any appreciable visible cellulite.
  • whovian67
    whovian67 Posts: 608 Member
    iT'S GENETICS
  • zoeanderson566
    zoeanderson566 Posts: 1 Member
    I have had a massive problem with cellulite, I do everything they say to: Drink loads of water, regular exercise, lifting, moisturise and massage etc... I am certainly conscious about my health and fitness and always have been, so it is always been frustrating to have this issue.

    Recently I have noticed a HUGE change since starting up at spin class 4x a week. It is the only thing that has ever seemed to make a difference, I have only been doing it for about a month but I am staggered by the results. Give it a try and see if it helps at all. :)
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,839 Member
    My cellulite doesn't show when it is hidden by additional fluffy fat. My face wrinkles are also nicely plumped out and people say I look much younger than my age when I'm well padded. As I lose weight, my thighs and tush get cottage cheesy, my double chin turns into a turkey wattle, and my nicely rounded upper arms turn into deflated banners of skin waving in the breeze. On the other hand, when I weigh less I don't need a derrick to get in and out of my chair.
  • tabicatinthehat
    tabicatinthehat Posts: 329 Member
    You are every girl's worst enemy.
  • beachbodyproject
    beachbodyproject Posts: 47 Member
    I have had a massive problem with cellulite, I do everything they say to: Drink loads of water, regular exercise, lifting, moisturise and massage etc... I am certainly conscious about my health and fitness and always have been, so it is always been frustrating to have this issue.

    Recently I have noticed a HUGE change since starting up at spin class 4x a week. It is the only thing that has ever seemed to make a difference, I have only been doing it for about a month but I am staggered by the results. Give it a try and see if it helps at all. :)

    that's great!!!! I love spinning class!!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Define "fat girls".

    fat girls = round girls

    Seriously I'm not here to judge the shape or form of any lady out there!!!! I was simply curious weather cellulite was due to our nutritional habits, our workout habits, or if it was simply genetics !!!!!
    that being said, thank you for the advice of lifting heavy. I will definitly try that.

    I'm round... but not fat.

    and have cellulite.

    I wonder what I qualify as. herm.

    things to ponder on an afternoon.
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,961 Member
    I don't get it!!!???!!??
    As I was walking downtown today I paid an extra attention to all the girls’ thighs and I noticed a lot of girls with chubbier legs don't seem to have cellulite and a lot of girl with skinny legs have tons of cellulite. Isn't cellulite a bunch of fat cells tapped between skin layers??!???!? It just doesn't make sense to me!!!

    Can someone explain this to me!!!!! How will I ever get rid of cellulite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I've actually read it's caused more by smaller portions of your muscles under the skin atrophying, so the only way to help is to build muscle. So a chubby girl may still have nice muscle underneath. And a thin girl may not have worked out. It's genetics too. But I figure, no one cares about it who matters other than a person themselves, so no need to worry about it.
  • 6ftamazon
    6ftamazon Posts: 340 Member
    Well safe to say I'm fat and I don't have cellulite. I also lift weights and eat a nutritious diet, rarely any fast food, and I drink a lot of water, I don't smoke, or drink much alcohol.

    That being said, most women do have cellulite, so I wouldn't worry too much.
  • shadowofender
    shadowofender Posts: 786 Member
    Uhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmm Ok. Answering maturely..

    I'm fat. Which. I wear short shorts all the time cause I have a thigh tattoo and I HOPE you check it...anyway. I've never ever had an issue with cellulite, even at my highest over 300lbs. No woman in my family to the bst of my knowledge ever has either. I was always under the impression it's partly genetics and I just might not have a disposition for it.
  • FatFreeFrolicking
    FatFreeFrolicking Posts: 4,252 Member
    Cellulite is mostly genetics. You can blame your mama and papa :wink:
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    You are every girl's worst enemy.
    Yep.
  • veganbettie
    veganbettie Posts: 701 Member
    >_<

    hmmmm....
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Cellulite is fat cells poking through collagen that has broken down. It doesn't matter what you weigh or what kind of shape you're in. Everyone has a layer of fat.

    Genetics and diet have far more to do with cellulite than weight. For instance, vitamin C builds and preserves collagen so eating a lot of it can help prevent or at least minimize it.

    This is the same thing that causes wrinkles, so if you want to stay young-looking longer, eat a lot of oranges.

    Also, don't go tanning. The sun kills collagen.
  • PayneAS
    PayneAS Posts: 669 Member
    I came here for pics... and was disappointed.

    Cellulite is mainly genetics.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Define "fat girls".

    fat girls = round girls

    Seriously I'm not here to judge the shape or form of any lady out there!!!! I was simply curious weather cellulite was due to our nutritional habits, our workout habits, or if it was simply genetics !!!!!
    that being said, thank you for the advice of lifting heavy. I will definitly try that.

    When I was fat I had cellulite...now I don't. I am at 151. My sister at 125 has cellulite...her friend at 110 has cellulite

    difference...

    I lift heavy.

    and this too
    You are every girl's worst enemy
  • ccm1912
    ccm1912 Posts: 39 Member
    cellulite is, like stated before, all about genetics. not about weight at all! i'm on the smaller side, 5'2 and 112 pounds, and i have had and prob always will have cellulite on my thighs and even a little on my butt! I just accept it. apparently its upwards of 90% of women have some form of cellulite, even if just a little. In fact, even supermodels have it. Shocking, but true! (they just airbrush that ish!)
  • MystikPixie
    MystikPixie Posts: 342 Member
    The more leg strengthening I do the less visible the cellulite is, no matter my weight. I guess it depends on the person though.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    because it's genetic..

    it has nothing to do with weight or what exercise you do or how much weight you use when you do those exercises. ... just like there are some larger women with small boobs and smaller women with large boobs. i'm sure venus williams "lifts heavy" yet she still has cellulite

    TL; DR : genes
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    because it's genetic..

    it has nothing to do with weight or what exercise you do or how much weight you use when you do those exercises. ... just like there are some larger women with small boobs and smaller women with large boobs. i'm sure venus williams "lifts heavy" yet she still has cellulite

    TL; DR : genes
    Lifting and other exercise won't get rid of it. Once the collagen is gone, you're pretty much SOL. But building muscle can help lift the skin, which will reduce its appearance -- it probably works better for some than others.
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    because it's genetic..

    it has nothing to do with weight or what exercise you do or how much weight you use when you do those exercises. ... just like there are some larger women with small boobs and smaller women with large boobs. i'm sure venus williams "lifts heavy" yet she still has cellulite

    TL; DR : genes

    ^^

    https://gokaleo.com/2013/03/13/cellulite-mythology/

    https://gokaleo.com/2013/03/06/cellulite-its-time-we-all-just-get-the-hell-over-it/

    I've lifted heavy for 18 months and I'm at sub 20% body fat and I've got cellulite. Lifting can help, but it's not magic.

    eta this link with pics of healthy fit women (many of them in the fitness industry) who have cellulite:

    http://mollygalbraith.com/2014/03/cellulite-stretch-marks-and-a-love-your-body-challenge/
  • MireyGal76
    MireyGal76 Posts: 7,334 Member
    my sister and I are close to the same height, and were at one time, close to the same weight.

    I have had cellulite since I was 16. She never has. Nothing like mine.

    But... I got boobs. She wasn't so lucky.


    I think I like the tradeoff.


    As for the cellulite... well, I used to let it... and scarring on my legs from mosquito bites and sports, prevent me from wearing shorts and skirts. NOW I say screw it! These are my legs, this is my body, and I'm gonna rock it the way I want to from now on in.

    You do the same.



    and as for the "every girls worst enemy bit".. yeah, not so much. You asked a question, one I had thought too at one point. Not to be cruel, or insensitive... just being frustrated at who I was and not wording it right. I get what you meant.

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