Cellulite: Please tell me the truth about it

Women have body fat. You can't get rid of it. Some will always suffer cellulite. You may be able to reduce it, but sometimes you can't.

Love your body. Nobody really sees it the way you do.

I read on here somewhere that one cannot spot reduce, which I already knew, but that cutting 'bad fats' from your diet, i.e. all the dairy I eat, would aid in weight loss and cellulite reduction.
It is hard to know who is correct and who is misguided on the public forums.

Why do you feel dairy is bad fat?

Regardless of the type of cals you eat, if you are in a deficit you will lose weight. This includes fat. Strength training helps retain muscle by telling the body it is needed. This makes the body want to burn less vital(used) muscle and instead burn more fat. This is why strength training is stressed when people want to reduce body fat and not just weight.

To shrink cellulite you must lose body fat, not just weight. You can't get rid of cellulite because even though the fat that was filling the cells may be gone the cells them selves live on for something like 8 years just waiting to be filled again before they die off.

As you age connective tissue loses elastin which is what causes this tissue to tighten creating the pockets as I explained above. Unfortunately there is no proven way to correct this.

It will always be a battle you will have to fight.

Its mostly genetics, so you can have a larger person with them, as well as a skinny person. Most if not all women have it to some degree, I found running and squats (along with body fat % loss) drastically reduced, I had moderate amount, and now it looks smooth ( in most lighting ), but again each body is different so what worked for me may not work for another. and id say throw out any cellulite cream! does not work

just adding for the low fat diet, fats are good for your hormone regulation, i wouldn't worry about "low-fat foods", its all about calories that make you gain weight, 3500 calories, dont worry about that untill youre using macronutrients for goals, like protein,carb,fat%

it's mainly genetic. as for strength training getting rid of it .....



someone should telly elisabeth akinwele that she should start training with weights

Thanks for sharing! I am confused as to how it cannot be completely eradicated, but again, cutting most of it will be fantastic. Do you mind sharing what exercise routine you followed?

I'm not sure if you meant me or not but I'll share anyway . I only do home based workouts. For cardio I do high intensity interval training with jogging, boxing, or jump-roping. I do this a couple of times a week for 30 mins. I do the same schedule with strength training. I use light ankle weights and hand weights and do 14 reps of each exercise. I used to do squats but stopped because I thought my thighs were getting too muscular. I like the long and lean look. So instead I focus on isometric butt exercises and other thigh exercises to tone the cellulite danger zone.

I also do dry brushing and coffee scrubs in the shower. I don't have a lot of time so I just do the trouble areas. I agree with the person who said cellulite creams don't work. However, I do like Jergens Skin Firming lotion. It doesn't get rid of cellulite but I can feel the skin tighten back there which helps lessen the look of any dimples.

And I love dairy. I'm lactose intolerant and still have at least 2 servings a day. I remember in nursing school being told that dairy is high in estrogen. As a result it has been linked to breast cancer and is implicated in causing cellulite. Nobody really knows though. So if you like dairy, I say eat it. Just stay within the number of calories and fat grams that you are supposed to.

In regards to the picture of Elisabeth Akinwele, her legs are in the worst possible angle to be photographed in (regarding to cellulite). She still rocks though. But just know that when your legs are bent at the knees, cellulite looks the worst especially on the back of the thighs. That's why I make it a point to stand up straight when at the beach.

Cellulite is due to genetics, size can just sometimes make it more visible.

I noticed that when I began exercising regularly, doing Zumba about 4 times a week, and counting my calories, I lost about all of my cellulite. Like you, I am curvy on the bottom, with hips and thick thighs, which is where my cellulite developed. I remember being shocked last summer when standing in front of a full length mirror and checking out the backs of my thighs and butt, and nearly ALL cellulite was gone, it was smooth and firm. I am also your age and married, so it can be done!

I think exercise and cutting calories is the key. It took time though, at least 6 months before I noticed it gone. Unfortunately, I got lazy over this winter and gained some weight back, and guess what, the cellulite came back too :sad: So I am determined to get back on track to see that firm smooth look again