CELLULITE

rgbarcar
rgbarcar Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi everyone! I have lost 20cms, 5kgs according to my home scale, and 5-6% body fat over the last 3 months. Im happy with my slow but consistent efforts and I train pretty hard to get the body that I want. I would love to hear from all the ladies on if they've suffered with cellulite and what they have found has dramatically improved or gotten rid of it! (Thighs) Thanks so much! So excited for the next 5 kgs or 5% Bf drop:)
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  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    I have not had to deal with it. I have always read that it is genetic, and that it is just fat and that with a low enough body fat percentage it shouldn't be visible anymore. It's more about the body fat percentage than a weight because we've all seen fairly thin women that still have it. But! I could be wrong, perhaps someone with more knowledge will chime in.
  • GillianSmith2
    GillianSmith2 Posts: 387 Member
    The only thing that seems to help me is a high protein diet and drinking lots of water.
  • Hell_Flower
    Hell_Flower Posts: 348 Member
    Diet is the main thing which does it for me. If I'm consuming a lot of caffeine and dairy that makes the orange peel super noticeable. (eg...if I get a coldsore, I eat a lot of dairy to produce lysine. Gets rid of the coldesore but gives me a lot of cellulite! Face or thighs to be yucky I guess...)

    If I cut back on dairy and coffee it reduces a LOT and also squats and cycling can reduce it to basically nothing.
  • mich19025
    mich19025 Posts: 55 Member
    Lifting weights has reduced mines. Hoping that by dropping body fat but sparing lean mass will improve it even more
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    It pretty much comes down to genetics, but as you lose fat, it will reduce in appearance.
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    It involves the connective tissue, so it's not just fat exactly. I mean, it is fat, but it looks the way it does because of the connective tissue pulling in odd ways. Men's connective tissue is different, so that's why they don't get it. It's genetic how it'll go in women, apparently.

    I can't help you on success with it, unfortunately. It's worse the bigger you are, and exercise helps compared to no exercise, but you won't know if yours will go totally away until you know. You know? ;)
  • cnbbnc
    cnbbnc Posts: 1,267 Member
    I have mad cellulite on my butt and thighs. It's getting better since I've lost weight (I'm still losing), but it still looks bad. I will say however that doing lots of strength training seems to be helping. I don't know if the underlying muscles becoming firmer is changing the appearance of it or what, but it looks more smoothed out somehow.
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    cafeaulait7 wrote: »
    It involves the connective tissue, so it's not just fat exactly. I mean, it is fat, but it looks the way it does because of the connective tissue pulling in odd ways. Men's connective tissue is different, so that's why they don't get it.

    Some men get it if they are low in testosterone. So it is from a hormone "imbalance". If you take any meds that increase estrogen, like certain antibiotics and birth control pills, ask your doctor about alternatives. Heavy strength training might be able to alter your hormone levels too. :+1:
  • jessicarobinson00
    jessicarobinson00 Posts: 414 Member
    I used to have MAD cellulite on the backs of my legs...since increasing my squats and adding weights, it seems like it's drastically improved. It's not gone, but better.
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    Cherimoose wrote: »
    cafeaulait7 wrote: »
    It involves the connective tissue, so it's not just fat exactly. I mean, it is fat, but it looks the way it does because of the connective tissue pulling in odd ways. Men's connective tissue is different, so that's why they don't get it.

    Some men get it if they are low in testosterone. So it is from a hormone "imbalance". If you take any meds that increase estrogen, like certain antibiotics and birth control pills, ask your doctor about alternatives. Heavy strength training might be able to alter your hormone levels too. :+1:

    That's interesting! I have both too much estrogen and too many androgens still (I have PCOS and endometriosis), so a definite imbalance that we're still working on. I've definitely avoided extrogenous estrogens for a decade, but not before then, being on the pill.

    That high estrogen is a b%(*$ in lots of ways, darnit!
  • Tahlia68
    Tahlia68 Posts: 204 Member
    I used to have a bit of cellulite on my thighs. Since going to the gym 6 day's a week doing weights, Cardio and sticking to CI/CO it has finally gone away. I also think genetics have alot to do with it. Good luck ☺
  • prettysoul1908
    prettysoul1908 Posts: 200 Member
    The appearance of My cellulite is heavily dependent on my weight and whether I am exercising. Tanning sorta helped me (somehow had won some free sessions) but I'm not sure the benefits outweigh the risks

    I have eliminated the look of cellulite on the back of my thighs (it's still lurking beneath tho. Lol) and have reduced the look on the sides of my leg to just a dimple or two with cardio and resistance training.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Give these a read:

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

    https://gokaleo.com/2013/03/13/cellulite-mythology/
  • Larissa_NY
    Larissa_NY Posts: 495 Member
    jessicarobinson00 wrote: »
    I used to have MAD cellulite on the backs of my legs...since increasing my squats and adding weights, it seems like it's drastically improved. It's not gone, but better.

    Same. If I'm not lifting, my cellulite is pretty ugly. When I am lifting, it's basically nonexistent. At 46, I think basically nonexistent cellulite is a pretty good achievement.
  • rgbarcar
    rgbarcar Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks everyone!!! I definitely feel my legs are in better condition due to heavy weights sessions! Will def be keeping that up
  • physioprof
    physioprof Posts: 24 Member
    I have very low body fat and I still have cellulite...as another poster mentioned, it's not always about the amount of body fat you have, but the way it's physically arranged under the skin. I'm not as lean as my avatar, but I'm very close, and have some cellulite on my rear/inner thighs. Oh well! I had far more cellulite when I had more body fat, so reducing that helps, but likely won't completely eliminate it.
  • dawniemate
    dawniemate Posts: 395 Member
    I have it on my arms at the top. It's the only place I have it..not sure how to get rid of it. Sooo annoying
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