How to get rid of lumpy legs?
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BlackRose278
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Okay, so I've had cellulite in my legs since high school, and I am a bit on the heavy side. But, I've been exercising and working out for over a year consistently now. I've been doing martial arts, the elliptical, walking on the treadmill, and I'm now adding rippers into it (you lie down and keep your legs raised, you lower your legs and try to bring them back up without letting them touch the ground). However, it seems they are getting even worse! I do feel I've lost weight, and I went from 34% body fat down to 25% along with going down almost a full dress size.
My inner thighs are the worse, especially at the knees! Any help? Has this happened to anyone else???
My inner thighs are the worse, especially at the knees! Any help? Has this happened to anyone else???
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Just keep going, the body loses where it loses. They will at least be less lumpy over time.4
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BlackRose278 wrote: »Okay, so I've had cellulite in my legs since high school, and I am a bit on the heavy side. But, I've been exercising and working out for over a year consistently now. I've been doing martial arts, the elliptical, walking on the treadmill, and I'm now adding rippers into it (you lie down and keep your legs raised, you lower your legs and try to bring them back up without letting them touch the ground). However, it seems they are getting even worse! I do feel I've lost weight, and I went from 34% body fat down to 25% along with going down almost a full dress size.
My inner thighs are the worse, especially at the knees! Any help? Has this happened to anyone else???
Genetics determines where we lose and what our body looks like.
How much weight did you lose, and how quickly? Did you do any weight lifting or strength training while losing weight?
What are your stats now?
I have big calves and legs, but then so do most of my mother's sisters. I know no matter how much I exercise, I will never have small calves/legs. It's okay, they are much better now that I've lose weight and incorporated some serious squats, lunges and dead lifts into my routine.
Just keep on keeping on, take your time, and you'll reach goal. I suggest weight lifting, if you are not already doing so.3 -
I'm at 18%BF and still have cellulite on legs/butt and lumpy bits of leg fat.
What I have noticed though is that the fat gets lumpy bumpy and when you pinch it it's softer before it starts going away. When it's dense and horrid it's not shifting - so look at lumps as a GOOD thing - means youre fat is breakng down
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BlackRose278 wrote: »Okay, so I've had cellulite in my legs since high school, and I am a bit on the heavy side. But, I've been exercising and working out for over a year consistently now. I've been doing martial arts, the elliptical, walking on the treadmill, and I'm now adding rippers into it (you lie down and keep your legs raised, you lower your legs and try to bring them back up without letting them touch the ground). However, it seems they are getting even worse! I do feel I've lost weight, and I went from 34% body fat down to 25% along with going down almost a full dress size.
My inner thighs are the worse, especially at the knees! Any help? Has this happened to anyone else???
Genetics determines where we lose and what our body looks like.
How much weight did you lose, and how quickly? Did you do any weight lifting or strength training while losing weight?
What are your stats now?
I have big calves and legs, but then so do most of my mother's sisters. I know no matter how much I exercise, I will never have small calves/legs. It's okay, they are much better now that I've lose weight and incorporated some serious squats, lunges and dead lifts into my routine.
Just keep on keeping on, take your time, and you'll reach goal. I suggest weight lifting, if you are not already doing so.
this! I am still heavy, and can't say that my legs are smaller, but the appearance has definitely improved already with weight training. My inner thighs are quite jiggly still, but it's early for me.
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Google coffee cellulite cream, it's made mostly from coconut oil and used coffee grounds. The explanation I received was that the caffeine is absorbed by the skin, promotes blood flow and thus reduces cellulite. I'm no expert or scientist, but it makes sense to me, doesn't cost much and I didn't see any harm in trying it, I've been using it myself for about 2 weeks or so.0
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alienws1998 wrote: »Google coffee cellulite cream, it's made mostly from coconut oil and used coffee grounds. The explanation I received was that the caffeine is absorbed by the skin, promotes blood flow and thus reduces cellulite. I'm no expert or scientist, but it makes sense to me, doesn't cost much and I didn't see any harm in trying it, I've been using it myself for about 2 weeks or so.
the only thing it reduces is the amount of money in your bank account13 -
callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »alienws1998 wrote: »Google coffee cellulite cream, it's made mostly from coconut oil and used coffee grounds. The explanation I received was that the caffeine is absorbed by the skin, promotes blood flow and thus reduces cellulite. I'm no expert or scientist, but it makes sense to me, doesn't cost much and I didn't see any harm in trying it, I've been using it myself for about 2 weeks or so.
the only thing it reduces is the amount of money in your bank account
Explain to me how using already used coffee grounds hurts your bank account?1 -
alienws1998 wrote: »callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »alienws1998 wrote: »Google coffee cellulite cream, it's made mostly from coconut oil and used coffee grounds. The explanation I received was that the caffeine is absorbed by the skin, promotes blood flow and thus reduces cellulite. I'm no expert or scientist, but it makes sense to me, doesn't cost much and I didn't see any harm in trying it, I've been using it myself for about 2 weeks or so.
the only thing it reduces is the amount of money in your bank account
Explain to me how using already used coffee grounds hurts your bank account?
Did you pay for this cream or make it yourself?0 -
Made it myself0
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alienws1998 wrote: »Google coffee cellulite cream, it's made mostly from coconut oil and used coffee grounds. The explanation I received was that the caffeine is absorbed by the skin, promotes blood flow and thus reduces cellulite. I'm no expert or scientist, but it makes sense to me, doesn't cost much and I didn't see any harm in trying it, I've been using it myself for about 2 weeks or so.
I think it would be a great exfoliant, and skin would be soft I don't know if it would help cellulite ...0 -
You can also try dry brushing upwards towards your heart, juniper oil and massages. To help remove toxins from the body.0
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pinksparklefairy wrote: »You can also try dry brushing upwards towards your heart, juniper oil and massages. To help remove toxins from the body.
Opps you said TOXINS2 -
Skwaats. Squats can help build muscle, fill out and shape you legs. You really cant spot reduce fat but encouraging blood flow to areas can promote wieght loss a little tiny bit.1
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Honestly, once you have cellulite, it's hard to get rid of. It's fat that is pushed against connective tissue, causing the dimpling. Lowering body fat will help but in the end, there's not much you can do. Maybe if you have money you can get laser treatment, most people can't afford it.1
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Strength training.0
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pinksparklefairy wrote: »You can also try dry brushing upwards towards your heart, juniper oil and massages. To help remove toxins from the body.
LOL. No.
That's not how any of this works.2 -
Try focusing on your legs. Power walking, jogging, squats, lunges. Cardio will burn a lot of calories and focusing on your leg muscles will fill them out as mentioned above.
I have been power walking for over a year now and recently started adding jog intervals to my power walks. My legs have become quite muscular looking (but not bulky). And I'm 59 years old.0 -
Using a brush when you shower increases circulation and helps the water move out of the area. It helps your body break it down while you are losing weight through diet and exercise. I have a nail brush that I use and it seems to help. Maybe I'm deceiving myself but at least it's free and can't hurt. Just keep going on your exercise and diet and it will get better over time!0
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Its just fat, not toxins. The fat cells are enlarged and push aginst the membrane which is like a net - hense the dimpling effect. Its kind of like stretching an orange net over a hard boiled egg. Women are more prone as we store more fat in hips and thighs rather than all over.
I hear that building muscle really helps and losing body fat really helps.0 -
Collagen supplement0
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