Anybody lose their cellulite when they lost weight?

xMiracat
xMiracat Posts: 67 Member
edited November 14 in Health and Weight Loss
Just wondering if anybody here who lost a big/small amount of weight saw a reduce in cellulite appearance? I hope that on my journey the cellulite on the back of my thighs and butt area goes down before I go ahead a buy a bunch of expensive creams lol. I thought I always had cellulite because I have thick thighs and butt lol.

If you want I would love to see before and after pictures too of your cellulite if you have any! :)

Thanks!
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  • leajas1
    leajas1 Posts: 823 Member
    @shadow2soul Looking good!
  • JenHuedy
    JenHuedy Posts: 611 Member
    Gone? Nope. But WAY better. Like 75% reduction.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Pretty much everyone has cellulite. The creams don't work.

    https://gokaleo.com/2013/03/06/cellulite-its-time-we-all-just-get-the-hell-over-it/
  • icemom011
    icemom011 Posts: 999 Member
    I didn't take specific pictures, not my favorite area of my body. But after going down to 150-153 from 220 something, it's way better, and I'm comfortable enough to wear short shorts, which i don't think i was ever able to wear. So definitely happy with the progress.
  • everher
    everher Posts: 909 Member
    Just my personal experience, but my cellulite always decreases in appearance as I lose weight. Exercise seems to further diminish the appearance of cellulite. I don't think mine will ever be fully gone, but even after 13 lbs loss I can notice a difference in my legs.
  • barni71
    barni71 Posts: 30 Member
    Mine was fairly bad before I started dieting and now I'm more or less at my goal weight it isn't completely gone but I would say it's about 90% better than it was.
  • xMiracat
    xMiracat Posts: 67 Member
    Thanks for all your replies it makes me feel better. Congrats to you all who were able to get rid of them at least a little bit. I think I'll start doing more squats and lunges! :)
  • romancefan1983
    romancefan1983 Posts: 88 Member
    Nope, mine is still there. But it is SLOWLY going away with strength training and exercise in general.
  • mila_lova
    mila_lova Posts: 163 Member
    Thanks for posting this thread! It's given me lots of hope for my thighs and bum
  • Zhukaya
    Zhukaya Posts: 27 Member
    I can't speak from experience in losing weight and cellulite disappearing, but back in my skinny days (5' 4", 120 pounds) I had cellulite on my thighs and the only time I got it to go away was when I started training my legs for soccer. Building muscle seems to be a pretty decent "remedy".
  • VeganFaceHole
    VeganFaceHole Posts: 39 Member
    edited December 2016
    I lost a lot a weight and acually gained some cellulite.
    But its only now that im lifting that its going away.
  • lady_ghost
    lady_ghost Posts: 175 Member
    edited December 2016
    xMiracat wrote: »
    Just wondering if anybody here who lost a big/small amount of weight saw a reduce in cellulite appearance? I hope that on my journey the cellulite on the back of my thighs and butt area goes down before I go ahead a buy a bunch of expensive creams lol. I thought I always had cellulite because I have thick thighs and butt lol.

    If you want I would love to see before and after pictures too of your cellulite if you have any! :)

    Thanks!

    I've seen a reduction in my cellulite by like 60 percent after dropping 30 pounds. I attribute this to diet and weight training. I have 40 more pounds to loose so I'm expecting it to go away in a few years with continued strength training
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    There's definitely been improvement since I started losing weight and adhering to a regular exercise program.
  • ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken
    ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken Posts: 1,530 Member
    edited December 2016
    Cellulite is caused by fibrous septa. These fibers are beneath the skin and connect from the skin to the fascia. Some of these are not as soft as in other areas of the body. The buttocks and thighs (especially on females) are one area where they are most obvious. Any amount of fat between these makes them yet even more apparent. There are procedures that can reduce the appearance of cellulite by stretching these fibers but the effect is temporary. Most of us would need to lose all but the amount of body fat needed to survive in order to completely eliminate the appearance of cellulite with out a procedure. Other people may have better luck depending on the elasticity of these fibers. The tendency of the pucker effect of these fibers seems to be all that concerns most people, which is why no one cares about these fibers in most places on their body. Some people find that massage helps as it moves the subcutaneous fat around over a period of time.
  • whiskeykittentoo
    whiskeykittentoo Posts: 43 Member
    A lot has to do with diet and the kind of muscle tone underneath the fat layer, as far as my research goes. Even at my skinniest, I had some cellulite on my thighs (never on my bum) but when I hit my 30's I found it creeping further up my thighs and onto my bum, and now in my 40's I have seen some improvement when I drop some weight, but have seen the most change in it when I eat correctly.
    We ALL have it - just some more than others.
    Pity we can't walk around with an airbrush and photoshop :smiley:
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    edited December 2016
    I'm nearly 50 and I lost 80 lbs and ran a shitload of miles, and I have no cellulite left, just some wrinkles, which I'm proud of.
  • trudie_b
    trudie_b Posts: 230 Member
    I had major cellulite, it's almost completely gone. I credit collagen (I put it in my oatmeal), because my body fat isn't that low (25%).
  • rainbow198
    rainbow198 Posts: 2,245 Member
    trudie_b wrote: »
    I had major cellulite, it's almost completely gone. I credit collagen (I put it in my oatmeal), because my body fat isn't that low (25%).

    Collagen! Yes! I should have added this in my reply above.

    I've been putting collagen in my daily protein smoothie (it's tasteless) for the past couple of years.

    I also credit it to helping improving my skin's elasticity and reducing the cellulite.
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    xMiracat wrote: »
    Just wondering if anybody here who lost a big/small amount of weight saw a reduce in cellulite appearance? I hope that on my journey the cellulite on the back of my thighs and butt area goes down before I go ahead a buy a bunch of expensive creams lol. I thought I always had cellulite because I have thick thighs and butt lol.

    If you want I would love to see before and after pictures too of your cellulite if you have any! :)

    Thanks!

    My boyfriend works in the laser industry and they sell the only FDA approved cellulite lazer removal, and they basically stout that it's the ONLY thing that can actually eliminate cellulite instead of reduce it. That being said, I started off with a good amount of cellulite (not terrible, but I noticed it) and now that is almost completely gone with the exception of one deep dimple that I get when I stand in "lunge" position. I weight train, I don't have much BF. But it's still there -_- I'm just accepting it. LOL
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    Mine has diminished quite a bit, but I have so much loose skin on my thighs that my legs will never exactly be worth displaying in anything revealing.
  • fruttibiscotti
    fruttibiscotti Posts: 986 Member
    Instead of collagen, I drink a lot of bone broth (chicken or beef). I make it myself, bones are super cheap from the butcher. Seems to make my skin look better...is that helping with reduced cellulite on my legs (not sure if it's the skin or just less fat).
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