Cellulite: Why We Have It – and How to Get Rid of It
One of my facebook friends, Patti, asked me a great question this week. She asked “Is there any REAL help for cellulite dimples? Bought some smaller shorts today :), but now, there’s that cellulite!!!”
I’ve got good news – I DO have an answer! Here it goes!
My answer isn’t a cream, nor is it a complicated surgical procedure. My solution is something that has been around for years – diet and exercise. Surprised?
You see, I don’t believe the issue is always the lumpy fat we call cellulite. I think the problem due to the amount of body fat we gain, as well as the muscle we lose. The unfortunate combination can leave skin loose and lumpy. Cellulite can also be a problem after losing weight because the weight loss leaves our skin loose, and many times people lose muscle if they aren’t working out or getting enough protein.
“What causes cellulite?”
Let’s look at the facts. Women, who do not exercise, lose an average of 5 pounds of muscle per decade before menopause and up to a pound a year thereafter. Since cellulite is more common for women, this causes a couple of problems.
Each pound of lean muscle lost decreases your metabolism, making it easier to gain weight. If you already have a problem with cellulite, the slowing metabolism will only make matters worse. Weight gain causes the cellulite to be more pronounced as the fat cells grow.
If that wasn’t bad enough, the firm muscle that once supported the skin and fat is now shrinking. Lumpy fat cells are growing, and smooth firm muscle is withering away. Have I scared you into working out yet? I’ll try harder! 🙂
Although diet and exercise may not get rid of all the cellulite in the world, it can make a HUGE difference. A low-calorie diet can reduce and manage overall body fat, affecting the size and visibility of cellulite. Exercise can preserve and increase lean muscle mass, which can prevent, and even reverse, a lot of the problems.
“I gain muscle too easily so I don’t like to lift heavy weights because it just makes me bigger than I already am”.
Building lean muscle not only increases your metabolism to help fight weight gain, but it builds firm shapely muscle to support our aging skin. The problem is, many women who already feel like they are already too thick, are scared to lift heavy in fear of appearing bigger. This fear often keeps them away from the very thing they need most – weights.
Resistance exercise is not what makes people look thick, DIET is what makes people look thick. If you want to trim down your thighs or waistline, you have to reduce calories. If you don’t, you will just be a more fit version of the thick you. Unfortunately, many women start lifting weights, which builds much needed muscle, but they keep the same amount of body fat (because they aren’t paying close enough attention to their diet), so they do feel bigger. The key to success is to reduce body fat and build muscle. Then, you will be one happy camper with less noticeable cellulite – and you’l be stronger, fitter and healthier.
Here is a perfect example of how adding muscle mass can drastically improve cellulite. I googled butt augmentation to find a before and after photo of someone who just added “muscle” (pictured left). As you can see, just by increasing the simulation of muscle mass greatly improved the appearance of her body fat. Of course she didn’t have to go under the knife to get that result, but it’s a great illustration of the point I’m trying to get across to you today. (…and if that doesn’t make you want to do squats, I don’t know what will!)
Some may argue my theory, but I have seen too many transformations as a result of diet and exercise that are undeniable proof that it works. Although diet and exercise may not always get rid of the problem completely, I bet it works ten times better than any cellulite cream on the market!
GET TO WORK!
Here is a great lower body conditioning workout that not only will help burn fat, but will tone muscle. Powerful plyometric exercises are another great way to build muscle mass – plus it burns a LOAD of calories to help with reducing body fat. Give this workout a try and you’ll realize why we call it Dead Legs!
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DEAD LEGS:
Mission: 3 rounds for time
20 Jailhouse Squats (prisoner squats)
20 Mary Catherines (plyo switch lunge)
20 X Squats (Squat wide, jump feet together and then back out wide, making an X)
20 Crisscross Squats (180 Jumps)
20 Bridges (butt lifts – with hands and feet on floor, lifting butt to up toward the ceiling)
1-Minute Wall sits
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Bonnie Pfiester
Owner of Lift Vero and motivational "pfitness, pfood and pfaith" blogger in Vero Beach, Florida.
18 Comments
Sherry
Use a vibration plate daily. It works, firms thighs and dimishes the appearance of cellulite visibly.
tammy faye
Ok, I’m quite familiar and experienced with cellulite creams and have had some excellent results in the past but I am certainly experiencing very positive results with the Somaluxe Organic Firming Lotion and its a fraction of the cost of what I’ve paid for many other ones.
The Somaluxe Firming Lotion contains retinol, caffeine, vitamins C and B5, Shea butter and cocoa butter. Most importantly (for me, anyway) the product is made in the U.S.A; a country with strict legislation around health and beauty products.
I used the product twice a day (morning and night) as directed – just like every other cellulite cream I’ve tried – so it easily fits in with your routine. Maybe its psychological, but I feel I’m already noticing differences and I’ve been using it less than a week.
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Uncomfortable endermologie services are making me nuts, my friends are telling me stop. So, I really stopped.One thing I learned about cellulite, you have to understand it more. For you to be able to come up with the best solution.
I never knew before that it is impossible to get rid of the dimples and shadows (cellulite) by rubbing an odd gel, weird lotion or goopy cream on your trouble zones and problem spots. Simply because cellulite is not a skin problem. Its an underlying structural issue, that can only be corrected by reversing the cause of atrophied muscle fibers directly beneath your “cellulite” trouble spots.
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Danielle
Did this last night and managed to keep up with the video!
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Ashley M
Aah! Shocked by the butt pic, LOL. Awesome workout – can’t wait to try it. I love workouts that require little or no equipment, takes away another possible excuse we try to use…you can do them anytime, anywhere!
thunder2toned
After watching the video I’m way too scared to try that 😉
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haha! Don’t be scurrred! 😉
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woah! hey! my EYES! what the???
THANKFULLY i can’t see my derrier, and neither can anyone else, so….i guess out of sight out of mind?
i think i’m ok in this area for now, but certainly keeping it in mind as i age…
thanks you!
Faith
It’s like you were reading my mind, I was just thinking about this topic yesterday. Thanks for solidifying my thoughts/assumptions!!! Now, if only I could leave work and make a bee-line to the gym!