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Cellulite
Health | April 06, 2015
Ladies, we definitely need to get over our OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior) with cellulite. It’s not a disease or a flaw or the result of losing out on the genetic lottery. It’s also not an indication of being out of shape or unhealthy unless you know for certain that your body fat percentage is less than ideal and that you need to shed some pounds. There are much more important signs of being out of shape and unhealthy then some cellulite on our buns or thighs.
Upwards of 90 percent of women have cellulite. From overweight to skinny to athletic (yes athletic!) women have cellulite. It’s just how we are made.
Cellulite has more to do with the nature of our skin than anything else. As Vanessa Bennington points out in a great piece on cellulite and female athletes, the structure of skin for men (and very few women) tends to behave like a compression sock while for most women the skin behaves like a pair of fishnet stockings. In other words, a man could conceivably have more fat on his thighs than a woman, yet the woman would have cellulite because what little fat she may have still pokes through the gaps due to the structure of her skin. Again, it’s just how we are made.
It’s really too bad that magazines, TV shows and blogs obsess about cellulite and insist on shaming celebrities as well as everybody else for having some. Even worse, those ideas and images can get into our heads and have a terrible affect on our sense of self and wellbeing. That, in turn, shifts our focus away from true health and wellbeing and toward neurotically obsessing over things that are, in fact, normal. Never mind the fact that in this day and age of photoshop we rarely get to see what real, strong women actually look like in the first place!
All those creams and weird brushes that promise to get rid of cellulite are just pointless gimmicks. What we should really be focusing on is eating healthy and kicking butt at the ZGYM. Diet and exercise go a long way in ridding our bodies of unhealthy fat and, therefore, diminishing the amount of cellulite we may have. Again though, don’t obsess over it!
Let me now what you think about cellulite and how you got over it (or are getting over it). 🙂
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In all honesty cellulite is not something I think about at all. After reading this article I looked in the mirror to see if i have any. It has been years and years since I thought about it. Unless you are in swimwear nobody can see it anyway so who cares? I believe its mostly genetics.
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Hi Zuz,
i red Vanessas article too, and I just can agree. I also have scellulite since I was a teenager. Since several years bow, I am training consistently and with high weights, I squat, I hip thrust, I step up, I do lunges, I run, I eat healthy, drink a lot and yes, I look pretty good….in pants long enough to cover my thighs….
Actually, just a few days ago, I wondered, why Im not permanently happy in Summer, cause thats whene the sun comes out and everyone seems to be happier somehow, right? Well, it’s because everytime I am wearing shorts, all I can think of is how I should move or sit or bend my knees in a way, that no one sees my dimples. And every year again, I try to tell myself to stop shaming for these dimplkes, cause they are not my fault and they are so freaking normal taht theres no reason to be ashamed. But honestly, that’s easier said than done.
Well maybe this year. I just hope, that also men will understand someday, that cellulite is normal while not having cellulite is nothing but luck. Cause if society and the media don’t stop showing smooth legs like every woman has them and dimples are rare and just seen on thick women, than I fear, that this cellulite shaming will never end. Amd I will never wear shorts without checking my legs in the mirror 50 times or more before walking outside.
wow…long answer 🙂
Best wishes from Germany
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I was lucky for a long time cause im 21 years old and it’s already my first year or even half with cellulite.
I start to eat hmmm more unhealthy dishes which made that. Im so sad about this and starting to gettin worried about my body.
I wish i can “kill” that and be happy again,
cause now im not. I need some motivation too.
Kisses from Poland
Alicja
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PREACH! I also have some on my thighs but I noticed that consuming primarily coconut oil and grass fed butter as my good fats along with using a scrub in the shower made from coffee grounds and coconut oil has helped! Not to mention my skin is super soft without lotion now. I just save my grounds from my French press all week and mix in the oil. I think it’s the caffeine that is the active topical ingredient. Either way, it makes my body and face feel great regardless. It also stopped my face from over producing oil. Speaking of oil – my girlfriend just made me a fantastic sugar, vanilla, lavender, coconut oil scrub that is great after my epsome salt soaks. The smell alone after a hot mineral bath will make anyone forget about cellulite! 🙂
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Serena Williams, tennis superstar has it, and she is no doubt one of the fittest women in sports out there. I gave seen obese people with shorts on and they don’t have it on their legs, but then again they carry all their weight around their middle, which is dangerous. I would rather have a small waist, flat abs and muscular legs with a little cellulite, than a spare tire
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I love your explanation!!! Thank you! I do love and know It Works first to market prepackaged all natural body wraps do work to tighten, tone and form the skin. The effects can last from 1-6 months depending on a person’s diet and exercise patternss. The It Works Defining Gel alone can also achieve this but when oartnered with the Body Wrap I have many satified customers who feel very accomplished. They also feel good because they dislike the cellulite. I only encourage those searching for help and teach thise who are happy with who they are to embrace that. The cost is low as well!
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Im not sure if these two are related, but i got off with all of my cellulite during pregnancy and breast feeding…?
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Deep tissue massage is very popular in my country, it’s actually called anti-cellulite massage. Also, there are numerous other procedures: ultrasounds, cavity, vacuum, bamboo stick massages. We have an entire industry built on cellulite and I actually love it.
I do around 20 massage sessions once a year, before or during summer. This takes about 6 weeks. Afterwards, I feel great. I feel lighter, my digestion is better. They also say it helps with water retention.
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Hi. Well my problem with cellulite is that I have it in my abs, I workout regulary and try to eat healthy but it doesn’t desapear
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I know this is a topic mostly for the women of your group, but I am a full supporter of encouragement for healthier body image for women. I not only saw the agony of body image issues with the mother of my child after she have birth, but I had seen such aweful forms of sexist judgment towards women with celuite and stretch marks from men who were overweight and had stretch marks on their bodies as well. I will even come out and confess that in my past design gigs, I was contracted to “clean up images of models” for reputable, family centric sites (meaning, nothing fashion or adult related. Basically stuff for kids and families) But alas, the women were required to have silly smooth skin and a little less waist. Needless to say I abhor using Photoshop that way (I don’t mind making women green or putting wings on their photos of course)…but to change a person’s image so as to correct blemishes so they fit some societal ideology of beauty is a sickness. Bottom line: rock the celuite and rock the stretch marks. Some of us thinks it’s not just natural, it’s beautiful 🙂