I have cellulite on my bum and a bit on the backs of my thighs. I am about 10-20 lbs overweight, and am wondering if weight loss reduces the look of cellulite at all. I am assuming that exercise/toning would help a little too, but I am aware that there is nothing (not even plastic surgery) that can %26quot;cure%26quot; cellulite.
Has anyone out there that has cellulite seen a reduction in its appearance after losing a bit of weight? Less dimpling, etc?
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5 months ago
Ok thanks, but I don%26#039;t need information cut and pasted from an article about celluite....I am asking if any women noticed a reduction in cellulite%26#039;s appearance after weight loss.That%26#039;s all.
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Hi 1024,I had cellulite too and now it looks better. I did loose weight, but it doesn%26#039;t necessary enough. I%26#039;m exercises every day even if just in my the room, and am trying to eat healthy, but there%26#039;s something that seemed to work the best. I usually use sponge to exfoliate during shower and finish my hot shower with cold water. It%26#039;s better if you can go to sauna and do the shower thing there. I don%26#039;t thing we can get rid of it totally, but it will help a lot. Oh and I also was running with foil (or plastic bag from the grocery store) around my thighs and on my butt and works. Good luck but don%26#039;t worry, everyone has it!
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I had a lot of it until I lost all of my weight. You will always have a little cellulite but the appearance will diminish as the excess weight comes off.
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Cellulite is the lumpy substance resembling cottage cheese that is commonly found on the thighs, stomach, and butt. Cellulite is actually a fancy name for collections of fat that push against the connective tissue beneath a person%26#039;s skin, which causes the surface of the skin to dimple or pucker and look lumpy.
You can check to see if you have cellulite by pinching the skin around your upper thigh. If it looks a bit lumpy, you probably have it. And if you do have cellulite, you%26#039;re definitely not alone: Most girls and women - and some men - have cellulite.
Several factors influence whether a person has cellulite and how much they have. Your genes, your gender, the amount of fat on your body, your age, and the thickness of your skin are all associated with the amount of cellulite you have or how visible it is.
Whatever the cause of cellulite, it%26#039;s important to know that there aren%26#039;t any miracle products, treatments, or medicines that can make it go away. For example, some fancy salon treatments that promise to get rid of cellulite simply cause your skin to puff up through deep massaging, temporarily reducing the appearance of cellulite.
Treatments like liposuction (surgery to remove fat) and mesotherapy (injection of drugs into cellulite) are either expensive or may produce only temporary improvement. Many doctors even warn that liposuction is not an effective treatment for cellulite because liposuction is designed to remove deep fat instead of cellulite, which is close to the skin.
If you have cellulite, chances are you won%26#039;t like it. It%26#039;s important to remember, though, that almost everyone wishes that something about their body was a bit different. This is particularly true for teens whose bodies are going through all sorts of changes caused by puberty.
If you decide that you want to try to reduce the amount of cellulite you have, the best thing to do is to decrease excess body fat. If you and your doctor think that you are overweight, eat fewer calories and exercise more. Experts agree that an exercise routine that combines aerobic exercise with strength training is the best weapon against cellulite. In the meantime, if you want to conceal your cellulite, try using a self-tanning product. Cellulite tends to be a little bit less noticeable on darker skin. -
absolutely, my mother lost about 15 pounds and all the celulite went away from her thighs and butt.
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I have also heard that drinking lot of water helps (2 ltrs a day)