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It’s about cellulite. A.k.a. the enemy of women everywhere. Some context: I used to be a serious dancer, stopped dancing rather traumatically and developed an ED. At 5’7.5″, I got down to about 110 pounds. After therapy+going to college, hit my heaviest just under 140.
I went through a summer of emotional binging, during which I discovered the joys of cellulite. I’m currently stuck around 135, and trying to exercise regularly. I eat well, occasionally overeat, but I
feel that I have a much healthier lifestyle than others my age who don’t seem to be plagued with cellulite. The thing is-it just doesn’t seem to go away no matter what I do. I have very fair skin, which
doesn’t help. I feel like I’m being ‘punished’ for that summer of weight gain, and can’t get rid of it.
My question is-I know there’s no miracle cure, but is there any particular type of exercise you can recommend to banish or at least reduce cellulite – do I just need to do crazy cardio to burn the fat?
Build more muscle in those areas? I am at a loss here, and it is increasingly depressing and unmotivating.
-E
Cellulite is one of those things that the more fat you have on your body, the more likely you are to have it- but it doesn’t mean you will. Conversely, the lower the amount of body fat you have on your body, the less likely you are to have cellulite but it doesn’t mean you won’t.
Cellulite is that super attractive dimply look women gets on their thighs and butt and sometimes belly. That look is caused when fatty tissue pushes against the connective tissue right underneath the skin. The stuff that squeezes through are the dimples.
The thing with cellulite is some people have it and some people don’t. You can decrease the amount of body fat you have so there simply isnt as much fatty tissue pressing against your connective tissue but there are other factors too: the thickness of your skin, your genes, your age, etc. From your stats you gave me, you are of a healthy weight, so what’s going to get you the best results is strength training. The more muscle you build underneath, the smoother the appearance of your legs and butt. Plus, with that strength training, you will burn calories and fat, which will take care of both factors, instead of just focusing on cardio.
You have to remember that this might not work. It can lessen the appearance, but might not make it go away completely. Most women have celluilite- you just don’t always notice it cause you are too worried about your own (which is how most womenly flaws work.)
i have celluilite. Its on my under butt . I’ve always had it. And even with my weight fluctutations (when I was sick) I always had it. The only thing that lessens it is strength training, specifically, lunges and squats. working those places and building solid, smooth muscle underneath is the best bet. Other than that, don’t let it getya down. I did an unscientific poll and guys never notice it/had no idea what I was talking about, and other women only notice theirs. Its not like you gave yourself cellulite- you are either meant to have it or your dont. You can change how pronounced it is, but it just now that you are at a healthy weight, it is noticable to you. Its part of finally being at a healthy weight, not a punishment for gaining any. Its a down side if you want to think of it that way, but there are so many more upsides to being healthy. Look at it as a badge of health.
and if that doesnt make you feel better, search celebrities and cellulite and you’ll realize you aren’t alone- and you are lucky you don’t have people plastering pictures of it all over the internet to make fun of.