success with cellulite?

Reesa

Sun, Jan 06 2013, 2:34 pm

Anyone have success stories with improving cellulite? (I won't be greedy and ask about getting rid of it entirely!) The advertisements for cellulite 'magic' creams and the such seem to be useless. I am skinny so it's not an answer to just lose weight.

amother

Dodgerblue

Thu, Aug 04 2016, 7:26 pm

Bumping this cuz I would love to know.
Any of you had success with removing cellulite? How? I am so desperate that I am ready to do anything it takes. I just want to know if anything works or I am just wasting my time. I do exercise a lot, not really helping much. Please, let me know.

bluebird

Thu, Aug 04 2016, 8:10 pm

You really can't get rid of it. Cellulite isn't a thing in and of itself, it's when the normal body fat you have pushes through the collagen fiber "net" in your skin, which leads to the dimpled look. You can try retinol or massage to reduce the appearance temporarily, or maybe get it lasered, but there's no way to eliminate it. "Cures" are just going to waste your money. If you lose body fat and gain muscle then you'll have a lessened appearance because there's just less fat in general, but even skinny women have cellulite so that's not going to make it go away either.

Sorry. I wish there were better news.

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allthingsblue

Fri, Aug 05 2016, 4:44 am

I am also thin and fit, but I have some cellulite.
Models are tan or get spray tan, which hides some of the cellulite. They also use photo shop, and they someone's use makeup on their whole bodies (shoulders, butt, legs) for contouring and that perfectly impossible shimmer.
Also, it's genes... I think some people have better genes than others...

PinkFridge

Fri, Aug 05 2016, 5:24 am

Reesa wrote:

How do models get rid of theirs? They don't seem to hv any?

I wouldn't look to models for any advice or suggestions. They have no cellulite and also have no lives.

Reesa

Fri, Aug 05 2016, 5:34 am

I'm not looking to be a model. I'm just trying to figure out if there is or isn't a way to get rid of cellulite. I know there's a way to get breast enlargements etc. All the models do it. It doesn't mean I'm going to do it. I just like to know the possibilities.

PinkFridge

Fri, Aug 05 2016, 5:46 am

Sorry, Reesa, I didn't mean to imply you were.
But I would say that it's not likely we'll get any practical insights from how models do things.

isrmss91

Fri, Aug 05 2016, 6:20 am

Reesa wrote:

How do models get rid of theirs? They don't seem to hv any?

I hear photoshop works wonders on cellulite!

amother

Forestgreen

Fri, Aug 05 2016, 7:06 am

They have no cellulite and also have no lives.[/quote]

How do you know this? I knew some models whose lives were just fine.

amother

Red

Fri, Aug 05 2016, 8:10 am

Consistent exercise makes a huge difference.
For a temporary fix, self tanner makes it look a better.

PinkFridge

Fri, Aug 05 2016, 8:15 am

amother wrote:

They have no cellulite and also have no lives.

How do you know this? I knew some models whose lives were just fine.[/quote]

I am genuinely happy to hear this. I've read enough articles about celebrities, and these are actresses, not models, and their typical diets and exercise regimens that I can't imagine models have it easier.

bluebird

Fri, Aug 05 2016, 8:16 am

isrmss91 wrote:

I hear photoshop works wonders on cellulite!

Exactly: photoshop and youth. You can often google pictures of models and celebrities without makeup or photoshop and see what they really look like including cellulite. Women in their late teens and early to mid-twenties may be free of it, but most beyond that are going to have some.

amother

Red

Fri, Aug 05 2016, 8:24 am

Sorry, I just saw you wrote you exercise a lot.

Can I ask what kind of exercise you do? I was told toning should come after cardio, when the muscles are warmed up.

amother

Rose

Sat, Aug 06 2016, 6:10 pm

amother wrote:

Sorry, I just saw you wrote you exercise a lot.

Can I ask what kind of exercise you do? I was told toning should come after cardio, when the muscles are warmed up.

I've seen success when squatting or doing lunges with heavy weights. (My gym has a machine that holds the bar, and I stack heavy weights on the ends.) It will make your butt more perky and round (but I personally like that) but it definitely improved cellulite. Obv balance with cardio and eating healthy.