The “Cure” for Cellulite

Cellulite, quite simply, is a layer of fat just under the skin. While you can see a plastic surgeon and have it sucked out, the pain (and the expense!) just aren’t worth it in the long run. A better option is to reduce the cause of cellulite at it’s source, and that means reducing body fat.

Some women, even very thin women, seem to be “predisposed” to cellulite. While faulty circulation and poor nutrition may play a role in the development of cellulite, that’s really not why it’s there. If you have cellulite, you have too much body fat, period.

To get rid of cellulite, and keep it off, start losing fat. Notice that I didn’t say that you need to lose weight-you may not need to lose a single pound. You just have to change your muscle-to-fat ratio.

Start by lifting weights, and following a reasonably healthy diet. Personally, I recommend the “Exchange List” diet-you can get a copy of the diet on-line, or from your doctor, who will help you figure out how it works. Lift weights to “failure”; that is, lift enough weight so that you cannot finish your last rep or two, and add a little more weight every other workout. Rest between workouts to allow your muscles to recover and grow, at least 24 hours between weight lifting sessions.

You can speed your fat loss by doing aerobic work between weightlifting sessions, but don’t over-do it! You’ll burn more fat doing three or four ten-minute aerobic workouts a day than you will by going all-out for a full hour, so there’s really no need to kill yourself on a treadmill.

Once you begin to build more muscle in your legs and buttocks, you’ll start to notice that the cellulite is less noticeable. Eventually, it’ll be gone, because you’ll have less fat under your skin.

One caveat-if your size doesn’t change, your weight might actually go up when you start lifting weights. That’s because muscle weighs more than fat. Personally, I’d rather be a size 3 and weigh 120 lbs than be a size 3 at 95 lbs anyway.

Y’know, this debate about size zero is just hilarious.

Continuously pictures are being printed of skinny women, then next to the photo is a nasty comment like ‘Skeletal, disgusting’etc etc. Fair play, but why then is the media now printing pictures of people who have put on weight and slating them for it?

I think they need to make up their minds, real women just cannot exist anymore. When I say real women, yes, I am talking about the cellulite and everything that comes with it- fact is noones perfect, everyone is different.

I thought at one point that the media was actually being serious about promoting ‘real women’- Dove has got the right idea, but clearly magazines do not. I saw a magazine, and on the front cover was a well known celebrity at the beach, and there was a big ring around her thigh, zoomed in and with cellulite. As if she’d done something foul. Clearly this was the most interesting thing going on in the UK that week.

Then inside was a 4 page spead of celebrities with celluite. Even the likes of Kate moss etc.

So tell me, what on earth do they think they’re doing. No-one is going to open that book and say ‘Good God! She has a wrinkly knee, lock her up. Who does she think she is!’

Are they giving people are more positive body image by slating people when they put on weight? It doesn’t take an expert does it. It’s only going to make people self concious.

This magazine that I am talking about is one of those cheap ones, 70p I think- and is therefore more likely to be bought by younger people. Is this the outlook they need? How do people know what to do with themselves if one minute real is beautiful, then the next minute- you’re skinny, you’re disgusting.

Can someone please back me up here- where is the logic behind it. I think the media needs to stop thinking about their wages and making celebrities feel inadequate, and start thinking about what they’re doing to people. As we know, it’s media pressure and focus on body image that causes people to have issues with their self esteem.

Do Anti Cellulite Creams REALLY Work?

Ok, we have all seen them, in every grocery store in the country, magazines and online. Anti Cellulite creams are sweeping the nation and everybody is wondering if they work, and many are giving them a try to no avail. So what is the real deal with them? And how do they work?

Well every company from Mary Kay and Avon, to Nivea and Store brands as some form of Anti Cellulite cream on the market. They are all made the same way just marketed differently and displayed differently. They come in creams, gels and for the newest one, patches! You rub or place these on you legs and the cellulite should disappear, is the claim.

These creams claim to either get rid of cellulite completely, or reduce it by whatever percentage. In all the advertisements you see women with beautiful legs and you are thinking I want her legs and they say if I use this cream I will get them’. So when we use the cream and those legs don’t magically appear we get frustrated and say it doesn’t work.

What these creams do is use L-Carnitine which is your skins natural cellulite-fighting ingredient to reduce the appearance of cellulite. What many of us don’t read is that you will START to see results in 4 weeks. That is when you will START to see results not when you legs will be perfect. For these cream to FULLY work it could take up to 6 months. That is what the marketing people don’t tell you. Now think about it. You are supposed to put this cream on twice a day all over both legs. That means you will go through about 2 bottles a month or so. For six months! That’s 12 bottles at about $7 – $12 a bottle that means you will have spent $84 -$144 just on this cream to get your legs to look good.

Now here is what the marketers REALLY don’t want you to know. If you stop using the cream your legs will go back to the way they were in the beginning in just a month or maybe two if your lucky! Which means to keep your legs looking like the models in the ads you must continue to buy the 2 bottles of cream each moth continuing to spend $14 -$24 a month on this cream.

Now that you know the facts it’s really up to you to decide if this cream is right for you to use! If money isn’t an issue and you can remember to put this cream on twice a day for however long you want, then go for it. If not, this new product may not be for you!

Is it true that Bio Ceramic Anti Cellulite Shorts can reduce the appearance of cellulite in just a matter of weeks? Some of these types of special formula shorts or jeans are worn for a minimum of hours a day and can be hidden behind other clothing. Sometimes wearers are told to apply anti-cellulite lotion on problem areas and then slip on the special shorts afterwards. The shorts then use the body’s thermal heat to break down and metabolize areas where cellulite and fat cells build up. When used with anti-cellulite cream the combination of both elements can be a powerful system for battling toxic or sluggish cells.

Bio ceramics in the shorts capture and reflect the Far Infrared Ray heat wave back to the body. The body then absorbs the FIR heat wave causing an increase in blood flow which leads to the reduction of cellulite and the revitalizing of tissue. It can also accelerate metabolism, which helps you to burn more calories doing less. If Bio Ceramic shorts are used with anti-cellulite cream, the result is even more effective, since the snug shorts force the cream deep into the skin.

Are there are complaints from wearers of Bio Ceramic Anti Cellulite Shorts, in comfort or in seeing results? Comfort wise, most users say the shorts fit comfortably and snugly, almost like regular biker shorts. Others compliment the shorts as being figure-flattering and because they help reduce excess water. Users may notice an increase in sweating in the hips, belly or thigh areas, which helps to rid the body of unneeded water weight.

Because of the different science employed, these shorts are generally accepted by exercisers, as opposed to patches or EMS devices, which are of more questionable design. However, when it comes to eliminating the subcutaneous fat and fibrous tissue that dimples on the skin, consumers report mixed results. Bio Ceramic Anti Cellulite Shorts sell between ranges of $20.00-$40.00 from most online retailers.