Cellulite. What to do?

[MaddMelon]

I absolutely refuse to believe that one can't cure cellulite. I've read articles on it before, and a lot of "professionals" claim there's not much you can do aside from procedures. That sounds like a bunch of crap to get people to buy a product. Anyway. Do you guys know of foods/exercises that help your body get rid of that fat? I've dabbled in dry brushing, although probably not long enough to see results. Any miracle stories from that?

My own body has started shifting/toning down my cellulite already. I wasn't eating particularly well at that time, it just shifted... although my vigorous exercise level was higher. I want to get it off my legs. That's the part of my body I'm most anxious about, and I don't understand why I can't knock that problem out naturally... I'd love some tips. Swimsuit season is coming up, and I haven't been swimming in three years.

[eatyourbroccoli]

mines gone after a monthish raw, and working out a few times a week. comes back when im less than 99%. give it time..it isnt natural and your body will heal. might take longer for some than others..im only 20 so it disappears rather quickly.

[eatyourbroccoli]

oh..the elliptical plus weight lifting..doing one leg at a time when using machines: leg press, leg curl, leg extensions...works great for me when im raw. lotsa water too. step machines great too. or cycling or running if no gym membership. rollerblading. im typing w one hand laying in bed thats why my grammars weird haha. leg curls for hamstrings really work..leg press too. low low weight, high rep.

[StudentforLife]

Cellulite can most definately be gotten rid of. When I lost weight the first time,(I was 19), I was doing weight watchers and a lot of Tae Bo. Since going raw I've lost a good amount of weight and that cellulite that came back,( :rolleyes: ), is starting to go away. I have to start working out more though. Squats and lunges are very affective. I just started ashtanga yoga and I'm hooked. I'm sure this will help too.

[rawfigure]

I do not have it when my weight (bodyfat is low) when my bodyfat goes up it starts to appear. I think, despite what we read, it is fat and if you reduce bodyfat it will go away !

[Veganforlife]

Dry skin brushing DOES work. Give it time.

[startootsie]

I am experiementing on something! When it works I will let you know. I just started yesterday. I am already thin, but I can still find spots of it. So, like I said if I see results I will say something!

Create a day of love and light!

Christianna

[1GirlTwinBoys]

What is dry brushing? :o

[trinity082482]

I have it too. Just on the back of thys. I do not like it. I haven't been swimming in years also and I miss the beach. I would just like to go to the beach and not have to hide in a sarong.
I find as you loose weight, massaging the problem area helps alot. Use a firiming lotion. I don't know if you can make one with herbs but if you dont mind store bought lotion I like Nivea Q 10 and it does help!!

[startootsie]

I have it too. Just on the back of thys. I do not like it. I haven't been swimming in years also and I miss the beach. I would just like to go to the beach and not have to hide in a sarong.
I find as you loose weight, massaging the problem area helps alot. Use a firiming lotion. I don't know if you can make one with herbs but if you dont mind store bought lotion I like Nivea Q 10 and it does help!!


Hello!

Sorry that this is off topic! I heard you say on another thread that you were gaining from raw? What do you eat? Am I correct that it was you?

I am just curious!

Thank you!

Create a day of love and peace!

Christianna

[Jewels]

Alissa's book suggests drinking fresh grapefruit juice to melt cellulite. I usually juice grapefruit with an orange or apple to make it sweet.

[luckitri]

I always heard that raw green beans melts it away. I love them but I have alot of cellulite. Raw really helped my cellulite go away but I still have alot. . .but alot less!

[MaddMelon]

I LOVE FRESH GRAPEFRUIT JUICE! (so excited about this) lol I will also indulge in some raw green beans. I'm really physically active although I have started to amp up the weights. Thanks you guys. It's a really annoying problem. I'd like to get rid of it.

[dreamrawalwz]

Isn't it just toxin pockets in your tissues basically? I would think just staying raw would help a lot. I know dry brushing will assist in breaking it up so it's easier to get rid of. Exercise I think also will help.

[goodbeets]

In David Wolfe's book, "Eating for Beauty", he also reccomends grapefruit. He says tto trya 3 day grapefruit fast. I 've been considering it, especially now that citrus may become expensive due to the California freeze. I'll let you know in 4-5 days.

[Apasaraw]

I lost a lot of cellulite from my weight loss (still have 30 to go) but now Jewel and goodbeets have me wondering if it's not only going raw, but the fact I am addicted to grapefruit...I usually eat one a day...sometimes juice of 2.

My science brain wants to believe it's a leftover myth from the grapefruit diet of the 1970's but maybe it isn't... :confused:

[eatyourbroccoli]

grapefruits really really good for you.

ok that adds nothing to this thread hold on..

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=25 there.

each half of grapefruit provides like 80% of your daily recommended vitamin c. i mean i dont believe in the daily recommendations really, but thats a whole lotta vitamin c fightin off toxic buildup in your tissues.

plus its fulllll of water. upping the high-water content fruits and greens will make that cellulite disappear. just being raw in general will help you lose weight. totally a cure..really. took me almost a year of high-raw, but psh whatever. its worth it :)

[rawfigure]

Isn't it just toxin pockets in your tissues basically? I would think just staying raw would help a lot. I know dry brushing will assist in breaking it up so it's easier to get rid of. Exercise I think also will help.


The most comprehensive studies suggest damaged cells...

http://www.murad.com/cellulite/what-is-cellulite.html

[Apasaraw]

Oh! SO if we heal our cells...the cellulite goes...that makes sense. We eat so much goodness and healing occurs with all of us....Thanks rawfigure. I liked the illustrations...DR. M states that "We need to focus on repairing the skin, not burning fat."

EYB, Maybe I Gfruit out every Winter to keep the cold and flu and bay...funny what the body knows and the brain doesn't.

[Veganforlife]

What is dry brushing? :o
To answer this, check out post number 4 here:
http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=17892&highlight=skin+brushing
This DOES help with cellulite.

[rawfigure]

grapefruits really really good for you.

ok that adds nothing to this thread hold on..

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=25 there.

each half of grapefruit provides like 80% of your daily recommended vitamin c. i mean i dont believe in the daily recommendations really, but thats a whole lotta vitamin c fightin off toxic buildup in your tissues.

plus its fulllll of water. upping the high-water content fruits and greens will make that cellulite disappear. just being raw in general will help you lose weight. totally a cure..really. took me almost a year of high-raw, but psh whatever. its worth it :)



GRAPEFRUITS ARE SOOOOO PRICEY ! They are 1.00 each right now where I live !and I like the Organics they are 2.50 each !! So for now I am skipping grapefruits ! :mad:

[Lady Green Jeans]

rawfigure,

Sorry to hear your grapefruit pricing is so very high. They have been my favorite for over a year. Enjoyed the white variety for months on end last year and have been enjoying ruby reds for the past month. The price keeps jumping from 5/$1 to 2/$1. Juicing them on a reamer just about every morning--only varying this to do green smoothies so I don't tire of them.

[eatyourbroccoli]

GRAPEFRUITS ARE SOOOOO PRICEY ! They are 1.00 each right now where I live !and I like the Organics they are 2.50 each !! So for now I am skipping grapefruits ! :mad:i know theyre pricey here too :(. im better off buying the fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice at whole foods rather than buying the grapefruits and juicing them myself - thats what i often do. but lately ive been staying away from citrus a bit because prices are creeping up after that national ice storm down there in the states.

lady green...FIVE FOR $1??? thats incredible! i guess thats what i get for living in chicago and then toronto. sucky prices on fruit. haha :)

ETA: and then i look at your location. california. figures :p :D

[Rawsome Ginger]

So what type of grapefruits are best for cellulite and how many a day? Alone or combined with something else?

[Apasaraw]

I usually have one a day. Sometimes jeweled and whole and sometimes I juice it and add other fruits. Lately it's blood oranges or blueberries. (Sometimes floating in the glass and sometimes blitzed in the blender.) Very tasty.

We had the ice storm here too. I am lucky to have bought a dozen right before it hit. After this batch I may not have them for awhile...we'll see at the market tomorrow. The weather is warming again too.

I like your idea of buying the juice at Whole Foods EYB. Saves a step and room as well as budget.

[theresaann]

another good treatment is endermologie-this is a french treatment that spas and some dermatology offices offer. They say it's best to do 10 weekly sessions. at $100-120 a session, it's expensive, but SO good for you.

My best friend is from France, and she said many, many women get it there. She had it done and said that her cellulite was gone for 5 years afterward. If I could afford it, I would do it. It's also very good for detoxing as it pulls out deep tissue toxins and really gets the lymph moving. they can also do it on arms, abdomen, gluts-anywhere people want to tone and reduce fat tissue. Pretty cool.

[Firicia]

Well I did hear one thing that doesn't have to do with food, your undies!

Apparently when we wear undies with elastic (not so much at the top but the bottom butt part) we are cutting off some of the circulation of the butt/legs. So it was suggested not to wear undies that had elastics that grip the botton part of the bum, there are alternatives at lots of stores such as ones with lace etc that don't put pressure there.

Anyways worth a shot to help it. I don't think this alone with "cure" it but I'm sure it'll help or help prevent some further damage.

[newraw]

Cellulite is collections of fat that push against the connective tissue beneath a person's skin, which causes the surface of the skin to dimple or pucker and look lumpy.

Genes, gender, and amount of fat on your body, plus age and the thickness of your skin are all associated with the amount of cellulite you have or how visible it is.

Something like 80-90 percent of women have cellulite. It's just what happens. Actually, that should give you hope that getting in shape and losing weight and maybe putting on a spray tan can do a lot. Look at all the athletes and celebs and all those women, we don't look at them and say, dang, look at those dimples.

There's no "cure" because if your connective tissues are already letting fat cells push through, you can't really fix that. BUT, lose weight, fat cells shrink, and then the cellulite is better. I HIGHLY doubt any amount of grapefruit can help, the same goes for water, although both are good for you regardless. And as for the excercises, it's impossible to spot-fix an area. You can have all the muscle in the world, but you'll still have cellulite. Losing fat is the only way to lessen cellulite. BUT, training the largest muscles in the body really boosts metabolism, hence: shrink those fat cells, help that cellulite. Sorry to get all science geek on you!

[merfie]

water, water, water! absolutely water! your weight in oz. or more daily!

grapefruit helps, but i suggest grapefruit oil by Young Living. (you can get it at www.youngliving.com ) i drop it in my drinking water, i mix it with coconut oil and rub it into my thighs. by the way i no longer have much cellulite. i have also heard that massaging the area also helps in the long run to help things move through and out of the body. if you wish to purchase the oil email me and i'll give you my member number, merfie@hotmail.com.

again like everyone else said, exercise!

the best of life, meredith

[Tri-girl]

I am new to this so not sure if I am doing this right. Is there anyone that is an Ironman Triathlete eating raw? If so, I would love to know what you eat. The events are long and I am not sure I will have enough energy eating raw. I have just started so I am still probably detoxing.

[fckxkfc]

Dry brushing helps a lot. Also, I read on David Wolfe's [U]Eating for Beauty[U] that if you go on a three day grapefruit juice fast that your cellulite will be completely gone. He also said that if you don't want to do the fast then you can just drink a glass of grapefruit juice (unpastuerized of course) everyday and it will eventually get rid of your cellulite. I haven't personally tried this because the dry brushing seems to have gotten rid of mine.

To do dry brushing you need to buy a natural bristle brush. I bought mine at Whole Foods for $6. It is on a long handle so you can reach your back but the head of the brush is removable. Stand naked in the shower right before you take a shower. Start with the tops of your feet and brush upwards towards your ankle about 3-5 times. Do the same thing on your other foot, always making sure to do the same number of strokes on each side. Next, do the same thing on your calves, then back of calves, behind your knees, thighs, back of thighs, then you can go in a circular motion whereever you have cellulite. Then move on to your stomach. The stomach is the only part of your body where you stroke downwards. After your stomach do your palms, then length of arm front and back, then armpits. The last part is your back.
Dry brushing gets things moving in your lymphatic system so your liver can process the toxins there. It also gives you a great energy burst and exfoliates your skin while brushing off any toxins your skin was releasing. Make sure that you do it right before a shower though so your can immediately wash the toxins off of your skin.

I hope this helps!

[fckxkfc]

Oops!

Sorry guys, I am new to this and I just saw how everyone already posted about grapefruits.

[Revvell]

Well, it's very strange to me, being a vegetarian for 21 years and off/on raw for 6 (or so), how much cellulite I had. A couple of weeks ago I was looking through Alissa's book and she mentions grapefruit. Since then, I've been juicing 3-4 a day. Lo and behold, I'd say about 90% of the cellulite has disappeared. I HAVE done skin brushing, but not over the last two weeks. I DO exercise ~ always have except not as much since getting married. THAT has changed over the last few months.

Anyway, personally, I'd say the grapefruit juice has had the most effect of anything. I purchase a case of organic grapefruit at the farmers' market for $20. It lasts a week. I often mix it with bloods or navals.

Revvell

[linda7276]

I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to say that when I found out that I was "gluten sensitive" and had to go on a strict gluten free diet, my cellulite disappeared in the first month without any real weight loss. I know that almost doesn't make sense, but that's what happened. I then suspected it was fluid retained in the tissues because that is one of the symptoms of 'gluten sensitivity'. I'm sure the fluids shifted from the tissues and was released, once I was completely off the gluten, and my body began to recover.

I read last night when reading about a rebounder that I purchased, that cellulite is toxins stored in the fat cells, and that once a person gets their lymphatic system working properly the body can begin to release those toxins and rid itself of cellulite.

[RawSinger]

Eat raw (including grapefruit and grapefruit juice on a regular basis), exercise, and skin brush.

[linda7276]

Eat raw (including grapefruit and grapefruit juice on a regular basis), exercise, and skin brush.

Thanks RawSinger, I am eating raw, I should have mentioned that, thanks for that advice, gonna check out the grapefruits, but my cellulite is gone...:D