Cellulite Solutions (52 Brilliant Ideas): Tips and Techniques to Lose the Lumps 
Next month we will review Eat Fat, Lose Fat by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, PhD. You can order Eat Fat, Lose Fat from Amazon for under $10 (and it’s eligible for free shipping), or simply add your questions or observations in the comment section at the end of this post.
“There comes a time in every woman’s life when she has to choose between her butt and her tastebuds” (Cellulite Solutions, page 57).
As we’ve discovered here at the Cellulite Investigation, cellulite experts tend to confuse fat with cellulite, leading to little gems like this one you’ll find in chapter two of Cellulite Solutions:
Fortunately, getting down to your ideal weight through diet and exercise means you’ll shed some of the fat that causes cellulite. Start by taking a long, hard look at yourself. Could you shed a few pounds? Chances are, the answer is yes.
With all the frenzy over dieting and weight loss, do women really need to be saying things like this to each other? Plus, as we’ve learned, weight loss can actually exacerbate the appearance of cellulite.
The Fat You Eat and the Fat You Carry Around
While the authors of Cellulite Solutions offer a landslide of good ideas for treating (or hiding) cellulite, they too fall victim to the TAD. The typical anti-cellulite diet.
Cherry and Linda treat dietary fat as if it’s edible cellulite. “Ban margarine, butter, and cheese in your sandwiches,” they advise. They also recommend adding mustard to mashed potatoes in place of butter or sour cream. “If you’re making meat casserole, leave it to go cold, then remove any fat on the surface,” they counsel desperate cellulite-sufferers.
Yet their chapter on healthy eating begins with an emphasis on essential fatty acids (EFAs).
They’re vital for the production of collagen, which helps keep your skin firm and those fat cells in place. They have a good anti-inflammatory action, and are great for improving the elasticity and texture of skin.
The authors recommend sources of fat that are in keeping with the TAD. Fish, olive oil, flaxseed oil, nuts, and seeds. Red meat is out. Saturated fat is waaaaay out, even though these foods are some of the best sources of those coveted EFAs.
The Cellulite Solutions Verdict
Cellulite Solutions is worth a read if you are in need of inspiration for new ways to approach the blight. Despite succumbing to the TAD, they do talk about the importance of avoiding processed food, refined flours, and sugar. We’ll try to overlook the fact that they laud Jolly Ranchers for being fat free.
If you are interested in a spa approach to treating cellulite, they cover several anti-cellulite procedures offered at your local salon, from Velasmooth and endermologie to ionithermie and carbon dioxide injections.
And as we learned last week, Cherry and Linda are masters of cellulite-friendly fashion. So if you can’t burn it off by following their lowfat diet plan, at least you can learn how to cover it up with a pair of side-fastening pants or a flowing kaftan.
Apparently, Elizabeth Hurley’s beach range is a godsend to cellulite sufferers.
*This post is a part of Real Food Wednesday hosted at Kelly the Kitchen Kop.
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I like this review, thanks for posting it. I think I may need to check out the book, I have a LOT to learn!
Thanks, AFNM. Don't we all?!
Soooo, just accepting it isn't a good solution? Ah ha ha. What I would like to know is why I had a ton when I was preggers and a lot of it seems to have gone away now.
Oooooh, Kristin, that is a great question. I wonder if it has something to do with those pregnancy hormones. So far in the Cellulite Investigation, we've found estrogen to be one of the key players in the development of cellulite. Did you happen to breast feed? I've heard tale that breastfeeding is an effective cellulite treatment.
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