Betcha didn’t think I was going to suggest eating more fat, did ya!

We all have fat cells. Cellulite is waste, toxins, additives, preservatives…rubbish that we (Our body) cannot eliminate – metabolic waste..

80% of our metatbolic waste is eliminated via our skin organ. This waste – cellulite – is sticky…this sticky substance can’t make it through our skin. Instead the cellulite sticks to your fat cells.

Now to my point.

Oops not yet….firstly you need to know this: When you lose weight you do not lose fat cells….your fat cells shrink!

OK now back to my point.

For the sake of creating a clear picture here indulge me just a little and imagine that your fat cell is the size of a pillow. And the cellulite is like slightly chewed piece of bubble gum which is stuck to the pillow. Imagine further a piece of satin fabric laid over the pillow and the gum. There is a slight bump where the gum is. Now the pillow gets smaller due to diet et cetera. The pillow is now the size of a small pin cushion. But that pice of bubble gum is still there, same size, still hanging on and now is much bigger in comparison to the fat cell and more noticable under the satin.

So weight loss does not affect cellulite nor increase it. But more cellulite is revealed when fat cells decrease in size.

Often women lose a lot of weight and are so proud of themselves only to find that they now have cellulite. This can be a very difficult and depressing time for a woman and if this happens to you or anyone you know, you need to take extra care and give more suppport. Then you need to embark on a cellulite treatment that works!

Cheers Broni

Wouldn't it matter what kind of exercise we are talking about here? From our cellulite research so far, it seems yoga could be an ideal exercise for targeting cellulite because it exercises the lymphatic system. I always thought of exercise in terms of cardio or building muscle through weight training. Now that I know more about the lymphatic system (like the fact that we have twice as much lymph as blood and that lymphatic congestion plays a key role in the development of cellulite), it seems strange that we don't even make an effort to "exercise" it. I'm wondering if the eastern movement practices were developed with lymphatic circulation in mind, particularly since lymph circulates as an effect of movement combined with breath.

Whether it proves to have some beneficial impact on fatty acid metabolism and fat deposition long-term remains to be seen.

As for dieting, most diets cause loss of both fat and lean body mass. Anytime lean mass is lost, rebound is a virtual guarantee. No, exercise is not a way to preserve lean mass. If you preserve skeletal muscle you will lose more visceral muscle, which is far worse and will lead to even greater rebound.