Post edited 4:52 am – February 18, 2012 by Kiddo

Hello there! My name is Lynn. I'd like to add my case and experiences into the pot, in the hope that it might contribute to our collective sleuthing skills!

I think I've had cellulite since my mid/late teens. I have always been somewhat skinny, but my thighs and bum look like they belong to a different person. I have had reoccurring meltdowns over this, and these meltdowns seem to exacerbate my periodic bouts of depression. Other days, I can get up, and think "ah well. It doesn't affect my skills, so off I go to live my life and aim for success!" But really, it does affect my skills if a meltdown triggers my depression. And thanks to the efforts being made here, I have come around to understanding cellulite as a much more important indicator of overall health.

My other health issues that I am now using as experimental guages are: trouble sleeping, low energy, ecxema, mild acne and the aforementioned periodic depression.

Past treatments: I have tried about four different kinds of creams, it won't be news to anyone here that they didn't work, and I abandoned them once and for all when I noticed that they were causing these little spider veins to creep in around my knees. Does anyone know if spider veins are ever anything other than bad?

Current treatments: A better bedtime routine including drinking water and dry brushing. Foam roller during the day! And when I can manage it, or remember, I give myself a massage with coconut oil and some cayenne pepper mixed in. All of these things feel great never mind any health benefits. I am progressively gearing myself up for some very major diet experiments. I made my first green smoothie today (it was good, yay!)

I can have a hard time staying motivated through major lifestyle changes, especially if I'm slow to see improvement. I know that for myself, positive reinforcement instead of negative reinforcement is a very big deal. Some people have success with using anger at their current state as a motivator, but if that ever works for me, it's not for very long. I find that the anger quickly leads to other negative feelings and voices in my mind. I think love and kind feelings are necessary for the best healing process. It's hard to remember to stay positive about a condition that makes us feel so lousy, but I'm going to try to try to tell myself something like this everyday: "Hello cellulite, thank you for coming to tell me that something isn't going quite right with me. Now let's see what we can do about that."

Post edited 11:29 pm – February 22, 2012 by Sessie

Kiddo said:

Hello there! My name is Lynn. I'd like to add my case and experiences into the pot, in the hope that it might contribute to our collective sleuthing skills!

I think I've had cellulite since my mid/late teens.

 

Hi Kiddo :-) Nice to meet you!

I should try to introduce myself in a more thorough way. 

I have probably had some kind of cellulite on the backs of my thighs since I was a teenager. I haven't worn short shorts since I was about 12 years old. 

I'm taking lots of digestive enzymes in case I have trouble digesting fats and other foods.  I think I am estrogen dominant, I wonder if that has an effect on cellulite. It would be interesting for us to compare things like the length of our cycle. For many years mine was just 26 days which I think means you have too much estrogen.  Love, Sessie

WOW, congratulations Melissa!!!!

also, 

 Cellulite–your arse is mine!  Wait a minute, that doesn't sound nearly as threatening as I intended. 

 

this totally made my day. We junior investigators will have to try to, ahem… refocus our assets as well… to help out!

Congratulations to you and your fiance Melissa! Cheers!

I'm glad you are back.