Cellulite Thighs Before/After Question

[kaija]

Found some pics on the web and am just wondering if it were possible to get say this:

(not necessarily worksafe, back of woman's legs with cellulite. she has on underwear.)


to look like this:

(safe picture of J.Lo. clear shot of legs.)


better example (J.Lo again)


over time??

and what would be the steps to take it there?

[atherjen]

hmm well fat loss would play a major role in ridding of the cellulite for sure. and working the leg/glute muscles to help enhance muscle tone.

[kaija]

Originally Posted by atherjen

hmm well fat loss would play a major role in ridding of the cellulite for sure. and working the leg/glute muscles to help enhance muscle tone.

I don't want to give myself any unreasonable expectations in this journey, but even at times where I have lost significant weights, my legs still look very big and undefined.

Look at this picture:



How could these legs be leaned??

[atherjen]

I definitly think that with the right diet and training that there is potential for improvment yes, without a doubt.

[Octagon]

You are already WAY ahead of the pack right now because managing expectations is a HUGE factor with regard to ultimately making large-scale changes and it's great that you recognize that.

As for whether it's possible to go from the Point As you're looking at to a Jlo-esque Point B, well, yeah, a lot of things are possible. While perusing various sites like this I've seen some really remarkable 'before/after' transformations.

Just keep in mind that transformations like these take quite a bit of time (and that being *completely* blemish and wrinkle free usually also takes an airbrush, a scalpel or both)

[kaija]

Originally Posted by Octagon

You are already WAY ahead of the pack right now because managing expectations is a HUGE factor with regard to ultimately making large-scale changes and it's great that you recognize that.

As for whether it's possible to go from the Point As you're looking at to a Jlo-esque Point B, well, yeah, a lot of things are possible. While perusing various sites like this I've seen some really remarkable 'before/after' transformations.

Just keep in mind that transformations like these take quite a bit of time (and that being *completely* blemish and wrinkle free usually also takes an airbrush, a scalpel or both)

Thank you!! That was very motivating!!!

lol @ airbrushing and scalpels...because it's so true! Lol

I just don't want to beat myself up for never reaching a certain level IF it's unattainable. I'm 5'10" so I"m not looking to be 115lbs lol

I just want to be as fit as possible WITHOUT having to resort to liposuction. (As if I could afford it anyway. lol)

[Octagon]

Originally Posted by kaija

I just don't want to beat myself up for never reaching a certain level IF it's unattainable.

Yeah, I can really relate to that. I'm a fairly extreme case (I clocked in somewhere between 300-310 as of last June) and while I've made some really good progress over the past nine or so months I'm *still* wrestling with expectations. Sometimes it's just simple impatience which is fairly easy to contend with. But other times it's a lot worse. Those times it doesn't just seem like things will take longer than I thought, sometimes it seems like can never happen and that can be fairly rough.

For me, though, the key has been a mix of short, intermediate and long term goals (and a bit of flexibility with regard to what constitutes short, intermediate and long).

For instance, when I started I figured around a year would be enough time to get to where I wanted and as I progressed I learned that a year (as long as that sounded at the time) really wasn't a realistic long-term timeframe. There was just no way in hell I was going to go from lifelong remote jockey to triathlete in twelve months. So I had to adjust my thinking a bit.

It's important to note, though, that adjusting my thinking did NOT mean lowering my sights. I'm still shooting for triathlete.

I'm just being a tad more reasonable about the timeframe

[kaija]

Patience is SUCH a virtue!! It's been so difficult for me to stick with the fitness initiative BECAUSE it takes so much time. I want results NOW! but no it's never that easy!!

I will follow your method and start drawing out different sets of goals from the short, intermediate, and long term goals.

GOOD LUCK on the triathlete!!!!

I have been really considering training for a marathon...my friend just ran one, and even SHE couldn't believe she did it!! I don't know if I'm mentally prepared for it yet..but I know it's a life-changing experience.

[Batdog]

Okay..first of all let me say I seldom believe in stuff like I'm going to mention here but I've seen it work w/my wife.

My wife is a small lady. She follows a pretty strict diet and works out but she still had some cellulite on legs just below her buttocks. It of course got alittle worse as she got older (she had none when she was younger so go fiqure).

She heard of this "message (sp?)" called endermology (sp?). I dont know the full details but it evidently deals w/bringing blood flow to the areas effected which in turns help to "clean" out the cellulite.

It works.

There was a good improvemment. I was surprised... I was really thinking she was dumping money on some fix that wasnt going to amount to much.

Anyway... do some research maybe and check it out. Its a great altenative to surgery AND w/a good workout/eating routine I fiqure it'll do better in the long run as far as maintence is concerned.

Good luck
Batdog

[Lady C]

Welcome kaija! I believe that if you workout and keep quite hydrated that it reduces the dimpling caused by celluite. Genetically some women have it more than others but when you reach leaner states it is less noticable. I am an old lady and if you look real close you can see some in the upper buttocks area.

Keep workin' hard and you will eventually see good results :

[ajarvis]

I think it has a lot to do with genetics. Even when I weighed a lot less and had lower body fat I still had cellulite. I don't think it will ever go away. Doesn't really bother me since I like my legs I find like Lady C said drinking water helps and running. Weeks when I run a lot it's considerably less noticable.

[kaija]

Thanks everybody for your contributions to this thread. I'm going to look into the endermology, and see what that's about...but I know it's not an option I can really exercise until I reach my goal. For all I know the cellulite appearance won't even be as bad when I'm slimmer.

[kaija]

I get so frustrated because I drink sooo muuuch water, and still don't see significant changes in my appearance. I know that I need to work on the diet overall. But I have seen little to no improvement to my weight since I started drinking this much water. And I've been doing that for over a year now.

Originally Posted by Lady C

Welcome kaija! I believe that if you workout and keep quite hydrated that it reduces the dimpling caused by celluite. Genetically some women have it more than others but when you reach leaner states it is less noticable. I am an old lady and if you look real close you can see some in the upper buttocks area.

Keep workin' hard and you will eventually see good results :