By far the most widespread inquiries were from women commonly
afflicted by "diet resistant" fat deposits on their hips, thighs, and
butts concurrently self diagnosed as "cellulite". The reported
conditions were uncannily uniform; adjectives such as "cottage cheese,"
"dimpled," "bumpy," and "gravel like" were common. The letters also lay
claim to the fat's stubborn nature, that no amount of diet or exercise
would get rid of it.
All
in all, the women writing these letters were at their wits end,
frustrated that they were cursed with this deferent fat called cellulite
that just won't go away.
Well ladies, you are not alone. Millions
of women, to varying degrees, are covered with cellulite making it the
most common diet related problem. Millions and millions of dollars are
spent each year on creams, potions, Luffa sponges, liposuction, special
massages, and the like in an effort to rid the body of cellulite all to
no avail. None of the available cellulite remedies work --because there
is no such thing as cellulite!
In the mid seventies a Swedish
doctor discovered if he attached a name to a common cosmetic problem and
created a remedy for it, vanity would drive his bank account to a level
he could hitherto only dream about. Boy was he right!
Almost
immediately the concept of cellulite caught on. For nineteen ninety five
and ten minutes each night before bed, one could apply a special cream
to the afflicted area and then rub themselves raw with a long, course,
natural sponge known as a Luffa and the cellulite would go away.
Well
the only thing that went away was the Swedish doctor, in the direction
of the setting sun driving his new Ferrari, giggling--probably still to
this day --about all of the digits in his Swiss bank account. In our
minds this was probably one of the greatest deceptions of all time, it's
more than 30 years later and people still think that cellulite is a
viable excuse for a fat cheesy butt.
I realize that you're
probably a bit mad right now - we're telling you something different
that you've been led to believe for so many years - sometimes the truth
is shocking, but you can use this truth to help you reach your goals
much faster. So if you're still convinced that cellulite is an honest
medical condition, grab a medical dictionary the next time you visit the
library and look it up. All you'll find where the word should be is a
space.
If you want to use the term "cellulite" to describe how the
fat on a woman's lower body looks, fine. We'll accept that, however,
the fat termed "cellulite" is no different from the adipose tissue
residing under the skin in any other area of the body.
If there is
no physical difference then why does it look different? Good question.
First, you have to understand something about the skin. It's very
elastic, stretching when you move, closely following the rest of the
body. In doing so it must also be attached to the body. For example, the
skin covering the fingers is attached to the muscles and bone by
fibrous cords called irabitclae that are far less elastic than the skin
itself.
Since the connective tissue is not as elastic as the skin,
it will only stretch so far while being acted on by the force of
expanding fat cells. Once the cords reach their limit, and the fat cells
are still expanding, the cords stop and the skin in between keeps
going. The point where the connective tissue is attached to the skin is
the low point of a dimple. Put a bunch of these dimples together and you
have what looks like a pillow case full of gravel.
Why is
cellulite so hard to get rid of? Another good question, the answer
pertains to the gender specific deposits of fat. To put it simply, the
areas of greater fat concentration appear to be the last to go. In order
to get rid of the look of cellulite you must get rid of the fat that is
causing it. Remember in the realm of normal people twenty to
twenty-five percent body fat is normal for a woman, while fifteen to
twenty percent is normal for a male. Most of America exceeds the upper
limits of their respective group creating a forum for a whole lot of
cheesy looking fat.
Dieting can be deceiving; we've seen women who
appear skinny up top yet are hauling around quite a load down below and
scream cellulite when they can't diet it off. Even though their collar
bone is sticking out and their arms are skinny, their body fat
measurements are still quite high.
The bottom line is that dieting
down is tough work indeed and you MUST have follow a proven system to
get this fat off - otherwise you'll end up more frustrated than anything
else. It's a lot easier to give up and blame a disorder than it is to
religiously pass the bulk food section at the market and actually do 30
minutes of aerobics every day. If the diet and activity level of an
average American were analyzed it would be very clear why cellulite is
so common.