Choosing the best course to beating Cellulite
You have many choices when it comes to fighting the appearance of cellulite from diet, exercise, supplements, creams and even surgery to name a few. Some things work better or faster than other but only one give you long term benefits, Lifestyle Choices. You can get the immediate results from liposuction but if you do not follow through with proper diet and exercise after, your cellulite will return. We prefer a less expensive and safer method to surgery and that is to change your lifestyle and supplement that with todays best product to battle cellulite. Taking this approach will get you the results that you desire and will give you a better chance of maintaining your appearance long term. You will need to take an aggressive multi-faceted approach to get results quicker which will give you incentive and confidence to continue. Once you meet your goals then you can reduce your approach to a management phase that works for you. Like anything you must make a change because if you continue to consume fatty foods or foods high in sugar and salts then you will not get the results that you desire because all you will be doing is fighting off the new stuff that you are putting into your body and not what you have already stored. You need proper nutrition, exercise, supplements and a direct approach for success.
What to do
- Embrace reality - So I can minimize it but never completely get rid of it? Have realistic expectations and goals that are good for you. If 80+percent of the women have to deal with then you are not alone in dealing with this fact. Dedication hard work and commitment will help you to minimize the visible effects of cellulite to virtually non-visible.
- Have a proper self body image - Do not believe what you see in most ads or photos. If it is a celebrity and there is money involved then chances are that so is an airbrush. Do you think that any weight loss, work out or miracle solution is going to show complete reality? Some use that less than 20 percent or younger models that have not yet experienced cellulite issues to market there product and bait you in. Are you ever going to be a super athlete?, runway model? GET REAL WITH WHO YOU ARE! Obtain a realistic view of who you are your shape and set a goal for you not the pictures or promises that you see. DO NOT LET ANYONE INFLUENCE YOU TO BE WHO YOU ARE NOT.
- Get support - Get you significant other to support you and the emotional aspect of the circumstance. Why not work through the situation with the person that was most likely with you during its creation. Find local people struggling with the same issue at a gym or by placing and ad on a free online service. Look for local support groups or find a mentor. You can always benefit from the energy or the synergy of another human being.
- Look at your future - Have you ever noticed people around you that are older than you? do you see some that are struggling to get around while others are still going strong late in life? Ever had the opportunity to discuss lifestyle with them? I have met many active eighty year olds who have taken vitamins there whole life and who watch their nutrition and stay active or exercise. This is a mirror to your future, what path would you like?
- Make good choices - This is what it all comes down to, CHOICE. This is where you good and bad habits are developed. Think of what the last thing is that crosses your mind before you make a bad choice, What it is that you say to yourself? Is it I will start later or tomorrow? or just one more? or I deserve it because ....? Watch your justification for habits. Also consider substituting good habits for bad or nutritious food over processed. Consider that when you feel a hunger urge that you can drink a glass of water that will make you feel full and help that urge to subside or keep nutritious snacks like almonds on hand so that you can have a few of them when hunger strikes.
- Set proper attainable goals - When you write things down they now become real and physical and not just a thought in your mind. Set short term, mid term and long term goals and make them attainable. You will benefit from small successes at first that will give you confidence and enhancement to your will. Write out specifics, sizes, weights, dimensions, distances, you will need to measure things to gauge success.
- Establish a good reward system - So now that you are considering a huge lifestyle change you need to make certain that it is not all drudgery. You need to consider a reward system as part of you goal setting. This doesn't mean ice cream at the end of a hard days work or if you have a huge business success. Link your rewards to your goals and your lifes activities. If you accomplish your weight loss for the week then have some sorbet or something less fatting and with less sugar. If you have a business success then plan to visit a new location in six months with your new body. Get the idea?
- Keep things in perspective - Having a proper mindset will make things less stressful and more effortless. It is how you define things in your mind that make them what they are to you real or not. If you think that you have a long way to go then you do, if you think that it will be hard then it is, if you think that you can't then you won't. More than thinking positive, which is important, do not fall prey to societies definition of things or how you link them in you mind. (Like the following)
- Exercise - How do you link this in you brain? what comes to mind first? drudgery, pain, no time, it is not for me, I'm to far gone, it will take to much, it will cost to much, people will judge me. Try thinking like this: Exercise is life style not a short term plan, you need this as much as you need air, water and food. With motion comes emotion, when you move you feel and the more that you move the more that you feel. If you feel over whelmed by the thought of it then start small. How far can you walk? one, two or three blocks? How many sit ups can you do? How many push ups? Start by doing what you can and do not push yourself to far at first. Do one push up for the first three days, maybe even twice a day, on the third day do two push ups and so on. If you add one every two days after that then by then end of two weeks you will be doing 7 and by then end of the month 15. Consider the same though for all of your activities, by starting small it take less time and will not result in significant pain and as you increase you will not have then pains that you would if you went right out and pushed yourself to do 10 on the first day and then you will not feel like doing any on the next. Remember it is not exercise it is lifestyle. Muscle burns fat faster, more muscle faster fat reduction. Ladies do not fear getting to bulky or looking like a guy because you would really have to work hard at that. First off female muscle structure is longer and leaner then mens to begin with and by default will take greater effort to obtain, do not be afraid of weights or machines or to push yourself gradually. Second you can try supplements to what is biologically lost with age check out foxymama.com where you will see a dietitian/trainer and read about her struggles to regain her figure after child birth and see how she supplemented her exercise and nutrition with balancing her biological needs. Lastly who are you doing this for you or are you trying to make someone else happy? Trust me when I say this men love firm tone legs no matter how thin or how large they really do. Men just love the thought that you are trying to do the best for yourself.
- Nutrition/Diet - This is a word that should not exist on its own (die-t ) it doesn't even look good. Diet should only be used with an adjective as in healthy diet or nutritional diet or balanced diet never by itself. This is another word to keep in perspective, a diet suggests a temporary fix, something that you only do for a while and then your done, WRONG WRONG WRONG. Its not diet it is lifestyle and lifestyle is choices. You may have to invest in researching proper foods and balanced nutrition but there are a few basics to consider.
- Balance is the key never over do one food or another, moderation is important as well as good nutrition.
- Stay away from processed foods. If it is not they way it came from nature then it may not be the best choice.
- Watch your sugar intake. Natural sugars from fruits are best. Refined sugars will not only add to high calories but it is hard on your entire system and can lead to diabetes and create inflammation.
- Beware of products labeled as DIET. Chances are that this is more of a marketing ploy and the benefit may not be as great as you think. Also products with zero calories may be worse for you because they use dangerous synthetic man made sweeteners. Ask yourself do you trust that the planet has all the natural nutrients that we need or did we need man to create them?
- Small quantities of carbohydrates. Try to eat whole grain products when you do stay away from refined, bleached flours.
- Select low fat products based on content not because it is marketed as low fat. Look for balances of fat to calories and beware of saturated fats. Not all fat is bad and some food contain nature fats. Still in moderation.
- Foods that are high in fiber will give you a full feeling and protein give you energy. Select these types of foods to reduce hunger keep you fuller longer or for snacks.
- Read labels on packages. Look for healthy options when you by your product they are out there you just need to look.
- Reduce alcohol consumption. How many times do you sit down and drink a six pack of soda? How many calories do you consume with each drink? Alcohol not only will add fat but it degrades connective tissue, the two worst enemies to cellulite.
- Kick tobacco. This will rob you of years off of your life, take energy away from your body and make exercise difficult. Tobacco also degrades the connective tissue, have you ever seen the lips of a long term smoker? Use this money for healthy options to your life. Today there are many ways to kick this habit from nicotine supplements to lasers to electronic cigarettes. (Many are finding the electric smokes help greatly) You should also be thinking of other in you life that this affects negatively. Lastly you should be angry at the industry for putting so many additive in with the tobacco to make it addictive.
Attacking cellulite directly
To properly and effective get the best results to reduce cellulite has to be a multi-faceted approach. On top of diet and exercise you will benefit from fighting the cellulite directly.
- Topical creams
- Aminophylline cream - While many creams have come on the market lately only one seem to stand out as help to directly attack the fat cells and thats Aminophylline cream. Proven to help breakdown the fat cells through topical application and this has been substantiated through Dr. Oz's research team. This should be applied topically to the cellulite areas as recommended or twice daily.
- Retinol Cream - A source of vitamin "A' proven to combat free radicals in the skin. Removing free radicals allows for healthier skin, connective tissue and collagen production giving the skin a more plump smoother appearance.
- Caffeine based cream - Proven to give visible results to smoothing the skin they are typically short lived and may over the course of time have some impact.
- Massage - This helps to relax the connective tissues between the cells and allow for the skin to appear smoother while bringing blood flow to the areas of concern. Doing this minimally two times a day for a couple minutes minimum. Use a heated massager and a massaging brush when you bath and you are at three times a day. This also helps circulation and blood flow bring nutrients and hydration to cells helping them to function properly and to be replaced with new healthy ones. You can increase circulation internally through exercise, and directly to the areas where cellulite is a problem by massage, heat and chemistry. Consider having your significant other massage you a couple of times per week. This does a couple of things: it helps your relationship by acknowledging how important it is for you and it is a bonding experience for you both. This is a huge physiological breakthrough for you both not to mention that this few minutes of intimacy may lead to some other beneficial activities.
- Kelp - Kelp is consumed as part of the nutritional diet in Asian cultures. Those cultures have the lowest rate of cellulite issues in there society and it is due to the low fat natural foods that they eat as well as the kelp that they ingest. Kelp is know to contain fucoxanthin, a xanthophyll compound found in green plants with chlorophyll, which helps the body burn fat. 300mg daily
- Vitamin C - Taken in conjunction with Kelp it helps to turbo-charge the absorption of kelp and its effects.
- Vitamin B6 & B12 - Known to give you energy they also help your body deal with lifes stresses. Taking vitamin B will give you the added energy that you need to succeed in reaching your goal.
- Consider a detoxifier - Take grape seed to help rid the body of toxins being release by this program.
- Drink lots of water to help keep your body hydrated. This will flush the toxins from you body as they are released from storage with the breakdown of the fat cells. You get water in many ways through foods, fruits, vegetables and drinks but adding cool clear water to that is necessary. Consumming 8-10 8 oz. glasses is great but if you cannot do that then make certain that you urine is crystal clear and not cloudy. You may see a darker yellow color due to the vitamins and supplements that you are taking but it need to be clear. The more water the better.
- Non restrictive clothing - Wearing clothing that has elastic bands at the waist and leg will restrict circulation to those areas and enhance the visual appearance of the cellulite. Try wearing Spanx and Soma.
