By Keith Longmire
www.getridofcellulite.jklblog.com
Read just about any women’s health or beauty magazine and you will not get too far before you find some advertisement or article extolling the virtue of the latest method of getting rid of cellulite. Cellulite will be presented as a great evil. Any one suffering from cellulite must get rid of the signs to be able to wear a bikini, buy new underwear or attract a mate.
At the risk of being controversial – everything you read about cellulite is completely wrong. Cellulite is a normal part of the human condition. Most efforts to get rid of cellulite are illusory at best.
In fact, there are only 2 methods proven to get rid of cellulite. One is liposuction. The trouble with liposuction is that you remove the framework that cellulite provides for containing your bodies fat. There is ample evidence that fat gain after liposuction can lead to unnatural conglomerations of fat in other areas of the body – particularly the shoulders and arms. You might have nice smooth thighs but at the expense of enlarged, fatty shoulders and bingo wings on your arms.
Liposuction may well seem a bit extreme for most people. And while quick, liposuction is hardly instant. So what is the other method - the one that gets rid of cellulite instantly?
Let me tell you a story… Some years ago, while I was still in the RAF I was dating a girl called Diane. Diane was beautiful. Long legged, Firm breasted. Athletic. Fun to be with. And completely out of my league. At least I thought so.
But we struck up conversation. Had a couple of drinks together...
The story concerns the base sports day. I had put in a pretty lacklustre performance in the 800m and was lying on the grass beside the track simply soaking up some rays. Diane had been competing too – she was a pretty useful sprinter and long jumper. She had just finished at the long jump pit on the opposite of the track and was walking around the track to join me. I watched her walk over from the opposite side of the track. She was wearing skin tight athletic shorts – the sort that preserves modesty while concealing very little.
Just about every set of male eyes followed her every step. Several of the girls clocked her too. And she was walking over to see me – a very average, skinny, scrawny guy.
From my prone position on the ground Diane’s legs seemed to grow longer as she got nearer. She was an absolute picture. And that’s when it happened. For the first time I noticed the dimpled, orange peel effect skin at the top of her thighs. Despite her youth, conditioning and obvious athleticism Diane had cellulite.
Instant turn-off….
Not.
Neither I nor any of the few hundred males there that day gave a hoot for the cellulite. Most didn’t even notice it. There were much more interesting delights to look at.
What’s more, I guarantee that this is the normal case.
It has been estimated that anything up to 90% of the World’s female population have cellulite (this is not meant to be sexist – statistics that do exist for the prevalence of cellulite imply it is a largely female issue).
I am prepared to bet that if you were to ask the majority of men if their partners have cellulite, most of them wouldn’t know. What’s more, of the ones that do know if you ask them what they think about it they absolutely wouldn’t care.
So, the second proven method of getting rid of cellulite instantly is simple. Drop the word cellulite from your vocabulary. And stop reading any advertisements for anti-cellulite treatments. Most of them are baloney anyway.
In any meaningful life context, cellulite simply does not matter. Athletes, rock stars, dancers and Jennifer Lopez (allegedly) have cellulite. It does not affect your physical ability. It does not affect your ability to be seen as attractive to the opposite sex. If 90% of the World’s women have cellulite one thing is certain – cellulite is a normal part of the human existence.
Our current infatuation with cellulite is a triumph of marketing over fact and social experience.
The first step in curing any problem is identifying the real problem. Cellulite is not the problem. It is our perception and self image of the effects of cellulite that is the real problem.
