cellulite

[Laurenad]

After i stopped atkins after weeks I was fine. I gained some back and my mom noticed I had gotten cellulite all over. my legs..stomach.. i had gained like 15 pnds..(which i am losing and have lost like 5 or 6 already..) she says its prob from the atkins fat as I have always had nice legs..she said to never do it again..and even if i dont listen to her..shhh. she doesn;t know I'm on it..even tho..I'm curious if all this fat is causing cellulite? I'm sure it will go away right with the pounds?

[hulagrl1120]

actually this diet has decreased cellulite for me...I'm confused by your post...are you saying the cellulite appeared after the you went off atkins and gained weight or when you were on Atkins?

[not2late]

15 pound weight gain on someone who isn't terribly overweight to begin with will be very obvious.

The fat on your legs is probably due to the fat produced by the carbs you were eating when you went off Atkins.

Oh yeah, tell your mom that there is a thought that cellulite development is genetic. So someone either on her side or your dad's side of the family passed on bad genes.

[Pau]

You may be retaining liquids. Do some sport and avoid salty meals!

[BikerGoddess]

Cellulite isn't *fat*, it's uneven connective tissue. You do need some fat for it to appear, but then you need some fat to live, too.

What is Cellulite?

A 15lb gain isn't going to sprout cellulite. A 15lb loss isn't going to erase it. You mom needs to focus on important things like your education and mental health.

Laura

[Isabeau]

Well said.

[Laurenad]

i did get cellulite. I used to be 120 and i was recently 150. and now im down to 140 or so i guess my legs got a bit of it...my mom has a lot of it.

[2big4mysize]

the added pounds have stretched your skin taught and the connections to the muscle layer is under high tension when you lose the weight the skin will not be as full andthe lumps will go back to the eway they were.