Usually, a diet for cellulite excludes only products that provoke “orange peel”, and specifically those with normal or slightly reduced calorie content.
However, you can also create a diet for weight loss from dishes that are beneficial for the skin and epithelium.
So before choosing a diet and menu, decide what bothers you - just cellulite, that is, uneven bumps on the hips and buttocks, or excess weight and an unfortunate body constitution with a large amount of fat mass.
A good anti-cellulite diet does not necessarily consist of only cereals, or only vegetables and fish, the diet should be balanced, just not contain foods that provoke swelling.
Why Diet Helps Against Cellulite
Cellulite itself is not considered a disease or even a deviation. Doctors believe that with a typical female body constitution, with a fairly high percentage of fat mass compared to a man's, cellulite is quite possible.
However, in reality, the shape and structure of subcutaneous fat tissue, which is present in everyone, not just overweight people, is an exclusively individual indicator. And it is often caused not only by a large amount of female hormones in the blood, but also by banal improper nutrition.
Subcutaneous connective tissue loses elasticity and acquires a shape that is convenient for “creating” tubercles when we:
- we are constantly in a state of dehydration, we ignore clean water, but we drink diuretic drinks such as black tea, coffee, hot chocolate, cola and alcohol;
- we take medications such as paracetamol, niza, ibuprofen, analgesics on a regular basis, these medications can disrupt the water-salt balance;
- we abuse pickled, salted, and foods prepared with large amounts of sodium glutamate;
- we eat only canned food and semi-finished products;
- we ignore the body's need for protein; instead of, say, a piece of chicken, we would rather eat a chocolate bar for lunch, instead of fish for dinner – potatoes, and so on;
- we are at the "peak of the hormonal surge" - it is normal for women to have some fluid retention during ovulation and throughout the last third of the menstrual cycle. That's when we see cellulite and try to go on a diet
How to Get Rid of Cellulite: A Diet with Normal Calorie Content
So, if you have decided that you are not overweight and have nothing to lose, then a “diet” can be understood as simply excluding the following products:
- all semi-finished products and preservatives;
- industrially prepared baked goods and sweets;
- meat and fish slices, sharp cheeses;
- alcohol;
- sodas, packaged juices
This does not mean that you should give up all food. You just need to improve your diet. Control your coffee and tea consumption, try to drink no more than 2 cups a day, and give preference to natural boiled coffee without milk and sugar, and brewed, high-quality tea, rather than "lemon-flavored three-in-one" powders.
Try to switch to natural herbs and sea salt, the latter should be consumed no more than 5 g per day. And, paradoxically, drink water - if you do not have hypertension or kidney disease, 2 liters of water should be your "mandatory minimum."
The second mandatory rule is to eat more fruits, vegetables and complete proteins. Ideally, you should eat 3-4 servings of protein food per day (weight of one is 100-150 g).
This recommendation will not only strengthen connective tissues, but also rid you of the constant desire to chew sweets with coffee. Protein gives the body the energy that we usually replenish with unnecessary unhealthy snacks.
As for vegetables and fruits, a healthy adult woman can “eat” 500-600 g of each, and, unlike those losing weight, you don’t need to particularly limit fruits.
How to Get Rid of Cellulite: Diet for Weight Loss
It is usually said that the Dukan diet helps against cellulite better than classic balanced diets. As arguments, it is also given that 1 g of carbohydrates, which our favorite cereals are rich in, retains 3 g of water, and therefore increases the visible manifestations of cellulite.
In fact, even the buckwheat diet against cellulite is effective. The general principle of anti-cellulite diets works here - less diuretics, more fiber, less salt. However, the less protein in the diet, the greater the risk that the skin will simply "sag" and cellulite will appear again, but only on the thinner thighs.
To lose weight and get rid of cellulite “in one bottle” you can choose the following strategy:
- 1 week of fasting diet, for example, alternating protein and vegetable days. "Start" from the beginning of the menstrual cycle, at a time when you will be most calm and cheerful. Start with a non-strict fasting diet, which would allow, for example, 1 kg of chicken breasts on a protein day, and 1.5-2 kg of vegetables on a vegetable day. Try to replace coffee with green tea or kudin at least for this time. Reviews of the anti-cellulite diet on fasting principles are quite positive, but to improve the result, try not to deceive yourself and not to use sweeteners and other unnatural products;
- then you should switch to a maintenance diet. Make yourself a complete weight loss menu of healthy foods, and be sure to eat one thing from the list of healthy anti-cellulite foods every day.
Anti-cellulite diet products:
- 200 g of seaweed – kelp, fucus, spirulina in combination with olive or sesame oil and lemon juice;
- 200 g of any lean white fish, or shrimp, or squid;
- 300 g grapefruit, preferably pink;
- 200-300 g of brightly colored berries, such as blueberries or raspberries;
- 200-300 ml of mate or kudin tea, medium brew (great substitute for coffee, and not as dehydrating);
- 400-500 g of any leafy greens, preferably dark greens rich in B vitamins, such as spinach;
- 300-400 g of stalk celery, grated or in any soups.
The protein products of the diet will help build a strong "framework" of connective tissue and avoid fibrosis, and vegetables will speed up metabolism, remove excess fluid without dehydration, and help you stay full with a fairly low calorie diet. Use wraps and exercise in addition to the diet, and cellulite will disappear without a trace.
