Despre celulita…

Despre celulita…

Discutie intre fete, actrite, in cabina teatrului, chiar inainte de inceperea spectacolului: Una zice – “Doamne, sunt plina de celulita”, alta “Nu, e doar in capul tau!”, raspuns: “Nuu, e pe fund!”. Alta: “Eu sunt foarte complexata pe tema asta”. Alta: “Am intrebat un medic, si toate femeile au, daca strangi pielea, e ceva femeiesc, natural…”. “Voi stiti ca mama imi povestea ca pe vremea lor nu se punea accent pe acest aspect si ca era ceva considerat absolut normal: asta e forma corpului barbatului, asta e forma corpului femeii.” – Alta: “Deci practic pe vremea parintilor nostri sa ai celulita era ca si cand ai avea acum… alunite.” – “Exact.” – “Mda, si mama imi zicea ca prea exageram cu celulita asta…”…. V-am redat doar un pasaj de maximum 5 minute din conversatia noastra de ieri seara, din cabina teatrului. Hai sa dezvoltam noi acum discutia…

EN: Talk among girls, actresses, in the theatre dressing room, right before show starts: One says – “God, I have cellulite all over”, another “No, it’s only in your head!”, answer: “Nooo, on my bottom!”. Another: “I am very stressed by this subject”. Another: “I have asked a doctor, all women have it, if you squeeze the skin, it’s womanly, natural…”. “Do you know that my mom used to tell me that in their time this aspect wasn’t discussed too much and was considered absolutely normal: this is the shape of a man’s body, this is the shape of a woman’s body.” – Another: “So basically back then having cellulite was like having…beauty spots now.” – “Exactly.” – “Well, mom also says we exaggerate with this cellulite…” …. I have written a maximum 5 minute passage from our conversation yesterday evening, in the theatre dressing room. Let’s talk some more about this…

Cred ca primele intrebari despre ce e cu celulita asta am inceput sa le am prin liceu, mai mult influentata si de restul discutiilor cu prietenele, dar si de revistele glossy sau de adolescenti care dezbateau de zori problema. Erau atat de multe articole despre cum sa previi si sa tratezi problema, incat incepusem si eu sa o evaluez ca pe o “problema” si sa fiu mult mai preocupata decat as fi fost in mod normal. Dupa ce am inceput sa iau anticonceptionale (le-am oprit cu doi ani inainte sa raman insarcinata – de fapt, nici nu aveam voie sa le iau, avand tombofilie – dar asta e alta discutie), am zarit primele semne de coaja de portocala, doar cand strangeam pielea mai tare intre degete si doar pe anumite parti ale corpului. PA-NI-CA! Am inceput sa fac mai mult sport, sa merg la masaj, sa mananc ananas, sa bifez toti pasii articolelor alora din adolescenta, care implicit au agravat exagerat “problema” in capul meu. Culmea e ca atunci cand faceam o pauza de anticonceptionale, mi se parea ca nu mai am probleme, sau ca oricum pielea mea arata mai bine, mai tonifiata.

Faza e ca tocmai de teama celulitei, in adolescenta, cand nu aveam nici urma, nu purtam pantaloni scurti. Mi-era teama ca daca forma corpului nu e ok, daca de fapt se vede ceva.. ceva…??? Ce prostie! Cu timpul m-am mai relaxat. Și am început sa port și pantaloni scurti. Iar dupa ce am intrebat o antrenoare de aerobic si fitness (care sta de dimineata si pana seara in sala) daca si ea are problema asta si mi-a spus “dupa ce mananc de Craciun la ai mei, apar 2 gropite pe fund”, mi-am zis ca e cazul sa ma relaxez definitiv.

Nu ma plang de corpul meu, chiar cred ca am fost ajutata (si sunt inca) de natura sa am un metabolism tare simpatic, care sa imi permita sa mananc (si mananc mult!) ce vreau, fara sa apara semne ingrijoratoare. Iar cu celulita asta, care stiu eu ca apare daca strang in anumite zone pielea, ma lupt cum pot:

1. incerc sa am un stil de viata sanatos – nu exista o crema minune, asa cum am mai spus si la articolul despre cremele antirid. Trebuie sa faci miscare, sa mananci sanatos, atentie si la stres (se formeaza celulita prin modificari hormonale), fumat, expunerea excesiva la soare, tocuri prea inalte sau imbracaminte prea mulata (care nu permite o buna circulatie a sangelui)… Dar stiti deja toate astea din articolele alea care ne-au marcat adolescenta si care au creat generatii noi de femei care, contrar generatiei mamelor, se uita cat timp sunt la plaja la toate “portocalele” celor din jur, dar mai ales ale lor, in oglinda din baie…ori de la cabina de la Zara (cea mai groaznica lumina Ever! care scoate in relief tot ce nu vrei!).
2. incerc sa previn – din pacate, multe femei se mobilizeaza si pornesc lupta cand ea este deja vizibila prin haine, pana atunci nu fac nimic in acest sens pentru ca spun cu mandrie “eu nu am celulita”. Doar ca e mai complicat sa o reduci, decat sa o previi. Apropo de asta, lupta cu celulita nu se reduce la totul sau nimic – dupa cum se stie, ea este pe nivele – chiar daca ramane acolo, ascunsa… poti lupta sa estompezi aspectul inestetic, poti reusi prin masaj, alimentatie corecta si exercitii sa nu mai fie la fel de vizibila.
3. am reinceput sa fac masaj. Pe langa sala, am un maseur care vine acasa si care este AUR! Cred ca masajul ajuta foarte mult mentinerea unui corp tonifiat.
4. folosesc creme. Dap! Folosec creme si geluri anticelulitice, fiind perfect constienta ca nu doar ele sunt salvarea, dar simtind pe pielea mea ca ajuta. Mult. Adica dupa ce fac baie seara sa zicem, iar porii sunt deschisi, si am ceva mai mult timp sa ma masez bine de tot, ca toata crema sa patrunda, a doua zi cand ma trezesc de dimineata mi se pare ca se simte diferenta. Folosesc produsele din gama de anticelulitice de la elmiplant cu mult timp inainte sa mi se propuna sa colaboram. Prima oara mi le-a recomandat tot un maseur. Eu imi luam nu stiu ce creme fitza scumpe, recomandate prin revistele alea pacatoase, si am realizat ca la un sfert din pretul lor poti avea rezultate mult mai bune. In perioada asta folosesc gelul-crema de remodelare totala BODYSHAPE, care imi place momentan cel mai mult. In sezonul rece eram fana celor care incalzesc pielea mai tare din gama Cellufight, dar acum prefer produsele pe care le vedeti mai jos. Cand sunt pe fuga si trebuie sa ma imbrac urgent, ma dau cu gelul SLIM NO GYM, aparut ceva mai de curand, pentru ca se absoarbe repede (nu va luati dupa titlu ad litteram, ca nu inseamna ca scapati de miscare daca vreti sa detineti controlul asupra celulitei – de altfel scrie asta si pe produs). Si daca vreti date, citesc acum de pe cutie “rezultate dovedite clinic”: dupa 1 saptamana, 9 din 10 femei confirma faptul ca gelul-crema BODYSHAPE combate aspectul de “coaja de portocala”. Dupa 4 saptamani: pana l -1 cm la nivelul circumferintei bratelor, pana la -3cm la nivelul circumferintei abdomenului, coapselor si soldurilor. “Evaluare clinica instrumentala si auto-evaluare sub control dermatologic; 54 femei, 2 aplicari pe zi.”  Deci si de ele trebuie sa te tii, macar 4 saptamani si, daca nu uiti ca mine, sa te dai de 2 ori pe zi.
5. incerc sa beau mai multa apa. Eu chiar am problema asta. Beau sucuri, dar nu beau apa. Asa ca mi-am instalat o aplicatie pe telefon care imi aminteste sa beau apa. Si chiar am facut un progres urias. Iar apa e atat de buna si necesara cand vorbim de un stil de viata sanatos.
6. 

Ok, hai ca v-am facut un rezumat cu “ritualul” meu (nu prea imi place mie cunvantul asta, dar el e de obicei in titlul articolelor de beauty), pe care l-am ilustrat cu o sedinta foto care sa multumeasca si fetele fara pic de culilita, dar care ramn in continuare interesate de zona fashion a blogului. Fac mixuri, ca sa va fac pe plac.

In poze port: rochie neagra pe corp Zara, maieu Venera Arapu, tenisi Superga (cumparati de la Stefanel din Promenada), ceas Cluse.

EN: I think I first started having questions about this cellulite when I was in high school, mainly influenced by the rest of the conversations with my girl friends, but also by the glossy or teen magazines which talked a lot about the topic. There were so many articles about how you can prevent and treat the problem, that I began thinking about it as a “problem” too and being more concerned than I normally would have been. After I started taking birth control pills (I stopped two years before I got pregnant- actually, I wasn’t even allowed to take them, because of the thrombophilia – but that’s a different discussion), I saw the first signs of orange skin, only when I squeezed the skin hard between the fingers and only on some parts of the body. PA-NIC! I started exercising more, having massages, eating pine apple, following every step from the articles from my teenage years, which made my “problem” bigger in my head. Funny thing is that when I took a break from birth control pills, I thought that the problem was gone, or that my skin looked better, more toned.

The thing is precisely because I was scared of cellulite, while I was a teenager, when I had no trace of it, I didn’t use to wear shorts. I was afraid that if the body shape wasn’t ok, what if actually… something was showing…??? Such a stupid idea! In time, I became more relaxed. And I started wearing shorts. And after I asked a fitness and aerobics teacher (who is in the gym day and night) if she has this problem too and she said “after I eat at my parents’ house for Christmas, 2 small holes appear on the bottom”, I said to myself that I should relax for good.

I am not complaining about my body, I actually think that nature has helped me out with a really cute metabolism, which allows me to eat (and I eat a lot) what I want, without any concerning signs showing up. And this cellulite, which I know appears if I squeeze some areas of the skin, I fight it as hard as I can:

1. I try to have a healthy lifestyle – there is no wonder cream, like I said before in the anti wrinkles article. You have to work out, eat healthy, pay attention to stress (cellulite builds up through hormonal changes), smoking, excessive exposure in the sun, too high heels or too tight clothing (which doesn’t allow a good circulation of the blood)… But you already know all this from those articles which have marked our teenage years and which have created generations of women which, as opposed to their mothers’ generation, while at the beach, are looking at others’ “oranges”, but especially at their own, in their bathroom mirror…or in the Zara fitting room mirror (worst light Ever! which brings out everything you don’t want to see!).
2. I try to prevent- unfortunately, many women mobilize and begin fighting it when it’s already visible through the clothes, until then they don’t do anything about it because they say with pride “I have no cellulite”. Only it’s more complicated to reduce it, than to prevent it. By the way, fighting with cellulite isn’t about all or nothing – as you know, it has its levels- even if it stays there, hidden… you can fight to make it look better, you can do with massage, eating right and exercise so that it’s not so visible.
3. I started having massages. Besides going to the gym, I have a masseuse which comes to my place and is GOLD! I think massage helps a lot for keeping a toned body.
4. I use creams. Yeap! I use antic cellulite creams and gels, being perfectly aware that they are not the only salvation, but feeling on my own skin that they actually help. A lot. For instance, after I take a bath in the evening, and the pores are open, and I have more time to do a thorough massage, so that all the cream is absorbed, when I wake up the next morning, I feel like there really is difference.  I was using the products from the anti cellulite range by elmiplant long before I was asked to work with them. A masseuse recommended them at first. I was buying some fancy expensive creams, recommended by those magazines, and then I realized that for a quarter of the price, you can have much better results.  Now I am using the total remodeling gel-cream BODYSHAPE, which I like best. During the colder period I was a fan of those who makethe skin warmer from the range care Cellufight, but now I prefer the products you can see above. When I am in a hurry and I have to get dressed real quick, I use the  SLIM NO GYM gel, which recently came out, because it is absorbed fast (don’t take the name ad litteram, because it doesn’t mean you can get out of going to the gym if you want to maintain control over the cellulite- which is actually written on the product). And if you want facts, I am reading on the box “clinically proven results”: after 1 week, 9 out of 10 women confirm that the BODYSHAPE gel-cream fights the “orange skin” look. After 4 weeks: up to -1 cm in circumference around the arms, up to -3 cm in circumference of the abdomen, thighs and hips. “Instrumental clinical evaluation and self-evaluation under dermatological control; 54 women, used twice per day.” So you have to use them often, at least 4 weeks and, if you don’t forget like me, apply them twice a day.
5. I try do drink much water. I really have this problem. I drink sodas, but not water. So I have installed an app on my phone which reminds me to drink water. And I really made a huge progress. And water is so good and necessary when we talk about a healthy lifestyle.

Ok,  now you have a summary of my “ritual” (I don’t really like this word, but it is usually headline of the beauty articles), which I have illustrated with a photo shooting to also please the girls with no cellulite, but who continue to be interested in the fashion segment of the blog. I mix things, so I can please you.

In the pictures I am wearing: Zara black dress, Venera Arapu top, Superga sneakers (bought from Stefanel in Promenada), Cluse watch.