“I have been treating cellulite for more than two decades and this phrase keeps popping up: “My mum has no cellulite, how come I have so much”. Sometimes it is a matter of “the grass is greener on the other side”, sometimes it is genetic inheritance from the dad’s side and sometimes it is the result of the horrible deterioration of our diet and liefstyle habits in the last 1-2 generations, as I explain below.”
How is it possible that I have more cellulite than my mom?
Why does my mom has no cellulite while I am covered with it?
The grass is always greener on the other side
When modern lifestyles take a toll on our appearance
When there is no other explanation than genetics - on the other side of the family
OK, so what do I do now?
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Why does my mom has no cellulite while I am covered with it?
This has been a very common question at the clinic throughout the years. Sometimes there is truth in that statement/question, while sometimes there isn’t. Let’s have a look.
The grass is always greener on the other side
Most women, when they compare themselves to other women, believe that they are less good looking and that their skin blemishes, excess weight etc are really bad - when in reality they are not nearly as bad.
This is in direct contrast to men, who typically believe that they are much better looking, slimmer, smarter, successful etc, than they really are.
So most women, when they compare themselves to their mothers, quite often they fail to see the moms’ cellulite as what it is: they usually see it as non-existent or very little.
This could be subconscious bias, due to respect and love for their mom or self-criticism against themselves.
When modern lifestyles take a toll on our appearance
Of course, there is the other side of the coin.
Many women are indeed in better shape in their 60s (at least their thighs are) than their daughters in their 30s.
But why could that be?
Well, if we consider that for many, but not all, women of previous generations, then we can see that indeed there are multiple reasons why some moms have better thighs than their daughters:
Desserts and sugary foods had to be the occasional exception, not the norm
Alcohol drinking was rare or non-existent
Microplastics, BPA and other endocrine disrupting chemicals were much less prevalent in food and water on your mum’s day
Contraceptives were not as widely used as today
Smoking was less common in women
Junk/convenience food was less frequently consumed
People were not bound to their desks for 8-12 hour a day
People did not constantly feel the need to “treat myself” with some sweet / champagne / rich food etc, due to constant stress in our artificial world
Social media and Netflix (and the consequent inactivity, ice creams and takeaways) was not a thing even a generation ago
Takeaways and junk food was consumed less often
When there is no other explanation than genetics (on the other side of the family)
Of course, in some cases neither your mom’s lifestyle has been better than yours nor it’s all in your mind: you indeed have more cellulite than your mom, who, by the way, was no “lifestyle angel”.
Then the only logical explanation is that you perhaps inherited some bad genes (in relation to cellulite) from your father’s side.
OK, so what do I do now?
In all cases, there is no point wasting time comparing and analysing the past, neither to go through cycles of self-defeating guilt and inadequacy.
As a first step, accept and love your body as it is. Cellulite doesn’t kill and hundreds of millions of women with lots of cellulite live happy and fulfilling lives.
As a second step, you can do something to reduce it and make it better, which is also an expression of self love and self acceptance, as long as it is not excessive or compulsive.
Nobody is perfect and few people can look like top models. It’s all about improvement, not perfection.
So you can take steps right now to improve your overall health and appearance with healthier nutrition, exercise and perhaps some cellulite treatments or creams.
You can always start with our comprehensive 100+ item “How to get rid of cellulite and tighten your skin” article here.
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