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The following comments were taken from a Message Room discussion:

Author: Ruth
Subject: saddlebags/cellulite

Hi! Has anyone been able to get rid of major cellulite/saddlebags? Mine are really big and I've tried everything, even that new pill Cellasene with no results. Hope to hear from someone.

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Author: Lisa
Subject: Helps with both!

Hi Ruth - Oxycise really does work on cellulite and saddlebags. I am lucky in that until recently I didn't have much trouble in the hip area (that's the ONLY place!), but since I gained weight I gained saddlebags, too. And in fact, the place I noticed results first is the saddlebags are going away, and I can see a big difference in the cellulite all over my body.  It's a lot better. Months back I remember a lot of comments about how amazed everyone was that their cellulite was disappearing - the dimples were just going away. So keep breathing - or start breathing - and kiss your cottage cheese goodbye!

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Author: Teresa
Subject: Ruth's question about saddlebags and cellulite

I have been oxycising for approximately 1 month now - 30 reps per day, and the first thing to go on me was my saddlebags. This has been a lifelong problems with me. Even when I weighted 118 lbs, I still had THUNDER THIGHS and saddlebags. I tried on pair of pants that I could not even pull over my hips when I started O'ing, and I can wear them now. The weird thing is that they are tight in the waist now and loose in the thigh area. When I bought them, they were tight in the thigh area and loose in the waist. My rear view (still not pretty}, but defintely looking much better with a much SMOOTHER appearance. Keep Oxycising because IT WORKS.

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Author: Elbe
Subject: Saddlebags/Cellulite

Lisa's correct - Oxycise! has done absolute WONDERS for both trouble spots. My legs are much smoother, shaplier, and contoured--as nature intended. In fact, even my circulation, cholesterol level, and blood pressure have improved. With apologies to James Cameron, I want to shout, "I'm the (considerably more slender) queen of the world!!!" I lived in shorts all summer because for the first time in several years, I wasn't ashamed of my physique. I was, in fact, PROUD of it! Look what Oxycise! has done for me! Look what I've attained using this program! It's the best and will always be.

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Author: peachy
Subject: dear Elbe

two comments/Q's 1. who is James Cameron? 2. YOU GOT IT? FLAUNT IT!! yeah!!! .. and yes, the cellulite/cottage cheese does go..you legs smooth out, it's lovely..mine are still fat by my standards but the cellulite is gone! chuckle chuckle..

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Author: Tracy
Subject: Just to let you know

Peachy, James Cameron is the director or the film Titanic, when he won an Oscar, I believe it was, last year he yelled "I am the King of the World." As for everybody else who has had cellulite disappear, can I ask you, did it seem to get worse before it got better? Mine seems worse than it was before, or because I am looking for changes in my body I am noticing it more? Thanks for any info.

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Author: Chris

Yeah, me too. Gross, huh? I'm banking on it getting better because I have a fantastic red dress to wear on New Year's!

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Author: peachy
Subject: Tracy & Chris ~ yes!

yes... I remember it was just lumpy, then it was like cottage cheese, then it was like moon craters (closest thing I can think of) I thought aarrghh.. and then when I got obsessed with having no waistline.. I remember looking down one day and suddenly seeing quads flat smooth quads... yikes! I have
never had ANY muscle definition ever in my life.. I was a dumpling at 132lbs... so to weigh 218 and have muscle definition in my forearms, thighs (yes I still have the inner jigglies, but never mind that).. and now started to get definition in upper arms and shoulders.. ya, when I started working out my arms (and doing a lot of packing/moving) my shoulders built up (they used to slant I swear!).. now I can rip out all the shoulder pads.. yes, things nobody ever told me.. I could write a book...! Keep going.. image your fantastic body in your mind, don't obsess, just expect it, it'll just be there one day...

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Author: Sandy
Subject: Lisa and Elbe...THIGHMASTERS!

Good going, girlies!! It is always GREAT to hear the success stories, but my personal favorites are the ones about THIGHS! Even my thunderous thighs are looking smoother and more toned these days, and that was my husband's observation! I would be able to O! for six months on that comment alone!
Also, my "nylon on nylon" sound has definitely gone down in decibels. Soon I'll be able to walk in silence! Thank you O!

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Franco

I found two very good studies which shed some light on exactly "what is cellulite?". The first one is from the American Journal of Dermatopathology (published recently) and the second from Plastic Reconstructive Surgury, published in 1998. The first study examines the "misnomers" about cellulite and focuses on the microanatomical descriptions given in the medical field. In their study, they actually perform biopsies on "cellulite" and "non-cellulite" areas of both men and women and compare "skin conditions". In the second study, they state that many people in the world refer to cellulite as abnormality of adipose tissue; yet the pathophysiology of cellulite has never been identified. So, in their study, they look at the biochemistry of the adipose tissue within the "cellulite". From these studies, it would appear that:

- lumpiness of skin [(described as the interface of the dermohypodermal skin layers: in a nutshell, we have layers of skin from the outside to the inside, or epidermis (surface layers) ->dermis (connective tissue containing glands and hair) ->hypodermis (loose, connective tissue made up of adipose tissue)] represents a gender-linked characteristic of the thigh and buttocks and is NOT associated with cellulite. So, your skin can appear lumpy and NOT have cellulite...

- Cellulite appears to be related to the presence of enlarged fibrosclerotic strands that separate the subcutis layers described above. These strands can act as a pouch for fat accumulation giving rise to the fat lobules we see when we pinch the skin (yuck...).

- full-blown cellulite is described as when fat accumulation occurs in one spot and the connective tissues are overcome, resulting in the "stretch marks" we normally associate with pregnancy, which causes the skin dimpling we see.

- from the biochemistry studies, they confirm much of the above, and state the following, based on their results:

- using different measurements and experiments than those above, they also come to the same conclusion that the adipose tissue was not evenly distributed in the underlying dermis, when comparing affected versus unaffected people.

- appears that women have a non-symmetrical connective tissue under the dermis, and this was not seen in the men they studied. They therefore propose that women may be genetically predisposed to cellulite more so than men.

O.K., so what the heck does all this mean with respect to O!? ... We all know that fat doesn't come off evenly and the last place it comes off is the first place it goes on. Why fat deposits is certain places, giving rise to "cellulite" is and will probably remain a mystery. A fat cell is a fat cell, so cellulite is no different than regular fat. Probably HOW the fat is deposited is what gives rise to the cellulite appearance. One thing is for sure, I used to love cottage cheese....guess I may never look at it the same way :)

Ciao for now,
Franco

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