Your cellulite isn’t physically painful. It doesn’t make it difficult to do anything in your day-to-day life. You don’t have to take any cellulite medication before bed.

In fact, there’s nothing wrong with cellulite. It’s a normal thing that over 90% of women and many men have.

So it doesn’t affect your life, right?

Right?

How Does Cellulite Affect Your Life?

It’s different for everyone. On one extreme, you might never look at yourself in the mirror or never wear anything that exposes a single dimple on your thigh. But even those who have embraced the body-positive movement and choose to be more accepting of their cellulite, still face it everyday.

They might be more comfortable with it, but it still comes up in often, either in conversation, or when they say a photo from a particularly bad angle. And, truth be told, many have to constantly remind themselves that they really are ‘comfortable’ with their cellulite.

You Treat Your Cellulite Differently Than Any Other Part of Your Body

So why does something that is so harmless cause us so much harm? For many reasons, we let cellulite rule our lives even while there’s no real reason that it should. In addition to feeling that it is unattractive, it can make us feel ‘fat’, unhealthy or even sloppy. And none of those are even remotely pleasant.

But the feelings that cellulite conjure in us go beyond those of other similar physical traits. If you have what you feel is a less-than-attractive birthmark, maybe you cover it up when you can, but not always.

But you know the birthmark isn’t going away anytime soon, so you live with it.

The same is true about any other physical part of us that we aren't comfortable with. You’re not going to get rid of your chubby toes, are you?

So Why Do You Try to Get Rid of Cellulite?

While you never see an online article titled “12 Ways to Banish Your Chubby Toes”, it feels like you can't go online without finding countless articles like “How to Get Rid of Cellulite Fast”.

But, the problem is, like your toes, you can’t get rid of cellulite, fast or slow.

The One Thing You Must Do to be More at Ease With Your Cellulite

You probably feel that the perfect solution to your cellulite would be to get rid of it. But you can’t get rid of it. And that’s the clue to how to stop letting cellulite rule your life. Their perfect solution is impossible.

So stop expecting perfection.

Instead, do everything you can to live a healthier lifestyle, eat a more balanced diet and get as active as you can. All of these have the potential to reduce the appearance of your cellulite.

In other words, try to stop fighting your cellulite, fretting over it and letting it get you down. Put it to work as a motivator to help you live more healthily.