Fat cells

slimmy120 · March 29, 2008

What happens with fat cells? was told as you lose weight they stay, if put on double more. wieght of they stay, then double weight on again. So for yoyo dieters only way to get rid of them is liposuction? ?:teeth_smile:

Jachut · March 29, 2008

yes, you dont lose fat cells, you just kind of empty them out. But you can create new ones easily enough. One of the great injustices of life. Lipo does remove them permanently though.

I'm not sure whether simply HAVING the fat cells there empty makes you more prone to gaining - I dont know if they're metabolically active, like if they create any hormones or chemicals that make you eat more or make you process calories more efficiently. But the fact that you have them for life makes me very determined to try to help my kids not get fat in the first place!

TulipStar · March 29, 2008

Yes, fat cells just expand and shrink. The only way to remove is via plastic surgery. But if you remove the fat cells from a certain area and then you start to gain weight back, the weight will just make fat cells in other areas multiply. I remember an article with Jamie Lee Curtis who said she had some type of Lipo and then when she gained weight she gained it in her back which gave her a fat back above her bra.

slimmy120 · March 30, 2008

mmh that makes med definately think twice now, as my fatty bit is around thighs - but hey realistically can cover up and only my partner sees that bit, and with clothes on have curves in the right places