Can’t wait to lose weight?
Here’s some slimming advice from fashion experts
You’re following a healthy meal plan (at least, most of the time) and working out. You’re getting healthier, and you know that before long, you’ll look as good as you feel. But still, the weight loss seems so slow. And while that’s healthy, it can also be frustrating — you want to be thin, and you want it now!
The solution: Use your wardrobe as a secret weapon. No, it won’t actually help you lose weight. But the right clothes can help you look a lot thinner while you’re in the process of slimming down.
“It is totally amazing, but any woman can look 5, 10, even 15 pounds slimmer automatically by simply using a few fashion tricks to fool the eye,” says Lourdes Figueroa, founder and chief executive officer of UdefineU, a DVD program that teaches women how to become their own stylists.
Angela and Joseph in New York City write, “Early this year we both crossed the 40-year milestone and while nothing has changed, we are just getting concerned that we might be looking old. We don’t have the guts to go for plastic surgery or try Botox.