Lose a Few Pounds Visually (Part 1)


No diet promises instant weight loss, but sometimes it is absolutely necessary to look thinner and more attractive. In addition, one should not starve to death in order to lose a few pounds in couple days, because it might cause health problems later. However, if a person is desperate to make a better impression on people than he or she usually does, there are a few tricks that might help.

Diet specialists offer quick and easy way to lose extra pounds with different methods. Pills, exercises, supplements and count-calories diets do not always do the job as they promise. Some of them are also harmful to one’s health. A good balanced diet usually takes time and effort. While a participant works on it, he or she can use some steps to look slimmer.

1. Good posture.

In childhood we hear a lot about posture. Teachers, parents and a bunch of relatives ask to stand straight, not to bend back, or to sit right. Maybe wrong posture did not do as much damage as all these people warned, however, it does make one look heavier.

The current posture can be checked easily: come to a wall as close as you can making the back of your head, shoulders and lower bottom touch the wall. It is most likely you do not walk like this all day long. However, proper posture is not only good for the outside look. First of all it takes away occasional back pain that a person might have because pressure on discs and muscles is minimized. Secondly, proper posture is proven to add more confidence to a person. It makes one feel more energetic and breathe deeper.

Proper posture means:

• Body weight lies on the balls of one’s feet, not on heels.
• The back is as straight as possible with shoulders pushed back.
• Knees are never locked, but slightly apart, close to the width of the shoulders.
• Arms hang naturally on the sides.
• Chin is up, but not too far. Try to keep it square to the neck and the back of the head at one line with shoulders.

Always watching the posture is hard, so spend some time doing exercises regularly and the straight back will become your habit, not hard work. One does not need a gym or a couch to learn and do the exercises. They can be done at home at any time:

• Come to a wall and straighten the posture. Go away from the wall and keep doing home chores with this posture. Keep checking it from time to time.
• While sitting at an office desk or kitchen table, watch the posture: keep the back straight, do not cross legs, but change the position of your feet regularly: put them under the chair, in front of it, put the feet together or set them apart.

2. Right clothes.

There are many pros and cons in clothes in order to looks thinner. If you want to look good and slim, DO NOT:

• Dress in white. It usually adds a few pounds, instead of hiding them.
• Wear clothes which are too big.
• Put on things with thick elastic waist like sweatpants, some skirts and dresses.
• Wear clothes that narrower the waistline and widen hips like cropped jackets and Bermuda shorts.
• Have big pockets. Cargo pants and overalls will add to your width.
• Dress in something with horizontal stripes or patterns on top and/or bottom.

At the same time DO these to “drop off” a few pounds visually:

• Choose monochromatic closes. Except for white color, one-tone clothes look better on obese people than patterns.
• Give preference to darker colors. They “steal” extra pounds as nothing else does.
• Pick three-quarter length. It works fine on both jackets and pants (like Capri’s).
• Put on V-neck shirts and A-line skirts.
• Wear vertical stripes. Clothes with zippers and buttons down the front work good as well because vertical lines elongate the body.

Alice Orlando

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Posted on April 6, 2009 
Filed Under Psychology and Weight Loss, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Tricks

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