I think this is a great idea and I have an addendum to it that I think is super important:
Photoshop your face onto someone who you will actually look like when you are thinner.
How do you do this?? Well, if you were ever at your goal weight, you know what you looked like when you were thinner. Of course, then you don’t need to use photoshop, you can just look at a picture of your previous self.
OTHERWISE, a really great way is to look at the book called The Science of Sexy. I love this book. You can find your body shape, height, and weight to see what would look good on you. Once you find your body shape and height, you can see what you will look like when you lose weight.
And the best part? At least when it comes to finding a body to photoshop your head onto: the book lists a celebrity stand in for each body type, height, and weight!
Its pretty fun to see what celebrity you look like now, and which one you will look like! (Its a great way to get style ideas!)
The downside: the body types are pretty simplistic. There are only 4 body types listed. If you want to get a really good idea of your body type, go to Myshape.com and create a personal shop. You put your measurements in and they will tell you what your body type is. The measurements won’t lie. The advantage of The Science of Sexy is that there is a celebrity stand in!
(Bonus with myshape: I love updating my measurements as I lose weight and seeing what new clothes are in my shop. The clothes are way too expensive for me, but its still fun online window shopping!)
So, find your celebrity stand in today! My current celebrity is Emme, my goal weight stand in is Kate Winslet. My super thin celebrity is Cindy Crawford. And yes, I was once close to the Cindy Crawford weight. And yes, I did get asked a LOT then! :) (I was also 21 at the time which helps! :)
