Faking Before and After Success Photos

uneik3
uneik3 Posts: 68 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
This article gave me a good chuckle...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-dixon/weight-loss-secrets_b_3643898.html

Always a good reminder that anyone trying to sell you something has more than a few tricks at their disposal. Keep working hard and fighting the good fight, people!

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  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
    I've read also that the before and after pictures are sometimes reversed. They hire very fit people to put on weight.
  • Gigsluvscw
    Gigsluvscw Posts: 139 Member
    I've read also that the before and after pictures are sometimes reversed. They hire very fit people to put on weight.

    !!!!! :noway: :huh: :noway: !!!!! Speechless.. Just emoticons...
  • chandanista
    chandanista Posts: 986 Member
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    Makes me giggle though!
  • chandanista
    chandanista Posts: 986 Member
    ETA: Nevermind, could not get the size to adjust here.
  • uneik3
    uneik3 Posts: 68 Member
    I've read also that the before and after pictures are sometimes reversed. They hire very fit people to put on weight.
    I can vouch for this. An aquaintance's brother is a fitness model and he put on weight to say in earnest that he lost it in no time. The commercial was televised nationally.
  • ashleyisgreat
    ashleyisgreat Posts: 586 Member
    That was insane! I always knew about faking these pictures but seeing what he could do in one hour was pretty mind blowing. I hada friend who used to specialize in faking photos for salons. They would photograph women with gorgeous hair, mess it up with dyes and whatnot and then take the "before" shot. They would then fix it and the model got a free haircut and color.
  • TheGymGypsy
    TheGymGypsy Posts: 1,023 Member
    This makes me sad. :(
  • SpleenThief
    SpleenThief Posts: 293 Member
    You mean...advertisers skew results!? :noway:

    I just died a little inside.
  • My0WNinspiration
    My0WNinspiration Posts: 1,146 Member
    They usually join sites like MFP....browse the success section and steal peoples before and afters and use them to sell their supplements.
  • alikonda
    alikonda Posts: 2,358 Member
    That article is awesome. Thanks for sharing!

    I just finished Insanity as a regimented "get back to working out hard" jump-start...but deep inside I was a little disappointed that I didn't have more jaw-dropping results. It's always nice to have a little extra affirmation that I don't suck for being slow-and-steady. :smile:
  • gigglybeth
    gigglybeth Posts: 365 Member
    There is a documentary on Netflix (it used to be streaming, not sure if it still is) called, Bigger. Stronger, Faster that is mainly about steroids. But there is a portion of the movie where they go on a photo shoot for a supplement. The same model does the before and after pictures IN THE SAME DAY. They change lighting, makeup and clothing and that's it.
  • degan2011
    degan2011 Posts: 316 Member
    It's always nice to have a little extra affirmation that I don't suck for being slow-and-steady. :smile:

    Slow and steady Rocks!!! :drinker: (just another affirmation, because there are not enough out there. :flowerforyou: )
  • Klem4
    Klem4 Posts: 399 Member
    Wow! his pics are really great, shows how easy it is. I am always suspicious of these claims, now even more so!
  • amoffatt
    amoffatt Posts: 674 Member
    So sad! I always assumed Photo shop. I get a kick out of some who spend the money on gimicks that state they can lose weight without changing what they eat or exercise, use the product and dont change eating habits ect. They are upset when they dont look like the before and after pictures in the advertisement.
  • Phoenix_Warrior
    Phoenix_Warrior Posts: 1,633 Member
    That's so crazy! I guess if results like the before and after pictures could actually happen and stay true everyone would be fit though :). Makes my journey to eating right and treating my body well with exercise all the more worth the patience and effort.

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