"seeing what I would look like at my proper weight

"Model My Diet" has a virtual weight simulator: modelmydiet.com
It doesn't show you "you" but it creates a before and after body based on weight. You can also put in body shape, face, hair color. I think it's pretty cool.

kabrina30 wrote: »

Try this out.

https://www.changeinseconds.com/simulator/

Neat but be careful when entering the shape of your body. I have wide hips but small waist so I entered pear and it gave an almost straight line shape from waist to upper thighs. Not my real shape. I entered hour glass and I got a better model of my shape.

I really like model"my diet.com." It seems more real.

Change in Seconds is good to get a 3D view. Thank you for sharing it. I compared my goal weight with a few potential goal weights under it, and realized that if my body actually looks similiar to that when I reach it, my goal weight would be good enough. The difference under it for about 15 lbs. was hardly noticeable-- 15 more than that (what I weighed in high school) as it is on the dummy is much too thin for me at my current age (52). Of course it's just a simulation and each body is different, but I think these tools are helpful and inspiring.

DmaMfz wrote: »

lucerorojo wrote: »

Change in Seconds is good to get a 3D view. Thank you for sharing it. I compared my goal weight with a few potential goal weights under it, and realized that if my body actually looks similiar to that when I reach it, my goal weight would be good enough. The difference under it for about 15 lbs. was hardly noticeable-- 15 more than that (what I weighed in high school) as it is on the dummy is much too thin for me at my current age (52). Of course it's just a simulation and each body is different, but I think these tools are helpful and inspiring.

Genuinely curious, why is it too thin for you at 52? When people say these things about their age, I’m not sure I understand. I hope it doesn’t hurt to ask.

No problem. A few reasons:
1. My metabolism is slower at this age than it was 30 years ago. I am active but I do not have the time to exercise (once I reach goal weight) to maintain a very low weight. I will be at the top of the healthy BMI.
2. I was 3 cup sizes smaller at age 18. I am not getting a boob job to make them fit that body.
3. I look young now, like I'm in my thirties. Part of that is genetics, part of that is fat. The fat in the face fills out wrinkles. At a very low weight I would lose all of that cushion.
4. Along with #2, women's bodies usually fill out. The 18 year old body I had was a teenager body before that happened. My mother has lost a lot of weight (not purposely) in her old age. That will probably happen to me 25 years from now. I don't need to waste away to nothing...

Thanks for the sites, great motivators. Will have a look when I think of reaching for the chocolate biscuits!

livenfree45 wrote: »

This might be an odd question, but does anyone know of a way to see what I would look like when I lose my fat? Is there a web site, that I can upload a picture of me and it would show me what I would look like after loosing 80 #?, I found one once, years ago, but all it did was make me smaller, fat face and rolls still there.
I've never been a proper weight, I've always been over weight, so I have no idea what I might look like, I would think seeing how good I'd look, would help me stay on track.

Thoughts?

This could very well be you. But don't count on it too much.

I assumed (the first time I went on a serious diet) that I would look a certain way when I got to goal. Didn't happen. So I lowered my weight loss goal, and then lowered it some more. When I finally got to be underweight, I realized that I'm a pear. I had never been a thin adult before so I didn't know. I will always be a pear. Weight loss for me is about being healthy.

My point is people have body types. Look at your relatives. You might get to goal and be the "perfect" image you want to be, or maybe not. A moderate deficit, adequate protein and strength training can help you keep lean muscle....that can go a long way in shaping your weight loss results.