How to lose weight in photos

There's no need to keep staring at the dish - that boiled potato won't magically turn into lasagna. I know, it's tough, but if you want to shed the extra pounds you've accumulated over the last few months, you have to make some sacrifices as well. However, you can also do something to give a nice "slimmer" to the photos you took before going on a diet. How do you say? You are not very familiar with the PC and have no idea how to lose weight in photos? Luckily for you, you've come to the right place and, what's more, at the right time!

In the next paragraphs, in fact, I will explain how you can use some photo editing programs and some online services to use to streamline your photos a bit and, as if this were not enough, I will also list some free apps to use for this purpose. Most of the solutions listed below are free and easy to use, so you have no reason to worry if you are not very familiar with photo editing or technology in general.

How do you say? Are you looking forward to learning more about the topic? Well, then let's put aside the chatter and get straight to the point. Make yourself comfortable, take the time to read the information contained below and, above all, implement the "tips" that I will give you. I wish you good reading and, above all, have fun!

GIMP (Windows / macOS / Linux)

If you want lose weight in photos using free software, GIMP is a solution that you should seriously consider since it is a completely free and open source program available for both Windows and macOS and Linux.

To slim a subject portrayed in photos with GIMP, you must first download the program to your computer. Then connect to the official GIMP site and click on the button first Download xxxx, and then on the button Download GIMP xxxx directly (the orange button located on the right). So open the file you just downloaded on your PC and follow the wizard to install GIMP.

If you use a PC Windowsclick on your button Yes and then OK, Install e end. If you use a Macinstead, drag the GIMP icon into the folder Applications macOS, then right-click on it and select the item apri from the menu that appears to start the software (this is necessary only at the first start, to bypass macOS restrictions on apps from non-certified developers).

After starting GIMP on your computer, click on the entry Apri ... from the menu Fillet (top left) and select the photo showing the person you want to lose weight. Then click on the menu filters present in the editor, click on the item Distortion and then select the tool IWarping ... give the menu check if you press.

Next, check the item Move and move the cursor present in the GIMP control bars to change the radius of deformation of the effect and its degree of intensity. Then deform the photo by clicking on its preview points (on the left of the “IWarp” window) and holding down the left mouse button.

As you may have noticed, thanks to GIMP's “Move” tool, it's really easy to “shape” the photo to make it look the way you want. But another distortion tool that can come in handy for slimming your photos is Reduce, which you can activate by always selecting it from the “IWarp” window. Also in this, adjust the intensity of the effect using the slider in the adjustment bars and click on the point of the preview of the photo that you want to slim down until you reach the desired effect.

If you make a mistake, don't worry as you can undo the changes you've made using the tool Remove (to work on small portions of the image) or by clicking on the button Reset (to reset everything and do the job again). When you are finally happy with the result, click on the button OK and save your work by clicking on the item Save as ... from the menu Fillet.

Photoshop (Windows / macOS)

If you want to use a slightly more professional solution to lose weight in photos, you can't help but think about Photoshop, the famous photo editing software included in the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription, which starts at € 12,19 per month and which you can try for free for 7 days.

If you want to download the trial version of Photoshop on your computer, first connect to the Adobe website, click on the item Free trial version located at the top right and wait for the program download to start. If you use a PC Windows, then start the file Photoshop_Set-Up.exe and then click on Yes. If you have a Mac, double-click the file Photoshop_Installer.dmg and then run the executable Photoshop Installer.

At this point, you will be prompted to create your Adobe ID. Therefore, click on the button Subscribe located in the window that appeared, fill out the form that is proposed to you providing all your personal data and then click on the item Registration. Next, put the check mark next to the item I have read and accept the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy (UPDATED)click on your bottone Continue, answer the questions of the "mini-questionnaire" that is proposed to you, click on the button again Continue and finally, click on the entry Start installing.

Now all you have to do is wait patiently for the Photoshop installation procedure to finish (I anticipate that the operation may take several minutes) and then use the powerful tools integrated into the program to slim down your photos, perhaps following the "tips" contained in the tutorials in which I have already dealt with the topic (such as the one in which I show how to slim with Photoshop and how to slim photos with Photoshop).

Photoshop Express Editor (Online)

Adobe, the software house that developed Photoshop, has also made available a sort of online version of the famous photo editing program that can be used for free from the browser: Photoshop Express Editor. At the time of writing, this online service allows you to act only on images in JPG format and moreover requires the use of the Adobe Flash Player plugin (if you don't know how to download Flash Player or how to activate it on your browser, read the guides that I have published on the subject). If you feel like using this online service, I'd say get to know it a little more closely.

To get started, click here to connect to the Adobe Photoshop Express Editor main page and then click the link Start the Editor. In the window that opens, click on the button Upload photo and then on the button Upload. Then select the photo you want to lose weight and, once uploaded, you can achieve the desired result using the tools included in Photoshop Express Editor, which are located on the left.

In this case you may find useful some tools grouped in the section Effects, as Distort which allows you to distort images and "fold" portions of them; extremely useful for slimming photos. After clicking on the "Distort" tool, click on one of the squares located at the top (the third and fourth could be particularly useful), move the mouse cursor over the photo and draw an ellipse inside it.

Then move the ellipse to the point of the image you want to slim down and adjust the intensity of the selected effect using the slider located next to the wording Amount. Obviously, the more you move the slider to the left, the more market the distortion effect will be: but try not to exaggerate too much so as not to make the “retouch” made to the photo too evident.

After obtaining the desired result and possibly using the other Photoshop Express Editor tools to make further corrections to the photo (you can get more information about this in the tutorial where I explain how to use Photoshop online), save your work by first clicking on the button Done and then Save to download the photo you just photoshopped.

WightMirror (Online)

You are not very familiar with photo editing and would like to use some online service that automatically slims photos? WeightMirror, a nice free online service that can be used from any browser and without installing additional plugins, could be just what you were looking for.

To lose weight a subject portrayed in a photo with WeightMirror, first connect to its website and then click on the button Shop by Department (placed next to the item Upload photo). In the window that opens, select the photo in which you want to appear thinner (preferably a front photo), click on the button OK and wait a few seconds for it to be loaded on the site.

Before proceeding with slimming, make sure that in the photo uploaded to WeightMirror you have your face surrounded by a white rectangle. If the rectangle is elsewhere, move it with the mouse so that it only includes your face. Then click ongray indicator on the left side of the screen and drag it down to slim the photo.

You can also change the properties of the photo uploaded to WeightMirror using the buttons located under the latter. Then click on two white arrows to rotate the photo left or right, on magnifying glass to enlarge the photo, on the icon depicting the sun to increase or decrease the brightness or on black and white circle to increase or decrease the contrast.

When you have obtained the desired result, you can share the image with friends by typing their e-mail address in the text field located under the heading Review your makeover and first clicking on Share/Email your pictures and then OK (of course you can also enter your own email so as to download the output photo obtained).

App to lose weight in photos

Is the Gallery of your smartphone or tablet full of photos you want to lose weight? If so, the app per dimagrire in photo listed below, many of which are completely free. I recommend that you try all the ones that appeal to you the most and then use the ones that turn out to be the most suitable for your needs.

• Snapseed (Android / iOS) - this famous photo editing app developed by Google allows you to slim down the subjects portrayed in photos using the "Perspective" function. I told you in depth about this specific function in the tutorial dedicated to photo slimming apps.
• Make me slim (Android) - if you are looking for an easy-to-use app, Make Me Slim could be the solution for you, since it allows you to lose weight photos in just a few taps. The only "drawback" of Make Me Slim is the presence of advertising banners that could temporarily interrupt your work. If you want some suggestions on how to best use Make Me Slim, read the guide in which I talk about apps for losing weight photos: there you will find all the information you need.
• Pixelmator (iOS / macOS) - if you have an Apple device, you can lose weight by purchasing this app, which is available on both iOS (costs 5,49 euros) and macOS (costs 32,99 euros). Pixelmator not only allows you to act on the various parameters of your photos, but also integrates some useful tools to lose weight in the subjects that are portrayed, as I have amply illustrated in the guide dedicated to apps for losing weight photos.

How to lose weight in photos