It’s a battle that many people in this country and globally are fighting: the battle of weight loss and weight control. Look at how much people spend a year on this issue. There’s a new app that claims to motivate you to shed and keep off the pounds. It’s called Visualize You.
The Visualize You app calculates what you would look like if you had lost a certain number of pounds. It’s available on all Apple and Android based products. And it’s a free app. Here’s how it works: First, you take or upload a picture of yourself. Then enter your current height and weight. Then enter your target weight. Using 3-D technology, this app presents a future picture of you when (or if, let’s be realistic) you reach that target weight. But from all the demonstrations I see, you can only see your face in this app. Health and fitness experts are praising the app, claiming it will help people reach their weight loss goal. Dr. Holly Wyatt, an Associate Professor at University of Colorado’s Health and Wellness Center, says, “The app offers individuals a clear-cut end goal for weight loss and provides [users] with an important tool to activate and achieve a successful program.”
I’m sorry, but I have to disagree with Dr. Wyatt’s assessment. The only good thing about Visualize You is that it’s free. It only shows the person’s face. From the pictures I’ve seen, people’s faces look only slightly different before and after the weight loss. If they wanted to inspire people, why not just take a picture of the entire body, or at least waist up, and show the target picture. Now that would inspire more people toward their weight loss goal, especially in problem areas. I’ve never heard anyone say the face was a problem area. Even with that, not too many people would be inspired with a picture of themselves on the wall. If you want a successful weight loss app, just stick to the more traditional ones. Does the Visualize You app help you visualize?