What about silhouettes?

[jan]

This may be a dumb question but can you actually track your weight loss by taking before and after pictures of your silhouette? I love how sihouettes look and I feel very good about myself - regardless of my size - when I take them and look back on them. Has anyone ever done this?

[tara]

I don't think you can, at least not accurately. I mean, go ahead and try it if you really like the idea and you think this will motivate you, but I just don't see how taking a silhouette photo is going to really help you see any weight loss cause you can't really see the "rolls", etc. you're attempting to lose.

[Paplo]

I don't think this is a great before and after idea. You really need to see more than your silhouette to judge weight loss IMO. That said, it sounds like a good art project.

[tobetinytina]

Silhouette pics are fun to take, but if you want to track weight loss you need to just deal with the fact that you're not going to like what you see. It's really for scientific purposes and to track progress. It's not an art project haha.