App Lets You See What You’d Look Like Post-Weight Loss

Would seeing a slimmer version of yourself motivate you to lose weight? (Photo: Visualize You)

Sometimes a view of “future you” is the motivation needed to jump-start weight loss.


That’s the idea behind “Visualize You,” a new app that allows you to take or upload a photo of your face and enter your current height and weight along with your target weight, to then see a photo of what you’d look like if you lost that weight.

Its makers say the photo manipulation accurately represents the actual effects of the weight change, more so than other programs that stretch or pinch images.

To see what you’d look like post-weight loss, enter your photo, height, current weight, and target weight into the app. (Photo: Visualize You)

The app was created by Visual Health Solutions Inc. with the Wellness Institute of the Cleveland Clinic, the University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, and UnitedHealthcare. There is a free and a paid (ad-free, $1.99) version of the app, which launched April 3, available for iPhone and Android.