You've seen them a hundred times: "Before" and "After" pictures. Are you ready to be the one in the photos? Don't wait until you lose more weight. You can have an "after" picture today.

You've probably noticed that the photos from before and after a diet don't always show a great weight loss. Oh, many times they do, but what do they show just as often? They show a slouching, frowning man or woman in the first picture, followed by the same person smiling, with hair done and make-up on in the "after" picture.

Of course you are attracted to the after photo! You want to be happy and attractive like that. That's the point of this sales technique. The point of this article, though, is to remind you that those "after" photos demonstrate the importance of attitude, posture, clothing and make-up as much as weight loss.

Don't Wait To Lose Weight

You know you can lose weight eventually. There are a hundred ways to lose weight, and even though most of them won't work for you, only one of them has to, right? But why wait until you find that way to have your "after" picture?

If you want to be noticed more, and feel better about yourself - if you want to be that "after" picture - you can do it today. Have your hair done, put nice clothes on, start smiling, and start acting like an "after" photo. It works for the sellers of weight loss plans, and it will work for you.

Steve Gillman writes on many self-improvement topics. You can get more weight loss tips, and subscribe to a free weight loss newsletter at: http://www.99WaysToLoseWeight.com