How to Lose Ten Pounds in Ten Seconds

Remember way-back-when when your mother told you time and again to sit up straight? It was a mantra in my family, and I couldn’t understand why scrunching my belly into my hips was such a big deal. Well, now that my belly and my hips are literally a bigger deal than they were when I was eight, I understand what Mom was talking about.

Good posture makes you look thinner.

I couldn’t find any before and after photos of a woman to illustrate this fact, but I did track down these:

The guy in the photos looks remarkably different when his posture is erect. His belly disappears when he’s not hunched over…his chest looks like he has gym-inspired pecs…he appears taller…and damn if he doesn’t look younger.

Okay, so sitting/standing up straight isn’t going to magically turn you into an 18-year-old supermodel, but it’s certainly going to eliminate the dumpy-frumpy factor that comes from folding your body in the middle. And there’s a lot to be said for that.