Quick Tricks for Slimming Down

Losing weight is never easy and crash diets never work. We all know that proper diet and regular exercise are ideally recommended for weight loss. But sometimes you just need to lose those extra pounds fast. This is the usual problem of plus-size women who need to look great for a job interview, a romantic date, or instantly fit in a dress for a formal affair.

Here are some plus size fashion tricks that can help you look slim in an instant:

1. Avoid wearing layers of thick fabric since these make you look bigger. Instead, wear clothing that fits well and is tight fitting.

2. Hide your wide hips by wearing A-line dresses or skirts that skim at the waist. These will create an illusion of smaller hips.

3. Wear skirts at knee-length to create a taller look.

4. Do not button/zip up your shirt or jacket all the way. Leave some unbuttoned to create a slimming V neck.

5. Wear a flowing blouse over a pencil cut skirt to hide some bulges.

6. Avoid bulky clothing and designs with pockets or pleats on the side. These make your waist and thighs appear wider.

7. Buy shirts and blouses that flare at the side to make your waist appear smaller.

8. Choose dark shades of clothing and accentuate with simple jewelry.

9. Wear high heels or shoes with pointy toes to make your legs look longer. Avoid shoes with chunky and round heels.

10. Try fabrics that have floaty sleeves to hide those bulging arms.

11. Avoid Empire cut dresses and tops if you have a heavy chest. These will make you seem fuller.

12. Wear dark jeans instead of light-colored jeans and denim.

13. Forget using girdles. There are other comfortable garments available that shape the body.

14. Do not wear large printed blouses and dresses and prefer vertical to horizontal stripes.

15. Accept that you are size 16 and stop squeezing yourself into a size 12 dress. Find a plus-size dress that fits you perfectly.