If you want to get an instant slimming effect, obviously you can’t lose weight that fast.  But the best way to go is to pick the right clothes. For example, I discovered the other day that while I knew darker colors made you look thinner, it’s also about the patterns.  For example, pants with vertical lines will actually make your bottom half look skinnier, especially if it’s with black pants and small white lines.  But I also found that while I was trying on two skirts, plaid in darker grey looks significantly better than even lighter grey.  I liked the lighter color better, but when I actually put them on, the same size and everything, I could definitely tell the difference just looking in the mirror. 

Turns out, it was an extremely good choice considering the fact that I hear about it from just about everybody.  But honestly, before I would’ve never thought about it.  Plaid is thinning as compared to even just a black skirt, but the darker colors of plaid make a huge difference even though it’s technically the same pattern.  But honestly, in choosing clothes, always take someone else with you to give you an objective opinion, someone you can actually trust to tell you the truth, because as we all know, sometimes we just get in that mode where nothing actually looks good.