12 ‘Fake’ Before and After Pics That Will Make You Question Everything

by Cate Meredith

1. That is a seriously intense 12-week program.

2. These photos were taken seconds apart. The only difference is the woman turned her hip back to make her appear narrower overall and stuck out her arm, which is more defined when bent than when hanging down at her side.

3. Instant thigh gap: just push your hips back, suck in your gut and voila.

4. These photos were taken 12 hours apart. The food baby in the left photo was completely gone by the next morning.

5. Fitness blogger Emily Skye has a huge following. Here she’s showing them that all you have to do to appear fitter and thinner in photos is literally suck in your tum.

6. This fitness blogger demonstrates the ease of giving yourself a thigh gap and narrowing down thighs – instantly.

7. This is a lie. All she did was suck in and stand with her legs slightly apart.

8. The pose is everything, as demonstrated here.

9. The black bottoms make her appear slimmer, and so does sucking in her tummy. She’s actually not lost a pound.

10. Sucking in the tummy, stepping back, and taking the photo at an angle all make you think she’s lost weight – she hasn’t.

11. Personal Trainer Andrew Dixon changed the lighting to show more shadows, shaved his chest hair and head, changed into more flattering pants, and did push-ups to get blood to his muscles before the ‘after’ photo was taken. Total transformation time: about an hour.