Author of How to Never Look Fat Again, Charla Krupp
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Do you ever stare in the mirror and wince, certain that you look too heavy? Author Charla Krupp feels your pain. Even though, to all appearances, she's a svelte style expert who has appeared on dozens of TV shows and written for top fashion magazines such as Glamour and InStyle, Krupp also worries about looking fat. Convinced that most women feel the same way, Krupp, author of the bestselling book, How Not To Look Old, reached out to experts across the U.S. to figure out how women can look 10 lbs. thinner by dressing differently. The result is her new book, How to Never Look Fat Again: Over 1,000 Ways to Dress Thinner -- Without Dieting! TIME senior reporter Andrea Sachs caught up with Krupp in New York City before her nationwide book tour.
Why does looking a few pounds lighter matter so much?
We want to look and feel great at all times. We want our self-confidence to be really up there, and when you look in the mirror and you start to pick at your thighs and your calves and it starts to erode your self-esteem, that's not good. It's tougher than ever to hold on to your job these days. People are getting laid off left and right. I'm not saying that if you're overweight you are going to get laid off, but you know employers are looking for every little excuse to get rid of people; so looking good is a great defense. You always want to look young and you want to look slim and you want to look in control. We have a lot of negatives in our society attached to people who are overweight -- sloppy, lazy, undisciplined. You don't want anything negative to affect people's opinions about you because this is a really tough time that we're living in. Every little detail counts.
You're not saying that people should stop dieting and exercising, are you?
No. I really believe that you do have to diet and exercise, especially as you get older. You have to find healthy food that works for you. You always have to be conscious of what you put in your mouth. You can't just eat like you used to. When we were in college everybody just ate pizza every night. I thought I was never going to ace the test unless I had a doughnut from the store around the corner. I could never have a doughnut today! You know we have to change our eating habits because our metabolism has slowed down.
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