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Mar 1

Trying to lose weight? Better Body Image app keeps you motivated by showing the ‘future you’ – WTAE Pittsburgh

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PITTSBURGH

Allison Neiberg wanted to lose weight. No matter how hard she tried, she failed.

Then, the 43-year-old Upper Saint Clair mother tried something new developed by Pittsburgh exercise physiologist Dee Barker: the Better Body Image app.

Barker has worked with weight loss clients for 30 years, and kept statistics on what works for different body types. To help her clients see the change, she patented an app.

"A light bulb went off and I said, wait a minute, I've spent years collecting all of this body shape data," Barker said. "If I can see how her body would change, what if she could see how her body would change?"

Just take a photo, enter some information such as age and activity, and the app will do the rest.

Instantly, you can see how your body will change over time -- and looking at the "projected you" will hopefully keep you motivated to keep doing the work to get there.

"It was fantastic," Neiberg said. "I really liked being able to see the change.

"Just putting on a pair of pants, I was like, wow, there's more room in my pants. I was all excited."

WEBVTT ON TRACK.REPORTER 43-YEAR-OLD ALLISONNIEBERG WANTED TO LOSE WEIGHT.NO MATTER HOW HARD SHE TRIED SHEFAILED.>> IT'S FRUSTRATING BECAUSE YOUSTART IT AND TRY AND IT COMESRIGHT BACK.IT'S NEVER CONSISTENT.REPORTER: THEN THIS UPPERST. CLAIRE MOM TRIED SOMETHINGKNEW DEVELOPED BY AN EXERCISEPHYSIOLOGIST WHO CREATEDTECHNOLOGY TO KEEP PEOPLEMOTIVATED.>> THAT WAS WHEN A LIGHT BULBWENT OFF AND I SAID WAIT AMINUTE I'VE SPENT 15 YEARSSELECTING ALL OF THIS BODY SHAPEDATA IF I COULD SEE HOW HER BODYCOULD CHANGE WHAT IF SHE COULDSEE HOW HER BODY WOULD CHANGE.REPORTER: SHE HAD WORKED WITHWEIGHT LOSS CLIENTS FOR 30 YEARSAND SHE KEPT ALL THOSESTATISTICS ON WHAT WORKS FORDIFFERENT BODY TYPES.SO TO HELP HER CLIENTS SEE THECHANGE.>> THERE IS THE FIRST TENPOUNDS.REPORTER: SHE PATENTED AN APP.YOU TAKE A PHOTO, PUT ININFORMATION SUCH AS YOUR AGE,ACTIVITY LEVEL IT WILL DO THEREST.INSTANTLY YOU CAN SIGH HOW YOURBODY WILL CHANGE OVERTIME.AND SHE SAYS SEEING THE CHANGEWILL KEEP YOU MOTIVATED TO STICKTO IT.ALLISON SAYS IT'S WORKING FORHER.>> IT WAS FANTASTIC, I REALLYLIKE BEING ABLE TO SEE THECHANGE BECAUSE MY CLOTHES, IMEAN JUST PUTTING ON A PAIR OFPANTS I'M LIKE WOULD YOU THEREIS MUCH MORE ROOM IN MY PANTS IWAS ALL EXCITED.REPORTER: SHE HAS RELEASED ABETTER BODY IMAGE APP AND IS INTALKS WITH SEVERAL LARGE WEIGHTLOSS COMPANIES, AND AN INSURANCECOMPANY.>> BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE BEINGSPENT IN THE WEIGHT LOSS MARKET,THIS YEAR TEN BILLION DOLLARS TOATTRACT PEOPLE TO BETTER HEALTHAND WEIGHT LOSS, BUTUNFORTUNATELY 75% OF THOSEPEOPLE WHO START WILL QUIT,BECAUSE THEY CAN'T STAY FOCUSEDON THEIR GOALS LONG ENOUGH TOSEE RESULTS.REPORTER: THIS APP WILL ALSOKEEP TRACK OF YOUR CALORIES ANDLET NOW WHEN YOU'RE CLOSE TOEATING TOO MUCH.THERE IS EVEN A VIRTUAL TAPEMEASURE CALLED SIZE ME RIGHT.IT'S THE PROTECTION OF SIX WEEKSINTO THE FUTURE THAT KEEPSALLISON ON TRACK. HOW OFTEN DOYOU LOOK TO SEE THE PROJECTEDYOU?A LOT.I'M LIKE, OOH, I DO THAT A LOT

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