It's well-documented that you're probably at your most fake on Instagram.
It's the playground of the beautiful and the vain, and we're all in its web.
It's easy, on such a hedonistic platform, to become preoccupied with how your body looks and whether you're truly living your most #authentic #fitspo #goals life.
24-year-old Mille Smith is here with a body positive account to tell you to stop worrying about whether you're a Transformation Tuesday or not.
Same girl, same day, same time. With a camera angle and clothing I can change my body into something that society would deem more acceptable than the photo on the right. Recently insta was voted as the most damaging app to body image/self esteem. That's not ok. The media constantly wants us to be more filtered, more posed, more flexed. Making us ashamed, afraid and resentful of our bodies, our natural vessel. We compare ourselves to these images of posed, strategically taken photos. Comparing yourself is a thief of your joy/self love and even more so when you're comparing aesthetics to images that aren't reality. Both these photos are beautiful . Both these photos are worthy. However only one of these photos is truly me, comfortable and naturally loving myself... Get rid of accounts that make you feel negative, get rid of people in your life that don't make you feel happy, loved and beautiful. Don't let an all ruin your life.
A post shared by Milly Smith (@selfloveclubb) on Jun 25, 2017 at 11:14am PDT
She encourages you to scrutinise angles, and realise that many of the posts on instagram are created just to pique your interest.
They don't care about your mental health, your body or your emotions, these accounts only care about your attention.
We can say that honestly, we're a news website - we're in the same trade.
The student nurse wrote:
I could tell you Ive been using a cellulite toning detox cream for a week and this is the result, would you believe me?
I could tell you Ive cut out sugar for 3 weeks and ran 12 miles a day and this is my transformation, would you believe it?
I could tell you that Ive eaten a certain protein bar for breakfast everyday along side shakes for lunch and this is the result. Would you believe it?
I could tell you that I was depressed on the left and happier now on the right, would you believe it?
I could tell you that I weigh less on the right, would you believe it?
Dont trust everything you see on the internet or in the media.
Dont compare yourself, dont strive to be a fake image or anything other than your true authentic self for that matter.
You rule as you are, do you, please you and live for you.
Unfollow negative pages and surround yourself with love.
Youve got this, Ive got this, weve all got this.
In short - Instagram is not a healthy barometer for anything.
Nor should you feel theneed to lose weight to be healthy or to be valued.
HT Unilad
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