Φωτογραφίες στο Instagram vs. Πραγματική ζωή: Τα κορμιά που ζηλεύεις δεν είναι όπως φαίνονται!

Ευτυχώς, τον τελευταίο καιρό, στο πνεύμα του body positivity, δεν είναι λίγες οι γυναίκες που αποκαλύπτουν πως το σώμα τους δεν είναι όσο τέλειο φαίνεται στο Instagram και πως όλα έχουν να κάνουν με την πόζα.

Μια από αυτές τις γυναίκες, η Chessie King, fitness blogger, personal trailer και social influencer, χρησιμοποίησε την επιρροή της στο κοινωνικό δίκτυο για να απομυθοποιήσει την εικόνα που είχαν οι γυναίκες για το σώμα της.

Δες τις διαφορές ανάμεσα στις πόζες, ξεπέρασε τα κόμπλεξ που σου έχουν δημιουργηθεί και ξεκίνα να αγαπάς το σώμα σου όπως του αξίζει!

 

Put your hand up if your thighs touch when you sit down ?? Keep your hand up if you've ever looked at those goddesses on Instagram & wondered why theirs don't ???? No matter how much 'body confidence' I share with you on here, I still really struggle with my legs when I'm sat down. When I'm in a bikini or shorts I look down & I immediately want to cover them up. They spread out like marshmallows & not even tasty-I-want-to-eat-you marshmallows. BUT unlike a year ago, I now snap out of it & remind myself what my legs do for me. They walk me everywhere, they make me jump AND they carry my torso my arms, my head & all 6 foot of me errryday. So next time you look down at your legs & they're touching, getting cosy with each other & making friends… just have a little think what they do for you & send a little bitta love down there. There's so much more to life! ? The blue pool, blue skies & tanned toned legs holiday photos are what you think people want to see but actually, I would much rather show you rainy season grey skies & how my thighs reaaaally look when I'm horizontal ? I think the derogatory names out there for 'bigger legs' like Thunder Thighs, Tree Trunks are a big reason for the leg hate. So… to all ma girls who have ever felt too conscious to wear short shorts, lets hold hands & scream from the roof tops ALLLL HAIL THICK THIGHS THAT TOUCH, modern day society will NOT tell us what size they 'should' be ??

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη C H E S S I E K I N G (@chessiekingg) στις Αύγ 21, 2017, 12:30μμ PDT

You know what I LOVE about people sharing these photos on Instagram, they make ME feel normal & even more okay with not being perfect ?? I know social media has bad press with links to depression in young people BUT if you're following the right people, it can also remind you that you're not alone. The people that actually take their responsibility seriously & help educate you are the ones that should be taking over your newsfeed ? Some comparison photos are done very badly, with hope they come across 'real' but hopefully you're starting to filter out your Instagram just to make it purely positive. Like everything in life, you can choose whether social media makes you feel good or bad. There are so many wonderful people trying to share their stories & support you through social media, I've shared some of my faaavs on my story ? Andddd whilst I'm talking about stories, I absolutely love being able to show you ME, from smiley jumpy chess to sweaty mess to the times I need YOUR support… They're like my own mini vlogs ? Workouts are always better when your @nikewomen @jdwomen shortshorts match your @womensbest BCAAs & shaker ? #womensbest

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη C H E S S I E K I N G (@chessiekingg) στις Ιούλ 11, 2017, 12:47μμ PDT

We've all seen hundreds of these but they really do help me 1. Be honest with you & 2. Feel body confident in myself ?? I'll let you into a little secret… @mathewlcarter was snapping away like the amazing boyfriend he is & I stopped half way through to say I really felt uncomfortable. He asked why & I said I just feel like my legs look chunky. You see so many girls on their tiptoes 'posing' & I'm guilty of it too. It makes your legs look leaner & longer… but in reality, yes I am nearly 6 foot & I'm lucky to have long legs, but they are still the part of my body I feel conscious of. I know some of these 2 photo 'posing' 'natural' posts are done wrongly & they actually make you feel worse about your body, but a lot are done in the right way & really help me. Even though I preach body confidence & 'embracing the wobble' I still have moments where I feel like I want to hide my legs… but what's different is how I deal with it. I give myself a little prep talk & shake off that negativity & remind myself what they do for me! They carry me round every day & are strong mother f??kers. I then just stopped 'posing' & smiled the biggest smile I possible could & it completely changed my mood. It's okay to find your 'pose' you feel comfortable in in photos, the tiptoe, the hip to the side, the one leg in front of the other… but it's even better to feel comfortable just standing flat foot on the ground, smiling like the grinch ?? Rashie – @une_piece @seen_group ?

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη C H E S S I E K I N G (@chessiekingg) στις Ιούν 25, 2017, 10:13πμ PDT

THE STRUGGLE YOU DON'T SEE ON INSTAGTAM… the 15 minute try-to-squeeze-into-the-jeans dance before the photo ? Every girl will agree it's a fight you will never loose, no matter how much sweat, sounds of ripping & loss of blood flow… we will NOT let them win! ?? Let's see more of the right photo take over our Instagram feed please! Who's with me?! These @freddyukireland jeans are pretty magic though, definitely live up to their hype & my tall girls… THEY COVER THE ANKLES! What a dream hey! ?

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη C H E S S I E K I N G (@chessiekingg) στις Ιούλ 25, 2017, 1:00μμ PDT

??|?? Left photo: Favourited out of the 8 taken & posted. Right photo: Immediately deleted & forgotten about. Both photos unedited & seconds between them. I do so many of these but this one is my scariest & most exposing so far. I was going through my recently deleted folder ready to 'delete all' but saw the right photo & recovered it. I felt this sense of guilt that I'd deleted it & posted the left one. A year ago I would've been left feeling so unhappy by how I look on the right & deleted it forever like it never happened but it was a huge reminder for me today that Instagram can be such a 'perfection trap'. I'm clearly super happy in the right one after @brontekingg had cracked a hilarious joke, I don't hate it but the lighting isn't 'flattering' nor is the way I'm holding my body or the angle of it but it's ME. Both of the photos are me ?? I am proud of how I feel about my body looking at these photos. I feel like I look healthy in both & look after myself but also live without controlling myself like I have done in the past. So your Monday Motivation all the way from Singapore: People post the best photo out of a bunch taken… I know it's said a lot these days but it helps me a huge amount too. If you see a photo of yourself in 'bad' lighting or an 'unflattering angle' just remind yourself how beautiful you are & that you're ALLOWED to look like that. We were not made to be Barbie dolls who LOOK insanely good 24/7, we were made to be humans who FEEL insanely good 24/7 ?

Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από το χρήστη C H E S S I E K I N G (@chessiekingg) στις Αύγ 14, 2017, 12:37μμ PDT