Since the day mobile phones, internet & social media became a basic human need, the world has become very open about things. Everyone wants to share everything about themselves. People go on vacations and share everything about it through photos, videos and live chats.
Pre-wedding photoshoots & music videos, pregnancy photoshoots and there’s a lot that has become popular in recent past. While it’s a part of the fun for many, there’s a great pressure to keep everything perfect.
When it’s about social media you never know from which side the trolls come and start throwing out their venom. Girls especially feels immense pressure to look perfect as there comes a lot of judgement regarding their physique and body structure.
A 20-year-old health blogger, Sara Puhto, just enlightened netizens about the secret behind all those fitness bloggers you see on Instagram. As per her, it’s nothing but camera angles.
On her Instagram account, she shared two simple side-by-side images. These images of Sara and a great explanation of the perfect clicks clears a lot of things and lets the world know that Instagram simply is not reality. It’s a powerful reminder for anyone whose Instagram feed has left them feeling worthless or depressed.
In the images, Sara shows off a pair of “vegan booty” yoga pants. It’s the same girl, same outfit, and same location– the photos were taken just moments apart– but the two pictures are as different as can be.
Instagram vs real life ???
If I saw the photo on the left a year ago I would’ve instantly thought so negatively about my body, that all my hard work from working out was non existent, that if someone looked at me they would’ve never thought I’ve been working out for 2 years and think I wasn’t trying hard enough. But the thing is is that all bodies look different. Nobody’s booty looks round and peachy from all angles. Nobody’s body looks the same from all angles.
Don’t eat less or miss out on your favorite meals/drinks or over exercise to “look good for a holiday” or to “look good in bikini photos” because there will always be angles that are “unflattering” that might make you feel bad when you see them. Instead workout and eat healthy because it makes you feel good, not as a punishment. Start loving and accepting your body at all angles with all your “flaws”, instead of trying to fit into societies image of ‘beauty’ because that image isn’t inclusive of all individuals, which is so messed up.
Don’t hate yourself just because of bad photos, they do not define you as a person. You look the best when you’re living life to the fullest and happiest. There’s no point in missing out on things and stressing yourself out so much. Life isn’t meant to be a competition on who can look the best and we should normalize not having to “look perfect” all the time because it’s a ridiculous concept.
You are perfect the way you are ?☀️
Here’s her instagram post
Earlier too she has posted some really inspiring clicks of her. Have a look-
One more
Can’t agree more! What do you think?