Fit Mom Fires Back After Cruel Critics Accuse Her of Photoshopping Her Stomach
Pregnancy is a challenge for anyone. From cravings to cramps, carrying a tiny human for nine months is certainly not anyone’s idea of comfort.
But for those of us who have experienced the joy of feeling that baby moving on the inside, we know all the aches and weight gain and constant need to empty our bladders is worth it.
Then comes an even bigger challenge: postpartum life. If we thought being awakened at midnight with a little belly kick kept us up, we have never known exhaustion like all-nighters with our newborns.
Add to that the housework. Maybe there are other kids in the house. Maybe we even have full-time jobs. Who has time to worry about getting back into shape?
But we do worry, don’t we? We look in the mirror at our sagging skin and stretch marks and wonder if it will ever get better.
Perhaps we even ask if there’s a point to working out. We’ll never really look as we once did pre-pregnancy.
One Australian mom and fitness guru believes differently. Emily Skye is of the mindset that moms shouldn’t be so hard on themselves and that stretched out skin is even something to be proud of.
“I’m proud of what it represents,” she wrote on Instagram. “I grew a human in this belly & the whole process into motherhood has made me SO much stronger.”
Her viral side-by-side post has been liked over 107,300 times as of Tuesday morning. One side of the photo shows the mom with a smooth and toned belly.
The other half reveals her saggy, wrinkled skin. She decided to show both at once for a reason, but this isn’t the first time Skye has shown off her fit mom figure.
Multiple posts on her Instagram account reveal photos of her wrinkled skin postpartum. According to Skye, it’s all about the lighting and the way she stands.
One photo from July 2018 even gave followers an up close and personal look at her stomach. “In certain lighting and positions you can see them but most of the time you can’t,” she writes.
Her posts constantly encourage other moms to embrace their bodies and stop looking for the little flaws in themselves.
Sadly, some have shamed the fit mom and accused her of photoshopping her toned belly. But if this was so, why would she bother showing off her wrinkles in the first place?
“Some have accused (me) of photoshopping it out,” she writes. “I just wanted to show that how I stand, whether I’m flexing & what light I’m in either highlights my excess belly skin or hides it! And I don’t mind either way which is why I post both.”
In the end, Skye seems to believe it’s all about loving the body you have, being healthy and working toward your goals.
“Nobody is perfect,” she says. “And having some extra skin, stretch marks, cellulite or whatever else doesn’t make you any less beautiful or amazing!”
Amen to that! Thank you for sharing with confidence, Emily Skye. Your words are inspiring and much needed for any mom who is down on herself or her body.
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