Id hoped wed seen the death of before-and-after weight loss photos.
She got her transformation.
Instagram was chock-full of these visual body makeover stories back in the late 2010s.
Viktoriia Lomtieva
I remember my explore feed being wall-to-wallweight loss.
It took me a long time to realize that these images were problematic.
Whats more, they are quite literally a snapshot, a momentary glimpse into someones life.
Peter Dazeley
We have no idea whats behind these before-and-afters: How did they lose the weight?
What did they have to sacrifice: their mental health, their physical well-beingor both?
Did their social life suffer?
Iryna Veklich
Did it impact their relationships?
I was suffering with an eating disorder, and Id never been so unhappy and discontent in my life.
Transformation pictures trigger unhealthy comparison, but perhaps none so much aspostpartumtransformations.
Back into my prepregnancy jeans!
Down to prebaby weight!
My heart sinks when I see these.
What a difficult and challenging time in a womans life.
But I urge you to resist: like dont see your body as a before picture.
Its hugely damaging to your mental health, often your physical health, and your general well-being too.
Having a thinner waist is not going to be your legacy, I promise.
This post was originally published onGlamourUK.
