Fitness model shares unflattering photos to teach powerful lesson

Fitness model Ashlie Molstad has bravely shared photos of herself from different (unflattering) angles to prove a point about body image: what you see on social media isn’t always real.

Ashlie, from popular blog Foodie Girl Fitness, encourages women to embrace their ‘dimples’ and their ‘belly rolls’ in an effort to spread the word about self-love.

In one photo she’s standing up with her arms raised behind her head. In the comparison pic (in the same outfit), Ashlie is seated in a less flattering angle.

She wrote: “Same girl. Different angles.

“If I'm going to show you the posed, put together, professional sides of me, I'm gonna make damn sure you see the not so flattering sides too. Because, contrary to what society has taught us to think, our worth isn't measured by how many belly rolls we have, or how many dimples on our booty, or how much jiggle hangs out on our arms.“

The 31-year-old says “the real magic happens when we embrace who we are, at every angle and size.“

She adds: “Our bodies aren't broken. The message society is trying to tell us {by airbrushing everything, erasing dimples and rolls and fluff} is.

“So even though its really hard, lets remember we are worthy and beautiful and special and ALIVE. Go on and love yourself today, because THAT sh*t is what’s inspiring.”

The post has since had over 38k shares and over 123k likes.

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The image was flooded with positive comments from Facebook users:

What a legend.

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