When it comes to before-and-after photos online, many moms are constantly showing weight loss after pregnancy. It's become something of a social media fad.
When it comes to before-and-after photos online, many moms are constantly showing weight loss after pregnancy. It's become something of a social media fad.
Almost immediately after giving birth, a lot of moms feel the pressure to "bounce back" when they should be focusing on their recovery.
Everyone wants to document their journey in a different way. What's important to remember is that not every new mom wants to or needs to lose weight.
The mom of two constantly shares before-and-after photos on Instagram, but, showing her changing body in a different way.
However, she said she's nothing but happy.
"My Instagram feed was FILLED with before-and-after weight loss pictures. I looked at my own life, and started to realize that my story looked quite different."
"After spending 15 years trying to achieve the perfect before-and-after photo, I was most alive right then, in that moment, being far heavier than I once was."
When going into the pool, her daughter called her fat.
After her daughter called her "fat" Allison shared her response in an Instagram post.
"Let's talk about it. The truth is, I am not fat. No one IS fat. It's not something you can BE."
"But I do HAVE fat. We ALL have fat. It protects our muscles and our bones and keeps our bodies going by providing us energy."
"In the moment, I knew that it was important for me to reassign a new meaning for this word that had plagued me most of my life. I knew that I didn't want her to grow up thinking that it was bad."
One wrote:
"Your confidence had [sic] inspired me to not only buy my first bikini."
"Thank you for this. I love your posts. I am working on self compassion and being kinder to myself. It’s a daily struggle but each day I know I am trying my best to give myself a break and seeing myself in a positive way."
"I just want you to know that I’m super proud of you. I’ve been following your journey for a bit and you are walking through this with so much openness and bravery," said one Instagram user.
"I have heard the conversations we have had come full circle, and the ideals of compassion, and kindness, and respect for ALL being echoed in their behavior with their peers and adults and it is quite satisfying!"
He recently told her: "I've never told you, but you've inspired me too, to feel comfortable in my body."
Keep up the amazing work, Allison! Your posts are helping a lot of moms feel comfortable in their bodies.