Fitness blogger shares photo of the reality of having eczema – Metro

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Weve said it before, and well keep saying it until it sinks in: the photos you see on Instagram are rarely reflective of reality.

The fitness bloggers showing off their abs are perfectly posed in flattering lighting. The weight loss transformations are easily faked with a few clever tricks. Peoples skin isnt always that smooth, their thighs are not always that thin, and their waist is not always that tiny.

Stop comparing your body to a filtered snapshot of someone elses.

That extends beyond filtering, to be clear.

Instagrammers rarely show off the less perfectly happy bits of their life, whether its the times when theyre not in a good mood, the parts of their body they dont like, or the health conditions they dont mention.

Which is why well always applaud someone who makes an effort to keep it real.

Carys Gray is a fitness blogger with more than 145,000 followers on Instagram. Shes super fit, and the majority of her feed is selfies of her bod looking super toned.

But last week Carys tried something a little different.

She shared two photos side by side, one showing how she appears on social media, with makeup and filters and the other showing the side she doesnt often show: when her eczema flares up, leaving her very blotchy and sore.

We all have good days and we all have bad days, Carys wrote in the caption.

I have a skin condition called eczema and sometimes my skin is happy as Larry and sometimes it has flare ups.

Social media/Instagram will show the good days. The good parts of people and their lives and thats ok!! Thats what social media is for!

But heres a reminder that next time you see something on social media that you think is goals that its not the full story, its not how that person will look or be alllllll the time!

Carys continued by explaining that shes working on accepting both sides of herself, and loving herself with and without makeup.

Im still struggling to accept myself on the right, its a big insecurity of mine and thats fine, she explained.

Im learning to accept myself knowing that everyone has their own struggles and insecurities and thats what makes us unique and special.

Bravo to that.

Its so important for bloggers with big followings to use their influence to show people the reality behind the perfect photos on Instagram to remind us all that no ones perfect, and were all brilliant just the way we are.

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Fitness blogger shares photo of the reality of having eczema - Metro