We’re so used to seeing before and after body pics, we don’t think twice of them. But the point is, they emphasize the weight loss journey by showing how bad the situation was before. Such transformation pics never tell the whole story and worst, promote one slender type of "after" body.
But one woman decided to put a spin on the traditional before and after approach. Tayler Rayne shared a side-by-side comparison of her body in a bikini before her weight gain and after. “I’m here to love on my girls who gained weight and aren’t really sure how to love themselves,” she said before kicking off a now-viral “Grown woman weight thread.”
Tay, who went from “130 [to] 230” and struggled with confidence, is now busy being happy in her own skin. In no time, she got an overwhelming response from curvy women of all sizes. The thread has received 161.2K likes and 33.4K retweets, showing that feeling beautiful is more about the mind rather than a size.
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Wow...i would not have guessed 205!! She actually carries the weight well...
Bottom left, DANG! They're all beautiful, but that one especially!
All these women look absolutely gorgeous with the 'extra' weight. I didn't look near this good after packing on an extra 20+ lbs after baby #2. It all concentrated in my hips and gut. If it would have went to my nonexistent boobs and butt instead, I would have been more than happy to keep it.
It's great you learned to love yourself while you're still young. That sideswiped a hella lotta grief. Just don't cover part of your lovely face with your phone.
Everyone in the comments needs to chill with the negativity, most of these women have gained just a little bit of weight, which is normal as your metabolism slows with age, there's also pregnancy, etc. They're not killing themselves, this is not what obesity looks like. Very few on the list have gained so much that it would have a serious effect on their health.
Also, some have put on a lot of muscle! Muscle tissue is pretty dense, and adds on weight. Just because you gain some weight doesn't mean you're automatically unhealthy!!
Load More Replies...Disability and new meds have drastically changed my weight. Cannot begin to say how much I needed this post.
I developed a disability and was put on various meds including anti-depressants. Ballooned! Assumed it was because I was less mobile as nothing else had changed - though I did eat less to try and slow the spread! Stopped taking the anti-depressants over the last couple of years and the weight has fallen off. It was not my diet - it was 100% the anti-depressants. Which was horribly ironic seeing as being fat made me more depressed - though it was more about mobility rather than how it looked.
Load More Replies...Lol. Toned stomachs. Weight distributed to the Bum and thighs. This isn't realistic weight gain.
All of my weight gain is my butt, hips and thighs. Not all women gain weight the same. Instead of being negative, why not be positive. We need more of it!!
Load More Replies...Everyone in the comments needs to chill with the negativity, most of these women have gained just a little bit of weight, which is normal as your metabolism slows with age, there's also pregnancy, etc. They're not killing themselves, this is not what obesity looks like. Very few on the list have gained so much that it would have a serious effect on their health.
Also, some have put on a lot of muscle! Muscle tissue is pretty dense, and adds on weight. Just because you gain some weight doesn't mean you're automatically unhealthy!!
Load More Replies...Disability and new meds have drastically changed my weight. Cannot begin to say how much I needed this post.
I developed a disability and was put on various meds including anti-depressants. Ballooned! Assumed it was because I was less mobile as nothing else had changed - though I did eat less to try and slow the spread! Stopped taking the anti-depressants over the last couple of years and the weight has fallen off. It was not my diet - it was 100% the anti-depressants. Which was horribly ironic seeing as being fat made me more depressed - though it was more about mobility rather than how it looked.
Load More Replies...Lol. Toned stomachs. Weight distributed to the Bum and thighs. This isn't realistic weight gain.
All of my weight gain is my butt, hips and thighs. Not all women gain weight the same. Instead of being negative, why not be positive. We need more of it!!
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