A former Division 1 athlete is pointing out how deceptive social media photos can be by demonstrating how certain poses make her look more toned and hide her natural stomach rolls and bloating. In a recent post, she shared side-by-side photos of herself wearing a blue bikini before July 4th and the day after the holiday. 'I was SO obsessed with having a perfect body that I edited myself all of the time,' she admitted. '⠀⠀⠀In 2017, she wrote about she learned to love her body as a female athlete in an essay that was published by Upworthy. 'And, most importantly, girls who compete to win the national championship will not, and physically cannot, look the same as models clouding our Instagram feeds.'

Source: Daily Mail July 31, 2020 19:27 UTC