Le corps parfait n’existe pas : ils nous le prouvent en images

À voir toutes ces photos de gens au corps parfait sur Instagram, il y a de quoi se créer des complexes. Sommes-nous les seuls à avoir des bourrelets, de la cellulite et des vergetures ? Ces internautes nous prouvent que non en images !

Déconstruire le mythe du corps parfait

Instagram est devenu l’un des réseaux sociaux les plus populaires de la planète, aussi bien chez les ado que chez les adultes. Et impossible d’y échapper, les selfies de nanas et de mecs au corps de rêve sont partout.

Ventre plat, taille menue mais fesses hyper rebondies pour les femmes, corps musclé et sourire zéro défaut pour les hommes, il y a de quoi avoir des complexes. Ce n’est pas tant que l’on rêverait d’avoir un corps semblable, mais on finit par croire que nous sommes le dernier individu sur Terre à avoir de la cellulite, des bourrelets, du ventre, des fesses plates et molles ou des vergetures. Une sorte d’alien, en somme…

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I used to think my posed body made me more… Worthy of love. Worthy of happiness. Worthy of a good life. Worthy of friends. Worthy of self love. ⠀ I hoped and wished for my body to look forever 'posed' my glorious stomach sucked in, my boobs forever perky, my back forever arched, booty forever popping. ⠀ I've slowly come to acknowledge that HEY my body is simply beautiful at all angles, unflexed, unposed, unfiltered, just raw and natural me is enough and JUST AS WORTHY!!! ⠀ We get an 'idealistic' image of what we 'should' look like forced onto us daily. Images of slim, white, 'healthy', able bodied, toned, blemish/scar free etc etc etc and we desire and wish to look that way because… well, why? ⠀ Why do we let them under our perfect skin? ⠀ You are perfect. You're perfect if you never looked toned. You are perfect if your body doesn't change in different angles. You're perfect if it does. Your perfect regardless of ANY aesthetic differences… You're just BOMB AF and NOONE can change that!⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Follow us (@skinnier) for the best Healthy Slimming Advice ❤✅ ⠀ ? All credits to respective owner(s) // DM ? Tag a friend that should Follow

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Pas toujours facile ainsi d’avoir une bonne estime de soi après avoir passé la journée à surfer sur les réseaux. Ce que l’on oublie pourtant, c’est que les photos Instagram du genre ne sont pas forcément le reflet de la réalité, et ça, quelques internautes bien intentionnés ont décidé de nous le prouver.

Ceux que l’on admire pour leur plastique nous montrent donc que le corps parfait n’existe pas. Comment ? En postant deux photos prises à quelques minutes d’intervalle avec une pose ou un éclairage différents, un filtre ou quelques retouches rapides modifiant l’aspect du corps de la personne.

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SWIPE LEFT TO SEE INCREDIBLE (10 second) TRANSFORMATIONS! ??????????????? #itsallaboutangles . . I can make myself look like I don’t have a butt at all just by standing a certain way. And I think people F҉O҉R҉G҉O҉T҉ that when they see pictures of themselves from a weird angle they’re like, “oh my God I really look like that?” – no, you don’t look like that it’s just a bad angle. ??‍♀️ . . You probably have seen these a bunch of times, and you may even be tired of seeing them, ??‍♀️ but I know for me, even at this stage in my life I still ᒪOᐯE seeing when people do these things because it makes you remember – in case you forgot – that you’re a ᴿᴱᴬᴸ person and so is everyone else. ❤️✨?? . . What if you woke up tomorrow and someone told you that ??? the pictures that you see on Instagram are ????? Would you stop beating yourself up and trying to make yourself look like something that was almost ɪᴍᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ? So why do we know that half the pictures on Instagram are ???????????? or just have ɢŗєåṭ Ŀıɢһṭıṅɢ and poses and still get frustrated that we have rolls when we sit down or that our “butts done look like hers?” . . Just let is be a constant reminder that everything you see online isn’t what it ṡєєṃṡ and you should use your own self is MØŦłVλŦłØ₦ and know that you’re human with skin and fat that protects your organs. ? I’m all about striving to be the best version of ???????? that you want to be, but make sure you’re doing it for healthy reasons and know that everybody is different and as long as you are doing things in a healthy way that’s all that matters. ❤️ #10secondtransformation

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De quoi nous décomplexer en nous rappelant que l’on poste rarement les clichés où l’on est le moins en valeur et qu’il est très facile de tricher un peu voire beaucoup en prenant un selfie.

Instagram vs la vraie vie : 10 photos décomplexantes

Le mouvement « Instagram vs Réalité » est en train de prendre de l’ampleur sur le réseau social. Voici les 10 meilleurs clichés du genre dénichés rien que pour vous. Stop aux complexes !

1 – Jelly

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Okay. So this was TOO GOOD to not upload. ??? . Clearly there is such thing as a good photo and a bad photo. ? . . I'm not feeling myself today, my stomach is a bit of a mess #ibs ? and was gonna take some photos and took the photo to the right ?? and then I was just like nah. Which resulted in photo to the left. ? . I'm obviously doing my least flattering photo pose, fun thing is, don't know what happen to my face ??? but that's how I feel on the inside today since my body won't cooperate! . . And when I looked on the photos I was chocked about how much of a difference it is ??? and I just wanted to share this 10 second #transformation that made me laugh to you guys ?. . So do not trust everything you see on Instagram, don't be upset if your tagged in a photo somewhere and it's not a flattering one ? we all have bad angles and most of all BAD MOMENTS where we can look like something completely else then we thought we looked ???. . I think I look charming on the photo to the left ????‍♀️ haha! Mabey not! ? . Anyway, here is a #realitycheck for yall to not be discouraged about "the perfect" photos you see on Instagram or anywhere on social media! ❤️

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2 – Laura Wells

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I got rolls, I got rolls in different area codes…… ? Just remember photos, Instagram, magazines -a lot of it can be just an illusion, or just knowing how to stand, sit or pose in the most flattering way. So don't freak out about those normal things or let them overtake your thoughts… not worth it. #fullofcheese ?

A post shared by Laura Wells (@iamlaurawells) on Nov 28, 2017 at 1:44pm PST

3 – Megan Jayne Crabbe

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REAL TALK: the photo on the left is staged as hell. I was told where to put my legs, how to angle my arm, which way to tilt my hips and even how to hold my fingers. My eyes were watering from the false lashes and my hair will probably never look like that again. THESE ARE THE TYPE OF IMAGES WE COMPARE OURSELVES TO EVERYDAY! A posed, polished, perfectly lit snapshot of the highlight reel. Except this photoshoot was different, because after all the typically 'flattering' lingerie posing, @curvykate asked me to go home and recreate the pictures make-up free, hair undone and relaxed. Because behind-the-scenes deserves to be celebrated too! Our bodies are glorious from every angle. Posed or unposed. Polished or not. And we sure as hell don't need to compare ourselves to anybody's highlight reel, after all, the model in the magazine doesn't even look like the model in the magazine most of the time. ????? You can see more about this photoshoot on @curvykate's blog, the link is in my bio! ✨ Left photo by @alisonvwebster with make-up by @sharlottejacks ?

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4 – Patricia Luiza Blaj

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Let’s talk about the tummy tuck. It breaks my heart to see that even a lot of women who are part of the body positive movement, or at least claim to support it, always pose in a certain way so it seems that they don’t have a bulging belly. That leaves the rest of us feeling inadequate and it reinforces the belief that it’s ok to be fat only if you have it just in the right places – boobs, ass & hips. I have a belly and I have been afraid to show it too. I’ll admit it was the last part of my body that I made peace with and it’s the first that has the chance of sometimes triggering old insecurities. But hiding it is hypocritical, first of all towards myself. I have a belly, it’s there, it’s squishy and full of stretch marks, but I accept and respect that part of myself as well. Here’s a reminder that it’s very easy to pose in a certain way that makes you look “better” than you really do. A reminder that having a belly is not a crime and a big, big plea to the women who support this movement to be real and no longer showcase posed realities. Because your actual reality is beautiful and deserves to be embraced. Photo by @tinyhumans.by.tania ❤️

A post shared by Patricia Luiza Blaj (@wearetheoutsiderz) on Jan 10, 2018 at 10:54am PST

5 – Carter Good

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I'm sharing this post to highlight one of my biggest insecurities after losing weight — loose skin. – In 2013, after losing 140+ pounds, I decided to get cosmetic skin surgery. But because of the skin size & location, my surgeon recommended a less invasive "mini-tummy tuck." I'll give more details in a future post, but for now, just know that it didn't get rid of all my skin, especially once I lost an addition 30 lbs after the surgery. – When I stand up, it's not as noticeable, but when I'm sitting or laying down, there's a lot of extra "stuff" hanging out around my belly, lower back, and booty-bum. – For the longest time (up until recently, actually) I was ridiculously insecure about it…. – If I had my shirt off at the pool/beach, I'd avoid sitting so my skin wouldn't "smoosh." During *intimate* situations with girls, I'd turn the lights off and keep my shirt on so they wouldn't see my stomach (sorry… just keeping it real ?) – In pictures, every pose would be perfectly calculated to hide and disguise any trace of my loose skin. – And I could sit here and say it doesn't bother me anymore. I could say, "I hardly notice my loose skin!" That would be a lie, though. – A big ol' fat lie-a-roonie – Truth is, it still bothers me… it just doesn't cripple me. – Sure, I have loose skin, but that's not going to stop me from taking off my shirt in certain situations. I'm done spending every waking second micro-analyzing how "lean" I look in different positions. Everyone has flaws, and as cliche as it might sound, I believe our physical "imperfections" are what make us individually beautiful. – PS. a few days ago I shared a post talking about my struggle with body image. To be honest, I was a bit nervous to post it because it's something that, to this day, I'm still working on & improving. – But whatever fear I felt before posting pretty much disappeared after the unbelievable support and positivity you sent my way. What's more, I received hundreds of messages (which I'm still getting back to ?) from folks sharing similar experiences… – So I just wanna say thank you. Thank you for the realness. Together, we are making a difference ❤️? —

A post shared by Carter Good • Fat loss Coach (@cartergood) on Jan 9, 2018 at 4:26pm PST

6 – Katie

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7 – Miriam Mullins

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Where do i start ? What can editing do ? This morning i decided to take a picture of myself and see really what sitting down for 15 minutes of editing myself can actually do. I normally throw on the owl Clarendon filter with a bit of sharpen and I’m happy out with my picture. But what i did to this picture really shocked me. All of a sudden could enhance my boobs and bum, make my waist thinner, give myself a good owl glowy tan and of course airbrush my blemishes to make my skin ‘flawless’. Literally the same picture but i look totally different and about 2 stone lighter just because of editing and airbrushing. Scary right ? I have a platform on social media and this is my way of using it to show you all that what you see scrolling through your instagram feed everyday is not always reality. Everyone only cares about themselves so think about it, by editing the crap out of pictures of yourself who are we kidding? ONLY YOURSELF. It’s so hard to be body confident these days because a lot of people now even bloggers and influencers who we look up to edit the crap out of pictures of themselves to make them look better. We are all beautiful in our own way, we were given the features we have because there is nobody else like you in the world. You are the only version of you so stay true to yourself. As much as i would love to change some things about myself i would never go to the extremes of making myself look different to what i am. I am what i am, I’m proud of myself and you all should be too. Don’t compare, stay true to yourself, and give yourself all the self love you can ❤ #instagramvsreallife #instagramvsreality #bodyconfidence #selflove #photoshopvsreality

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8 – Jessi Jean

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One is not quite like the other…can you tell? While this was not an intentional instagram vs reality post, this was a sweet moment that turned a little sour. Hung asked me turn around and smile for a picture. I agreed, immediately reviewed the picture and said something to the effect of, “uggghh yuck, lets try that again…” Hung was instantly disappointed, “what’s wrong with it, you look beautiful…” He agreed to retake the picture, although I could tell he was a tad frustrated. I felt much better about the second picture, Hung couldn’t tell the difference, and as I considered posting that 2nd picture I felt guilt.. there’s nothing wrong with a booty pop, preferring the way you look in one photo vs another but all I want you gals to know, is how OKAY it is to be normal..to not look like the picture perfect women we are bombarded with daily on social media and for some reason I just felt compelled to show you how normal my bum is when it’s not arched to the sky ? I want every single woman who stumbles across my page to know she’s beautiful, she’s worthy, and she doesn’t have to be flawless to feel this way ? #endramble #loveyouguys

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9 – Jess McKinney

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“I’m so fat” “I actually hate looking at myself” “nothing fits me” “I look disgusting” These are only some of the horrible things I say about myself every single day. The truth is, if you tell yourself time and time again that you don’t look good, you’re going to believe it so much that no amount of compliments can change the way you see yourself. The sad thing is, I’ve started to develop an unhealthy concept on body image. I have an unrealistic image in my head of what I should look like. It’s so hard to love yourself in today’s society when all we see on our feeds is beautiful, tall, tanned, toned, amazing girls with tiny waists, perfect abs and not even so much as a hair out of place. I’m mostly doing this post to show myself that what I see on Instagram isn’t real, but also to show everybody else that it isn’t. It was so easy for me to flex, twist my body slightly and enhance my waist for the photo on the left. The photo on the right is me completely relaxed. I’ve gained weight because I got married, I started to relax about food again and I’ve been going out with my friends and drinking more gins and strawberry daiquiris than I care to think. And to be completely honest, I’ve loved every second of it. Every extra inch on my waistline has a new story to tell. The way I’m living at the minute isn’t necessarily healthy, and I know I still need to find the right balance between “obsessive” and “healthy”, but I’m okay with that. I’m happy to continue working out regularly, I’m excited to start introducing bbg in to my regime again, and I’m excited to start cleaning up my diet a bit, but I refuse to deprive myself again because I’m unhappy with the way I look ? #bbggirls #bbguk #instagramvsreality #instagramvsreallife #bodyimage #bodyimagemovement #healthyandhappy #fitnessjourney #sweatwithkayla #bbgsisters #loveyourself

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10 – Elisa

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Reality VS Instagram ?☀️ . Parce que ça fait longtemps que j’en ai pas mis un ? . Bonne soirée les amis ?❤️

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On termine avec ce petit conseil : la prochaine fois que vous irez sur les réseaux sociaux, souvenez-vous que ce que vous y voyez n’est pas forcément le reflet de la réalité. Il est facile de tomber dans le panneau et de voir sa confiance en soi dégringoler en pensant ne pas être « normal ». Souvenez-vous, c’est juste une illusion.