You Need To Read This Blogger’s Response To A Controversial Instagram Comment

Popular wellness blogger, personal trainer and social media star, Sophie Gray, has called out an inspo Instagram for re-posting picture of her in a bikini with a controversial caption.

The @gramousfitness account captioned the regram, “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”

And Sophie wasn’t standing for that.

The 22-year-old shared the now deleted image with a brutally honest comment of her own.

“Actually from experience and seeing as I’m the person in this photo, I know that pizza and cookies taste way better.”

The reason why she scribbled out her abs is to do with her ongoing stance against sharing bikini pics.

“In this situation, showing my body wasn’t relevant — people knew I was wearing a sports bra and that it was one of ‘those’ images — and I felt it would distract from my message,” Gray told Yahoo Beauty.

it's time to @divethru_ Yesterday I started dancing in my car by myself at a red light. Then, I stopped. "Ah, I'm sure these people think I'm crazy." But, then I took a step back. Why am I allowing someone's opinion of me stop me from doing something I truly want to do? This makes no sense. Then, the wheels started turning. How many times have I stopped myself from doing something for fear of rejection? How many times have I listened to the opinion of others even when I really wanted to do something? How many times have YOU compromised who you are for acceptance, or love, or acknowledgement? There's so many ways we do this each and every day. Big and small. You could have stopped yourself from getting bangs because Sally at work doesn't think you'd look good with them. Or, maybe you're not getting a certain tattoo because your mum wouldn't like it. Or, maybe you're living a life where you don't even recognize yourself because you have continually made choices about YOUR life based on the opinion of others. This isn't about being selfish. This isn't about being a good person and putting others first. This isn't about the occasional compromise where you let your partner choose the movie you go to. It's about the ways that you have been subconsciously telling yourself that YOUR TRUEST SELF isn't good enough, isn't worthy and isn't valuable. By listening to Sally about bangs, we're telling the part of us who truly wants them that they're not important enough to listen to. By not getting a tattoo, you're telling that part of you who truly wants one to take a backseat. By making choices based on the opinions of others, in hopes of acceptance, you're telling yourself that you're not deserving of acceptance just as you are. We all do this. And by becoming aware of the ways we're compromising ourselves, we can learn to honour ourselves more. We can respect Sally and her opinions, but still do what WE want and be deserving of love. So, my question.. in what way are you compromising your truth in hopes of acceptance for others?

A post shared by Sophie Gray (@sophiegray) on Jun 17, 2017 at 12:57pm PDT

The 22-year-old has been open about her struggles with disordered eating, anxiety and a lack of self acceptance. After starting a health and fitness journey to help her heal, she realised the bikini clad shots she was sharing didn’t jibe with her general ethos.

“A year ago, I had a panic attack while on a plane and began questioning why I felt the need to post those types of photos,” says Gray. “How could I preach self-acceptance and post these images? Why is my self-worth attached to a body type? I don’t even like working out! Once I realised those photos were a way to avoid who I really am, I made a vow to stop posting them.”

More power to you, Sophie!

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