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We're used to seeing those 'motivational' before and after body shots plastered all over Instagram, promoting the ideal that thinner is better and that being a certain shape will make you happier.

Emily Bador, who battled with her body to maintain a typically model-esque physique, has since embraced a healthier lifestyle and is challenging this concept with a snap of her own, but her post has a difference.

The stunning model posts powerful body positivity posts on the regular, but her latest 'before and after' style post is particularly harrowing. 

 

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'2 years, 2/3 dress sizes up and about 5/6 inches different waist measurements. and you know what? I'm finally, FINALLY content with my body,' she began.

'I don't have panic attacks pre leaving the house anymore, I eat whatever I want and I don't feel guilty after, and i'm not in the gym every f****** day.'

'It's not the body you see idolised in the media, but I've never felt so confident.'

'Your mental health is so important, don't let society tell you that you need to look a certain way to feel beautiful, you are absolute fire and it's not worth compromising your physical or mental heath to fit society's bullshit Eurocentric beauty standards.'

 

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'When I took the photo on the left I was on holiday in Croatia, too light headed to go out with my mates because I refused to eat carbs, I refused to drink booze because of the calories and spent all week inside because I felt too horrific to do anything,' she said, reflecting on the damaging process she put her body and mind through to stay so slim.  

'And the photo on the right I leave my house every day, work so f******* hard, I go to the gym twice/three times a week, eat carbs, enjoy everything and don't feel awful about myself?'

'I don't really know what my conclusion was gonna be other than just remember you look f****** bomb no matter what, and as long as you feel good about yourself and you take care of your physical and mental health that's all that matters,' she concluded.

All we can say is thank you Emily, for reminding us that our mental health should be our top priority, and that all bodies are completely and utterly beautiful.

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The body positivity movement has come on leaps and bounds, even in hard-to-change industries like fashion and beauty.

Fashion has become more size-inclusive, and body positive models have come forward to describe the pressures of conforming to the rigid industry standards.

One model who knows the difficulties of clothes shopping is Emily Bador, who battled with her body to maintain a typically model-esque physique, and has since embraced a healthier lifestyle. 

 

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"Wanted to get this off my chest for ages, but can we talk about how scary buying clothes is for one sec? Like no one talks about this?" she said, posting a mirror selfie to her 94,6000 Instagram followers.

"I do get that for a lot of people their weight is a big issue but personally I've never been afraid of my weight or my measurements really, because to me it kinda feels arbitrary?"

"But clothing sizes TERRIFY me. I always used to battle to get in to the smallest size possible because it made me feel good about myself, I would literally rejoice and feel on top of the world if I could fit into an XXS or UK4 (when actually they were tight as fuck and hella uncomfortable)."

 

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She went on to describe it as being "like, if i could compare myself to other people, and be smaller, it made me feel good about myself?"

"No one talks about their weight really and most people don't know their measurements, so clothing sizes were such an easy way to compare my self to others. clothes shopping would honestly give me panic attacks, changing rooms were my worst nightmare and the fact that no size was the same in any shop sent me off the wall."

"I'm finally coming to terms with the fact, i will never ever again fit into a UK 6 (US 4?), or an XS and I shouldn't berate my self for that. My body is always gonna fluctuate and change, and i no longer base my worth on what fucking clothing size i fit into."

 

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Emily is right not to base her body confidence on a label inside her jeans, and this reminder to feel comfortable no matter what that size is is an important message of positivity.

You could be a size 12 in one shop but need a 14 in another, and then somehow fit into that size 8 top in another. 

Sizing is inconsistent, but your body confidence shouldn't be. 

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