El antes y el después de esta chica te hará sentir bien acerca de comer en exceso

Conseguir el cuerpo perfecto requiere de mucho sufrimiento y sacrificio para algunas personas, ya que la sociedad muchas veces nos obliga a seguir ciertos ideales… Pero existe una chica que rompió con todos esos paradigmas en las redes sociales.

Se trata de Marciel Hopkins, quien fue finalista del concurso Miss Sudáfrica en 2016 y tuvo que lidiar con dietas para encajar en un cuerpo que no era el suyo. Después de un tiempo, logró liberarse para respetar la manera en la que tenía que ser su anatomía.

There is no shame in putting on weight if your body wants to be healthy and happy in a different size than you were forcing it to be. In the picture on the left, I was training for 2 to 3 hours a day and having veggie soup for dinner after double spin classes. People criticize me now for not having followed «the right diet» and training too hard, but please tell me who does when they are desperate to lose weight? When I decided to enter for Miss South Africa, I had only 4 months left to be in pageant shape. Why? Why put myself through all of this blood, sweat and tears to fit into a beauty pageant mould? Because I was the girl wanting to take part in pageants in school, but I was always too big and too bossy. In high school the pretty girls were always more popular than the «bossy,» smart ones like myself. And through this whole process of growing up in a judgemental society, girls start believing that they are defined by how desirable and beautiful they are. We become obsessed with being smaller, literally and figuratively, because we are desperate to fit in. Fit into the jeans that are one size smaller. Fit into the inner circle of the popular group. Fit into the perfect ideals of what a well behaved woman should look like, because we think it’s the only way to get that peer group stamp of approval. Please learn from my journey: Your appearance, body shape and weight does NOT determine your worth as a person! Stop putting yourself out of the game of life thinking you’re not good enough because of the way you look. I am not less or more worthy in one of these pictures, I am worthy either way. My body is a fascinating vehicle enabling me to live a full and wonderful life. I refuse to ever fight a daily battle of negative self image with her again. She deserves better. She deserves love and appreciation in abundance. You will only find true happiness when you fully accept who you are and what you look like, without wanting to change something about yourself. There is NO wrong way to have a body. Your only responsibility is to look after it to the best of your ability. Self love is the greatest middle finger of all time! (continues in comment section)

Una publicación compartida por Marciel Hopkins (@marcielhopkins) el Mar 13, 2017 at 10:44 PDT

Actualmente, esta chica trabaja como modelo en la categoría de curvas, las cuales buscan cautivar como son. Además, ha creado una cuenta de Instagram donde muestra cómo cambió su cuerpo del 2015 a 2017.

  Lately I’ve received a number of messages around weightloss advice and questions about which diet I followed for Miss South Africa. I want to give you honest feedback: I never followed a specific diet, but I made drastic lifestyle changes and literally trained my butt off. The picture on the left was after 5 months of intense training and absolutely NO carbs, red meat or alcohol. Chocolates, cake and sweets were swear words! I trained 2 to 3 hours a day and I even worked cardio sessions in over weekends. My boobs shrunk 2 cup sizes and my period stopped. On this specific day of the picture, I got home, freezing after the shoot, and I had a baby apple for dinner. From the picture on the right, more than a year later, I want to say, it’s NOT worth it to fight a daily battle with food or your body. Bodies are different, we can’t all look the same. Instead of having #bikinibody unrealistic-nonsense-goals that are being spoonfed to us on a daily basis, strive towards being the healthiest and happiest version of yourself (mentally and physically). Don’t fight against something that is part of who you are. Self acceptance is a relationship that you have to work on daily. Be sure to make your body your new best friend. Light and love! #bodypositive #bodypositivity #bodyconfidence #loveyourbody #dietculture #unrealisticgoals #bebodyaware #healthnotsize #beautybeyondsize #droptheplus #everybodyisbeautiful #swimwear #bikini #curves #iamallwoman   Una publicación compartida por Marciel Hopkins (@marcielhopkins) el Ene 4, 2017 at 9:45 PST

Comer de manera equilibrada y sin exagerar hizo que ganara peso, sin embargo, no lo vio como un problema sino como una forma de inspirar a otras a aceptar su silueta.

«Real women have curves.» Actually no. Don’t dehumanize other women for having a different body shape. Bodies are beautiful, and should be celebrated by all women out there, no matter if they are naturally curvy or skinny. Fresh polaroids for exciting possiblities lying ahead. #curvemodel #lingerie #polaroids #update #IceGenetics #proudlySA #possibilities #bodypositive #bodypositivity #bopo #nofilter #healthnotsize #beautybeyondsize #inshapemyshape #droptheplus #iamallwoman

Una publicación compartida por Marciel Hopkins (@marcielhopkins) el Feb 5, 2017 at 9:24 PST

There is a complete lack of body diversity representation in the media and in beauty contests. So many women look up to the models and beauty queens that they see in magazines and on TV, making them feel unworthy and less beautiful, because there is no one they can relate to. ALL bodies deserve representation. There is no wrong way to have a body or be a woman. Cellulite, stretch marks and tummy flab is completely NORMAL, but we never see it in the media, so we believe that it’s disgusting and that we should be ashamed of it. You are worthy, no matter your shape or size. Every body is beautiful, we are smarter than this ladies. Happy weekend! Polaroid taken by @janaengelbrechtphoto, thank you for being a beautiful soul! #healthnotsize #beautybeyondsize #inshapemyshape #bodycelebration #bodypositive #bodypositivety #bopo #bebodyaware #selflove #tummyflab #iamsitting #itsnormal #polaroid #lingerie #studio #naturallight #curve #curvemodel #droptheplus #iamallwoman Una publicación compartida por Marciel Hopkins (@marcielhopkins) el Mar 16, 2017 at 11:12 PDT