…By Gift BADEWO for TDPel Media.
Influencer Sophie Louise Hughes Promotes Body Positivity
Sophie Louise Hughes is a well-known influencer on Instagram, where she shares body positive messages with her 39,200 followers.
Recently, she posted pictures of herself in a pink bikini while on holiday in Bali, where she encouraged her fans not to feel the need to lose weight before going on holiday.
Body Confidence Comes from Healing the Relationship with Your Body
Sophie emphasized that confidence in posing in a swimsuit comes from healing the relationship with one’s own body, not from a pre-holiday diet.
She also showed that how you look in your swimwear in snaps can often change due to different poses or lighting.
Sophie posted two snaps of herself in a pool in Bali to make her point.
Comparison Culture and Body Acceptance
In the caption of the post, Sophie addressed her fans, saying that they do not need to lose weight before going on holiday to feel worthy of love.
She explained that the answer lies in healing one’s own relationship with their body, not in dieting and deprivation.
She also highlighted how comparison culture often conditions people into thinking that they need to have a certain body type to be accepted.
Sophie encouraged her fans to focus on the fact that their bodies, with all their “lumps and bumps”, are perfectly normal.
Fan Responses to Sophie’s Post
Many of Sophie’s followers thanked her for her message, saying that they needed to hear it.
They expressed their gratitude for her inspiring posts and for helping them feel more confident in their own bodies.
One follower wrote that they needed to stop dreading how they will feel in a bikini and start being excited about their holiday.
Another follower expressed their love for Sophie’s posts and how she inspires them.